OUR MISSION, OUR PRINCIPLES, AND OUR APPROACH
Our Mission
- To champion health promotion in Ontario, and inspire individuals, organizations, communities and governments to create a culture of health and wellbeing.
- To provide programs, services, tools and incentives that will enhance health and wellbeing.
- To make healthy choices easier.
- To harness the energy and commitment of other ministries, other levels of government, community partners, the private sector, the media and the public to promote health and wellbeing for all Ontarians.
- To make Ontario a leader in health promotion within Canada and internationally.
Our Principles
Empowerment
We will focus on education, healthy public policy and supportive strategies to enable individuals and communities to improve their health.
Engagement
We will harness the energy and enthusiasm of individuals, organizations, communities, other ministries, and the private sector to create a culture of health and wellbeing for all.
Education
The more people, organizations and communities understand about factors that affect their health, the more likely they are to take steps to improve health.
Our Approach
We will work from a population health approach to help improve the health of individuals and communities. To achieve our goals, we must promote healthy and active living for all Ontarians, including those who are most at risk.
Our programs and services will be evidence-based and build on best practices from research, community experience and cultural knowledge. We will invest in programs that have the greatest impact on health and wellness.
