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What's New » Archives

APRIL 2007

April 30, 2007

• HPC Network Coordinator – 1 Year

• PAANS Scholarships

• Renewal - Nova Scotia Injury Prevention Strategy

• MISA & HILC Forum

• Two Papers of Interest to Ruralphiles

• New Horizons for Seniors Program


April 27, 2007

• HPC Research Assistant - Summer Job Posting

• Promising Practices Project Coordinator

• Stroke Education Coordinator

• CHN and the Health Promotion User Survey

• Call For Applications - Ministerial Advisory Council on Tobacco Control (MACTC)

• HR Council - Online Survey

• The Community Development Handbook


April 26, 2007

• Physical Activity Challenge

• Free Mental Health Teleseminar

• CDPAC April 2007 Newsbytes

• Shared Office Space - Halifax


April 25, 2007

• HPC Research Assistant - Summer Job Posting

• Digby Area Health & Recreation Fair


April 23, 2007

• HPC Research Assistant - Summer Job Posting

• ICUH 2007 Call for Abstracts

• Call for Applications – Stacey Levitt Women & Sport Scholarship

• Breast Cancer Survey


April 20, 2007

• HPC Research Assistant - Summer Job Posting

• Participatory Policy Research and the Urban Health

• YWCA 25th Annual Women's Recognition Event

• Free Network Magazine, Spring 2007

• CANCER: It's About Prevention Conference


April 19, 2007

• Earth Day 2007 – April 22

• Celebrating the Earth

• Career Information Kit

• 300K For Cancer Benefit Concert

• Learning Circle in May


April 17, 2007

• Field Worker P/T - Community Links

• Community Links Annual General Meeting

• Canadian Health Network's Healthlink for April 16, 2007

• Celebrating June as Recreation Month

• 5th Annual FreeTHINK Event

• Canadian Best Practices Portal for HP with Related Resources

• Tools to Help Create, Share and Use Research

• Community Links - April Bulletin

• Picture This


April 16, 2007

• 19th IUHPE Conference Update Issue 1

• First Announcement - Schizophrenia Sociaty of Nova Scotia's (SSNS's) 19th Annual Conference

• Visit www.makethesmartchoice.ca


April 13, 2007

• Science Co-op Program - Dalhousie University

• Move More Leadership Training - Halifax

• Embracing Our Bodies and Sexuality as Sacred: Women’s Weekend

• Understanding the Circle of Health - Online Workshop

• Family Involvement Makes a Difference Series


April 12, 2007

• Networking Luncheon - PACY DATA

• Structural Equation Modeling with LISREL

• Active Kids Healthy Kids BULLETIN * April 2007

• Atlantic Summer Institute Bursary/Subsidy Fund

• New Crossing Borders Blog

• Proposal Writing Workshop

• Canada's Response to WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health

