NEW ISSUE OF WELLSPRING

1. What's in this issue of WellSpring?

2. Reprinting WellSpring

3. News from the Alberta Centre for Active Living

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1. WHAT'S IN THIS ISSUE OF WELLSPRING?
This issue of WellSpring focuses on physical activity over the lifespan,
from babies to seniors. To download this issue, visit
http://www.centre4activeliving.ca/Publications/EdPublicationsIndex.html.

Articles include

- "Physical Activity for Mother and Babies...It's Not Just Physical!", by
Dot Laing, Program Coordinator, Kinsmen and Commonwealth Sports & Fitness
Facilities, Edmonton, AB.

- "Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease and Type 2 Diabetes in Obese
Youth: Does a Healthy Lifestyle Offer Protection?", by Geoff D. C. Ball,
Research Associate, Institute for Prevention Research, Keck School of
Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

- "Use It or Lose It: Boomers Get Active," by Joanne Gesell, Education
Coordinator, Alberta Centre for Active Living.

- "Balance Your Life! The Metaphors of Falling," by Sandy O'Brien Cousins,
Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, University of Alberta, and
Donna Goodwin, College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan.

This issue also includes information on Canada's physical activity guides
for children and youth.

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2. REPRINTING WELLSPRING
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3. NEWS FROM THE ALBERTA CENTRE FOR ACTIVE LIVING

OUR WEB SITE
- Did you know that you can let us know what you think about WellSpring?
Fill out a quick survey by visiting the WellSpring home page
(http://www.centre4activeliving.ca/Publications/EdPublicationsIndex.html)
and clicking on "WellSpring survey" at the top right of the page.

- We would also like to hear what you think of our web site. To fill in the
survey, visit http://www.centre4activeliving.ca/new.html and click on "Web
site survey" at the top right of the page.

- You can now search the Centre's web site. Click on the Google Search
button at the bottom of our home page (http://www.centre4activeliving.ca/)
to find information on our site quickly and easily.



COMING SOON TO THE CANADIAN HEALTH NETWORK HOMEPAGE
Feature interview: Achieving a goal weight through healthy eating and active
living.
Visit www.canadian-health-network.ca/customtools/homee.html this November
for more information.



PERSPECTIVES IN EXERCISE TESTING AND PRESCRIPTION CONFERENCE
CSEP and FACA are hosting a conference this November 1 and 2, 2002, in
Kananaskis, Alberta.
- New to this year's conference is “The Power of Authentic Leadership: From
Rhetoric to Realness” Leadership Institute. This one-day session with David
Irvine is designed to create renewed and life-giving leadership.

- Other conference events will appeal to health-promotion practitioners,
exercise professionals, facility administrators, and those interested in the
fitness industry. Conference activities include educational sessions, a
Friday night banquet and keynote address, and a Saturday breakfast and
lunch. For more information or to register, visit
www.provincialfitnessunit.ualberta.ca.



MINISTERS SUPPORT HEALTH-PROMOTION INITIATIVES
Canada's Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Ministers of Health recently
agreed that one key to effective, affordable, and responsive health care is
for governments, the health care community, and individual Canadians to
concentrate on preventing illness and promoting good health. Ministers will
work together on Canadian healthy living strategies that emphasize
nutrition, physical activity, and healthy weight. The aim is to promote good
health and reduce the risk factors associated with diabetes, cancer, and
cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. For more information about the
Ministers' recent conference, visit
http://www.scics.gc.ca/cinfo02/830756004_e.html.



THE COALITION FOR ACTIVE LIVING
The Coalition is made up of many groups, organizations, and individuals
committed to making sure that the environments where we live, learn, work,
and play support regular physical activity.  The Coalition is working to
achieve this goal by advocating for public policies that support physical
activity.  Members, partners, and supporters represent many sectors, working
at the local, provincial, territorial, and national levels to advance
physical activity in Canada. For more information about the Coalition, visit
www.activeliving.ca/coalition.htm.

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