Moving Upstream - Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit

Health Goals
2. Healthy Living
6. Residents make healthy active choices re: sexuality,
tobacco, alcohol, drugs, injury, and infection prevention.
Health is a journey not a destination and everyone starts at a different point.
Each decision made or each action taken has some sort of impact on well
being. It is important to know these implications when choices are made. Even
knowing these consequences will not always persuade people to abstain from
participating in high risk behaviours. In these instances the goal is to reduce the
risk of illness or harm as much as possible.
The Health Unit will focus on the following program strategies to reduce the risk
of illness or injuries while participating in risky behaviours:
Provide information to residents in collaboration with partners using a
variety of sources including webpage, media, social media, presentations,
newsletters, clinics, prenatal classes, family drop-in sessions, and home
visits.
Provide sexual health services to teens and young adults that address
contraception, comprehensive pregnancy counseling, and for all residents
testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections.
Follow-up reportable diseases.
Provide education and enforcement of the Smoke Free Ontario legislation
and the tobacco control program.
Promote smoking cessation strategies.
Work with partners to address substance misuse issues in our communities.
Provide a comprehensive harm reduction program, including needle
exchange.
Provide support through the Healthy Babies Healthy Children program
in collaboration with community partners (including Children’s Aid) to
families where parents are involved in risky behaviours.
Facilitate peer-to-peer education for falls prevention.
Moving Upstream: 2013-2018 Strategic Plan
Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit
29