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Health for Life • Health for Life Partnership Web Site • • NEW! - Healthy Workplace Award 2007 • • About Us • The Communities We Serve • Our Partners • Resources • Links • Q&A • Get Involved • What's New • Contact Us • Health For Life Happenings • Good Food Box Program Welcome to Health For Life! *Health for Life* is a community partnership that encourages and supports thousands of people in Southern Ontario to make healthy lifestyle choices so they enjoy their health for life. Since 1998, *Health for Life* has worked with many committed individuals and groups in Haliburton County, Northumberland County and the City of Kawartha Lakes to see this vision come true. While we don't have control over our genetic makeup, research shows healthy lifestyle choices do make a difference for people. A healthy lifestyle helps us feel better, have more energy and reduces our risk of getting heart disease, diabetes, stroke, osteoporosis and some types of cancer. *Health For Life* promotes the importance of eating well, being active and being smoke-free. Eating Well enjoy a variety of foods snack on fruits and vegetables eat foods that are lower in fat avoid extra fat like cooking oil, butter and margarine reduce salt, alcohol and caffeine Being Active walk - a 10-minute walk is beneficial. Use the many trails in our area go outside and play actively with your children make physical activity part of your daily routine be active your way everyday for life Staying Smoke-Free if you smoke, quit! If you don't smoke, don't start! ask others not to smoke around you or your children consider making your home and vehicle smoke-free "We envision communities where people **have the knowledge and ability to choose healthy lifestyles where they work, live and play."** October 10, 2007