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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: Health Promotion Injury Prevention Group: Youth Resource Type: Health Promotion Tool Healthy Living Info Policy and Research Province/Territory: Alberta British Columbia Ontario
Active living at work  Promotes the benefits of active living in the workplace, summarizes the research that has been done, provides some information about what works and how to get started, and provides a template for practitioners to use in developing a business case for active living in their own organizations. Source: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) 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 Physical activity @ work: bringing physical activity into the workday  Provides a guide to encouraging physical activity in the workplace. Outlines benefits, keys to success, and safety issues, as well as steps in planning and evaluating a program. Offers success stories, practical ideas, and useful links. Source: Alberta Centre for Active Living Policy platform   Includes State of affairs, and Six-point plan of action. Describes actions to inform youth about the importance of physical education; advocate for upgraded transportation systems; work towards the removal of barriers to publicly funded programs; lobby for adequately funded health promotion; and encourage employers to adopt policies that promote physical activity in the workplace. Source: Coalition for Active Living Repetitive strain injury  Describes disorders of the musculoskeletal system, which include carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis and bursitis. Lists signs and symptoms, and provides tips on how to prevent RSI. Link requires PDF reader. Source: Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) Stairway to health  Introduces a program designed to increase the level of physical activity of employees in the workplace. Offers promotional materials, fact sheets, and resources. Includes a list of the benefits of climbing stairs and profiles a number of successful applications of similar programs. Source: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Stretching: at the workstation  Outlines the benefits of stretching at the workstation, and recommends how to minimize the strain of working at a computer for long periods of time. Provides illustrated examples of stretches for the hands, forearms, neck, shoulders, back, side, and legs, that can be done at the workstation. Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) From: OSH answers   Tendonitis/bursitis  Describes the inflammation of the soft tissue tendons and bursae located near joints, known as tendonitis and bursitis. Explains who gets it, diagnosis, treatment and prevention, and how to live with it. Includes diagrams. Source: American College of Rheumatology From: International resource Tools  Provides various tools to help workers lead a physically active way of life. Includes Activity tracker, Yoga @ your desk video, Le yoga à votre bureau video (in French), Stretching @ your desk video, Les étirements @ votre bureau (in French). Source: Alberta Centre for Active Living From: Physical activity @ work Top 10 exercises: keeping things simple  Presents ten exercises designed to keep joints from stiffening due to arthritis. Program suitable for use by individuals in workplace settings. Source: The Arthritis Society (TAS) From: Arthritis in the workplace
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