Conversations on Health Wrap Tomorrow
By 250 News
Saturday, September 29, 2007 04:37 AM
The Conversations on Health officially end tomorrow, but one final report has been submitted. It is from Child Health BC which listed healthy living concerns such as obesity and eating healthy foods top the list of health issues for B.C. children aged 10 to 16 years old. The report is based on information gathered from B.C.'s young people.
(photo of Conversations on Health session in Prince George earlier this year, photo, Opinion250 archive)
B.C. children aged 10 to 16 years old were asked to name their top health concerns, what they thought contributes to good health and bad health, obstacles to achieving or maintaining good health and who is responsible for their health. They were also asked to gauge their own level of health.
Children identified exercise, diet and sleep as the top three contributors to good health. Eighty per cent of children surveyed said being overweight, not exercising regularly, drinking alcohol and eating unhealthy foods as contributing to bad health. Nine out of 10 children identified smoking and taking drugs as contributors to poor health while 43 per cent of children and youth felt that the primary responsibility for good health was their own.
The Conversation on Health officially ends tomorrow, September 30th, a year after it was launched by Premier Gordon Campbell on Sept. 28, 2007. The most recent statistics show:
· 6,621 registrations for the forums;
· 4,427 phone calls;
· 1,645 emails;
· 533 letters;
· 5,727,555 web hits.
All input received will be summarized in a report that will be presented to government later this fall. The report will help guide new programs, services and legislation for B.C.’s health system, in accordance with the principles of the Canada Health Act, and criteria such as improved patient care and accountability.
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