No Time to Wait: The Health Kids Strategy - Ontario

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3. Create Healthy Communities3.1 Develop a comprehensive healthykids social marketing program thatfocuses on healthy eating, active living –including active transportation – mentalhealth and adequate sleep.3.2 Join EPODE (Ensemble Prévenonsl’Obesité des Enfants – Together Let’sPrevent Childhood Obesity) Internationaland adopt a co-ordinated, communitydrivenapproach to developing healthycommunities for kids.3.3 Make schools hubs for child health andcommunity engagement.3.4 Create healthy environments forpreschool children.3.5 Develop the knowledge and skills of keyprofessions to support parents in raisinghealthy kids.3.6 Speed implementation of the PovertyReduction Strategy.3.7 Continue to implement the MentalHealth and Addictions Strategy.3.8 Ensure families have timely access tospecialized obesity programs whenneeded.From Strategy to Action:The ABCs to SuccessTo implement the strategy, Ontario muststart now and sign on for the long term.A. Make Child Health Everyone’sPriorityA.1 Establish a cross-ministry cabinetcommittee, chaired by the Premier.A.2 Engage the right partners and playersoutside government. Develop sharedgoals. Identify champions.A.3 Empower parents, caregivers and youth.A.4 Leverage and build on what we alreadyhave.B. Invest in Child HealthB.1 Maintain current levels of fundingallocated to prevent or reduce unhealthyweights.B.2 Leverage and repurpose governmentfunding.B.3 Commit at least $80 million per year –$5.87 per person per year – in newfunding to reduce childhood overweightand obesity.B.4 Establish a public-private-philanthropictrust fund to invest in innovative newprograms and services.C. Use Evidence, Monitor Progress,Ensure AccountabilityC.1 Develop a surveillance system tomonitor childhood weights, risk factorsand protective factors over time.C.2 Support research on the causes ofchildhood overweight and obesity andeffective interventions.C.3 Establish a mechanism to monitorthe implementation and impact ofthe three-part strategy.C.4 Report annually to the public onprogress in meeting Ontario’s target.4
I. Raising Healthy KidsParents in Ontario want their children to behealthy and happy, and to succeed in life.When we asked parents what it means to raise a healthykid, they said they want their children to grow up ina supportive community, surrounded by family andfriends. They want them to know they are loved andvalued, to be accepting of others, to “fit in” at school, tobe self-confident, and to be able to make healthy choicesthroughout their lives. They want them to grow up tobe healthy adults and good citizens. Parents told usthat physical and mental health – body and mind –are inextricably linked.5
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Page 3 and 4: Table of ContentsExecutive Summary
Page 5: Our Strategy in Brief31. Start All
Page 9 and 10: Measured Overweight and Obesity in
Page 11 and 12: If Nothing Changes, Our KidsFace a
Page 13 and 14: Why are our children struggling tob
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Page 21 and 22: Income inequality has been increasi
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Appendix 1:Healthy Kids Panel Terms
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SupportSecretariat support will be
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Thought LeadersName Title Date Pres
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Appendix 3:Research Consulted by He
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Katzmarzyk, P. T., Baur, L. A., Bla
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