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Mission Statement:
The Tri-Health Team, working with its community partners, seeks to promote and encourage healthy living with the residents of Leeds, Grenville & Lanark.
Vision Statement:
We see a smoke-free community that is physically active, and makes healthy food choices in order to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and other chronic diseases.
Goal:
To prevent cardiovascular disease and other chronic diseases (smoking, physical inactivity, unhealthy eating) recognizing the influence of stress on our lives.
Tri-Health background information:
Early in 1997 the Ministry of Health announced it would be launching a five-year initiative aimed at reducing the prevalence of the modifiable risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease (smoking, physical inactivity and unhealthy eating). Funding would be available to assist Ontario communities in implementing local heart health projects.
An application for funding was submitted in mid October 1997 to support heart health initiatives in our community. This application was approved; funding was received.
"Tri-Health" was selected as the name for the project. "Tri" was selected because the project covers three counties, and targets three risk factors.
The Tri-Health Team is vital for Leeds, Grenville and Lanark. We have a high rate of smoking, unhealthy eating and physical inactivity, as well as a high rate of cardiovascular disease and other lifestyle related diseases. In Leeds, Grenville and Lanark 39% of all deaths in 1996 were due to cardiovascular disease.
Guiding Principles:
The Tri-Health Team:
- Believes in a comprehensive approach to health and wellness that addresses multiple risk factors and the broad determinants of health, i.e. social and physical environments, healthy lifestyles, health care services, and genetics.
- Believes that all individuals are capable, with support and information, of making a positive difference in their own lives.
- Plans, develops, implements and evaluates programs and initiatives in consultation with the target audience.
- Meets identified community needs with its programs and initiatives.
- Fills existing gaps in the community without duplicating existing services.
- Uses the knowledge gained from evaluation activities to plan and implement future programs and initiatives.
Ontario Heart Health Program (OHHP) Guiding Principles (as listed in OHHP Submission Package, Phase II, October 2003):
- Is a partnership between the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, the Board of Health and a variety of community partners.
- Focuses on the primary prevention of cardiovascular and other chronic diseases.
- Addresses the three primary risk factors for major chronic diseases – physical inactivity, unhealthy eating and tobacco use and exposure – with an emphasis on multi-risk factor programming.
- Targets priority audiences within local populations, and, therefore, accesses appropriate channels suited to those priority audiences.
- Is a community-centered population health program.
- Places emphasis on building and strengthening partnerships within and between communities, as well as, local and provincial partners.
- Supports joint programming where two or more local community partners are engaged in the delivery of any particular program.
- Nurtures community leadership capacity for health promotion.
- Builds on local assets and well-grounded provincial strategies and initiatives.
- Promotes long-term health by supporting healthy behaviours, healthy social and physical environments and healthy public polices.
- Uses a comprehensive planning framework.
- Embraces diverse communities by promoting accessible and equitable activities that diminish health disparities.
- Uses clear and appropriate language to reach diverse audiences.
- Works towards sustainable programs and strategies in the community.
- Values the use of evidence-based, “recommended practice” and innovative strategies in order to achieve population health outcomes.
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Ontario Heart Health Network Program Website
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