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Populations
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Provides access to active living resources about the following groups: Aboriginal people, adults, children and youth, older adults, people with disabilities, women and girls.
- Source: Alberta Centre for Active Living
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Your first pelvic exam
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Explains what happens during a pelvic exam and pap test and why women should have them regularly. Link requires PDF reader.
- Source: Alberta Health and Wellness
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Advancing the health of girls and women: a women's health strategy for British Columbia
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Describes an approach to understanding girls' and women's health. Provides background information to promote the development of initiatives in British Columbia to integrate girls' and women's health into research, policy, and clinical care. Link requires PDF reader.
- Source: British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health
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Girls and puberty
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Outlines the physical and physiological changes that occur in girls during the period of puberty.
- Source: Calgary Health Region
- From: Sexuality
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Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity
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Works in partnership with Canada's sport and active living communities. Encourages girls and women of all ages to participate in physical activity and to achieve gender equity in the sport community. Offers links to sections on advocacy, leadership, awards and recognition, grants and scholarships, resources and news, and CAAWS programs.
- Source: Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS)
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Evening the odds: adolescent women, tobacco and physical activity
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Examines the links between smoking and non-participation in physical activity among teenage girls. Lists the known benefits of physical activity versus the perceived benefits of smoking, some reasons why young women smoke, and prevention strategies for parents, coaches, teachers, and organizations.
- Source: Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS)
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Self-esteem, sport and physical activity
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Examines the link between low self-esteem and lack of physical activity among adolescent women. Offers tips for coaches, teachers, active living leaders, and institutions to enhance self-esteem and make physical activity more empowering for young women. Link requires PDF reader.
- Source: Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS)
- From: CAAWS publications
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On the move ...
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Presents a national initiative designed to increase the participation of non-active girls and women (ages 9-18) in recreational sport and physical activity. Includes links to a resource list; information about workshops; and a link to Team Spirit: Aboriginal Girls in Sport, a project to increase community sport opportunities for Aboriginal girls and young women.
- Source: Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS)
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CAAWS publications
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Lists and briefly describes CAAWS' books, pamphlets, videos and other resources about sports and physical activity for girls and women. Includes information about homophobia, eating disorders, success stories, and positive messaging for girls and young women. Provides ordering information or links to PDF resources.
- Source: Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS)
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Positive messaging for girls and young women
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Offers suggestions on how to encourage girls and young women to participate in sports and physical activity. Lists books about famous female Canadian athletes. Link requires PDF reader.
- Source: Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS)
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