This workshop provides an introduction to healthy communities and explores how local policy, planning, and leadership can impact health outcomes. It focuses on identifying local healthy community priorities and opportunities for shared leadership. Through this workshop participants will:
- Explore opportunities to build healthier communities through policy, planning and collaborative leadership
- Learn about local health trends and influences
- Dialogue with other leaders, and hear from community champions about inspiring examples of healthy community development underway
- Identify local priorities, challenges and opportunities for collaboration locally and regionally.
AUDIENCE
Open to local government elected officials and staff, health authority representatives, and community partners.