The Ontario Rural Council Report

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The Ontario Rural Council report has a focus on the reassessment of rural health care and how there should be a greater emphasis placed on the prevention and management of disease, rather than exclusively on the treatment (The Ontario Rural Council, 2009). The participants of the rural council forum collaborated to create recommendations and potential partners that could be used to change the face of rural health care (TORC, 2009). This repot is a summary of the discussions held in the rural health forum, held to combine individuals observations, ideas and recommendations on rural health to inform stakeholders and decision makers on these issues (TORC, 2009).
One rural health issue is the high rates of obesity and diabetes in the population. Overweight and obese children is a serious health concern for it increases ones risk of having cardiovascular disease and diabetes (Ismailov & Leatherdale, 2009). Ismailov and Leatherdale (2009) found that both male and female children in rural areas are more likely to be overweight compared to urban children. The most common chronic disease among children in Canada has become diabetes, and in 2009 the number of prevalent cases was approaching 26,000 (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2011). The Ontario Rural councils emerging messages coincide with this issue because they identified an issue of fairness that is lacking in rural regions when it comes to healthy living opportunities and access to services to achieve good health (TORC, 2009). The recommendation of prevention and self management relates to this issue because there is a great need to teach the youth how to live healthy lifestyles. Healthy lifestyles are one prevention to overweight and obesity and will help prevent...

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The Ontario Rural Council. (2009). Rethinking Rural Health Care: Innovations Making a difference. Retrieved from http://ruralontarioinstitute.ca/file.aspxid=1fb3035d-7c0e-4bfa-a8d7-783891f5c5dc

Thomas, H.M. & Irwin, J.D. (2011). Cook It Up! A community-based cooking program for at-risk youth: overview of a food literacy intervention. BMC Research Notes, 4:495, doi:10.1186/1756-0500-4-495. Retrieved from http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/4/495

Yin, Z., Moore, J.B., Johnson, M., Vernon, M.M., & Gutin, B. (2012). The Impact of a 3-year After School Obesity Prevention Program in Elementary School Children. Childhood Obesity, 8(1), 60-70. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.proxy1.lib.uwo.ca/docview/918661814

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