Creating Supportive Environments for Healthy Eating & Physical Activity

Prevention Imperative

• Need for healthier Nova Scotians– Increase sustainability of health care

system– Important for a vibrant economy– Quality of life

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

Prevention Approach- Shared solutions

Across sectors & governments

– Changing environments

– Policy focus

– Targeted approaches

– Engagement of people and communities

Health Impact PyramidIncreasingPopulationImpact

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

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

Challenges and Opportunities