Mobilizing Knowledge on Active Transportation: Experiences from the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer Michelle Halligan Program Manager, Prevention Canadian Partnership Against Cancer ACT Canada: Sustainable Mobility and Healthy Communities Summit 2014 December 2,

2 WE HAVE ENGINEERED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OUT OF OUR LIVES

3 Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Health Measures survey ( ) Physical inactivity + chronic diseases are growing issues of concern in Canada diabetes heart disease breast + colon cancer stroke Physical Inactivity + Chronic Diseases ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION = OPPORTUNITY FOR ACTION Percentage of Canadian adults (18+) who report engaging in active transportation ( )

Supporting Active Transportation Policy OVERVIEW OF OUR APPROACH 4 WHO? HOW? WHAT? WHERE?

Supporting Active Transportation Policy DIRECTORY | POLICY MAP | POLICY CASE STUDIES | HEALTHY CANADA BY DESIGN 5 “physical activity” + “built environment”

Supporting Active Transportation Policy DIRECTORY | POLICY MAP | POLICY CASE STUDIES | HEALTHY CANADA BY DESIGN 6 Canadian Municipal Active Transportation Policy Map

Supporting Active Transportation Policy DIRECTORY | POLICY MAP | POLICY CASE STUDIES | HEALTHY CANADA BY DESIGN 7 Canadian Provincial/Territorial Active Transportation Policy Map

Supporting Active Transportation Policy DIRECTORY | POLICY MAP | POLICY CASE STUDIES| HEALTHY CANADA BY DESIGN

Supporting Active Transportation Policy DIRECTORY | POLICY MAP | POLICY CASE STUDIES| HEALTHY CANADA BY DESIGN 9 tools + resources to accelerate integration of health in community planning by public health, planners + engineers

Supporting Active Transportation Policy LESSONS LEARNED 10 Multi-sectoral…interdisciplinary… KEY …therefore, so is language, trust, time Policy evaluation data limited, practice-based policy evidence is desired Generalizability can be challenging, context counts! Online tools are the norm, but how do we know if they’re useful and more importantly, informing decisions!

Supporting Active Transportation Policy LESSONS LEARNED 11 Building healthy public policy is central to chronic disease prevention work Health’s credibility is based on evidence… Evidence is only one of many considerations in policymaking If we wish to optimally influence the establishment of public policies to increase active transportation, we need to build collaborative relationships with other disciplines… such as planning and transportation… but also, law and political science

Supporting Active Transportation Policy NEXT STEPS 12

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