Active Kids Healthy Kids Bulletin July 2009

							Active Kids Healthy Kids BULLETIN                                Bulletin Enfants actifs, enfants en santé
             July 2009                                                        le juillet 2009
    From Physical Activity, Sport and                                     Du secteur de l'activité physique,
   Recreation responsibility area of HPP                                   du sport et des loisirs de PPS

To support partners and stakeholders of                                Pour appuyer les partenaires et les
       Active Kids Healthy Kids                                  intervenants d’Enfants actifs, enfants en santé
                                                                 Le contenu du présent bulletin ne représente pas nécessairement la
The contents of this bulletin do not necessarily represent the
                                                                 position du ministère de la Promotion et de la Protection de la santé.
 position of Department of Health Promotion and Protection.
                                                                 Il provient en bonne partie d’autres organismes et vous est fourni à
Much of the content originates from other organizations and is
                                                                                          titre d'information.
              included here for your reference.



                                                                          Nous apprécions recevoir des articles pour le
                                                                            bulletin, tant en français qu’en anglais.



1. New Releases from CFLRI
     Nouveaux Bulletins de L'ICRCP
2. New Position Statement on Physical Activity
3. Walkabout on Airwaves
4. Making Tracks – Train-the-Trainer Sessions
5. Heartwood’s Atlantic Youth Leadership Camp (AYLC) 2009
6. New Bicycles Make Physical Activity Easy Choice for Staff And Physicians
7. Phys. Ed. For The Gamer Generation




                                  Bulletins available online at
                         http://www.gov.ns.ca/hpp/pasr/akhk-intro.asp
1. NEW RELEASES FROM CFLRI!                          1. NOUVEAUX BULLETINS DE L'ICRCP !
                                                     Les bulletins du Sondage indicateur sportives
The 2007 Sport Monitor Bulletins are now             en 2007 sont maintenant accessibles en format
released in their entirety. Recently released:       intégral.
     Bulletin #8 - Government Involvement in         Récemment publié :
     Sport                                                Bulletin no 8 - Les interventions
     Bulletin #9 - Activity Preferences                   gouvernementales en faveur du sport
     Bulletin #10 - Relevant Services to                  Bulletin no 9 -Activités préférés
     Increase Participation                               Bulletin no 10 - Services soutenant la
                                                          participation
http://www.cflri.ca/eng/statistics/surveys/sport_
monitor.php                                          Les articles «Dossier de la recherche » et «
                                                     Conseils pour être actif » sont portés sur les
June's "Research File" and "Lifestyle Tips"
                                                     adultes âgées.
bulletins focus on Seniors.
                                                            Le « Dossier de la recherche » est une
     The Research File provides summaries of
                                                            série de sommaires de recherche qui
     research findings on various topics related
                                                            traitent sur divers sujets ayant trait à
     to physical activity.                                  l'activité physique.
     The Lifestyle Tips offer practical                     Les « Conseils pour être actif » offrent des
     suggestions for integrating physical activity          moyens pratiques pour intégrer l'activité
     into one's daily life.                                 physique à la vie quotidienne.
                                                     Ces ressources ont été rédigées en
                                                     collaboration avec ParticipACTION. Visitez
These resources are produced in collaboration        cflri.ca ouparticipaction.com pour avoir accès
with ParticipACTION. Visit cflri.ca or               aux derniers numéros.
participaction.com to access the latest issues:             « Dossier de la recherche » : Encourager
      Research File: Encouraging Seniors to be              les aînés à faire davantage d'activité
      More Active                                           physique
      Lifestyle Tips: Encouraging Seniors to be
      More Active                                           « Conseils pour être actif » :Les aînés
                                                            aussi peuvent être actifs




2.      NEW POSITION STATEMENT ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada has new position statements in both English and French
Select “Physical Activity, Heart Disease and Stroke”

                          English: www.heartandstroke.ca/positionstatements
                          French: www.fmcoeur.ca/declarations



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3.      WALKABOUT ON AIRWAVES

                           The June issue of the AKHK Bulletin had news about the social marketing
                           activities of Heart&Stroke WalkaboutTM. Now available at walkaboutns.ca:

     Listen to the three radio advertisements (Select “Campaign” at the top horizontal menu bar)
     Each feature a different female character in a rural, suburban or urban area who speaks to the
     audience about what they value about walking. Nine radio stations across Nova Scotia are airing the
     advertisements.
     Learn about current and upcoming walking challenges and events led by radio stations. There are
     prizes to be won! Currently KoolFM (Halifax) and The Giant (Sydney) are listed. (View link under
     “What’s New” menu)

     What else is new?
     Need help navigating or explaining the website? There is now a “web tutorial” that nicely explains with
     text and screen images about features of walkaboutns.ca. It’s somewhat like using the “help” feature
     of computer programs and other websites. (View link under the “What’s New” menu)




4.      MAKING TRACKS – TRAIN-THE-TRAINER SESSIONS

                        Walking, cycling and skateboarding (Skate Pass®) safety skills train-the-trainer
                        sessions for teachers and other adult leaders this August.

