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Family Matters Family Resource Center
Family Matters Family Resource Center is a non-profit, community based organization located in Lawrencetown, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.
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May 16, 2012
- Webinar - Spotlight on Knowledge Translation Methods & Tools #3
- Canada's health centres call on federal government to reverse dangerous health care cuts
- Call for Abstracts - 2012 Summit on the Science of Eliminating Health Disparities
- Call for Abstracts - 19th Annual Canadian Conference on Global Health – Global Health in a Shifting World Economy
May 15, 2012
- National Lifejacket Day 2012 - May 15, 2012
- Webinar - Childhood Obesity Prevention: What's the Evidence?
- Report - Self-management support for Canadians with chronic health conditions: A focus for primary health care, Health Council of Canadians
May 11, 2012
- Canadian Mental Health Association Nova Scotia - May 2012 Newsletter
- Call for Nominations - CIHR HIV/AIDS Research Advisory Committee (2012)
- Call for Nominations - CIHR HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research Steering Committee (2012)
- New Horizons for Seniors Program - Open Call for Proposals
- Webinar recording: Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey
- Drummond Report: Health Reforms Won’t Work Without Building Equity In
May 10, 2012
- Metro Non-Profit Housing Association AGM
- Canadian Public Health Association AGM
- Active Living Coalition for Older Adults now on YouTube
- Do people die from income inequality of a decade ago? - Social Science & Medicine
- Health Literacy in Rural Communities: Challenges and Champions - Key Points
- Health in Rural Canada - New from UBC Press
- An Intersectoral Approach for Improving Health Literacy for Canadians – A 2012 Discussion Paper
May 9, 2012
- Event: Raising the Flag for sexual and gender diversity in the workplace
- The Pan-Canadian Health Human Resources (HHR) Planning Toolkit
- The Disparity Reducing Advances Project (the DRA Project)
- Latest Job posting - Child/Youth Active Transportation (Cape Breton)
May 8, 2012
- CWLC National Teleconference Series: A Developmental Model for Infants and Toddlers in Child Welfare
- Keynote Speaker Announced: Nathalie Boivin - 7th Atlantic Summer Institute on Healthy and Safe Communities
- Reports: State of the Health Equity Movement, 2011 Update
- Paper: Measuring and reporting on health system performance in Canada: Opportunities for improvement
- New addition to the HPC Resources section - Research for Organizing
May 7, 2012
- Webinar - Childhood Obesity Prevention: What's the Evidence?
- "Mental Health for All" - Mental Health Week: May 7-13, 2012
- The 18th Qualitative Health Research (QHR) Conference
- Inside 211 - The Power of Partnerships
- Getting Started with Health in All Policies: A Resource Pack
May 4, 2012
- The Global Reach of the Pharmaceutical Industry - Public Talk by Dr. Nancy F. Olivieri
- Call for Abstracts – ACIP 2012 Injury Prevention Conference (Posters and Oral Presentations) - View/Save Abstract Submission Form
- Brain Injury Guide for Youth
- The Best Start Resource Centre - Greatly reduced prices on some multilingual resources
May 2, 2012
- Extended: Call for Presentations – Atlantic Summer Institute
- An Intersectorial Approach for Improving Health Literacy for Canadians
April 30, 2012
- Consultation: Tackling Public Health Priorities Through the Social Determinants of Health
- People and the Planet
- Living Knowledge - May 2012
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Forum IV: Better Together
- CHNET-Works! Fireside Chats in May
- Call for Presentations - Atlantic Summer Institute
- Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association Conference
- Recreation Nova Scotia Weekly Update
April 27, 2012
- National Day of Mourning for Workers Killed and Injured on the Job - Kentville NS
- Tamarack Institute - Upcoming Learning Opportunities
April 26, 2012
- Improving Equity in Health by Addressing Social Determinants
- Protecting Health from Climate Change - Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment
- Health Promotion in Canada
- For the Death of Me - Tatamagouche Centre
April 25, 2012
- Waking Up to Our Lives - Tatamagouche Centre
- Early Bird Rates Extended - NCCPH Summer Institute
- ASI - Register Now!
