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On the Path to Better Health . Mary Collins, Director, BC Healthy Living Alliance Secretariat. On the Path to Better Health . Objective: Celebrate BCHLA’s 10-year anniversary Take stock of the progress to date Look forward to the decade ahead . On the Path to Better Health.
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On the Path to Better Health Mary Collins, Director, BC Healthy Living Alliance Secretariat
On the Path to Better Health • Objective: • Celebrate BCHLA’s 10-year anniversary • Take stock of the progress to date • Look forward to the decade ahead
On the Path to Better Health • Part One: Celebrating BCHLA’s 10 Year Journey • Part Two: Where Are We On The Path? • CD Incidence: Heart Disease, Lung Cancer and Diabetes • Protective and Risk Factors • Connection with Mental Health • The Health Gap • Part Three: Where Do We Go From Here? • Approaches: universal -> targeted
The Physical and Mental Health Connection “[Mental illness] and chronic disease are frequently associated; the evidence, course, and outcomes are affected by the presence of the others.” - CDC (US) Public Health Action Plan to Integrate Mental Health Promotion and Mental Illness Prevention with Chronic Disease Prevention 2011-2015
The Health Gap • British Columbians who live in our poorest communities are between 24% and 91% more likely to die early from: • cancer (24%), • respiratory diseases (53%), • circulatory diseases (65%) and • diabetes (91%).
On the Path to Better Health • Part Three: Where do we go from here? • Tobacco Control – lessons and new areas • Healthier Communities • Supporting Healthier Eating • Alcohol Moderation • Closing the Health Gap
On the Path to Better Health • Part Three: Where do we go from here? • Place-based Approaches and Social Pediatrics • A Healthy Start in Life • Settings: Schools and Workplaces • First Nations • Information Technology • Whole of Government, Whole of Society
Thank-you! Questions? www.bchealthyliving.ca info@bchealthyliving.ca @bchealthyliving