Through research, policy and practice, this project aims to demonstrate that the Healthy Community approach is an effective upstream approach to address chronic disease prevention.
Project Objectives:
- Assess the impact of HC approach in CDP and the social determinants of health
- Identify measures of success and best practices
- Raise awareness of the benefits of using a Healthy Communities approach
- Establish and manage the Canadian Healthy Communities network
- Collect and disseminate tools and resources
- Recommend research and policy directions
Project Outcomes:
- Literature and evidence reviews of the effective use of the Healthy Communities approach to address health determinants and chronic disease prevention
- Communities that are mobilized to take action on chronic disease prevention using a Healthy Communities model, and
- The establishment of the Canadian Healthy Communities network that will support new and existing Healthy Communities initiatives.
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This project is funded by Health Canada, through the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC). It is one of seven projects involved in Coalitions Linking Action and Science for Prevention (CLASP).