| Web site | www.wdginmotion.ca |
| Population | 240,000 |
| Geographic Area | County of Wellington, County of Dufferin and the City of Guelph, Ontario |
| Lead Agency | Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health |
| Leader | Karen Armstrong
WDG in motion Coordinator |
| Partners | The WDG in motion Management Committee: - Town of Minto, representing Wellington - County
- Town of Orangeville
- Township of Centre Wellington
- City of Guelph
- Heart and Stroke Foundation
- Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health
- University of Guelph
- YMCA-YWCA of Guelph
- Ministry of Health Promotion Consultant
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| Launched | October 3, 2007 |
| Vision | All citizens of Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph will integrate regular physical activity into the various facets of their daily lives, to achieve health benefits. |
| Mission | Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph in motion will lead the collective action of community partners in creating a "culture of physical activity" in our region. |
| Goals | - To increase the level of regular physical activity among adults and children in Wellington and Dufferin Counties and the City of Guelph to a minimum of 30 minutes of activity per day at least 5 days per week.
- To build a collaborative partnership that effectively utilizes community resources, staff/volunteer time and financial commitment to implement community-wide strategies to increase physical activity rates among specific target groups;
- To develop & implement a coordinated communications/marketing plan across communities in Wellington County, Dufferin County and the City of Guelph to raise awareness of the connection between regular physical activity and its' health benefits while creating an identify for in motion;
- To gather data that measures the impact of our efforts to increase physical activity;
- To launch the in motion health promotion strategy across Wellington County, Dufferin County and the City of Guelph;
- To develop and implement a school-based physical activity strategy, based on the in motion model, that will target all schools across Wellington County, Dufferin County and the City of Guelph and will celebrate/support a "whole school/whole community" approach to increasing physical activity rates in children, youth and staff;
- To develop a municipal strategy for local implementation that will increase physical activity rates among children, youth and inactive adults;
- To support and connect existing efforts that increase physical activity rates in Wellington County, Dufferin County and the City of Guelph;
- To annually review the WDG in motion health promotion strategy, and consider additional objectives such as workplaces, older adults, diabetics and family physicians.
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