Table 2.

Examples of selected strategies in cancer plans

Strategy	Example
Increased awareness	Increase public awareness of the benefits of physical activity through media campaign
Community physical activity	Promote building of safe sidewalks and bike paths between community schools and residential areas
School wellness	Promote increased time requirement for physical activity during physical education classes in school
Worksite wellness	Engage companies to implement evidence based worksite programs to promote physical activity
Increased healthy food access (farmer’s markets, gardens, etc.)	Promote policies…that provide opportunities for good nutrition in underserved communities (i.e. farmers’ markets, community gardens)
Increased healthy food availability	Promote an increase in schools that support healthy foods on campus by offering fruits or non-fried vegetables in vending machines and school stores, canteens, or snack bars, and during celebrations when foods and beverages are offered
Decreased less healthy food availability	Educate and advocate for the removal of soda vending machines from schools and replacing with water and 100 % juice products
Community-school agreements	Increase the proportion of schools that provide access to their physical activity…outside of normal school hours
Decreased screen-time	Collaborate…to encourage children to decrease time spent with video games and TV and to substitute physical activity

Strategy categories are listed with examples from cancer plans for each category