• Petition Supporting a Poverty Reduction Strategy for Nova Scotia


April 11, 2007

• Canadian Sex Research Forum

• Canadian Conference on International Health

• Elder Abuse Prevention E-Bulletin

• RFP – Project Manager – Canadian Cancer Society


April 10, 2007

• Atlantic Canada Chapter Director - Sierra Club of Canada

• Coastal Communities Network 15th Anniversary Conference

• Preventing and Treating Obesity Through Physical Activity

• HEALTHe-news April 2007

• Third Annual Canadian School Health Conference

• National Healthcare Leadership Conference

• Assessment and Action for Healthy Settings

• Ontario Health Promotion Summer School 2007

• 2007 Physical Activity for Public Health



April 4, 2007

• History of Recreation in Nova Scotia

• Living With the Fear of Cancer Recurrence

• Alberta Public Health Summer School

• CRISPFacts – March 2007


April 3, 2007

• Government Funding for Non-profit Organizations Seminar

• 35 Cancer-related Summary Statements

• Canadian Health Network's Healthlink for April 2, 2007

• Call for Abstracts - International Conference on Urban Health

• MatureMoves™ Seniors Seminar

• New Weekly Digest: Insight & Action

• Conscious Leadership Course for Women


April 2, 2007

• Project Executive Job Postings (Halifax) – NSHPP

• OHNANS Spring Conference 2007

• Health Council of Canada Lessons for Diabetes Online Consultation

• The Network Newsletter –Issue Vol. 9 No. 1/2

• Chemical Sensitivity: A Public Lecture

• Move More Leader Training - Middleton

• Better Understanding of Women's Mental Health


MARCH 2007

March 30, 2007

• Human Health and the Environment


March 29, 2007

• ACTIVATE National Youth Conference

• IUHPE World Conference - Reminder

• Launch - New Public Health Agency of Canada Website

• The Politics of Climate Change - Public Discussion

• GPI Annual General Meeting


March 28, 2007

• NSEN Environment & Health Caucus Meeting

• An Inconvenient Truth at 6 Public Libraries

• Network Magazine - Now Available Online

• Volunteers - Breakaway Adult Day Program


March 27, 2007

• Project Manager - CHN

• Promotions & Communications Specialist - CHN

• The Future of Homecare in Canada


March 26, 2007

• NS Network for Healthy and Safe Communities Meeting

• Emergency Preparedness in Community Health

• Canadian Health Network's Annual User Survey

• 2007 Federal Budget Highlights – RNS

• CPRAs Response to the Federal Budget

• Policy Research Grants Program

• Centre for Conflict Resolution Studies at UPEI


March 22, 2007

• Global Health & Ethics Conference

• Community Development Fund

• Stress Management Workshop

• Recruiting Volunteer Board members

• Daffodil Sellers Needed

• Canada Summer Jobs - Applications for wage subsidies due March 30th

• Research Update Newsletter – March 2007


March 21, 2007

• Coalition for Active Living Responds to Federal Budget

• Working with Transgender Youth

• Activekidsns.ca March E-bulletin

• 2007-08 Internship Program in Guatamala

• Diabetes the Basics: Not Just for Beginners

• Equity in Health Services Use and Intensity of Use in Canada


March 20, 2007

• Canadian Health Network's Healthlink for March 19, 2007


March 19, 2007

• Government Funding for Non-profit Organizations Seminar

• Girls Soar Physical Activity Week

• Proposal Writing Workshop


March 16, 2007

• Volunteer Visiting & Raise Your Spirit Volunteers Needed

• 2007/08 Project Leaders - Katimavik

• Children and Grief

• March E-Bulletin - Community Links


March 15, 2007

• Bringing Cancer Treatment Closer To Home

• Children’s Health and the Environment Workshop

• Seeking Volunteers - Short Term Committment - Canadian Cancer Society

• Atlantic Summer Institute - Are You Registered?

• Community Approaches to Mental Health Promotion

• Financial Management for Community Organizations

• Annapolis County Volunteer Awards & Reception


March 14, 2007

• Certificate Course in Public Participation

• The Role and Capacity of Health Regions in Addressing the Non-Medical Determinants of Health

• Not So Serious Side of Sex

• Building Vital Rural Communities Conference

• Program Coordinator - CMHC Halifax Site

• Understanding and Preparing for "Housing First"


March 13, 2007

• Community Advisor - Active & Safe Routes to School Program

• Public Call for Board Members - Stepping Stones Association

• Health Policy Analyst - Canadian Healthcare Association

• Free Presentation - Preventing Falls

• The Global Health Research Initiative (GHRI)

