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Mitigating lifestyle risks
Residents of all ages in Windsor-Essex need to be aware and take steps to
mitigate lifestyle risk factors that can prevent poor health. Engraining this
behavior at a young age is important which is why all Ministry and United
Way/Centraide of Windsor-Essex County After School Programs ensure that
attendees participate in at least 30 minutes of physical activity per day, as
well as receive a healthy snack. By fostering good habits with children and
students at a young age, we can give them a head start on a long and
fulfilling life. That being said, healthy lifestyle choices need to be reinforced
at home by parents by offering healthy meals and encouraging outdoor
activities and physical exercise.
Planning for our future
to support the community
It is likely that between the time that this report is published and the next
report is prepared a decision will be made on the location of the new
“mega hospital”. The hospital has the potential to become an anchor in the
community, strengthening neighbourhoods and attracting residents and
businesses. Its location will have a large impact on health care accessibility,
in addition to re-shaping health services for our entire region. Citizens
must be involved in its placement and decisions about the services that are
offered in and around this new facility.
We can strengthen our community by placing the “mega hospital” in
Windsor’s city centre, with potential satellite facilities situated in community
hubs around the city and county. Frontline services will be strengthened by
including local neighbourhood access points to ensure the broader health
and well-being of our region’s citizens.
For service providers and funders in our community, planning for the
transition to these new facilities will be vitally important. From determining
exactly what services will be offered where, to ensuring the seamless
integration of services so that users do not fall through the cracks, while
effectively communicating these changes to the community as a whole, a
community wide strategy will be needed for funders and service providers
to engage these changes are effectively made.
Mitigating lifestyle risks
Residents of all ages in Windsor-Essex need to be aware and take steps to
mitigate lifestyle risk factors that can prevent poor health. Engraining this
behavior at a young age is important which is why all Ministry and United
Way/Centraide of Windsor-Essex County After School Programs ensure that
attendees participate in at least 30 minutes of physical activity per day, as
well as receive a healthy snack. By fostering good habits with children and
students at a young age, we can give them a head start on a long and
fulfilling life. That being said, healthy lifestyle choices need to be reinforced
at home by parents by offering healthy meals and encouraging outdoor
activities and physical exercise.
Planning for our future
to support the community
It is likely that between the time that this report is published and the next
report is prepared a decision will be made on the location of the new
“mega hospital”. The hospital has the potential to become an anchor in the
community, strengthening neighbourhoods and attracting residents and
businesses. Its location will have a large impact on health care accessibility,
in addition to re-shaping health services for our entire region. Citizens
must be involved in its placement and decisions about the services that are
offered in and around this new facility.
We can strengthen our community by placing the “mega hospital” in
Windsor’s city centre, with potential satellite facilities situated in community
hubs around the city and county. Frontline services will be strengthened by
including local neighbourhood access points to ensure the broader health
and well-being of our region’s citizens.
For service providers and funders in our community, planning for the
transition to these new facilities will be vitally important. From determining
exactly what services will be offered where, to ensuring the seamless
integration of services so that users do not fall through the cracks, while
effectively communicating these changes to the community as a whole, a
community wide strategy will be needed for funders and service providers
to engage these changes are effectively made.
