1. NEW ISSUE OF RESEARCH UPDATE
2. NEWS FROM THE ALBERTA CENTRE FOR ACTIVE LIVING
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1. NEW ISSUE OF RESEARCH UPDATE
"The Interpersonal Context of Adolescents' Sport Motivation"
By Enrique Garcia, PhD, Research Associate, Alberta Centre for Active
Living.
Dr. Garcia examines motivational issues in youth sport. Examining these
issues has important implications for current and future sport and physical
activity participation patterns.
"First Nations Health Development: Tools for Program Planning and
Evaluation"
By Shawn Ahenakew, Bonnie Jeffery, Sylvia Abonyi, and Colleen Hamilton,
Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit, University of
Regina, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
A description of a new health development project in northern Saskatchewan.
As a primary outcome, this project will provide tools to help First Nations
health organizations and managers plan and evaluate programs under their
jurisdiction.
You can access this issue at
www.centre4activeliving.ca/Research/ResearchUpdate/index.htm.
We welcome reprints of Research Update articles. If you would like to
reprint an article or to reproduce it on your web site, please contact Kathy
Garnsworthy at 780 415-6248 or [log in to unmask]
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2. NEWS FROM THE ALBERTA CENTRE FOR ACTIVE LIVING
New Research Update Partner
We have a new partner for the September and March issues of Research
Update--the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit.
SPHERU is a "two-university, interdisciplinary research unit committed to
policy-relevant, community-sensitive research on population-health
determinants." To find out more about SPHERU, visit its web site at
www.spheru.ca.
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Appointment of a New Research Associate at the Centre
We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Enrique Garcia as our new Research
Associate. Dr. Garcia recently received his PhD from the Faculty of Physical
Education and Recreation at the University of Alberta. Dr. Garcia's research
interests include "physical activity and physical education settings as
contexts for human development and sites for socialization processes across
the life span." He is also interested in motivation in sport, physical
activity, and physical education.
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Home Support Exercise Program (HSEP) in Alberta Project Update
The Alberta Centre for Active Living and the Canadian Centre for Activity
and Aging are moving forward with the HSEP in Alberta project. This physical
activity intervention (accessible through Alberta Regional Health
Authorities) will reach frail elderly people through home-care.
The Alberta Centre for Active Living has partnered with the Calgary Health
Region for the urban HSEP pilot. (HSEP training sessions will take place in
late October 2003.) Calgary home-care workers will then be able to go
through the HSEP program with their older adult clients. A second pilot in
a predominantly rural region is scheduled for early 2004. For more
information please visit our web site at
www.centre4activeliving.ca/Education/OlderAdults/Projects.html#HSEP.
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2002 Alberta Survey on Physical Activity Coming this Fall
As part of its mandate to provide credible and user-friendly physical
activity information, the Alberta Centre for Active Living has monitored the
status of physical activity in Alberta since 1995. This fall, we will
publish the 2002 Alberta Survey on Physical Activity.
The sample for the centre's survey included 1,209 adults aged 18 years and
over. Three separate sub-samples represent the cities of Edmonton and
Calgary and the rest of the province. This survey focuses on leisure-time
physical activity levels, taking into account several intrapersonal,
socio-demographic, and environmental variables. Watch the centre's web site
(www.centre4activeliving.ca) for more details about the survey.
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The Canadian Health Network (CHN) Is Looking for Information...
Are you aware of credible, Canadian web-based resources that focus on the
role of physical activity in disease prevention among Aboriginal or other
ethnic populations? If so, please send the links or information to Pauline
Poon, CHN Project Manager, at [log in to unmask]
Visit the CHN Active Living Health Centre at www.canadian-health-network.ca.
The Alberta Centre for Active Living is the Active Living Affiliate for this
health centre.
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What Is Health in Action (www.health-in-action.org)?
Health in Action is an interactive web site designed to serve the needs of
Albertans in the fields of health promotion and injury prevention. Supported
by the Alberta Centre for Active Living, Health in Action is an easy-to-use
on-line resource for practitioners. To find out more about what the Health
in Action web site can offer you, please visit the web site at
www.health-in-action.org/News/titles.shtml.
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About the Centre
The Alberta Centre for Active Living is a non-profit centre that focuses on
research and education in physical activity. We are affiliated with the
Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation at the University of Alberta
and are funded by the Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks & Wildlife Foundation
and Alberta Community Development.
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Kathy Garnsworthy
Communications and Marketing Coordinator
Alberta Centre for Active Living
Edmonton AB
Tel.: 780 415-6248 (Mon./Tues./Wed./Fri.)
www.centre4activeliving.ca
"Research and education for the promotion of physical activity."
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