What is Health?

A state of physical, mental, spiritual and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Health is a positive resource for meeting the challenges of daily living (not the objective of living). Health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities.

What is Health Promotion?

The process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health. To reach a state of complete physical, mental, spiritual and social well-being, an individual or a group must be able to identify and realize aspirations, to satisfy needs, and to change or cope with the environment.

Who can participate in the program?

Strengthening the Forces is a health promotion program for CF members. Where space and resources permit, invitation to participate in certain aspects of the program may be extended to the immediate family of CF members and other employees of DND.