Healthy Eating, 
                                                         Physical Activity 
                                                         and Healthy Weights
                                                         Guidance Document 
                                                         Standards, Programs & Community Development Branch
                                                         Ministry of Health Promotion
                                                         May 2010
                                                         Working Group Co-Chairs          Working Group Members             Working Group Writer 
                                                                                                                             
                                                         Gayle Bursey                     Cathy Bennett                     Bhavna Sivanand
                                                         Donna Howard                     Sandra Fitzpatrick
                                                                                                                            Editor 
                                                                                          Jenn Maki                          
                                                                                          Larry Stinson                     Diane Finkle Perazzo
                                                                                          Nancy Wai
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                                                 ISBN: 978-1-4435-2912-9
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                                                                         Table of Contents
                                                                         Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................................5
                                                                         1) Section 1. Introduction ...........................................................................................................6
                                                                             a) Development of MHPs Guidance Documents ...................................................................6
                                                                          b) Content Overview ..............................................................................................................7
                                                                             c)  Intended Audience and Purpose .......................................................................................7
                                                                         2) Section 2. Background ...........................................................................................................8
                                                                          a) Obesity ...............................................................................................................................8
                                                                          b) Healthy Weights .................................................................................................................8
                                                                             c)  Healthy Eating and Physical Activity ..................................................................................9
                                                                          d) Alcohol Consumption .........................................................................................................9
                                                                          e) Built Environment ...............................................................................................................9
                                                                          f) Food Security ...................................................................................................................10
                                                                          g) Moving Forward ...............................................................................................................10
                                                                         3) Section 3. OPHS Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and Healthy Weights Requirements ....11
                                                                             Requirement 1 ......................................................................................................................11
                                                                           a) Explanation ..................................................................................................................11
                                                                                 b) Examples to Supplement the Explanation ..................................................................14
                                                                                 c)  Linkages to Other Requirements, Organizations and Workgroups ............................16
                                                                             Requirement 2 ......................................................................................................................17
                                                                                 a)  Explanation and Examples to Supplement Explanation .............................................17
                                                                             Requirement 5 ......................................................................................................................17
                                                                           a) Explanation ..................................................................................................................17
                                                                                 b) Examples to Supplement the Explanation ..................................................................20
                                                                                 c)  Linkages to Other Requirements, Organizations and Workgroups ............................21
                                                                             Requirement 6 ......................................................................................................................21
                                                                           a) Explanation ..................................................................................................................21
                                                                                 b) Examples to Supplement the Explanation ..................................................................27
                                                                                 c)  Linkages to Other Requirements, Organizations and Workgroups ............................29
                                                                             Requirement 7 ......................................................................................................................31
                                                                           a) Explanation ..................................................................................................................31
                                                                                 b) Examples to Supplement the Explanation ..................................................................32
                                                                                 c)  Linkages to Other Requirements, Organizations and Workgroups ............................35
                                                                             Requirement 8 ......................................................................................................................35
                                                                           a) Explanation ..................................................................................................................35
                                                                                 b) Examples to Supplement the Explanation ..................................................................37
                                                                                 c)  Linkages to other Requirements, Organizations and Workgroups .............................38
                                                                             Requirement 11: Health Promotion and Policy Development .............................................39
                                                                           a) Explanation ..................................................................................................................39
                                                                                 b) Examples to Supplement the Explanation ..................................................................41
                                                                          
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                                                                             Requirement 12: Health Promotion and Policy Development .............................................42
                                                                           a) Explanation ..................................................................................................................42
                                                                                 b) Examples to Supplement the Explanation ..................................................................43
                                                                                 c)  Linkages to Other Requirements, Organizations and Workgroups ............................44
                                                                         4) Section 4. Integration ...........................................................................................................45
                                                                         5) Section 5. Resources ............................................................................................................47
                                                                                 a)  Data Sources and Resources for Evidence-Informed Practice ....................................47
                                                                                 b) Health Promotion, Program Planning, Evaluation and Policy .....................................48
                                                                           c) Organizations and Associations ..................................................................................49
                                                                           d) Resource Centres .........................................................................................................51
                                                                           e) Skill Building/Professional Development .....................................................................51
                                                                           f) Resource Documents ...................................................................................................52
                                                                            i) Evidence-Informed ..................................................................................................52
                                                                                      ii)  Social Determinants of Health ................................................................................53
                                                                            iii) Priority Population ..................................................................................................53
                                                                                           (1) Resources Organized as Relevant to Specifi c Requirements ............................53
                                                                             Requirement 1 (Surveillance) ................................................................................................53
                                                                             Requirement 6 (Recreation and Built Environment) .............................................................54
                                                                             Requirement 11 (Health Communication/Social Marketing) ................................................57
                                                                         6) Section 6. Conclusion ...........................................................................................................58
                                                                         References ................................................................................................................................59
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