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Creating Supportive Environments for Healthy Eating & Physical Activity
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Prevention Imperative
• Need for healthier Nova Scotians– Increase sustainability of health care
system– Important for a vibrant economy– Quality of life
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Prevention Framework
• Health Promotion- tobacco, alcohol, healthy eating, physical activity, healthy relationships, mental wellness, injury prevention
• Health Protection- immunization, communicable disease control - healthy & sustainable physical and built environments
• Early childhood development
• Social Determinants & Health inequities
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Prevention Approach
- Shared solutionsAcross sectors & governments
– Changing environments
– Policy focus
– Targeted approaches
– Engagement of people and communities
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Health Impact Pyramid
IncreasingPopulationImpact
IncreasingIndividual Effort Needed
Counseling &
Education
Clinical Interventions
Long Lasting Protective Inventions
Changing the context to make individuals’ default decisions
healthier
Socioeconomic Factors
From: Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH. American Journal of Public Health April 2010, Vol 100, No. 4
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Plan and Build
Healthier Communities
Equip People with
Skills and Knowledge for Lifelong Health
Support a
Healthy Start for Children and Families
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Thrive! = More than aGovernment
Strategy
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Challenges and Opportunities
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