Highlights

Ontario’s Action Plan for Healthy Eating and Active Living is a response to the key findings in the Chief Medical Officer of Health’s report, Healthy Weights, Healthy Lives (PDF Format).

The plan offers new programs and strategies, and builds on existing ones to support healthy eating and active living in Ontario. The Ministry of Health Promotion will address critical gaps through investments in a variety of programs and services in 2006-07.

The four strategies of the plan are:

• Grow healthy children and youth;
• Build healthy communities;
• Champion healthy public policy; and
• Promote public awareness and engage

June 20: Helping Ontario Families Become Healthier More

June 20: Minister’s Statement on the Ministry of Health Promotion’s Action Plan on Healthy Eating and Active Living

On June 20, 2006, the Ontario government unveiled Ontario’s Action Plan for Healthy Eating and Active Living and a $10 million investment this year that builds on the province’s existing prevention programs. The province’s action plan demonstrates that the Government of Ontario is on the side of Ontario families who want to grow a generation of healthy and active children. More

Ontario’s Action Plan For Healthy Eating and Active Living
24 pages | 1,223 MB | PDF format

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