Aurora Ontario
The Healthy Kids Community Challenge is a province wide initiative, working in 45 communities in Ontario. The Healthy Kids Community Challenge is being run out of the Windfall Ecology Centre. The Challenge combines a community-led method with centralized provincial coordination to help develop and implement evidence-based policies, programs and promotion.
The Healthy Kids Community Challenge aims to create a community where children have:
Through this we will aim to increase the overall health of the community. Funding for this initiative has been provided by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
Research was undertaken into the current state of health and well-being in Aurora to set the priorities for the Healthy Kids Community Challenge. This research is available for download here:
All kinds of groups will be joining forces in the Healthy Kids Community Challenge — public health organizations, recreation centres, schools, businesses, community groups and parents.
Our goal: To create a community where it's easy for kids to be active and eat healthy.
You can help make this happen.
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