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Prince Edward Island Healthy Living Strategy

The strategy is a collaborative approach to promoting healthy living based on extensive research and consultation with Islanders.

Optimal health for all Islanders

Members of the Healthy Living Strategy Committee work together to:

• Share information and ideas
• Achieve more by finding ways to collaborate
• Reduce duplication in information and services
• Build a network today that will grow stronger with time

The Healthy Living Strategy encourages and supports Islanders as they improve their quality of life by reducing risk factors that contribute to chronic disease.

The strategy provides support to partners as they develop and implement initiatives for reducing tobacco consumption, improving eating habits, and increasing activity levels within their communities.

The goals of the PEI Strategy for Healthy Living:

• Reduce tobacco use and exposure to second hand smoke
• Increase the number of people who have healthy eating habits
• Increase the number of people who are physically active
• Increase health promotion knowledge for chronic disease prevention 

Activities of the Healthy Living Strategy:

• Promote healthy living within communities
• Support the efforts and contributions of each partner of the strategy
• Promote collaborative partnerships
• Integrate and strengthen existing strategies that focus on individual risk factors
• Monitor and evaluate initiatives.
• Encourage evidence-based practices in programs for the community
• Continue to encourage new initiatives that fill gaps between existing programs
• Encourage the development of initiatives that focus on reducing barriers to participation and good health

Initiatives supported by the Healthy Living Strategy:

• Build healthy public policy
• Increase collaborative action
• Create supportive environments
• Strengthen communities
• Develop personal skills
• Monitor and evaluat results

Strategy partners include:
Healthy Eating Alliance
PEI Tobacco Reduction Alliance
PEI Division of Canadian Cancer Society
Heart and Stroke Foundation of PEI
 PEI Provincial Diabetes Program
Recreation PEI
Federation of PEI Municipalities


Provincial Government Partners:

Department of Health and Wellness: Sport, Recreation and Healthy Living Division
John Morrison, Director of Sport, Recreation and Healthy Living

Francois Carron, Central Region Coordinator

Health Promotion Chronic Disease Prevention Unit
Laraine Poole, Manager, Chronic Disease Prevention Officer

Kathleen Brennan, Chronic Disease Prevention Analyst

Nancy Malcolm Sharratt, Healthy Living Coordinator East

Department of Education & Early Childhood Development
Laura Lee Noonan, Student Services Coordinator

Sterling Carruthers, School Health Specialist

Department of Community Services and Seniors
Catherine Freeze, Senior Policy Advisor

Department of Environment, Labour and Justice
Susan Stanley, Summerside Youth Centre - Nurse

Merle Blanchard: Education Specialist

Resources:
Prince Edward Island Strategy for Healthy Living (en français)
Highlights: Prince Edward Island Strategy for Healthy Living (en français)
Healthy Eating Strategy for Island Children and Youth 2002-2005