Grants and Contributions:

Intersectoral partners are engaged in interventions that aim to support individual, community/environmental, policy and system changes.
Populations participate in interventions that aim to support their individual, community/environmental needs, and that support policy and system changes.
Project participants have increased capabilities to support health.
Environments that support health are improved.
Project participants have improved health behaviours.
Project participants have improved health.

The Healthy Canadians and Communities Fund (HCCF) promotes healthy living for people in Canada facing health inequalities and higher risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. It supports interventions targeting key behavioural risk factors, including physical inactivity, unhealthy eating, and tobacco use, while fostering supportive physical and social environments. HCCF prioritizes reducing inequalities among priority populations, encourages multi-sector collaboration, and invests in innovative approaches to prevent chronic disease and address underlying risk factors effectively across communities.