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From: Social Determinants of Health on behalf of Lauri Andress
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please share i am intersted in the findings- thanks!

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On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Daniel Munro <[log in to unmask]> wrote:


Ashley,

 

You may want to take a look at this Conference Board report completed a few years ago.  I think the sections on social cohesion/social capital might provide some useful starting points for your research. Description and link to the report below.  

 

Best,

Dr. Daniel Munro

Senior Research Associate, Organizational Effectiveness and Learning

The Conference Board of Canada, 255 Smyth Road Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M7

Tel: 613.526.3090 ext. 348, Fax: 613.526.4857

 

 

Strengthening Canada: The Socio-Economic Benefits of Sport Participation in Canada
Report by Michael Bloom , Michael Grant , Douglas Watt 
August 2005, Source: The Conference Board of Canada, 60 pages 

The Socio-Economic Benefits of Sport Participation in Canada examines four categories of benefits from sport participation: health, social cohesion, skills and economic impact. The study concludes that Canadian governments have good reason to support sport participation through policies, performance measurement, investment and research. 

Document Highlights: 



Many Canadians don't realize how powerfully sport affects them, which may be why active sport participation is declining. To help correct this decline, the federal-provincial-territorial ministers responsible for sport, fitness and recreation issued the first-ever Canadian Sport Policy, in 2002. The policy urged researchers to provide compelling evidence of the benefits of regular sport participation.

 

This study identifies four important categories of benefits from sport participation: health, social cohesion, skills and economic impact. The study concludes that Canada's strong sporting culture is a significant part of the national fabric, and that governments, communities, families and individuals have good reason to support sport participation.

 

The authors advise governments to develop sport policy within the context of larger policy frameworks, build financial targets for health care savings into performance measurement of sport policy and programs, stimulate investment and engagement in sport, and fund more research.

 

 

http://www.conferenceboard.ca/documents.aspx?DID=1340

 

 

From: Social Determinants of Health [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ashley Mikitzel
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 3:50 PM
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Subject: [SDOH] Social Inclusion as SDOH

 

Hi everyone,

 

Im an MSW student from Laurier. Im doing research around how social inclusion can be achieved in recreation within the City of Toronto. While there are obvious physical health benefits with participation in recreation, I am more concerned with the connection between social inclusion and SDOH and how these are related to recreation.

 

If anyone has information around social inclusion, recreation or how those two topics relate to SDOH, that would be fantastic. Even if you think a resource is a stretch, I would appreciate it since research can change direction in the blink of an eye!!!


Thanks so much!


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ashley.m.
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