WellSpring, April 2008 - Healthy Active Communities: Creating Change in Your
Community
http://www.centre4activeliving.ca/publications/wellspring/2008/aprindex.html
                      
 What's in This Article for You?
• Defining a Healthy Active Community
• Leadership and Partnerships: The Key to Community Development • Community
Development: The Planning Process • Thinking in Broad Terms But Starting
with Specifics To subscribe to RSS updates from the Alberta Centre for
Active Living's website, visit
http://www.centre4activeliving.ca/rssfeedinfo.html.
________________________________________
News from the Alberta Centre for Active Living
 1. Physical Activity Forum: "Preventing Childhood Obesity: Big-Picture
Strategies" (http://www.centre4activeliving.ca):
• May 14: Calgary event (http://tinyurl.com/yofk7o) • May 15: Edmonton event
(http://tinyurl.com/28njcr) • May 15: Videoconference for Albertans outside
Edmonton and Calgary
(http://tinyurl.com/yupsw7)
Register early, as space is limited!

 2. Physical Activity Course for Practitioners: the Centre is proud to
co-sponsor this important course presented by the Canadian Fitness and
Lifestyle Research Institute, (Sept. 29 to Oct. 2 in Banff, Alberta).
Gain essential tools to develop individual, policy and environmental
interventions. Lectures from a faculty of internationally recognized experts
are combined with discussion sessions and applied learning. Share
experiences and network with colleagues from across Canada. The 2008 program
is an exclusive professional development opportunity that you won't want to
miss!
For more information about this course, go
to http://www.centre4activeliving.ca/news/paph.pdf.

 3. Centre's New Homepage. You'll find our key features at a glance, such as
the Physical Activity @ Work website and the Physical Activity Information
Round-Up. (http://www.centre4activeliving.ca)
 
4. The Rural Route to Active Aging website is a key source of information
about physical activity for adults (55-75) in rural communities. It offers
resources for practitioners, decision-makers, community leaders, and older
adults, to promote and build capacity for
physical activity.   (http://www.centre4activeliving.ca/olderadults/rural/)

5. Staff Changes:  we welcome, Maria Tan, as our Older Adult Assistant,
while Jennifer Dechaine is on maternity leave for one year.
 
6. The Advisory Board of the Alberta Centre for Active Living will welcome
three new members and a new chair at its next meeting on May 15. Rob Crooks,
a Calgary-based consultant will become chair following Keltie Paul of Fort
McMurray. New members joining the Board are:

*David Chorney, a professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of
Alberta who brings his knowledge of physical education, health education and
outdoor education to the Centre.

*Alison Pilsner, Program Administrator for the Be Fit for Life Centre at
Lethbridge College, who works with employee lifestyle programs, school
children, police recruits, youth initiatives and fitness programs in
southern Alberta.

*Yvonne Rempel, a Town Councillor in Grande Cache, who brings her knowledge
of rural communities, local decision-making, and promotion of active living
in northern Alberta.

*Kandi McElary of Mount Royal College in Calgary continues on the Board for
another year.

Thanks to Jennifer Copeland of the University of Lethbridge and Keltie Paul
of Northern Lights Health Region for their valuable contributions to the the
Board.

The Centre would like to thank all of the applicants who responded to the
February invitation to apply. We very much appreciate your interest in
supporting the Alberta Centre for Active Living.
________________________________________
The Alberta Centre for Active Living is affiliated with the Faculty of
Physical Education and Recreation at the University of Alberta and supported
by the Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks & Wildlife Foundation and the
Alberta Government.   

-------------------
Problems/Questions? Send it to Listserv owner: [log in to unmask]


To unsubscribe, send the following message in the text section -- NOT the subject header --  to [log in to unmask]

SIGNOFF SDOH

DO NOT SEND IT BY HITTING THE REPLY BUTTON. THIS SENDS THE MESSAGE TO THE ENTIRE LISTSERV AND STILL DOES NOT REMOVE YOU.

To subscribe to the SDOH list, send the following message to [log in to unmask] in the text section, NOT in the subject header.

SUBSCRIBE SDOH yourfirstname yourlastname

To post a message to all 1200+ subscribers, send it to [log in to unmask]
Include in the Subject, its content, and location and date, if relevant.

For a list of SDOH members, send a request to [log in to unmask]

To receive messages only once a day, send the following message to [log in to unmask]
SET SDOH DIGEST

To view the SDOH archives, go to: https://listserv.yorku.ca/archives/sdoh.html