Quebec to invest $252 million in preventive health programs over five years
- The Quebec government will invest $252 million over five years in preventive health programs to reduce illness and control rising health-care costs.
- The funding will support 54 programs promoting physical activity, smoking cessation, sexually transmitted infection prevention, and disease prevention research.
- Health Minister Sonia Bélanger said the investment reflects a focus on health initiatives beyond hospitals and doctors' offices.
- Quebec's preventive health strategy aims to cut preventable illness consequences by 10%.
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The Toronto Star
Quebec to invest $252 million in preventive health programs over five years
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is spending more than $250 million on preventive health care over the next five years in a bid to reduce illness and stave off rising
The plan aims to reduce the burden of preventable diseases and the premature mortality gap due to socio-economic inequalities by 10 per cent.
From homelessness to lack of physical activity, from over-consumption of alcohol to parental neglect, from health misinformation to the fight against climate change: with a new dashboard that will monitor the health status of Quebecers, the National Health Prevention Strategy presented on Monday is very broad.
In particular, Quebec will focus on feeding, vaccination and reducing alcohol consumption.
EnBeauce.com
lechodelarivenord.caThe Government of Quebec announces a $250 million plan that includes 54 measures for health prevention.The plan is the roadmap for the next five years of the "Government Action Plan 2026-2031 of the National Health Prevention Strategy"
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