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Community Prevention of Childhood Obesity

Childhood obesity in Canada and many countries worldwide has reached epidemic proportions. Between 1981 and 1996, the prevalence of overweight children has tripled.

The Calgary Health Region formed a multi-sectoral steering committee in the fall of 2000, Community Prevention of Childhood Obesity, to address this issue.

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Diverse Populations Chronic Disease Management Program

This is a community-based and culturally-sensitive chronic disease prevention and management program that is specifically designed for ethnic backgrounds who may have access barriers (cultural, language etc) to the mainstream Living Well and other Chronic Disease Management programs.

This project is offered by Calgary Health Region for the two largest ethnic communities in Calgary, the Chinese and Indo-Asian communities.

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Living Well with a Chronic Condition

The Chronic Disease Management (CDM) Initiative with the Calgary Health Region began in 2002. The focus of the initiative it to develop a regional strategy for managing chronic diseases. The Region has adopted the Chronic Care Model as its framework. This model has demonstrated that outcomes across a range of chronic diseases can be improved if there is a focus on interdisciplinary teams of providers working together with family physicians, medical specialists and specialty health care teams.

Living Well with a Chronic Condition consists of the following key components:

physical activity/exercise
health assessment
disease specific education
chronic disease self-management
maintenance
liaison with community partners

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Nutrition & Active Living Home About Us News & Events Programs & Services: Food Security Growth Monitoring Lending Library Helpline School Nutrition Information: Maternity & Pregnancy Infants & Children School Age Children Adults & Older Adults Trans Fat Initiatives Resources Contact Us	Nutrition & Active Living Initiatives Community Prevention of Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity in Canada and many countries worldwide has reached epidemic proportions. Between 1981 and 1996, the prevalence of overweight children has tripled. The Calgary Health Region formed a multi-sectoral steering committee in the fall of 2000, Community Prevention of Childhood Obesity, to address this issue. View details Diverse Populations Chronic Disease Management Program This is a community-based and culturally-sensitive chronic disease prevention and management program that is specifically designed for ethnic backgrounds who may have access barriers (cultural, language etc) to the mainstream Living Well and other Chronic Disease Management programs. This project is offered by Calgary Health Region for the two largest ethnic communities in Calgary, the Chinese and Indo-Asian communities. View details Living Well with a Chronic Condition The Chronic Disease Management (CDM) Initiative with the Calgary Health Region began in 2002. The focus of the initiative it to develop a regional strategy for managing chronic diseases. The Region has adopted the Chronic Care Model as its framework. This model has demonstrated that outcomes across a range of chronic diseases can be improved if there is a focus on interdisciplinary teams of providers working together with family physicians, medical specialists and specialty health care teams. Living Well with a Chronic Condition consists of the following key components: physical activity/exercise health assessment disease specific education chronic disease self-management maintenance liaison with community partners View details
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