Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion

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Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion
Presentation to TDM Summit Toronto November 16,
2009
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Promoting a Population Health Approach

• Recognize that health is determined by complex
  interactions between social and economic factors,
  the physical environment and individual behavior.

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MHPs 2009-10 Priorities

• Promoting Health and Wellness
• Preventing Disease, Injury and Addiction
• Partnering for Healthy Communities
• Promoting Nutrition and Healthy Eating
• Valuing Sport and Recreation

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Examples of MHP Strategies and Initiatives
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Partnering with Public Health

• MHPs funds 75 of the health promotion standards
  for Ontarios 36 public health units
• chronic disease prevention
• prevention of injury and substance misuse
• reproductive health
• child health

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MHP Strategies/Initiatives

• Public Health Guidance Documents
• Built Environment Indicators
• Healthy Communities
• Ontario
• Active2010
• Ontario Trails Strategy
• Interministerial Group on Active
• Transportation

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Guidance Documents

• Purpose- to assist boards of health to implement
  the new Ontario Public Health Standards
• HEPAHW
• First time a standard directly relates to the
  built environment

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Built Environment Indicators

• OPHS conduct surveillance activities around
  physical activity
• In February 2009 Provincial workgroup was formed
  to develop public health indicators relevant to
  the built environment.
• Review of Literature on the effect of the built
  environment
• Ongoing project

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Healthy Communities Ontario

• Enhancing health and wellbeing through
  inter-sectoral collaboration, community
  engagement and partnerships.
• Three main components
• Healthy Communities Fund
• Healthy Community Partnerships
• Healthy Communities Consortium

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Healthy Communities Ontario Priorities

1. Educate and develop food skills
2. Increase access to recreation, sport and physical
   activity
3. Increase access to healthier food
4. Support active transportation and improve the
   built environment
5. Increase tobacco free environments and smoking
   cessation services
6. Educate the public about the risks of tobacco use
7. Increase resiliency in youth and adults re
   alcohol and drug use
8. Increase access to mental health prevention and
   promotion programs and supports
9. Promote safe environments that prevent injury

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Healthy Community Fund

• PROVINCIAL
• Walk and Bike For Life
• Ontario Trails Council
• Green Communities Canada
• LOCAL
• Evergreen Trinity/Spadina pilot program
• Regional Municipality of York map and cycling
  safety workshops

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Expanding Partnerships for Health Promotion
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Active2010

• Regular participation in moderate intensity
  physical activity
• Barrier Removal
• Active Communities

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Ontario Trails Strategy

• Long-term plan that establishes strategic
  directions for planning, managing, promoting and
  using trails in Ontario
• 2005 - the Strategy was launched which includes
  3.5 million in funding over five years for
  implementation
• Review 2010

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Ontario Trails Strategy

• Legislative and Policy Proposals
• Review of highway legislation/policy
• Review of potential economic incentives for
  landowners who allow trails on their properties
• Amendment to the Occupiers Liability Act
• Amendment under the Public Lands Act
• Amendments to Trespass to property Act

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Interministerial Group on Active Transportation

• MTO leads
• MMAH, MTOUR, MHP, MEI, Education,
• Formed in August 2009
• Communication key between Ministeries

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Thank-You

• Contact Information
• Donna Howard
• Ministry of Health Promotion
• Sport and Recreation Branch
• donna.howard_at_ontario.ca