More exercise and healthy food, less time looking at your phone, is the goal of a local children’s health program.
The Healthy Kids Community Challenge told City Council a survey found two-thirds of local pre-schoolers spend two or more hours a day in front of a screen.
Co-ordinator Marianne Stewart says we need more community supports to help families live healthy lifestyles.
Examples include school boards adopting active transportation policies and program supports.
Councillors heard that in 2016, half of local 3-to-5 year olds ate while watching TV.