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Nov. 17/06: E-Mail Situation

To our clients who received multiple e-mails from us--apologies! It is NOT a virus. Please delete the additional e-mails. DO NOT REPLY TO THEM, AS YOUR REPLIES WILL BE SENT TO THE ENTIRE LISTSERV.

We've been in touch with our IT people and are working to prevent this situation happening again.

 

C’est plus qu’un jeu d’enfant

Le Alberta Centre for Active Living, qui gère le volet Vie active du Réseau canadien de la santé (RCS), est ravi de présenter l’article vedette du RCS pour le mois de novembre : C’est plus qu’un jeu d’enfant.

Lisez C’est plus qu’un jeu d’enfant… pour en apprendre davantage sur :

  • les facteurs sociaux et physiques et les politiques influençant le niveau d’activité physique des enfants,
  • l’importance de l’exercice dans le développement de l’enfant et
  • les façons dont les parents, les responsables des loisirs des collectivités et les gouvernements locaux et provinciaux peuvent augmenter le niveau d’activité physique des enfants canadiens.

Le Alberta Centre for Active Living gère le volet Vie Active du site Web Réseau canadien de la santé (RCS).

 

More than just Child's Play

The Alberta Centre for Active Living, which manages the Active Living section on the Canadian Health Network (CHN), is pleased to present the November 2006 feature article on CHN: More than just child’s play.

Read More than just child’s play...to find out more about

  • the social, physical, and policy factors affecting children’s activity levels,
  • the importance of exercise to child development, and
  • ways for parents, community recreation leaders, and local and provincial governments to increase the physical activity levels of Canadian children.

The Alberta Centre for Active Living manages the Active Living section on Canadian Health Network.

 

Sept. 2006 Issue of Research Update

1. Alberta Centre for Active Living article:

“A Strategy for Increasing Physical Activity in Sedentary Populations”

This article focuses on a study of sedentary women who participated in a walking program. The article also discusses a strategy that helped this group increase the number of steps they took each day.

2. Saskatchewan Population Health Evaluation Research Unit (SPHERU) article:

“Importance of Screening Pregnant Women for Depression”

Although postnatal depression has received a lot of research and media attention, there is less information about the effects of depression in pregnancy. This article focuses on a study of pregnant inner-city, mostly Aboriginal women in Saskatoon.

To post articles from Research Update on your website or in your newsletter, please contact Kathy Garnsworthy at kathy.garnsworthy@ualberta.ca.

 

Oct. 2006 WellSpring Issue

This WellSpring issue ("Diversity in Practice: Becoming Culturally Competent") focuses on the concept of cultural competence and ways for practitioners to work effectively with people from different cultures.

To post articles from WellSpring on your website or in your newsletter, please contact Kathy Garnsworthy at kathy.garnsworthy@ualberta.ca.

 

New Section on Our Website

Visit the new Chronic Diseases section of our website. You can find more information about the role of physical activity in preventing chronic diseases. Drop-down categories include arthritis, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, and respiratory diseases.

 

New Research Update article: A Strategy for Increasing Physical Activity in Sedentary Populations

This Research Update article focuses on a study of sedentary women who participated in a walking program. The article also discusses a strategy that helped this group increase the number of steps they took each day.

 

New Research Coordinator at the Centre

Jenny Burgess recently completed her Master’s degree at the University of Alberta, studying Health and Exercise Psychology. Before coming to U of A, she graduated from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, with an Honours Bachelor of Kinesiology. Her research interests include promoting physical activity and helping people find ways to incorporate physical activity and an active lifestyle into daily living.

 

Centre’s Researchers Awarded SSHRC Grant

The centre’s Research Associate Dr. Tanya Berry (principal investigator) and Dr. John Spence (the centre’s Research Advisor) have received a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grant to research the influence of automatic cognitive processes (those outside conscious awareness) on physical activity behaviour.

This research is important because social psychology research has shown that social behaviour can be triggered automatically. There is evidence that self-regulatory decision making, such as choices about physical activity, has an automatic component.

 

Alberta Centre for Active Living: Mental Health and Physical Activity Workshop

The Alberta Centre for Active Living and Alberta Mental Health Board recently invited experts from the physical activity and mental health fields in Alberta to share expertise and discuss how best to work together.

PODCASTS AND OTHER WORKSHOP INFORMATION:

For the first time, the centre recorded the session presentations as podcasts. You can listen to the podcasts while clicking through the presenters' PowerPoint slides.

NB: Some of the podcast files are large. Download these files only if you have high-speed Internet.

The workshop proceedings also include biographies of presenters and a written summary of the workshop.

 

E-Bulletin, Sept.-Oct. 2006

Read the latest E-Bulletin to find out more about the centre's plans for the next few months.

 

French Version of the Centre's Workplace Physical Activity Framework

The centre's Workplace Physical Activity Framework is now available in French.

Translated by the City of Ottawa, Public Health, this tool provides a blueprint for developing a physical activity program in your workplace. Use the Program Standard alongside the Audit Tool to create a cycle of continuous improvement for your program.

 

New Advisory Board Members

The Alberta Centre for Active Living is happy to announce the appointment of three new Advisory Board members:

  • Nancy Archibold, Nursing Instructor, Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta;
  • Rob Crooks, Principal, C2 Consulting, Calgary, Alberta;
  • Kandi McElary, Manager, Wellness Services, Mount Royal College, Calgary, Alberta.

The Advisory Board provides a province-wide perspective and representation. The board plays a crucial role in updating the centre about the latest developments in physical activity and health promotion in communities, schools, and workplaces.

 

New Acquisitions in the Centre's Library

Find out about recent additions to the centre's library. Our library houses resources on physical activity, active living, the benefits of recreation, health promotion, health determinants, and workplace wellness.

The centre and the Alberta branch of the Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability (ALACD) have recently entered into a partnership. The centre's resource library now houses many of the ALACD's print resources on active living for people with a disability. You can find these resources on the centre's catalogue by searching for "persons with a disability."

 

Active Living Screensaver

Download a free active living screensaver from the centre's homepage.