Wellness

In order for New Brunswick to realize its potential to become a self sufficient province, we need to invest in becoming a healthy and well province.

Many communities, organizations and individuals are already working hard to make a difference, to make New Brunswick stronger, healthier and more prosperous. The original Wellness Strategy was introduced in 2006 to help promote better connections and provide support to facilitate further action to improve wellness within the province.

Live well, be well. New Brunswick's Wellness Strategy (2009-2013) is an enhanced four-year strategy that builds on the previous wellness strategy. It is intended to accelerate progress on wellness in New Brunswick schools, communities, homes and workplaces. It responds to needs, addresses gaps and limitations of the original Strategy and builds on new opportunities and trends. The enhanced Wellness Strategy also answers many of the recommendations made by the Select Committee on Wellness.

• Live well, be well. New Brunswick's Wellness Strategy 2009-2013
• Summary Report - Live well, be well. New Brunswick's Wellness Strategy 2009 - 2013
• Wellness Strategy Framework
• Wellness Strategy Action Plan 2011 - 2012

The enhanced Wellness Strategy focuses on interrelated goals or pillars related to healthy lifestyles:

• Mental Fitness & Resilience
• Healthy Eating
• Physical Activity
• Tobacco Free Living

Mental Fitness & Resilience has a higher profile in the enhanced Wellness Strategy. Improved mental fitness & resilience is fundamental to improving healthy eating, physical activity and tobacco-free living. There is considerable evidence that satisfaction of mental fitness & resilience needs (autonomy, relatedness and competence) creates readiness for such healthy lifestyle choices.

Live well …

at SCHOOL

in your COMMUNITY

at HOME

at WORK

Statistics and Research

To improve the wellness of New Brunswickers, government officials and stakeholders have to know where the major challenges are in terms of wellness.

Click on the following links to see the provincial results of the New Brunswick Student Wellness Survey done in 2009-2010 with 21,078 students in grades 6-12 from 127 schools across the province.

• Environments
• Healthy Weights and Lifestyle
• Mental Fitness
• Social Relationships and Influences
• Tobacco and Other Substance Use

Click on the following links to see the provincial results of the New Brunswick Provincial Student Wellness Survey done in 2006-2007 with students in grades 6-12 from 184 schools across the province.

• Environments
• Healthy Weights and Lifestyle
• Mental Fitness
• Social Relationship and Influences
• Tobacco and other problem Substance Use

Click on the following links to see the provincial results of the New Brunswick Elementary Student Wellness Survey done in 2007-2008 with 23 elementary schools (a representative NB sample), students and their parents.

• Mental Fitness
• Healthy Weights and Lifestyle
• Social Influences and Environments

The surveys will be done every three years by the University of New Brunswick's Health Education Research Group.

Other wellness-related resources

• The % Daily Value
• Healthy Eating
• Creating a Healthier Canada: Making Prevention a Priority
• Healthy Eating Physical Activity Coalition of NB (HEPAC)
• NB Anti-tobacco Coalition (NBATC)
• Mouvement acadien des communautés en santé (MACS)
• Canada's Food Guide
• Physical Activity Guide
• Smoke Free Homes Guide
• Public Health Agency of Canada
• Canadian Mental Health Association – NB Division (CMHANB)
• Réseau-action Communautaire (RAC)
• Société Sante et Mieux-être en français du Nouveau-Brunswick (SSMEFNB)
• Canadian Cancer Society - New Brunswick
• Heart and Stroke Foundation of New Brunswick
• Our Health Our Future