Appendix A: Integrated Pan-Canadian Healthy Living Strategy 2005 – Provincial/territorial healthy living targets
Appendix A: Provincial/Territorial Healthy Living Targets
The provincial and territorial targets listed in the following chart relate to healthy eating, physical activity and healthy weights only.
| Province | Related Target | Coherence |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia ActNowBC - targets common risk factors for chronic diseases and aims to promote physical activity, healthy eating, living tobacco free, and making healthy choices during pregnancy. | Increase by 20% the proportion of BC population who eat the recommended level of fruit and vegetables daily from the current level (2003) of 40 % to 48 % of the BC population by 2010 | Goal is a 20% increase - same as HLS target |
| Increase by 20% the proportion of the BC population who are physically active or moderately active during their leisure time from the current level (2003) of 58 % to 69.6 % of the BC population by 2010. | Goal is a 20% increase - same as HLS target | |
| Reduce by 20% the proportion of the BC population currently classified as obese or overweight from the current prevalence rate (2003) of 42.3 % to 33.9 % of the BC population by 2010. | Goal is a 20% decrease - same as HLS target | |
| Alberta Framework for a Healthy Alberta | Increase the proportion of Albertans who are physically active, from 52% (in 2002) to 62% (in 2012) | Goal is a 10 percentage point increase - coherent with HLS target |
| Increase the proportion of Albertans who eat at least 5 to 10 servings of fruits and vegetables each day, from 34% (in 2002) to 50% (in 2012) | Goal is a 16 percentage point increase - coherent with HLS target | |
| Increase the proportion of Albertans with a healthy weight (Body Mass Index), from 47% (in 2002) to 55% (in 2012) | Goal is an 8 percentage point increase – coherent with HLS target - both use BMI as indicator | |
| Saskatchewan | Increase the proportion of the Saskatchewan population who are physically active by 10 percentage points by 2010. | Goal is a 10 percentage point increase – coherent with HLS target |
| Manitoba | Increase the proportion of the Manitoba population who are physically active by 10 percentage points by 2010. | Goal is a 10 percentage point increase – coherent with HLS target |
| Ontario Active2010 | Increase the proportion of Ontarians who are physically active (equivalent of 30 minutes a day of walking) to 55% by 2010. | Goal is a 10 percentage point increase - coherent with HLS target |
| Quebec Défi Santé 5/30 2005 (30 janvier au 23 avril) | Défi 5 /30 invites people in Quebec to move into action by eating more healthily, becoming more active and getting their weight under control | Consistent with HLS targets |
| Newfoundland & Labrador Healthier Together: A Strategic Health Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador. (2003) | Decrease the number of adults in the province who are inactive from 64% to 54% by 2007 | Goal is change of 10 percentage points, expressed as decrease - consistent with HLS target |
| Decrease the proportion of the population who are overweight (Body Mass Index > 25) from 60% to 55% by 2007 | Consistent with HLS target - both use BMI as indicator | |
| Decrease the percentage of youth in the province who are inactive from 33% to 23% by 2007 | Goal is change of 10 percentage points, expressed as decrease – consistent with HLS target | |
| New Brunswick A Wellness Strategy for New Brunswick (2001) | 10% increase in physical activity by 2010 | Consistent with HLS target |
| 5-10 vegetables and fruits a day-increase by 10% by 2010 | Consistent with HLS target | |
| BMI of 20-25 from 36% of New Brunswickers to 46% by 2010 | Consistent with HLS target | |
| Nova Scotia | Increase the percentage of population (12 yrs +) who report eating 5-10 fruit/vegetable servings per day from 29% to 34% by 2009/10. | Consistent with HLS target |
| Increase percentage of children and youth who are active for 60 minutes per day, 5 days per week. | Consistent with HLS target | |
| Increase percentage of adults active enough for health benefits from 44% to 54%. | Goal is a 10 percentage point increase - coherent with HLS target | |
| Prince Edward Island PEI Healthy Eating Alliance (intersectoral) | Increase the number of Island children and youth whose eating habits are within the guidelines of the Nutrition Recommendations for Canadians. | Consistent with HLS healthy eating target. |
| PEI Government PEI Strategy for Healthy Living (2003) www.gov.pe.ca/go/hls | Increase the number of Islanders who participate in regular physical activity by 10 percentage points by the year 2010 | Consistent with HLS targets |
| Increase the number of Islanders with eating habits that support good nutritional health | Consistent with HLS targets | |
| Yukon | Increase the proportion of the population who are physically active by 10 percentage points by 2010. | Goal is a 10 percentage point increase – coherent with HLS target |
| Northwest Territories | Increase the proportion of the population who are physically active by 10 percentage points by 2010. | Goal is a 10 percentage point increase – coherent with HLS target |
| Nunavut | Increase the proportion of the Nunavut population who are physically active by 10 percentage points by 2010. | Goal is a 10 percentage point increase – coherent with HLS target |
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