Alberta Centre for Active Living
- WellSpring: Alberta Centre for Active Living Newsletter is publication for practitioners, provides best practices, topical issues, recent research, and policy in the active living/physical activity field.
- April 2008 [pdf, 269 KB]
Healthy Active Communities: Creating Change in Your Community
- February 2008 [pdf, 12KB ]
Men's Health: The Need for Change
- December 2007 [pdf, 12KB]
1. Beyond the Clinic: A Big Picture Approach to Childhood Weight Management
- June 2007 [pdf, 334KB]
1. Promoting Physical Activity at Work
- Febraury 2007 [pdf, 339KB]
1. Stepping Out: Mall Walking and Older Adults [pdf, 339KB]
- WellSpring Archive
- Research Update:
Alberta Centre for Active Living Research is a quarterly publication, intended for researchers, that profiles current research on physical activity.
- March 2008 [pdf, 275KB]
1) Shift Workers: Scheduling Efficacy and Physical Activity”
2) SPHERU article: "First Nations Health Development Project: Tools for Program Planning and Evaluation"
- December 2007[pdf, 198KB]
1. Neighbourhood Design: How Does It Affect Children’s Physical Activity?
By P.K. Doyle-Baker, DPH/PhD, Associate Professor (Faculty of Kinesiology), Adjunct (Faculty of Environmental Design) (EVDS), University of Calgary, and Meaghan Nolan, Bachelor of Health Science student, University of Calgary.
2. Dietitians of Canada article:
Using Critical Analysis Skills to Evaluate a Debate on Osteoporosis
By Tanis R. Fenton, MHSC, PhD Candidate, RD, Professional Practice, Leader, Clinical Nutrition, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary Health Region.
- September 2007 [pdf, 713KB]
1. “How Active Are Older Adults? Results of a Study Using Accelerometers,”
by Dr. Jennifer L. Copeland, University of Lethbridge, and Dale W. Esliger, MSc, University of Exeter.
SPHERU article:
2. “Historical Record Sheds Light on Diabetes Epidemic in Aboriginal Population,”
by Paul Hackett, PhD, University of Saskatchewan and a research faculty member of the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit, with the assistance of Fleur Macqueen Smith.
- Previous Issues are available on Alberta Centre for Active Living's website:
http://www.centre4activeliving.ca/publications/research.html
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