Health
and Welfare Canada
Health Services and Promotion Branch
4th Floor, Jeanne Mance Building
Ottawa, ON K1A 1B4
March 2, 1993
Linda Omichinski
Dear Linda:
I have reviewed You Count, Calories Don’t, the HUGS
Plan for Better Health. Congratulations for a most meaningful
and creative plan which incorporates a positive approach to health
and encourages people to take control of their lives.
As
you are aware Health and Welfare Canada and Fitness Canada are
encouraging health and fitness professionals to incorporate three
positive choices of eating well, being active and feeling good
about yourself into their programs and services. This is the
basis of the VITALITY program which you have thoughtfully acknowledged
in the preface of the book.
Your
book has demonstrated that the VITALITY approach may be developed
into a very comprehensive plan to de-emphasize body weight and
focus on three positive choices for health and well-being. It
fosters self-empowerment and personal control by encouraging
people to take charge of how they eat, stay active and think
about themselves.
Bravo
for a job well done and wishing you all the success in encouraging
Canadians to avoid the vicious diet cycle!
Sincerely,
Silvana Luciani
Nutrition Programs Unit
