Contents

Health in Common is please to provide an evaluation update (169). Watch for further updates in the E-newsletter. Also included in this e-newsletter is a new Job Postings & Volunteer Opportunities section.

Learning Opportunities

Around Manitoba

Altona

RHA-Central – Nutrition Workshop – Health for Everybody: Body Image & Self Esteem - August 11 ***NEW***

RHA-Central – Nutrtion Workshop – What Powers You? Balanced Eating and Portion Control - August 18 ***NEW***

RHA-Central - Nutrition Workshop – Lifestyle Changes: How to stick with it - August 25 ***NEW***

RHA-Central - Nutrition Workshop – Know the Facts: How to read nutrition labels - September 1 ***NEW***

RHA-Central – Cook it up! Planning and Healthy Cooking Tips – September 8 ***NEW***

Brandon

AFM – Women and Addictions – August 26 – 27

AFM – Fundamentals of Addictions – September 15 – 17

Portage la Prairie

RHA-Central - Nutrition Workshop – Lifestyle Changes: How to stick with it - August 18 ***NEW***

RHA-Central - Nutrition Workshop – Health for Everybody: Body Image & Self Esteem - August 25 ***NEW***

Thompson

AFM – Fundamentals of Addictions – September 15 – 17

AFM – Aboriginal People and Addictions: What are the issues? – October 28 – 29 ***NEW***

Various Locations/Distance Education

Volunteer Manitoba – Program Planning & Evaluation – October 1

Wellness Institute – Get Better Together! – Various dates and locations

Winnipeg

MSCA – Restitution/Control Theory Workshop Opportunities – August 24 – 28

Creative Retirement Manitoba – Workshops – Ongoing

AFM – Crystal Meth Awareness – September 10

CaGBC – LEED for New Construction – September 17

U of M – The Northern Climates Building Design Day - September 19 ***NEW***

AFM – Fundamentals of Addictions – September 21 – 23

Recreation Connections – Arena/Curling Rink Operations Level 1 – September 21 – 25

Volunteer Manitoba – Volunteer Management Introduction – September 22 – 24

AFM – Intervention Strategies: A Multilevel Approach – September 24 – 25

Volunteer Manitoba – Roles and Responsibilities of the Board – September 28

AFM – Pharmacology – September 30 – October 1

QNet – 2009 Excellence Conference – October 1

Volunteer Manitoba – Manage Effective, Efficient & Enjoyable Board Meetings – October 5

CFTRE – Self Regulation Therapy® Practitoner Training – October 5 – 7, 26 – 28, November 16 – 18

Volunteer Manitoba – Budget & Cash Management Basics for Non-Profits – October 8

AMM - Public Engagement & Participation - October 9 ***NEW***

AFM - Motivational Interviewing and Change - October 13 – 15 ***NEW***

Volunteer Manitoba – Media Relations for Non-Profits – October 14

Volunteer Manitoba – Determining Program Effectiveness Through Evaluation – October 16, 23, 30, November 6, 13

Manitoba Fitness Council – Momentum Conference – October 17 – 18

Volunteer Manitoba – Financial Responsibilities of the Board – October 19

AFM – Fundamentals of Addictions – October 20 -22 ***NEW***

MPETA – T.U.C.K. 2009: Fitness for the Mind and the Body! – October 22

MPETA – SAG 2009: Fuelling the Fire Within… A Conference for Physical and Health Educators – October 23

Volunteer Manitoba – 10 Steps for Managing a Successful Event – October 28

Volunteer Manitoba – Succession Planning Through Leadership Activities – November 2

Volunteer Manitoba – Effective Group Facilitation Skills – November 3 & 4

AFM – Family Violence and Addictions – November 4 – 5 ***NEW***

AFM – Help is Down the Hallway (Ending Student Assistance Programs in Manitoba Schools) – November 5 – 6

CATA – The Canadian Mosaic: Art Therapy Approaches from East to West – November 5 – 7

Child Care Coalition of Manitoba – Childcare System Vision Conference – November 9 – 10

Volunteer Manitoba – Creating Policy and Procedure Manuals – November 12

Recreation Connections Manitoba – Aquatic Facilitator Operator Training Course – November 18 – 20 ***NEW***

