Healthy Communities

Tanya Osborne, Community Health Facilitator

Linda Boyd, Public Health Dietitian

Outline

• Role of local government in health

• Why focus on health?

• Healthy Communities

• Recognition of health promotion work underway

• About Interior Health’s Healthy Communities

• Next steps

Maturing of Cities & Public Health

"Many would be surprised to learn that the greatest

contribution to the health of the nation over the past

150 years was made not by doctors or hospitals but

by local government.”

“The Health of a City” by Dr. Jessie Parfitt - a public health physician from Oxford, England

History of Health

& Local Governments

19th Century

20th Century

21st Century

Tackling Infectious Disease

Injury & Disease

Prevention

Chronic Disease Prevention & Management

Burden of Disease in BC

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Healthy Families BC Policy Framework, Ministry of Health, 2014

Health Concerns:

Chronic Diseases

• Cardiovascular disease

• Diabetes

• Obesity

• Osteoporosis

• Arthritis

• Some cancers

• Mental health

Claims 5,000 lives each year $0.4b direct, $1.2b indirect costs

66% of Canadians at risk $1.6b direct, $2.7b indirect costs

$4.6b direct, $3.2b indirect costs

The True Costs in BC: Excess Weight, Physical Inactivity, Smoking

Source: The economic benefits of risk factor reduction in British Columbia, PHSA, 2015

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Provincial Spending

Cost of our healthcare system

Source: Public Health Services Authority

What makes up Health?

While the health care system is designed to treat people once they are sick, it requires a collaborative effort to address the factors which keep us well.

Patricia Daly, MHO VCH

1. Health is an asset.

2. Reduce incidence of Chronic Disease.

3. Reduce health care spending.

4. Increase collaborative efforts.

5. Province wide initiative.

Why focus on healthy communities?

Source: PlanH Website A Resource Guide for Local Governments

Health Promoting Work in Sicamous

• Being Age Friendly

• Dementia Friendly Focus

• Incorporating Universal Design into your Official

Community Plan

• Walkability of Sicamous

• Roundabout on the Hwy

• Labour Market Assessment

• Smoke Free Bylaw (2010)

Salmon Arm Local Health Area Data

Population Pyramid, 2014

Source: PEOPLE 2014, BC Stats

Source: Chronic Disease Registry, Ministry of Health 2012/13 PEOPLE 2014, BC Stats

Chronic Disease Crude Prevalence Rates 2012/13

Salmon Arm Local Health Area Data

Health & Wellness Indicators, 2013 Health Behaviour Indicators, 2013

Source: Canadian Community Health Survey 2013, Statistics Canada

38% Not Physically Active

Salmon Arm Local Health Area Data

Healthy Communities

Interior Health is committed to collaborate and partner with

local governments to create policies and environments that

support good health.

Physical Activity

Healthy Eating Tobacco Control

Healthy Early Childhood

Development

Positive Mental Health

Culture of Moderation for Alcohol

Use

Injury Prevention

H e a l t h y B u i l t E n v i r o n m e n t

Motion in Council passed on June 2014

Population Health

Health Promotion Portfolio

By working together, we can create policy and environmental

changes, including:

• Active Transportation Planning

• Healthy City Strategies

• Smoke-Free spaces bylaws

• Food system planning

• Consultation for Sustainability

& Official Community Plans

Connections with Post-Secondary Institutions

Interests emerging from rural local governments requesting

post-secondary student support for the development of:

• Community Health & Wellness Report

• Public Engagement Strategy

• Asset Management Plan

• Marketing & Communication Strategy

• Economic Development Action Plan

• Accessibility Audits

Resource Support

BCHC Society: Funding for Forums and

Workshops.

Plan H: Useful Policy and Action

Guides for Local Governments,

Information Portals & Recognition

Opportunities.

PHSA: Healthy Built Environment

Linkages Toolkit & Community Health

Profiles.

Healthy Living Strategic Plans

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THAT the District of Sicamous Renew the Partnership Agreement with Interior Health to promote health and wellness throughout the

community, and agree to continue participation on the Shuswap Healthy Communities Coalition as a

means of implementing that partnership.

Motion in Council

Thank you!