• The Working Conditions of Nurses: Confronting the Challenges


March 12, 2007

• Genetic Females, Trans Women and Trans Men

• Unite For Sight's Fourth Annual International Health Conference

• Atlantic Summer Institute- March E-Newsletter

• March Features at IDM Best Practices Website

• Online Registration Now Available for Health Promotion Summer School

• Community Decision-Making Toolkit

• Canada's Rural Communities: Understanding Rural Health and Its Determinants

• 2007 Summer Institute - Call For Applications

• Principles of Healthy Childhood Development Workshop

• Fit VS. Fat Webcast With Dr. Bob Ross

• Promoting Physical Activity in Canada - Fireside Chats


March 9, 2007

• Canada's New Government Re-launches ParticipACTION

• Youth Drug/Crime Prevention Forum

• Young Leaders in Rural Canada Awards

• Handling Life’s Load Workshop


March 8, 2007

• CFLRI 2007 Physical Activity for Public Health Course

• Canadian Conference on International Health 2007


March 7, 2007

• Client Support Coordinator (PT) - Stepping Stone Association

• Eating Disorders Information Session


March 6, 2007

• Industrial Accident Prevention Association. Health & Safety Canada 2007

• Workplace, Mental Health and Addiction: Research, Knowledge, and Action

• International Community-based Research Conference

• International Conference on Physical Activity and Obesity in Children

• No Health Without Mental Health - Community Approaches to Mental Health Promotion

• Canadian Council for Food and Nutrition Webcast

• Two Tatamagouche Centre Programs

• Canadian Administrators of Volunteers Resources Conference 2007


March 5, 2007

• A Holistic Approach to ADHD and Poverty

• Health of the Nation: A Population Health Perspective

• Part-Time Position - Environmental Health Association of NS

• Canadian Parks and Recreation Association News

• Call for Nominations - CAL Board of Directors

• Update from CVI

• Gerontology Association of Nova Scotia Conference

• March is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month


March 2, 2007

• HEALTHe-news March 2007

• Canadian Health Network's Healthlink for March 1, 2007

• Activekidsns.ca  - February 2007 E-Bulletin

• International Conference on Social Statistics and Ethnic Diversity

• Catch the Wave:  Getting Kids Active

• Upcoming Fireside Chat

• Director of Public Issues, Canadian Cancer Society

• Call for Input: Makingthesmartchoice.ca

• Katimavik Atlantic- 2 job postings

• Retreat for Healthcare Professionals, Apr 25-27

FEBRUARY 2007

February 27, 2007

• Public Screening - This Is My House

• Together 4 Peace Project Presentation

• International Women's Day

• Stepping Out: Mall Walking and Older Adults

• Lunch and Laugh


February 26, 2007

• Call for Abstracts - 5th National Conference on Tobacco or Health

• Affordable Energy Coalition Energy Poverty Report Card

• Free Issue of Network Magazine

• Seeking Guest Speaker - Developing Promotional Strategies and Resources


February 23, 2007

• The Health Promotion Journal of Australia (HPJA)

• Policy Research Grants Program - CTCRI

• Young Leaders in Rural Canada Awards

• 5th National Conference on Tobacco or Health


February 22, 2007

• New Campaign Against Drinking and Driving - Launch Event

• Annapolis Valley Community Health Boards - Volunteer Opportunity

• Cook It Up Healthy for Nutrition Month


February 21, 2007

• Family Support Worker - SHYM

• Partners for Progress

• SOS Medicare 2: A National Cconference on the Future of Healthcare

• Ideas, Insight & Inspiration Conference for People Living With Cancer

• Request for Input - History of Recreation in Nova Scotia


February 20, 2007

• Qualitative Research Assistant - AHPRC

• Research/Office Assistant (Temporary) - AHPRC

• Green Communities Conference Comes East

• Bi-lingual Atlantic Coordinator - Canadian CED Network (CCEDNet)

• ASI Artwork Promotion

• www.makethesmartchoice.ca

February 19, 2007

• Public Forum - Drugging for Success: Students, Smart Drugs and Schools

• New Paper: The Social Determinants of Health: What are the Three Key Roles for Health Promotion?

• Call for CCPH Stories of Impact - February 23 Deadline

• Festival of International Conferences on Caregiving, Disability, Aging and Technology


February 16, 2007

• Participatory Research in Health Promotion

• Research Assistant - 1 FTE

• Canadian Health Network's Healthlink for February 15, 2007

• Executive Director - Bryony House


February 15, 2007

• Mini Golf - Youth Advisory Committee - Canadian Diabetes Association

• Mobilizing Partnerships for Social Change - Earlybird Registration

• Community Data Sources Workshop

• IUHPE Conference - Early Bird Registration


February 14, 2007

• Provincial Volunteer Award Ceremony

• Partnering in Community Health Research (PCHR)