MCHP – 20th Anniversary Conference – March 8 – 9, 2010

On-line/Distance Education

PHAC – Skills Enhancement for Public Health – Registration Opens August 3rd ***NEW***

Volunteer Manitoba – Program Planning & Evaluation – October 1

U of Victoria – Canadian Falls Prevention Curriculum – October 2 – 30th ***NEW***

Concordia University College of Alberta – Environmental Health Professional Development Course – September 8 – October 26

WHO – Global Learning Device on Social Determinants of Health and Public Policy Formulation

Outside Manitoba

Calgary

U of Calgary – Spirituality and Health Academic Conference - September 24 – 26 ***NEW***

Enoch

Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada - Making It Happen Mamawihisicikewin - October 15 – 17 ***NEW***

Gatineau

Health Work & Wellness – Conference 2009 – September 30 – October 3

Halifax

CCSA – Issues of Substance 2009 – November 15 – 18

London (UK)

Safety 2010 - World Conference on Injury Prevention & Safety Prevention - September 21 – 24, 2010 ***NEW***

Montreal

CCTC - National Conference on Tobacco or Health - November 1 – 4 ***NEW***

Ottawa

CBoC – Intergovernmental Forum on Risk Management - September 16 – 17 ***NEW***

CSIH – Health Equity: Our Global Responsibility - October 25 -28 ***NEW***

Regina

Saskatchewan Epidemiology Association - Fall Symposium & Workshop – October 29 – 30 ***NEW***

Toronto

OISE – Integrating Traditional Healing Practices into Counselling and Psychotherapy – August 4 – 5

CSA - Climate Change – Measuring and Reducing Your Carbon Footprint in a Changing Regulatory Environment – September 21 – 22 ***NEW***

CAMH – Evidence and Intervention for Transforming Mental Health in the Workplace – October 28 – 30

CBoC – Creating Business Value with Integrated Sustainability – October 29 – 30

Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse - National Conference - November 3 – 4 ***NEW***

OHA - Health Achieve Inspiring Ideas & Innovation - November 16 – 18 ***NEW***

enp – Third Canadian Conference on Social Enterprise – November 18 – 20

U of Toronto - Canadian Refugee Health - November 24 – 25 ***NEW***

Institute for Work and Health – Workcongress9 – May 5 – 7, 2010 ***NEW DATE***

Vancouver

UBC – Fourth National Biennial Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – April 14 – 17, 2010

IFEH – 11th World Congress on Environmental Health – September 5 – 10, 2010

IIQM – Qualitative Health Research Conference – October 4 – 6 ***NEW***

IIQM – Advances in Qualitative Methods Conference – October 8 – 10 ***NEW***

Washington

AICR – Research Conference on Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer – November 5 – 6 ***NEW***

Job Postings & Volunteer Opportunities

Falls Prevention Coordinator (196)
Rupert's Land Caregiver Services - Fundraising Committee Volunteers (146)

Funding Opportunities

Funding Deadlines Calendar

Assiniboine Credit Union

Canadian Institute for Health Research, Funding Opportunitites Database

Canadian Rural Partnership – Community Development Program ***NEW***

Canadian Tire Jump Start

Canadian Women’s Foundation

Eco Action Community Funding

Ethnocultural Community Support Fund

Hometown Green Team

Kid Sport

Manitoba Climate Change Action Fund

Manitoba Community Services Council

Manitoba Cultural, Heritage, Tourism and Sport

Manitoba Farm Mentorship Program

Manitoba in motion Physical Activity Grants

Manitoba Lotteries Corporation

National Crime Prevention Centre

Neighbourhood Renewal Fund

RCMP Foundation

Sport Manitoba Regional-Community Sport Development Grants

Sustainable Development Innovations Fund ***AUGUST 15 DEADLINE***

True Sport Community Fund

Urban Green Team

WISE Fund

Resources

CCSD – Poverty Reduction Programs and Policies

PWG – Proven HIV Prevention Strategies

Statistics Canada – Health in Canada

Turning Point – The Basics of Social Marketing (134)

UNICEF – Aboriginal Children’s Health: Leaving No Child Behind

Health Promotion – August

World Breastfeeding Week – August 1 – 7