““The futility of isolated initiativesThe futility of isolated initiatives””

Goal Focused Projects

School / Community

Healthy Child

Immediate Environment(Home)

Society

Environment

Cross Sector CollaborationCross Sector CollaborationPartnerships Work Partnerships Work

HOME• Healthy Environment• Parent Efficacy • Knowledge• Safety & Awareness

SCHOOL / CHILD CARE

• Healthy & Active Environments • Healthy Development• Knowledge transfer• Access & Safety

COMMUNITY

• Healthy Environments• Multi Sector Collaboration• Understanding Needs• Access & Safety

SOCIETY• Supportive Healthy Environments• Cross Sector Initiatives• Knowledge Sharing• Access & Safety

“Vision without Action is a nightmare”

(Japanese Proverb)

Investments that Work

① Whole of school

② Transport policies and systems that prioritise walking, cycling and public transport

③ Urban design principles & infrastructure to support access to PA

④ Integrate PA into ‘primary health care systems’

⑤ Public education, mass media, social norm shifting

⑥ Community-wide programs involving multiple settings and sectors and that mobilize and integrate community engagement and resources

Renfrew CountyRenfrew County

Common Collaborative Goals• Healthy, Engaged Children

• Healthy Supportive Communities

• Higher Quality of Life for everyone

• Positive Change in Our Communities

• Collaborative Partnerships

• Consistent Communication

• Sustainability

Barriers

• Liability / Fear

• KNOWLEDGE

• Poverty

• INCLUSION

• Perceived Risk vs. Real Risk

• Isolation

• Community Collaboration

The value of research

“Knowledge of what is…does not open

the door directly to what should be.” ~Albert Einstein

‘Research & Collaborative Efforts’

D D F F F

Space shapes activityshapes activity

Increasingly, links are being identified between various

elements of the physical or built environment and

physical activity. The built environment—the physical

form of communities—includes land-use patterns (how

land is used); large- and small-scale built and natural

features (e.g., architectural details, quality of

landscaping); and the transportation system. Together,

these elements shape access to opportunities for

physical activity.

– Journal for Preventative Medicine, 2009

Active & Safe Routes to School

http://playingout.net/

“We must become the change we wish to see in our community”

(Adapted - Gandhi)

Shawna BabcockExecutive Director, KidActiveDelivery Agency, Healthy Communities Partnership Stream - RCChair, Physical Activity Network-RC

sbabcock@kidactive.ca613 633 7075 (mobile)

http://www.kidactive.cahttp://www.physicalactivitynetwork.ca

http://www.healthychildrenhealthyspaces.ca

Contact Details

5 Year Plan – Headline by 20155 Year Plan – Headline by 2015

Renfrew County is

Ontario’s Model

Region – Innovation

& Co-ordination

Builds Healthy

Communities

Community Collaboration

Walking & Biking

• Free • Inclusive

• Accessible • ‘Right outside the door’

Gen Flab needs our action

ANDRE PICARD

From Friday's Globe and Mail

January 15, 2010 at 8:35 AM EST