OCTOBER 2004 ISSUE OF WELLSPRING FROM THE ALBERTA CENTRE FOR ACTIVE LIVING 1. What's in this issue? 2. New format for WellSpring 3. News from the Alberta Centre for Active Living --------------------- 1. WHAT'S IN THIS ISSUE? "The Canadian Health Measures Survey," by Dr. Mark Tremblay (Senior Scientific Advisor on Health Measurement, Statistics Canada). This article focuses on the upcoming Canadian Health Measures Survey. Dr. Tremblay and his team hope to obtain direct physical measurements from a representative sample of 6,000 to 8,000 Canadians. These data will be used to plan health care and prevention services to meet Canadians' needs. Dr. John Spence (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, University of Alberta) outlines how this survey will affect health practitioners. To access this issue, visit www.centre4activeliving.ca/Publications/WellSpring/index.html. If you would like to reprint WellSpring in your newsletter or post it on your web site, please contact Kathy Garnsworthy at [log in to unmask] ------------------------- 2. NEW FORMAT FOR WELLSPRING You will notice that we now have a new format for WellSpring, our newsletter for health practitioners. This new WellSpring includes one longer article, allowing a more in-depth focus on an aspect of physical activity of interest to practitioners. WellSpring will also be published more often--six times a year instead of the current three times. Watch for our next issue in December. ------------------------ 3. NEWS FROM THE ALBERTA CENTRE FOR ACTIVE LIVING a. Healthy U @ Work Award Healthy U @ Work, a highly successful project launched at Alberta Health and Wellness to help its employees become more physically active and make healthy eating choices, recently won the Alberta Premier's Award of Excellence (Bronze). The Alberta Centre for Active Living is proud to have been involved in developing this project. In addition, Dr. Dru Marshall, chair of the centre's Executive Management Group, was part of the team evaluating the project. b. Workplace Article Published Dr. Ron Plotnikoff (the centre's Senior Research Associate) and colleagues recently published an article on workplace physical activity, "Development of an Ecological Assessment Tool for a Workplace Physical Activity Program Standard," in the Health Promotion Practice journal (2004 Vol., No. 1). c. Canadian Health Network The following message is from the Canadian Health Network (an associated project of the Alberta Centre for Active Living: Are you aware of any upcoming active living or health promotion related events in Northern/remote/rural settings (e.g., Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)? Or could you share your contacts or existing network from any of those regions? We are looking for ways to learn about the needs/interests for active living information in that region and to find existing resources/organizations to share with other Canadians on CHN. If you know of any upcoming events, please contact [log in to unmask] Access the Canadian Health Network at www.canadian-health-network.ca (click on Topics: Healthy Living/Active Living). d. Healthy Alberta web site The Alberta Centre for Active Living contributes active living and healthy eating information to the Government of Alberta Healthy Alberta web site (www.healthyalberta.com). Fill out the new web site survey (it will pop up after you click four pages on the site) for a chance to win $1,500 of groceries! To unsubscribe send one line: unsubscribe click4hp to: [log in to unmask] . To view archives or modify subscription see: http://listserv.yorku.ca/archives/click4hp.html