Many national and regional organizations
offer programs and resources related to
healthy active living for children and
youth. This list is a terrific starting
point if you’re looking for more
detailed or specific information.
Active
Living
Active Living Alliance for Canadians
with a Disability: www.ala.ca
Alberta Centre for Active Living: www.centre4activeliving.ca/index.html
Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada: www.bgccan.com
Canadian Association for the Advancement
of Women in Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS):
www.caaws.ca
Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research
Institute (CFLRI): www.cflri.ca
Canadian Parks and Recreation Association
(CPRA): www.cpra.ca
Most municipal parks and recreation
departments belong to CPRA or its
provincial/territorial affiliates.
Go for Green: www.goforgreen.ca
Go for Green encourages outdoor
physical activity that protects, enhances
or restores the environment.
Ontario Physical and Health Education
Association (OPHEA) www.ophea.net
YM-YWCAs: www.ywca.ca
or www.ymca.ca
Girl Guides: www.girlguides.ca
Scouts Canada: www.scouts.ca
Sport Canada, Canadian Heritage: http://www.pch.gc.ca/sportcanada/index-eng.cfm
Healthy
Eating and Healthy Weights
Dietitians of Canada: www.dietitians.ca
Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA):
www.diabetes.ca
Health Canada, Office Nutrition Policy and
Promotion: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/branch-dirgen/hpfb-dgpsa/onpp-bppn/index-eng.php
Ontario Public Health Association
Nutrition Resource Centre: http://www.nutritionrc.ca/index.html
Cultural adaptations of Canada’s
Food Guide to Healthy Eating in
Chinese, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Tamil,
Urdu, Punjabi and Spanish.
Nutrition and Food on the Web:
Finding the Right Stuff: www.sfu.ca
The following are some of the websites
from an excellent collection of links
developed by Jean Fremont, R.D., of the
School of Kinesiology at Simon Fraser
University in Burnaby, British Columbia
Powerful Bones, Powerful Girls: www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones
Designed to promote bone health in
girls 9 to 12 years of age and thus reduce
their risk for osteoporosis later in life.
The National Eating Disorder
Information Centre: www.nedic.ca
British Columbia Medical Association:
Healthy Kids: https://www.bcma.org/special-projects
Integrated Sources
at the National Level
The Heart and Stroke Foundation:
www.heartandstroke.ca
Canadian Heart Health Network: www.med.mun.ca/chhdbc/default.htm
Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine: www.casm-acms.org
Focus
on Schools
Canadian Association Health,
Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD):
www.cahperd.ca
Jump Rope for Heart: www.jumpropeforheart.ca
JumpSTART Program:
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/other/jumpstrt.htm
JumpSTART is a school-based program
that offers elementary school teachers a
series of fun, field-tested activities to
promote active, healthy lifestyles for
Grades 3 to 5. Developed by the (US)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Healthy Schools Resource Guide: www.mcf.gov.bc.ca
Through a five-step process, students
are involved in creating action plans that
will make their school a healthier place.
Developed by the British Columbia Ministry
for Children and Families.
Ever Active Schools (Alberta): www.everactive.org
Contributes to the healthy development
of children and youth by fostering social
and physical environments that support
active living and positive health
behaviours.
Schools Come Alive: www.schoolscomealive.org
Provides education and resources that
focus on increasing physical activity and
promoting healthy active lifestyles in
Alberta school communities.
Comprehensive School Health (CSH):
www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/dca-dea/7-18yrs-ans/comphealth_e.html
CSH is an integrated approach to
health promotion that gives students
numerous opportunities to observe and
learn positive health attitudes and
behaviours.
Canadian Association for School
Health (CASH): www.schoolfile.com/CASH.htm
Canadian Intramural Recreation Association
(CIRA):
http://www.ciraontario.com/
CIRA has developed the Student
Leadership Development Program to improve
leadership skills and to encourage overall
participation in physical activity.
Physically Fit Kids Perform Better
Academically: www.cde.ca.gov
A study conducted by the California
Department of Education showed a distinct
relationship between academic achievement
and the physical fitness of California's
public school students. Complete report
and access to additional resources on the
website.
Last updated: February 2011
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