• Falls Prevention Conference Pre-Conference Package

• Canadian Association of Physical Educaiton Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD) National Conference

• Active Kids Healthy Kids Bulletin - February 2007


February 12, 2007

• 1st Canadian National Transcultural Health Conference

• Free Resource from MADD--Braking Point DVD

• Prenatal and Postpartum Resource Lists

• Partners in Access Awareness NS - Scholarship Applications Available

• Health Human Resources Policy in the 21st Century


February 9, 2007

• Clients' FP Needs in HIV/AIDS Service Settings - Videoconference and Online Discussion

• NSHRF February E-news

• Connecting Seniors to Physical Activity and Active Living Opportunities

• State of Learning in Canada Highlights Health Literacy Issues

• Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide News Release and Key Messages

• CHPNA February E-Newsletter


February 8, 2007

• Director of Health Promotion - 1 Year Maternity Leave - HSFNS

• ANPR Call for Abstracts - Deadline Extended

• CCPH Seeking Student Volunteers for Conference in Toronto


February 7, 2007

• Eating Disorders Awareness Week

• Public Meetings - Minister's Task Force on Safer Streets and Communities

• Circle of Health Online Workshop

• Health of the Nation: A Population Health Perspective

• ASI Provincial Networks Project

• Health Care Renewal in Canada: Measuring Up? 2007 Annual Report

• A Hand Up:  Improving Nova Scotian Single Mothers’ Career Options

• Economic Evaluation Across the Four Faces of Prevention: A Canadian Perspective

• Food Security: Making the Nova Scotia Connection


February 6, 2007

• Public Screening: "This is my House" - by Sketch: Working Arts for Street-Involved and Homeless Youth

• Updated Canada's Food Guide


February 5, 2007

• Community Links E-bulletin – February 2007

• Strategic Planning Course Details - CharityVillage Campus

• 2007/08 Health Research Funding Competition

• Spring Forward! Early Years National Conference

• WEB-CAST:  Global View: Consumer Attitudes to Nutrition Information on Food Labels


February 2, 2007

• HEALTHe-news - February 2007

• Canadian Health Network's Healthlink for February 1, 2007

• ANPR Conference Call for Abstracts Extension


February 1, 2007

• Opportunity to Profile Your Organization

• Community Health Board Coordinator - Annapolis Valley Health

• Primary Care Facilitator - Annapolis Valley Health

• Steady As You Go - Seniors Fall Prevention Conference


JANUARY 2007


January 31, 2007

• Toque Tuesday - February 6, 2007

• ANPR 2007 Conference: Assessment and Action for Healthy Settings

• Series of Three Fireside Chats - Coalition for Active Living

• Call To Action - CDPAC 2nd National Conference

• Independent Facilitators Gathering

• Urban Poverty Project 2007


January 30, 2007

• CAS Compendium of Provincial Income Support Benefits is Now Online

• New Poverty and Income Advocacy Resources

• CIHR-IMHA Funding Opportunities

• Leadership Development Special Funding for Registered Charities

• From research to practice. A Knowledge transfer Planning guide

• Contrasting Inequalities: Comparing Correlates of Health in Canada and the United States

