Preventing Diabetes: A Scan of Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Initiatives in Atlantic Canada. 2006.

A review and analysis of provincial and regional activity related to the prevention of type 2 diabetes in the four Atlantic provinces.
By Carolyn Marshall
120 pages
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Description

Between 2000 and 2006, Atlantic Canada has made considerable progress in diabetes prevention programming. Preventing Diabetes: A Scan of Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Initiatives in Atlantic Canada is the report of an environmental scan conducted in June 2006. The scan examines provincial and regional initiatives that promote healthy eating and physical activity in the four Atlantic provinces. Information was collected through key informant interviews and a self-administered survey distributed widely to potential stakeholders. Results of the scan are compared to a similar study in June 2000.

The scan was conducted for a diverse audience. The bulk of the report consists of a description and inventory of the initiatives that promote healthy eating and active living. The comprehensive report also describes the population health approach; risk factors related to diabetes; trends since the 2000 report; and gaps, challenges, lessons, and opportunities for further action. Included are 16 recommendations for working together regionally to prevent diabetes.

Credits

Preventing Diabetes: A Scan of Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Initiatives in Atlantic Canada was produced by Carolyn Marshall, Marshall Consulting and Associates, for the Atlantic Regional Office of the Public Health Agency of Canada. It was produced under the direction of Rhonda Dean and Fiona Chin-Yee, Public Health Agency of Canada, and an advisory committee composed of the following stakeholders:

• Jim Casey, Canadian Diabetes Association
• Peggy Dunbar, Diabetes Care Program of Nova Scotia
• Judy Jenkins, Dietitians of Canada, Atlantic Region
• Maureen Leat, Eastern Health, St. John's
• Don LeClair, PEI Active Living Alliance
• Laraine Poole, Prince Edward Island Department of Health and Social Services
• Barbara Ramsay, New Brunswick Healthy Eating Physical Activity Coalition
• Lita Villalon, Université de Moncton.

Availability

This publication is available for download in English and French in both html and pdf formats. To open the pdf file you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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For more information, contact:

Public Health Agency of Canada
Suite 1525, 15th Floor, Maritime Centre
1505 Barrington Street
Halifax, NS B3J 3Y6
Tel: (902) 426-2700
Fax: (902) 426-9689
E-mail: atlantic-atlantique@phac-aspc.gc.ca