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The Front Page – A Mindful Practice

Marchell Coulombe — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:59:38 +0000

As we look towards a more holistic concept of wellness, the role of conscious living in maintaining health is becoming increasingly more important.

Mindful exercises can have incredible benefits for both physical and mental health. But what are mindful exercises and how can they be incorporated into a regular day? Better known mindful exercises include activities like yoga and meditation, but simple mindful practices can be done virtually anywhere in very little time.

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Public Health in Canada: Creating and Sustaining Healthy Environments

Marchell Coulombe — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:19:10 +0000

June 11, 2012

June 14, 2012

Edmonton, Alberta – June 11-14th 2012

The CPHA 2012 Annual Conference will explore the role of public health in creating and sustaining a diverse range of healthy environments using the following tracks: Built Environment; Economics & Development; Ecosystem Health; Leadership & Communications; and Society & Culture. Conference presenters will showcase accomplishments and challenge delegates to identify required actions and solutions.

For more information, and early registration, please visit the conference website at conference.cpha.ca

Webinar: HIGH FIVE – a quality standard for children’s sport and recreation

Marchell Coulombe — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:59:20 +0000

Presenter: LJ Bartle – HIGH FIVE National Manager

HIGH FIVE^® is Canada’s only comprehensive quality standard for children’s sport and recreation programs. It represents a true commitment to quality physical activity and is based on research involving child development experts, recreation and sport professionals, families and leaders.

REACH 2012

Marchell Coulombe — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:48:37 +0000

May 31, 2012

June 1, 2012

The Redesigning and Evaluating to Achieve Comprehensive Health for all conference (REACH). The Silent Tsunami: The Prevention & Management of Hypertension

Future Inns Convention Centre, Moncton New Brunswick

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The 31 Day Nutrition Challenge

Marchell Coulombe — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:32:10 +0000

March is Nutrition Month. Click below to access the 31 day Challenge Calender from the Dietitians of Canada. Nutrition Month Challenge Calendar

March is Nutrition Month!

Marchell Coulombe — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:19:54 +0000

March is National Nutrition Month and Dietitians across Canada want you to “Get the Real Deal on Your Meal”. Here are some common food and nutrition myths.

Chefs Toolkit

Marchell Coulombe — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:37:05 +0000

Chefs! Get a Head Start on Healthy Living

This Government of New Brunswick toolkit provides a fun and interactive way to introduce children to healthy eating, cooking skills, and physical activity.

Click here to access this resource

Webinar: Get the Real Deal on your Meal

Marchell Coulombe — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:55:19 +0000

Presenter: Nicole LeBlanc, R.D.

Dieticians bust common food myths!

Follow the link below to listen to this presentation:

http://canadiancancersociety.adobeconnect.com/p2wluv67y5l/

The Front Page – Community Food Mentors

Marchell Coulombe — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:43:51 +0000

Food is a part of everyone’s life, however, issues involving food are becoming increasingly complicated.

Excerpt from this addition: “The Community Food Mentor initiative has been developed in the South-East Region to provide a network of volunteers with practical food and nutritional skills to help meet community needs and build on community strengths.”

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Webinar: Creating Partnerships and Working with Volunteers

Marchell Coulombe — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:32:00 +0000

Presenter: Kelcy Kuhn, Wellness Consultant – Physical Activity.New Brunswick Department of Wellness, Culture and Sport

This webinar will focus on helping you create successful partnerships, engage volunteers, and maintain partnerships within your community, and how these steps will help to increase the success of your initiatives.

Follow the link below to listen to this presentation:

http://canadiancancersociety.adobeconnect.com/p45mhggxv4u/