Highlights

Ontario’s Action Plan for Healthy Eating and Active Living is a response to the key findings in the Chief Medical Officer of Health’s report, Healthy Weights, Healthy Lives.

The plan offers new programs and strategies, and builds on existing ones to support healthy eating and active living in Ontario. The Ministry of Health Promotion will address critical gaps through investments in a variety of programs and services in 2006-07.

The four strategies of the plan are:

• Grow healthy children and youth;
• Build healthy communities;
• Champion healthy public policy; and
• Promote public awareness and engage

Ontario’s Action Plan For Healthy Eating and Active Living
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News Release

• June 20: Helping Ontario Families Become Healthier More

House Statement

• June 20: Minister’s Statement on the Ministry of Health Promotion’s Action Plan on Healthy Eating and Active Living
  
  On June 20, 2006, the Ontario government unveiled Ontario’s Action Plan for Healthy Eating and Active Living and a $10 million investment this year that builds on the province’s existing prevention programs. The province’s action plan demonstrates that the Government of Ontario is on the side of Ontario families who want to grow a generation of healthy and active children. More

• Northern Fruit and Vegetable Pilot Report (PDF)
• Backgrounder (PDF)

As part of our Healthy Eating and Active Living Strategy, the Ministry of Health Promotion hosted a major conference on healthy eating and active living November 29 to 30, 2006 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

The goal of the conference was to promote healthy eating and active living among Ontarians by highlighting national and international research, championing best practices, and supporting the exchange of knowledge and ideas among experts in these fields. More