What is Shaping Buncombe?
Shaping Buncombe is an initiative to prevent early childhood obesity by promoting healthy eating, physical activity, breastfeeding, farm to preschool, and improved outdoor play spaces for children ages birth to five in 4 & 5 star child care centers.
Shaping Buncombe helps child care centers develop environments and policies that encourage young children to be healthy. Five major programs are used to support the implementation of Shaping Buncombe: Be Active Kids, Go NAP SACC (Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care), the Natural Learning Initiative, Farm to Preschool, and Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute.
Shaping Buncombe provides technical assistance, coaching, and training for child care centers in Buncombe County.