Peterborough Seniors' Services Directory

Healthy Living Program promotes and supports healthier lifestyles for urban Indigenous people as an Indigenous specific service.

• Creates opportunities for community members to learn about healthy lifestyles and participate in active living activities.
• Provides urban Indigenous community with hands-on experience through:
  • interactive workshops
  • healthy nutrition information
  • cooking classes
  • fitness training
  • smoking cessation support
  • sport and recreational activities
• Focuses on youth leadership by encouraging and supporting youth to be healthy living leaders in their community. Provides training, mentoring, and community event involvement

Healthy Kids Program: Offers child-focused programs that increase awareness of nutrition and access to physical activity for Indigenous children

• Increase awareness and provide education on healthy eating for children
• Increase access and availability to healthy foods for children/support healthy eating for families
• Increase recreation activities which incorporate traditional activities and increase children and youth physical activity levels

This is an Indigenous Specific Service. This is an Out-of-Home Service