Unit for Population Health & Chronic Disease Prevention
– Best Practice Research
The development of a provincial chronic disease prevention strategy began
in 2002 with the leadership of Dalhousie University’s Unit for Population
Health and Chronic Disease Prevention (formerly Heart Health NS). Seven
working groups, with representation from a wide range of knowledgeable
and skilled organizations, developed action plans in the following areas:
leadership; policy; research/evaluation; community capacity; healthy eating
and active living; professional wellness; and social marketing.
Horizons was contracted to provide each working group with information about best practices in their subject area. The information we compiled was incorporated into the working groups' action plans, which informed the Chronic Disease Prevention Strategy for Nova Scotia.
