What's New

New Database Information

• People/Agencies
• New Programs

Conferences - a number of new conferences have been added, check out each month.

Alberta Occupant Restraint Program Communication - Strategic Plans & Reports An Alberta Occupant Restraint Program (AORP) Position Paper - (December 2005)

Newsletters -
1) ACICR - Injury Control Alberta - January 2006

• Cell Phones.
• New Grant Deadlines for the Community Injury Control Fund 2006 - 2007
• Alberta Injury Control Alliance Officially Launched with 159 Founding Members.

2) Breakfast for Learning - Western Provinces
3) Taking Safety Home - January 2006

News Releases:

1) Physical Activity / Active Living

• Thinkfirst Foundation Of Canada Launches Skiing And Snowboarding Safety Program At National Ski And Snowboard Week
• Physiotherapy Advice for New Year Fitness Fanatics

Job Opportunities - several new listings, including professional development opportunities and requests for proposals from Health Canada.

Feature Articles
Physical Activity/Active Living Articles

Canadian Health Network Feature Articles:

• Be Active for Your Mind + Body, Part 1
• Be Active for Your Mind + Body, Part 2
  
  The Alberta Centre for Active Living and the Canadian Mental Health Association have collaborated on a two-part feature article on mental health and physical activity for the Canadian Health Network (go to www.canadian-health-network.ca to access these articles).
  

Web Connections - Health Promotion
1) Income and Health Equity

• Policies of Exclusion, Poverty & Health
• Turning the Tide: Why Acting on Inequity Can Help Reduce Chronic Disease" tool kit

2) Nutrition

• Canadian Obesity Network
• Federation Policy Statement On Obesity June 2005