The Alliance is currently focused on supporting the provincial government’s Action for Health plan. Specifically, Solution Six of Action for Health addresses the barriers within Nova Scotia’s healthcare system and ensuring that the health and well-being of our diverse population is considered in a respectful and meaningful way. The alliance is working together with multiple partners in public health around the need for upstream action to address the health and well-being concerns that affect Nova Scotians across the province, such as food insecurity and income inequality.
To understand more about current evidence on factors that influence families to become involved in action and advocacy for healthy eating and physical activity, we funded a Literature Review to explore these issues further.