Transcript Boards of Health ORIENTATION SESSION The Living Board Promoting Health in the Community.

Boards of Health
ORIENTATION SESSION
The Living Board
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Promoting Health in the Community
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Promoting Health in the Community
with By-Laws
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Promoting Health in the Community
with By-Laws
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Promoting Health in the Community
with Collaborative Community Processes
Food Policy
Council
Food Charter
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Social Determinants of Health
 Income and social status
 Social support networks
 Education and literacy
 Employment/working conditions
 Social and physical environments
 Personal health practices & coping skills
 Healthy child development
 Biology and genetic endowment
 Health services
 Gender
 Culture
 Language
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So, Let’s Start Talking
What does health mean to you?
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