Our ultimate goal is to improve community health through two key approaches:

1. ‍Health Communications/Promotions
   We disseminate vital health information, promote healthy behaviors, and raise awareness about health risks and prevention. This helps build connections, empower individuals, and foster a more informed and proactive community.‍
2. Removing Barriers to Healthcare Access
   We work to identify and address obstacles that prevent people from receiving care, including:‍‍
   
   • ‍Financial barriers, such as lack of health coverage
   • ‍Systemic barriers, including challenges navigating the healthcare system and using technology
   • ‍Social barriers, such as language, cultural differences, and health literacy

Together, we’re building a healthier, more equitable New Brunswick.

Key Goals

• Promote Healthy Lifestyles through outreach and education and increased affordable and equitable access to services and programs that support healthy living
• Provide Coordinated Support to Families to encourage long-lasting improvements in health and well-being
• Enhance School-Based Programs that support health and wellness among students, NBPS employees and school families
• Enhance access to services for improving Behavioral Health
• Ensure that all New Brunswick residents live in affordable Safe and Healthy Housing that facilitates healthy living
• Create and maintain healthy Built and Natural Environments to support healthy lifestyles

Our work is designed to increase the quality of a healthy life for everyone. Limited access to health care impacts people’s ability to achieve their full potential. And, although access to both physical and mental health services remains a primary focus of the Health Task Force, improving health outcomes also includes the social determinants of health— access to healthy foods, active living, and housing.