Healthy Communities

Programs and Initiatives

Wellness Healthy Communities Healthy Schools Healthy Workplaces Healthy Province Smokers Help

Links

Canada's Food Guide Physical Activity Guide Smoke free homes Guide

The Wellness Strategy focuses on four pillars related to healthy lifestyles. Efforts are focused on communities.

Wellness Strategy initiatives

Click on the following links for more information about programs that contribute to being well in the community:

• Healthy Eating Resource Kit for Community Recreational Facilities
• Physical Activity – Active Communities Grant
• Active Kids Toolkit / Training Program
• GO NB - Taking Action through Sport
• Putting Health on the Agenda model policy for healthy meetings & events

There are three broad-based wellness coalitions that leverage their partnerships in support of complementary initiatives, specifically:

• HEPAC - Healthy Eating Physical Activity Coalition
• MACS - Mouvement Acadien des communautés en santé (in French only)
• NBATC - New Brunswick Anti Tobacco Coalition

Links:

• Provincial Wellness Network
• Department of Health:
• Provincial Health Plan - 2008-2012
• Smoke Free Places Act
• Tobacco Sales Act