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Active Living: Guided Search

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Sort: Alphabetically  By organization By date  Filter: All Resources  Canadian Resources only	Narrow your search by clicking on one of the Topics, Groups, Resource Types or Provinces / Territories listed below. Tips Topic: Healthy Eating Tobacco Workplace Health Group: Youth Resource Type: Health Promotion Tool Healthy Living Info Organizations Policy and Research Province/Territory: Alberta British Columbia
ActNowBC  Promotes physical activity, healthy eating, healthy schools, healthy workplaces, healthy communities, and anti-smoking programs in the Province of British Columbia. Source: British Columbia Ministry of Health Alberta Healthy Living Framework  Focuses on three common risk factors: unhealthy eating practices, tobacco use and physical inactivity, and their underlying determinants of health. Provides a link to the full document and to a response from the Regional Health Authorities. Source: Alberta Healthy Living Network Alberta Healthy Living Network  Works to strengthen existing partnerships that support healthy living in Alberta and address the issues of healthy eating, physical activity and tobacco reduction. Source: Alberta Healthy Living Network Compilation of evidence of effective active living interventions: a case study approach  Presents information on the cost-effectiveness and cost-benefits of physical activity interventions. Discusses the value of an outcomes model for assessing the evidence. Describes the benefits of physical activity such as an enhanced quality of life, reduced disease and disability, and reduced health-care costs. Source: Alberta Centre for Active Living From: Our publications: research and general reports Culture and recreation: links to well-being  Illustrates the value and importance of culture and recreation for the health and well-being of individuals and communities as an aspect of Vibrant Communities, a national initiative of the Institute. Covers skills development, social capital, economic impact and financial considerations. Link requires PDF reader. Source: Caledon Institute of Social Policy Literacy and health: implications for active living  Provides access to an article and related resources on the links between health literacy and active living. Defines literacy and health literacy, suggests why active living practitioners should be interested, comments on health literacy and active living communications, and provides approaches to use in practice. Source: Alberta Centre for Active Living From: Wellspring Social disparities and involvement in physical activity: shaping the policy agenda in healthy living to successfully influence population health  Examines the relationship between socio-economic disparities and involvement in physical activity across different population subgroups. Explores whether disparities influence interventions on physical activity, and if these interventions are effective in changing levels of physical activity. Link requires PDF reader. Source: Université de Montréal, Groupe de recherche interdisciplinaire en santé (GRIS) The Integrated Pan-Canadian Healthy Living Strategy  Presents the Healthy Living Strategy, a Federal/Provincial/Territorial initiative to improve the health of Canadians and reduce health disparities. Seeks to link existing strategies in a population health approach to chronic disease prevention, and to initiate partnerships and collaboration. Places initial emphasis on healthy eating, physical activity, and their relationship to healthy weights. Source: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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