Smoke-Free Ontario. Healthy Communities Fund; Public Health in Ontario; Healthy Choices. Northern Fruit and Vegetable Program. Explore Government. The Community Food Advisor (CFA) Program was developed in 1991 by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) and co-funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health. From 2001 onwards, the CFA Program was coordinated by the Nutrition Resource Centre at the Ontario Public Health Association. Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities (HKHC), an initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), supported multidisciplinary partnerships in 49 communities. The Healthy Ontario Initiative is long-term umbrella initiative that aims to improve community health through collective impact. It’s Mission is.

Pcsx2 Extremum. Atlantic Health System's Healthy Communities initiative is designed to improve the health and well-being of our communities by preventing disease, educating the population and changing living conditions for the better. This program also helps eliminate health disparities or inequalities – unjust health differences linked to social, economic or environmental disadvantages that adversely affect groups of people. Our approach to promoting health equity involves two key strategies. First, we partner with local organizations to provide preventative health services to individuals and families in vulnerable communities. This may include screenings, health awareness programs and nutrition education – all of which are tailored to the culturally-specific health issues affecting the population. Second, because the places where people live are a greater predictor of their health than individual factors, we invest in initiatives that drive environmental change.

This is accomplished through grants, research and place-based interventions. Using data, we target our initiatives to the specific areas most affected by health inequalities. The NJ Healthy Communities Network is a partnership between the State Department of Health, NJ Partnership for Healthy Kids, the Partners for Health Foundation and the New Jersey YMCA State Alliance. We work with this organization to provide grants to neighborhood-based groups, so they can offer more opportunities for people to eat healthier and be more active.

• Mental Health The goal of this component is to promote the development of healthy communities through community-based mental health programs, services and/or activities. Information and awareness activities on a variety of topics (ex.: depression, family violence and stress management), counselling services and wellness activities (ex.: a course in traditional shawl making and recreational activities) are some of the ways communities have promoted the health of their community. • Child Development This component aims to ensure that children receive the nurturing they need to reach their full potential. A wide variety of community-based programs and activities have been funded under this component, such as school breakfast programs, a math learning program, a parent-child crafts program, after-school programs (ex.: a drama club and a computer club), school-based 'Stop Bullying' sessions, cultural heritage activities (ex.: teaching of traditional throat singing) and toy lending libraries. • Parenting The aim of this component is to promote culturally-sensitive parenting skills.

A variety of activities have been funded through this component and include parenting workshops, parenting training programs (for example, the ) and a support group for parents of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. • Healthy Babies To improve the health and well-being of mothers and babies is the aim of this component. A variety of activities are eligible for funding, such as pre- and post-pregnancy services and pregnancy-related education. For instance, education about breastfeeding, the importance of healthy eating, regular medical examinations and the avoidance of drugs, alcohol and tobacco during pregnancy are all examples of pregnancy-related education activities. • Injury Prevention As the title suggests, the goal of this component is to prevent injuries.

Examples of activities funded include first-aid and CPR training, water, fire and bicycle safety workshops, awareness campaigns and promotion of the use of seat belts and car seats. • Solvent Abuse The solvent abuse component enables First Nations and Inuit communities to develop local programs aimed at preventing the abuse of solvents and to intervene as needed, which could involve residential treatment. To deliver such programs requires people who are trained, so training-related activities are also eligible for funding. • Mental Health Crisis Management This component is designed to complement the mental health promotion and prevention activities of the Brighter Futures program. It enables First Nations and Inuit communities to respond to crises, such as suicide, as well as to heal from them. It also enables communities to receive crisis-related training, such as suicide prevention training.