- Canada's 1st Applied Research in Cancer Control Conference
April 24, 2012
- ALCOA - 2 New Resources for Diabetes Prevention Workshops
- Mental Health and Addiction Strategy
- Five Day Workshop: Creating Cultural and Organizational Change
- The Bodhisattva's Brain: Buddhism Naturalism
- HepNS Community Connections Newsletter
- Press Release - FarmWorks Entrepreneurs Showcase, April Flavours Tasting Feast
April 23, 2012
- Recreation Nova Scotia Weekly Update April 20, 2012
- A Toxic Combination of Poor Social Policies and Programmes, Unfair Economic Arrangements and Bad Politics: the Experiences of Poor Canadians with Type 2 Diabetes
- Lunch & Learn: Canada's Public Pension System
- Oxfam's Regional Assembly
- Physical Activity and Mental Health: A Holistic Approach
- KT Basics Course - July 5-6 Toronto
- Health Data Users Conference - Making Connections: Data, People, Technology
- CHNET-Works Update - April 23, 2012
April 20, 2012
- Active Kids Healthy Kids Bulletin - April 2012
- Walk Together to Raise Awareness - Schizophrenia Society of NS
- 2012 Edition of the Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement
April 19, 2012
- A Healthy Society: How a Focus on Health Can Revive Canadian Democracy
- Population Health, In Brief – April 18, 2012
- Creating Cultural and Organizational Change
April 18, 2012
Events This Month
May 11, 2012
- Cochrane Canada Symposium 2012
Hotel--The Fairmont Winnipeg, Winnipeg - National Conference of Positive Youth Development
Saint Mary's University, Halifax - Grounding Trauma: Connecting Research & Science & Existing Successful Practice
Nottawasaga Inn, Alliston - 2012 TAPHE & PHE Canada National Conference - A Harbour of Hope: Health and Physical Literacy
Dalhousie University, Halifax - PHE Canada 2012 National Conference - A Harbour of Hope: Health and Physical Literacy
Dalhousie University, Halifax - Mini Mental Health Expo
Scotia Square, Halifax - Deep Democracy 2012
Tatamagouche Centre, Tatamagouche - Deep Democracy 2012
Tatamagouche Centre, Tatamagouche
May 12, 2012
- Cochrane Canada Symposium 2012
Hotel--The Fairmont Winnipeg, Winnipeg - 2012 TAPHE & PHE Canada National Conference - A Harbour of Hope: Health and Physical Literacy
Dalhousie University, Halifax - PHE Canada 2012 National Conference - A Harbour of Hope: Health and Physical Literacy
Dalhousie University, Halifax - Deep Democracy 2012
Tatamagouche Centre, Tatamagouche - Deep Democracy 2012
Tatamagouche Centre, Tatamagouche
May 13, 2012
- Deep Democracy 2012
Tatamagouche Centre, Tatamagouche - Deep Democracy 2012
Tatamagouche Centre, Tatamagouche
May 14, 2012
- Physical Activity Symposium 2012
The University of Western Ontario, London - 6th National Community Health Nurses Conference
Hilton Suites, Markham - Creating Cultural and Organizational Change - a 5-day Workshop
Best Western Chocolate Lake, Halifax - Learning Summit for Non-Profit Sector
Learning Summit, Truro Holiday Inn, Truro
May 15, 2012
- Physical Activity Symposium 2012
The University of Western Ontario, London - 6th National Community Health Nurses Conference
Hilton Suites, Markham - Creating Cultural and Organizational Change - a 5-day Workshop
Best Western Chocolate Lake, Halifax - 2012 National Collaborating Centres for Public Health (NCCPH) Summer Institute
Delta Grand Hotel, Kelowna - National Lifejacket Day 2012
May 16, 2012
- 6th National Community Health Nurses Conference
Hilton Suites, Markham - Creating Cultural and Organizational Change - a 5-day Workshop
Best Western Chocolate Lake, Halifax - 2012 National Collaborating Centres for Public Health (NCCPH) Summer Institute
Delta Grand Hotel, Kelowna
May 17, 2012
- Creating Cultural and Organizational Change - a 5-day Workshop
Best Western Chocolate Lake, Halifax - Atlantic Eating Disorder Symposium
Delta Hotel Beausejour, Moncton - Raising the Flag for sexual and gender diversity in the workplace
RBC Lecture Theatre, Halifax Infirmary, Halifax - Family Caregiver Education Series
Careforce Health Services, Kentville - Metro Non-Profit Housing Association - Annual General Meeting
JBO Centre, Halifax
May 18, 2012
- Creating Cultural and Organizational Change - a 5-day Workshop
Best Western Chocolate Lake, Halifax - Atlantic Eating Disorder Symposium
Delta Hotel Beausejour, Moncton
May 19, 2012
- The Sounds of Being Sessions
The Music Room, Halifax
May 20, 2012
- The Sounds of Being Sessions
The Music Room, Halifax
May 23, 2012
May 24, 2012
- Webinar - Spotlight on Knowledge Translation Methods & Tools #3
- Family Caregiver Education Series
Careforce Health Services, Kentville - Participation Changes Everything
NSCC Lunenburg, Bridgewater
May 25, 2012
- Growing Gaps or Just Filling Them In
