January 2010 eNewsletter
Contents
Health in Common News
Learning Opportunities
Evaluation Update
Funding Opportunities
Resources
Health & Sustainability Promotion
Health in Common News
Vibrant Communities Symposium (355)
Table of Contents
Learning Opportunities
Around Manitoba
Brandon
Rec Connections – Introduction to Effective Group Facilitation – January 22 ***NEW***
AFM – Intervention Strategies: A Multi-level Approach – January 20 – 21
AFM – Individual Counselling Skills – February 22 – 26
AFM – Pharmacology – March 10 -11
Brandon RHA – Breaking the Connection - Nicotine Dependence in 2010 (399) – April 14 – 15
AMM – Municipal Officials Seminar & Trade Show – April 14 – 15 ***NEW***
MAFRI – Capturing Opportunities – April 22 – 23 ***NEW***
Dauphin
AFM – Families and Addictions – January 20 -21
RCM – Aquatic Facility Operator Course – March 15 – 17
Morden
RHA – Central - Healthy Communities Conference (345) – April 23
Portage la Prairie
Sport Manitoba – Manitoba Winter Games (276) – March 7 – 13
Russell
MFC – 2010 Western Canadian Holistic Management Conference – February 8 – 10
The Pas
AFM – Understanding Gambling and Gambling Behaviour – January 19 – 20
Volunteer Manitoba – Professional Development for Executive Directors – March 5, 12, 19, 26 ***NEW***
Thompson
AFM – Pharmacology – February 2 – 3
AFM – Youth and Addictions – March 9 -10
Various Locations/Distance Education
THCU – Overview of Health Communication – Interactive Skill-Building Webinar – January 7, 12 or 25 ***NEW***
CSD – From the Ground Up: Designing Community-Centered Projects with Sustainable Solutions – January 12 – February 22
OHCC – Social Determinants of Health & Physical Activity – Online Workshop – February 3 ***NEW***
UNITAR – Statistics, Knowledge and Policy: Understanding Societal Change – March 1 – April 2 ***NEW***
CSD – Project Architecture: Planning for Impact – March 9 – April 26
Wellness Institute – Get Better Together! – Various dates and locations
Winnipeg
MNS – The Least Bittern in Manitoba – January 4 ***NEW***
Rec Connections – Supervisory Skills for Facility Managers – January 11 – 12 ***NEW***
CaGBC – Integrated Design Process – Passing Fad or Wave of the Future? – January 12 ***NEW***
AFM – Aboriginal People and Addictions: What are the issues? – January 12 – 13
Rec Connections – Ice Arena Operations & Natural Ice – January 13 ***NEW***
Food Matters Manitoba - Growing a Manitoba Local Food Economy (205) – January 14 ***NEW***
Rec Connections – