The report provides a brief overview of the issue of obesity in Ontario and Canada and provides a listing of current initiatives that address and support activities related to its prevention. [...] The degree of urban sprawl, perceptions of neighbourhood safety and access to recreation facilities play a role in the decisions of children, youth and adults to engage in physical activity and active forms of transportation35. [...] In support of healthier food options and to address childhood obesity in Ontario, the GFTC is working with the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers, the Ontario Public Health Association, the Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance and others to develop support and secure funding for an expansion of the Northern Fruits and Vegetables Pilot Project (NFVPP), an evaluated initiative to increase ac [...] Based on the current evidence and statistics related to obesity in Ontario, the issue cross-cuts PHAC’s priority streams of child and adult health, public health capacity and knowledge, and strategic policy and planning. [...] In keeping with the strategic goals of the organization, projects supported by the Wellesley Institute should focus on the social determinants of health and health disparities, focusing on the relationships between health and housing (including neighbourhood renewal and regeneration efforts), poverty and income distribution, social exclusion and other social and economic inequalities There are opp