WHEREAS health is a provincial responsibility and the delivery of health services, including the promotion of healthy living and chronic disease prevention, are responsibilities delegated by the Province to Regional Health Authorities; AND WHEREAS the Province created the Community Health Promotion Fund to support health promotion programs and activities in communities focusing on healthy living and chronic disease prevention: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Minister of Health be encouraged to provide sustainable financial support to Health Authorities in increasing their efforts to promote healthy living and chronic disease prevention.
Ministry of Health The Province of British Columbia recognizes the value of population health promotion and disease prevention to the quality of life of individuals and the sustainability of the health care system. The Government of British Columbia Government has earmarked more than 100 million over the next three years for public health initiatives, including ActNow BC. ActNow BC is Governments disease prevention and health promotion platform, designed to encourage healthy living choices to reduce chronic disease through cross-sector and whole-of-government long-term involvement in healthy public policy. The health authorities have a critical role in coordinating engagement of regional partners across the spectrum of society to create policies, programs and services that motivate British Columbians to: - Eat a healthier diet; - Become more physically active; - Maintain a healthy weight; - Reduce, quit or avoid tobacco use; and - Make healthy choices in pregnancy. The Ministry of Health provided approximately 6.8 billion to the health authorities to implement health services, including broad-based public health prevention functions in 20062007, an increase of over 21 per cent since 200102.