Ontario’s childhood obesity statistics are alarming. At the same time, children’s obsession withvideo games and television is resulting in little or no active play. The province has introdmandatory Daily Physical Activity (DPA) in elementary schools.

Is it working? What are communities doing? What can parents do? This workshop will provide practical ideas and strategies to take back to your school.

This session was made possible through funding from the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

• Jennifer Cowie Bonne, Director of Marketing & Development, OPHEA
• Janine Dunlop, Play in Bruce Grey, Ministries of Health Promotion and Culture
• Farooq Shabbar, Principal, John McCrae Public School, York Region DSB
• Myra Stephen, Curriculum and Assessment Policy, Ministry of Education