mobilizing knowledge on active transportation: experiences from the canadian partnership against...
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Mobilizing Knowledge on Active Transportation: Experiences from the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Michelle HalliganProgram Manager, PreventionCanadian Partnership Against Cancer
ACT Canada: Sustainable Mobility and Healthy Communities Summit 2014December 2, 2014
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WE HAVE ENGINEERED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OUT OF OUR LIVES
3Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Health Measures survey (2007-2013)
Physical inactivity + chronic diseases are growing issues
of concern in Canada
diabetesheart
disease
breast + colon cancer
stroke
Physical Inactivity + Chronic DiseasesACTIVE TRANSPORTATION = OPPORTUNITY FOR ACTION
Percentage of Canadian adults (18+) who report engaging in
active transportation (2007-2013)
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Supporting Active Transportation PolicyOVERVIEW OF OUR APPROACH
WHO?
HOW?WHAT?
WHERE?
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Supporting Active Transportation PolicyDIRECTORY | POLICY MAP | POLICY CASE STUDIES | HEALTHY CANADA BY DESIGN
www.cancerview.ca/preventionpolicies
“physical activity”+
“built environment”
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Supporting Active Transportation PolicyDIRECTORY | POLICY MAP | POLICY CASE STUDIES | HEALTHY CANADA BY DESIGN
Canadian Municipal Active Transportation Policy Map
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Supporting Active Transportation PolicyDIRECTORY | POLICY MAP | POLICY CASE STUDIES | HEALTHY CANADA BY DESIGN
Canadian Provincial/Territorial Active Transportation Policy Map
Supporting Active Transportation PolicyDIRECTORY | POLICY MAP | POLICY CASE STUDIES| HEALTHY CANADA BY DESIGN
www.cancerview.ca/policycasestudies
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Supporting Active Transportation PolicyDIRECTORY | POLICY MAP | POLICY CASE STUDIES| HEALTHY CANADA BY DESIGN
tools + resources to accelerate integration
of health in community planning by
public health, planners + engineers
http://hcbd-clasp.com/
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Supporting Active Transportation PolicyLESSONS LEARNED
Multi-sectoral…interdisciplinary… KEY …therefore, so is language, trust, time
Policy evaluation data limited, practice-based policy evidence is desired
Generalizability can be challenging, context counts!
Online tools are the norm, but how do we know if they’re useful and more importantly, informing decisions!
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Supporting Active Transportation PolicyLESSONS LEARNED
Building healthy public policy is central to chronic disease prevention work
Health’s credibility is based on evidence…
Evidence is only one of many considerations in policymaking
If we wish to optimally influence the establishment of public policies to increase active transportation, we need to build collaborative relationships with other disciplines… such as planning and transportation… but also, law and political science
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Supporting Active Transportation PolicyNEXT STEPS
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Thank you
@PrevPolicies@Cancer_Strategy
www.cancerview.ca/preventionpolicieswww.cancerview.ca/policycasestudies