Johanna B. Oosterveld Centre, , Halifax - Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics
Dalhousie Student Union Building, Halifax - Measuring the Effectiveness of Partnerships
- The Global Reach of the Pharmaceutical Industry
Dalhousie University - Marion McCain Building, Halifax - Participation Changes Everything
NSCC Yarmouth, Yarmouth
May 28, 2012
- Canada's 1st Applied Research Conf. in Cancer Control
Hilton Bonaventure Hotel, Montreal - Canada's 1st Applied Research in Cancer Control Conference
Hilton Bonaventure Hotel, Montreal
May 30, 2012
- REACH conference 2012; The Silent Tsunami- Hypertension Prevention and Management
Future Inns and Conference Centre, Moncton
May 31, 2012
- REACH conference 2012; The Silent Tsunami- Hypertension Prevention and Management
Future Inns and Conference Centre, Moncton - Family Caregiver Education Series
Careforce Health Services, Kentville
June 1, 2012
- REACH conference 2012; The Silent Tsunami- Hypertension Prevention and Management
Future Inns and Conference Centre, Moncton
June 4, 2012
- Community-Driven Health Impact Assessment
St. FX, Antigonish - National Health Leadership Conference
World Trade and Convention Centre, Halifax
June 5, 2012
- Community-Driven Health Impact Assessment
St. FX, Antigonish - National Health Leadership Conference
World Trade and Convention Centre, Halifax
June 6, 2012
- Community-Driven Health Impact Assessment
St. FX, Antigonish - Spotlight on Knowledge Translation Methods & Tools #4
June 7, 2012
- Community-Driven Health Impact Assessment
St. FX, Antigonish - Family Caregiver Education Series
Careforce Health Services, Kentville
June 8, 2012
- Community-Driven Health Impact Assessment
St. FX, Antigonish - Participation Changes Everything
NSCC Dartmouth, Dartmouth - Waking Up to Our Lives - Tatamagouche Centre
Tatamagouche Centre, Tatamagouche
June 9, 2012
- Community-Driven Health Impact Assessment
St. FX, Antigonish - Waking Up to Our Lives - Tatamagouche Centre
Tatamagouche Centre, Tatamagouche
June 10, 2012
- Community-Driven Health Impact Assessment
St. FX, Antigonish - Waking Up to Our Lives - Tatamagouche Centre
Tatamagouche Centre, Tatamagouche - 22nd Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference
Rimrock Resort Hotel, Banff - KFROGS Legacy Run/Walk 2012
The Look-Off, Canning
June 11, 2012
- Community-Driven Health Impact Assessment
St. FX, Antigonish - 22nd Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference
Rimrock Resort Hotel, Banff - CPHA 2012 Annual Conference
Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton - Motorized Traffic and Health: Implementing Interventions to Mitigate Impacts
Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton
June 12, 2012
- Community-Driven Health Impact Assessment
St. FX, Antigonish - 22nd Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference
Rimrock Resort Hotel, Banff - CPHA 2012 Annual Conference
Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton - Canadian Public Health Association Annual General Meeting
Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton
June 13, 2012
- Community-Driven Health Impact Assessment
St. FX, Antigonish - 22nd Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference
Rimrock Resort Hotel, Banff - CPHA 2012 Annual Conference
Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton - “Securing our Future in Health and Wellness” - Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association 16th Annual Conference
The Westin Nova Scotian Hotel , Halifax - Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association Conference
The Westin Nova Scotian Hotel , Halifax - Community Report Cards on the Well-Being of Children
June 14, 2012
- Community-Driven Health Impact Assessment
St. FX, Antigonish - CPHA 2012 Annual Conference
Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton - “Securing our Future in Health and Wellness” - Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association 16th Annual Conference
The Westin Nova Scotian Hotel , Halifax - Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association Conference
The Westin Nova Scotian Hotel , Halifax - Family Caregiver Education Series
Careforce Health Services, Kentville
June 15, 2012
- Community-Driven Health Impact Assessment
St. FX, Antigonish - “Securing our Future in Health and Wellness” - Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association 16th Annual Conference
The Westin Nova Scotian Hotel , Halifax - Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association Conference
The Westin Nova Scotian Hotel , Halifax - Participation Changes Everything
NSCC Cumberland, Amherst
June 17, 2012
- Education, Design and Leadership: ASPIRE Foundation Program
Tatamagouche Centre, Tatamagouche