The community, a small town in southwestern Ontario, includes a large number of seniors on fixed incomes who live on their own. Many of these seniors suffer from a range of health problems, including heart disease, diabetes and osteoarthritis. The town has a seniors' centre, but the lack of a local transit system limits accessibility. Your health unit has a new Medical Officer of Health. To implement a comprehensive ETS by-law.
Tobacco is the biggest cash crop in the rural areas.
Cuts to social assistance payments and the abolition of rent control have forced these families to vacate their apartments and seek cramped, temporary accommodation. In response to this health issue, a coalition of community outreach workers, including some public and community health personnel, are planning an advocacy campaign aimed at bringing about the policy changes needed to reduce homelessness and underhousing. Must clearly demonstrate need for any new spending initiatives, since councillors struggling to cope with cost of existing downloaded services.