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Preliminary findings Sunshine Coast Community Dialogues 2014 Roberts Creek, October 16 th Maritia Gully, Regional Epidemiologist. Public Health Surveillance Unit, Vancouver Coastal Health email: phsu@vch.ca. Source: Canadian Medical Association - healthcaretransformation.ca.
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Preliminary findings Sunshine Coast Community Dialogues 2014 Roberts Creek, October 16th Maritia Gully, Regional Epidemiologist Public Health Surveillance Unit, Vancouver Coastal Health email: phsu@vch.ca
Source: Canadian Medical Association - healthcaretransformation.ca
SURVEYTopics 2. Health status 1. Socio-demographics 3. Health care access 4. Lifestyle 5. Built environment 6. Community resiliency
Community session recap • Little significant variation across Sunshine Coast communities of Gibsons, Sechelt and rest of Sunshine Coast combined Other SC = A, B, D, F Gibsons Sechelt
Sunshine Coast compared to BC data*… • >50% meeting physical activity guidelines • <1/3 eating recommended 5+ fruit & veg per day *Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada 2011/12
Chronic disease ** 5% 6% 18% 4% 16% 8% *Includes lung, breast, prostate and colorectal cancers **Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada 2011/12
Physical wellness score Composite measure [ 0 – 16 ] 29
Healthy eating – fruits & vegetables Access ≠ consumption!
Weighing in… …on the obesity issue