Alameda County Public Health Department, Nutrition Services is kicking off our 6th annual Soda Free Summer Campaign. The movement continues to grow in the six Bay Area sugar savvy counties and look for the Rethink Your Drink campaign, expanding across the state this summer. These campaigns have inspired thousands of residents and dozens of organizations to make a lasting commitment to good health by reducing and eliminating sweetened beverages and high sugar foods.  And now it’s your turn.  We invite you to…

Sign up for the Soda Free Summer Challenge

Instead of soda, commit to drinking:

• Water (everyday — all you want!)

• Non-fat or Low-fat Milk

• 100% Fruit Juice (limit juice to 1/2 cup daily)

• Unsweetened Iced Tea

As our friends at BANPAC say, “Pledge the Practice! Pass the Policy!” Advocating for and passing simple soda free policies is easier than you might think.

• Be a role model. Take the challenge and commit to having a soda free summer.
• Use our materials and help us spread the word in your community and on facebook
• Become an advocate and encourage soda free policies

• The YMCA of San Francisco recently implemented a soda free/healthy lunch policy that is communicated on their brochures and website.
• For an excellent example of a comprehensive wellness policy, check out the Health Trust Organizational Wellness Policy.

• The Monterey County Health Department implemented policy to ensure a healthy workplace.
• Alameda County successfully passed nutrition and physical activity policies.

For examples of other worksite wellness policies/strategies and healthy fundraising ideas, click here.

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