We would like to thank everyone for all their contributions to the Healthy Kids Community Challenge Burlington!
Burlington was one of 45 communities across Ontario taking part in Ontario’s Healthy Kids Community Challenge (HKCC). The goal of the Healthy Kids Community Challenge was to support the well-being of our children, to help create communities where it's easy for children to lead healthier lives. 45 communities across Ontario participated in the Healthy Kids Community Challenge. These communities received resources from the province including funding, training and social marketing tools to help promote: healthy eating, physical activity and healthy behaviours for children.
The City of Burlington worked with over 60 community partners in many sectors developing programs, policies and initiatives that promote and enable healthy behaviours.
| Promoting Health in our Community |
Counting down to a Healthy Lifestyle Poster for children ages 2-4 and 5-17 years old (in punjabi, spanish and french.)
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| Promoting Water in our Community |
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| Promoting Veggies and Fruit in our Community |
| Promoting Healthy Screen Time Use in our Community |
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| Promoting Active Transportation in our Community |
| Community Impact |
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During the Healthy Kids Community Challenge in Burlington, over 60 organizations in the private and public sectors worked together with the community to encourage healthy behaviour changes. As community connections and champions grew, together we were able to implement:
Together we accomplished:
Approximately 20,000 children and their families benefited from 40 interventions creating environments that made the healthy choice the easy choice. The Healthy Kids Community Challenge has brought people together and created healthier environments. Together we have proven that small actions can make big change. Let's continue to make Burlington a healthier place to live and play! |
While the challenge ended in September 2018, we are keeping the momentum going! If you have more ideas about what you can do to create supportive environment, please contact us at communitysupport@burlington.ca.