Health committee  May I add something?

Health committee  There is quite a lot of evidence lately, beyond kids, that the approach to mental health should include physical activity. There are studies right now in schizophrenia and more serious mental illnesses that show good results if you engage the individuals in physical activity. In

Health committee  This is not an easy question for a researcher, but I would say between $3 million and $5 million yearly could make a difference. That's only for, again, program-specific, targeted initiatives and so on. I don't know; I only know how much you can save by making everybody more acti

Health committee  Yes.

Health committee  Yes. Maybe Participaction—

Health committee  Maybe we just have to create massive walking teams or squads rather than the bus, so instead of everybody having to walk their kids down to school, they meet on a corner and they walk down with a team leader. That's another way of seeing public transportation: Our feet can be tra

Health committee  I'm not sure about that.

Health committee  The way research funding is directed is mainly through the tri-council, and unless it's focused on specific diseases, it's not going to be as easily funded as when it does include chronic diseases. However, keeping people healthy doesn't always get the same amount of funding, or

Health committee  I'm an exercise physiologist, so you're going to have to take my word. I don't have specific research in this matter, nor do I think that something has been tried very consistently across municipalities, but we know countries like Japan don't allow schools to be built further awa

Health committee  —many schools are not within walking distance. Parents are rushed in the morning because space and time are the two biggest barriers. When they don't have time to walk to school for half an hour, obviously they will get the kids in the car and drive to school. I think one issue i

Health committee  That's true. That's why I think it was clear among us that it has to be a coordinated effort by municipalities and that the federal government can be the leader, the one that takes the message out and encourages and brings stakeholders together. Perception or reality is a very

Health committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for inviting the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology to address this important issue. We applaud the committee for undertaking this study and MP Kyle Peterson for spearheading this initiative. Our organization is the resource for translating