Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport (Ontario)

The Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport in the Canadian province of Ontario was responsible for the promotion of healthy living and disease prevention in the province. Between 2005 and July 2010, the organization's name was the Ministry of Health Promotion.

The ministry was created in 2005 by the government of Dalton McGuinty. The first Minister of Health Promotion was Jim Watson; the second and last minister was Margarett Best.

Following the 2011 Ontario general election, the ministry was merged into the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.[1]

The EatRight Ontario Service

The EatRight Ontario service was launched in 2007. It is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport, and is operated by Dietitians of Canada. It was created to support the Healthy Eating Active Living Strategy[2] of providing residents of Ontario with trusted healthy eating advice from Registered Dietitians. Healthy eating is a key factor in wellness, and prevention of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease and cancer.

See also

References
  1. "Gassing sport ministry is dumb | Steve Buffery | Columnists | Sports | London Free Press". Archived from the original on 2012-01-31.
  2. Ontario's Action Plan for Healthy Eating and Active Living


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