                         The Active & Safe Routes to School Making Tracks program is offering
through the Department of Education three summer institutes for teachers and other adult leaders on how
to teach walking, cycling and skateboarding safety skills to children and youth.

                August 17-18        Making Tracks Cycling
                August 19           Making Tracks Walking
                August 20           Making Tracks Skateboarding

Non-teachers may register through walk@ecologyaction.ca with Cheyenne Dickinson, Community Advisor,
Active & Safe Routes to School, Telephone: 902.442.5055

Teachers may register at https://eapps.ednet.ns.ca/summersession/CourseOutlines.aspx.

Cost is $25 per session. Sessions will be in Truro, at a location TBD.




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5.      HEARTWOOD’S ATLANTIC YOUTH LEADERSHIP CAMP (AYLC) 2009

HeartWood is inviting youth (15-18 years old) to attend one of Atlantic Canada’s best leadership
experiences! AYLC provides the opportunity for youth to come make a bunch of new and supportive friends
and challenge themselves to develop, learn, and put into practice the skills necessary to be their personal
best. By the end of this journey, they'll realize they have limitless potential to create positive changes in
their life, their community and beyond.

This 6-day leadership training is a wild and creative journey where youth will meet others from across the
province to explore: (a) self-leadership (b) group leadership (c) leadership in the community (d) and
leadership in the outdoors.

                                  Atlantic Youth Leadership Camp
                    For Who: Youth from across the province, ages 15-18 years old
            When: August 17-23, 2009                        Where: Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
               Cost: $350.00 (e.g. Scholarships available!)    Deadline: July 31, 2009

For more information, contact:
Shea Balish, Youth Summer Programs Coordinator, HeartWood Centre for Community Youth Development
ph: (902) 444-5885 fax: (902) 444-3140 Shea@heartwood.ns.ca www.heartwood.ns.ca




6.      NEW BICYCLES MAKE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EASY CHOICE FOR STAFF AND PHYSICIANS
(June 16, 2009, Halifax, NS) The Capital District Health Authority (Capital Health) and Sportwheels are
helping make physical activity the easy choice for staff who work at the Halifax Infirmary and Victoria
General sites of the QEII Health Sciences Centre. Staff, as well as physicians, volunteers and student
learners now have the option to ride a bicycle – or a tricycle, when they travel back and forth to see patients
or attend meetings.

This pilot project is the result of a creative partnership between Partners for Care and Sportwheels, a local
sports equipment supplier located in Lower Sackville. The bikes are provided and maintained, at no cost to
Capital Health, by Sportwheels. Staff simply show their Capital Health identification and sign out a bicycle.

“Making physical activity part of our daily routines is an important part of a healthy lifestyle,” says Brian
Rankine, Director, Business Development, Capital Health. “Having the bike program for Capital Health
staff helps make physical activity the easy choice.”

For Jeff Matthew, President of Sportwheels, the partnership is a win-win situation. “Cycling is a great way
to stay active and be kinder to the environment,” says Jeff. “Capital Health is leading by example and
Sportwheels is thrilled to encourage cycling.”



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To make the program accessible, no special clothing is required. The four bicycles and two tricycles are
step-through models that make cycling an easy choice, regardless of what you are wearing.

Partners for Care is a charitable organization dedicated to generating revenue through business initiatives
to benefit patients of Capital Health. Partners for Care is proud to do its part in supporting Capital Health’s
mission of “Healthy People, Healthy Communities”.




7.      PHYS. ED. FOR THE GAMER GENERATION
From The Globe and Mail, Friday, July 03, 2009
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/phys-ed-for-the-gamer-generation/article1195646/


                               9-year-old, Amelia Zielke, uses the controller of a WiiFit during her 4th grade
                               Gym class at Foundations for the Future Charter Academy on Friday, June 19,
                               2009.

                               Children at a Calgary school are using exercise video games as part of a
                               study. The kids are moving, but researchers want to know: Are they getting fit?

For the complete article visit TheGlobeandMail.com.




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