The government launched the Injury Prevention Strategy in 2007 to reduce preventable injuries in Ontario, taking a government-wide approach to injury prevention. Most injuries are not "accidents". They are predictable and therefore preventable.
The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and Public Health Units help prevent the onset of many chronic diseases and their devastating effects, by supporting the development of healthy environments and policies, and providing information and tools that help individuals develop healthy habits such as eating healthy, nutritious foods, being active every day, and being smoke-free.
Through cooperative efforts of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and various groups, including health and education agencies, voluntary and not-for-profit associations, community groups, and other provincial agencies, we are creating and sustaining a healthy population through a variety of strategies including:
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