All Mothers Do Not Have the Same Opportunities

A growing body of evidence indicates that socioeconomic status (SES) (e.g. income, education, occupation, family structure and social support) is a strong predictor of health, including overweight and obesity.

Low socioeconomic status (not just low-income) mothers and their families are disadvantaged with respect to accessibility of physical activity opportunities.

We have developed some tools to assist practioners better address specific community issues and barriers with respect to accessibility, availability and affordability of physical activity opportunities for LSES mothers.

1. An easy-to-use 4-page summary of our cross-Canada focus group findings.
2. Checklists to assist practioners in assessing their community, and planning physical activity programs to address the issues.

For these tools and more information on this program:
http://www.caaws.ca/mothersinmotion/e/lowstatus/index.cfm