Saving Healthcare in Canada: Creating Fitter Cities to Address our Deadliest and Costliest Diseases
Globally and in Canada, chronic conditions like diabetes, heart disease, cancers and poor mental health are rising quickly and contributing to human suffering and high healthcare costs. Besides healthcare sector solutions, the unhealthy environments of our cities and towns also need to be addressed to better support Canadians’ ability to be healthier in their daily lives. In this lecture, Dr. Karen Lee will demonstrate how we can enhance key protective factors, such as regular physical activity, healthy eating and social connections, to create ‘fit cities’ at home and around the world.
