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January 20, 2009 Museum of Industry

January 20, 2009 Museum of Industry. AGENDA. What is Active Pictou County? The Partners Background Trends and Rationale Consultation Process Community Profile What’s next for Pictou County Your Opportunity. What is Active Pictou County?. Partners. How did we get this far?.

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January 20, 2009 Museum of Industry

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  1. January 20, 2009 Museum of Industry

  2. AGENDA • What is Active Pictou County? • The Partners • Background • Trends and Rationale • Consultation Process • Community Profile • What’s next for Pictou County • Your Opportunity

  3. What is Active Pictou County?

  4. Partners

  5. How did we get this far? • Active Kids Healthy Kids Strategy in Pictou County • Recreation Coordinators, DHA, Chignecto-Central Regional School Board, YMCA – initial partners on the inaugural committee in 2001 • PRDC came on board in 2006 • Funding • Department of Health Promotion and Protection committed $50k per year for two years from regional office • Enabled the new Active Communities Committee to confirm partnership funding and support project and full time staff person.

  6. Trends and Rationale Our current state of activity: Physical Inactivity Physical Activity

  7. Why a strategic plan for Pictou County? • Current research has shown that physical inactivity has become a serious epidemic in this country that will impact the health of future generations. • In particular, in Nova Scotia, less than 50% are active enough to achieve the health benefits. • Everyone needs to take responsibility for the health of their community – a strategic plan in Pictou County will channel everyone’s efforts towards making a difference into improving the health of the community and individual lifestyles.

  8. Did we make the grade? • 2009 Report Card on Health for Pictou County released by Pictou County Health Authority Source: Canadian Community Health Survey (2005)

  9. Physical inactivity is among the most important risk factors threatening global health.- World Health Organization

  10. Did you know… If Canadians were to become more active, there would be: The cost of physical inactivity in Nova Scotia • 26% fewer deaths from type II diabetes • 20% fewer deaths from colon cancer • 22% fewer deaths from cardiovascular diseases Source: The Coalition for Active Living, 2006 • The total economic burden of physical inactivity in Nova Scotia is estimated at $354 million annually. Source: Ronald Colman, GPI Atlantic, 2002, www.gpiatlantic.org

  11. PACY Study Screen Time – the time spent sedentary in front of a screen such as a TV, Computer, Video Games. Grade 11 boys and girls in NS average 6 hours per day!

  12. Consultation Process

  13. The doctor told me I will die by the time I am 25 if I don’t do something now. My blood pressure is high and I am overweight – she said I have to walk 5 km a day – I can’t do that.- Gr. 12 female from Pictou County

  14. Community Profile

  15. Physical Activity Index Source: Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 3.1 (2005)

  16. Adding to this… When residents in Pictou County were asked about their life satisfaction in comparison to their physical activity levels, the following was reported: Active: 82.8% Moderately active: 84.7% Inactive: 91.1%

  17. What’s Next for Pictou County? • The evidence is clear • The health of Pictou County residents needs to be a priority now

  18. Actions • County wide walking program • Active Communities designation program • Bicycle Friendly program • Continue with Pictou County Bikeways plan • Create active transportation plans for municipal units, communities, clubs/organizations • Physical activity resource guide for the county

  19. Your Opportunity…

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