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Benefits Trends

The Benefits Catalogue has proven that our work and services:

are essential to personal health and well-being

provide the key to balanced human development

provide a foundation for quality of life

reduce self-destructive and anti-social behaviour

build strong families and healthy communities

reduce health care, social service and police/justice costs

are a significant economic generator

and that green spaces are essential to environmental andecological wellbeing, even survival.

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Health Benefits/Challenges

Recreation, active

living, sport, arts,culture and parksare essential to

personal health

recreation is a keydeterminant of

health status.

in general, the % of Canadians whorate their health as excellent or verygood is decreasing

the trend in killer diseases is up particularly cancer

Diabetes rates are rising dramatically

Obesity rates are rising at an alarmingrate

more teenagers are reporting health

problems

good news for rates of depression andcirculatory disease.

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Human Development Benefits/Challenges

Recreation, active

living, sport, arts,culture and parks

are key to

balanced humandevelopment

helping

Canadians reachfor their potential

in general, public education isstruggling financially and being forcedback to basics

extra-curricular activities have beenon the decline for some time

colleges and universities are shiftingto increased focus on professional

preparation

companies are being forced to cutback on training and development

leisure learning is less common replaced by focus on specific activitiesor skill sets

note growth in demand for experiential

learning through travel and tourism.

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Quality of Life Benefits/Challenges

Recreation, activeliving, sport, arts,culture, parks and

greenspace areessential to

quality of life and

a sense of place.

The Institute of Well-Being has created aCanadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW) acomposite considering:

Standard of living

Our health

Quality of our environment

Education and skill levels

The way we use our time

The vitality of our communities

Participation in the democratic process

State of our arts, culture and recreation.

Early work looking at 1994-2008 shows

that our GDP is increasing at a muchfaster rate than our overall wellbeing orquality of life.

Public surveys show increasing interest in

and commitment to pursuit of quality of life

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Self-Destructive and Anti-Social Behaviour

Recreation, sport,arts and outdoorpursuits enhance

quality of life byreducing

self-destructive

and anti-socialbehaviour

decline in substance abuse rates

decline in depression rates

decline in crime rates both propertycrime and violent crime

Canadians are reporting higher levels of

perceived personal safety (e.g. walkingalone after dark)

decrease in percentage of Canadiansexperiencing discrimination because of

ethnicity, race, culture, skin colour,religion or language

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Strong families and healthy communities

Recreation, sport,arts, culture and

parks build strongindividuals,families and

healthycommunities.

reduction in % of couples with children

increase in % of one-person

households and common law living

increase in #/% of latch key children

divorce rates steady

increase in % of Canadians reporting avery strong sense of communitybelonging

The Institute of Wellbeing reports that

the wellbeing of Canadians asmeasured by the quality of theirrelationships and community vitality isimproving based on rates ofvoluntarism, providing unpaid care and

assistance, concern about others.

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Economic Benefits/Challenges

Recreation, sport,arts, culture and

parks aresignificanteconomic

generators inyour community.

obvious economic downturn

unemployment and underemployment

rates up

some improvement in poverty rates

delayed retirement imperative

Tourism (our sister industry)experiencing significant downturn security, health and economic issues

Canadians on average are better off

but income and wealth inequalityincreasing

the social safety net continues to fray,providing less support for the

disadvantaged.

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Environmental Benefits/Challenges

Parks, open spaces,natural areas andgreen spaces are

essential toenvironmentalwellbeing and

ecologicalsurvival.

increasing public concern about theenvironment

% land in protected status increasing

gradual improvements in water and airpollution levels

loss of biodiversity continues #species at risk increasing

poor international national record re.climate change, ozone depletion,

energy use, waste management andpesticide/fertilizer utilization

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Pay now (prevention) or pay more later

Total expenditure, all levels of government - $ millions

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Recreation/Culture

Health

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Protection

Environment

Education

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Key Question Key Strategy

Question

Is your organization committed to improving health,human development, social/community, economicand environmental outcomes for the community

it serves.

NO 1 2 3 4 5 YES

Strategy

Review your policies and plans to position your ability and capacityto deliver the benefits/outcomes that are important to your community.

Leverage your resources through strategic alliances with health,social service, education, justice, economic development and

environmental organizations.

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