• HR Council Releases Report on Paid Employment in the Sector

• Solving Poverty: Four Cornerstones of a Workable National Strategy For Canada

• Sexual Health Coordinator Position


January 26, 2007

• Fundraising Workshop 101

• Media and Messaging Strategies Seminar

• Nationwide Homelessness Marathon


January 25, 2007

• Direct Action Workshop

• Lobby Effort to support Community Action on Homelessness Office

• Call for Abstracts to SafetyNet hosted Confrerence

• Nation-Wide Kyoto Rally

• CCN’s 2007 Rural Policy Forum: Communities Choosing Change

• History of Recreation in Nova Scotia

• 33rd Annual Provincial Volunteer Awards Ceremony

• Self-Help Connection Annual Directory


January 23, 2007

• States of Minds - Ethics of Mental Health

• Job Posting - Nova Scotia Program Manager

• New Listserve - Communities Addressing Suicide Together

• In the Spirit of Jane Jacobs: Development with Imagination

• Health-evidence.ca - New for 2007

• Evidence-Based Nursing Practice Workshop

• EXecutive Training for Research Application (EXTRA) Program


January 22, 2007

• Tobacco Control Tools - ACT

• Call For Presentation - Canada's 2007 National Parks and Recreation Conference

• 2007 Evergreen Common Grounds Grants - Deadline February 2


January 19, 2007

• Focus Group - Elizabeth Fry Society

• Community Wellness Fund Available

• CTCRI Knowledge Synthesis Grants

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Policy


January 18, 2007

• Registration Now Open - CCPH 10th Anniversary Conference

• Assistant Lodge Coordinator - Canadian Cancer Society, NS Division

• Resource Development Coordinator - Arthritis Society

January 17, 2007

• Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative (CTCRI) Launches New Website

• Online Healthy Lunches to Go Tour

• Canadian Health Network's Healthlink for January 16, 2007

• NSCVI Survey

• Health Canada Undertakes Online Consultations


January 16, 2007

• Health and the Environment Working Group

• Board Governance and Accountability Course

• Community Rural Partnership (CRP) Learning Event Funds

• Nova Scotia's Active Transportation Newsletter - Winter 2007

• Final Report - International Health Research Workshop

• Centres of Excellence for Women's Health Research Bulletin - Fall 2006

• Call For Papers - Reviews for Health Promotion and Health Education Online


January 15, 2007

• Health Volunteer Abroad Opportunities

• New ARAD Report--Governance Instruments and Child Health: Informing Canadian Policy

• Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) Annual Award

• Now Available--CPHI Action Plan 2007-2010

• Health Canada Headlines for December 2006

• ENGO Roundtable & NSEN Extraordinary General Meeting

• Canada's First-ever National Cancer Prevention Conference- Cancer: It's About Prevention. It's About Time

• Canadian RAI Conference 2007

• Youth Anger: Discussion

• What Makes a Great Sex Educator? Conference


January 12, 2007

• Call for Volunteers - ALA Youth Exchange

• Membership and Communications Assistant

• Sustaining & Celebrating Our Communities, Ourselves



January 11, 2007

• Coordinator, Public Health Enhancement - NSHPP

• Social Marketing Manager - NSHPP

• New Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse Blog

• Webinar on Tobacco Sales to Minors, and Staggered Baseline Design - Jannuary 17

• Community Links E-bulletin - January Issue


January 9, 2007

• Developing Affordable Housing Without Subsidies - CMHC


January 8, 2007

• Ron Draper Health Promotion Award

• New Resource--This Is Smart Growth

• THCU Comprehensive Workplace Health Promotion Project Webinars

• Health In Action - Update

• Check Out What’s Happening… Canadian Diabetes Association

• Quitting from the Heart

• Eligibility for Children's Fitness Tax Credit

• Depression Lifelines Volunteers

• Facilitator Training for Peer Support Groups on Disordered Eating


January 5, 2007

• $526 million for the new Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS)

• Roundtable on Socio-Economic Determinants of Health - Edmonton AB

• IUHPE - Abstract Submission Extended

• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training Course

• Telerecruiter Job Posting - Heart & Stroke Foundation of NS

• Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Social Determinants of Health - UBC

• Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation Website Update - Privacy & Ethics

• Thérèse Casgrain Volunteer Award

• Monthly Electronic Newsletter - Healthe-news


January 3, 2007

• Public Service Announcement from the Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia

• Canadian Health Network's Healthlink for January 2, 2007

• WISE Website/Notes

• Visit the INFO Project's redesigned Best Practices Signpost

• Call For Papers: Special Issue of The Community Psychologist on Community Health and Community Health Research

• New Teen Website about Alcohol from the Canadian Public Health Association

• HPRP Report--Using Scenarios to Explore Disclosure Needs about Potential Health Hazards

• Centre Director and a Project Manager - National Collaborating Centre For Determinants Of Health

• Spring Research Institute on Community-Partnered Suicide Prevention Research

• International Health Research in Nova Scotia: Understanding and Seizing the Opportunities

• Call for Papers: Global Theme Issue on Poverty and Human Development