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A toolbox for improving health in cities: a discussion paper  Views the web of interactions whereby individuals in cities respond to each other and to the urban environment as a complex adaptive system. Considers how making many small-scale changes, and selecting those that produce the desired effects, can bring about improvements to the overall system. Link requires PDF reader. Source: Caledon Institute of Social Policy Battling obesity more than simply telling Canadians to “eat right and exercise”  Announces the release of a report that describes the role that social and environmental factors play in determining health status with respect to healthy body weight. Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) CANUTEC (Canadian Transport Emergency Centre)   Operates a national bilingual advisory centre, part of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Directorate of Transport Canada, with a mandate to regulate the handling and the transport of dangerous goods in order to ensure public safety. Offers emergency response expertise, technical articles, and other resources. Source: Transport Canada Childhood obesity and the role of the Government of Canada  Provides an overview of the role of different socio-economic factors that contribute to the increase of overweight and obesity among children and youth. Describes the role that the federal government plays to help reduce Canadian rates of overweight and obesity. Source: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)   Children, physical activity and environmental health  Discusses the ways in which modern-day urban life restricts opportunities for children to live physically active lives. Points out that this has health impacts and that the decline in physical activity levels is closely linked to the worldwide rise in obesity. Source: World Health Organization (WHO) From: International resource Health goals for Canada: a federal, provincial and territorial commitment to Canadians  Sets out health goals by Canada's First Ministers to advance public health and to inform public health initiatives at the federal, provincial and territorial levels. Includes overarching goal, and goals specific to social and physical environments, belonging and engagement, healthy living, and the health system. Source: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Healthy people, healthy communities: using the population health approach in Nova Scotia  Explains what is meant by a population health approach, and offers real life examples of a population health approach in action in Nova Scotia. Underlines a determinants of health perspective in changing physical and social environments to improve the health of NS communities. Link requires PDF reader. Source: Nova Scotia Department of Health HealthySchools.com  Provides information to help school boards identify, prevent, and remediate indoor environment problems that could otherwise affect children's health and learning adversely. Source: Pollution Probe Making wise food choices where we live, work and play  Identifies the key environmental barriers to making healthy food choices. Provides suggestions for making wise food choices when at home, at the office and eating out. Also presents suggestions for becoming more physically active. Source: Dietitians of Canada (DC) Neighbourhood environments and resources for healthy living - A focus on diabetes in Toronto: ICES atlas  Analyzes the role of neighbourhoods in the diabetes epidemic. Examines factors related to diabetes prevention and control in Toronto, including population density, immigration, socio-economic status, ethnicity, crime rates, car ownership, access to healthy and unhealthy food, opportunities for physical activity, and access to health care. Recommends measures to address these factors. Source: Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)
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