Income
This is one of the most important things that determines health for a person or community.
What is income?
What is social connection?
This term describes activity and movement such as sport, recreation, exercise, play, and active learning.
What is physical activity?
Gardening, cooking and shopping programs bring people together to connect with each other and do this.
What is learning how to grow & prepare food?
In Nova Scotia, 40% of families live here.
What are rural communities?
This has risen 8% from 2021 to 2022 in Cape Breton.
What is the cost of living?
This percentage of Nova Scotians trust their neighbors somewhat or a lot.
What is 80%?
This includes all modes of human-powered or hybrid transport such as walking, cycling, wheeling, and rolling.
What is active transportation?
When people have access to enough healthy food, they have this.
What is food security?
This social determinant affects almost everything—what we eat, where we live, and our stress levels.
What is income?
The minimum hourly pay necessary for a worker to meet their basic needs.
What is a Living Wage?
This influences how we feel about ourselves and how we interact with the world around us, leading to a healthier life.
What is our sense of belonging and connection to community?
These are intentionally designed to support daily movement for people of all ages and abilities.
What are active communities?
This is a human right that impacts our health & quality of life.
What is housing?
These are the social and economic factors that determine health much more than healthy habits & behaviors.
What are the social determinants of health?
An illness, injury, life event or change in employment can cause this for anyone.
What is a reduction in income?
When people have a voice in local decisions, this kind of community health grows stronger.
What is civic participation (or community empowerment)?
This supports healthy growth & development, promotes mental health & well-being, and helps to prevent & manage disease.
What is being active?
What is stigma?
Being able to understand health information and make good decisions about it is called this.
What is health literacy?
Good jobs, safe workplaces, and opportunities to grow support this health-promoting factor.
What is employment (or economic stability / employments conditions)?
A community’s overall health is influenced more by social and economic conditions than by this.
What is the healthcare system?
These places in Bay St. Lawerence - parks, trails, and natural spaces - encourage physical activity and social connection.
What are green spaces?
This approach sees housing as a fundamental requirement for health and dignity.
What is Housing First?
Both the positive and negative influence that corporations have on an individual or a community's health.
What are the commercial determinants of health?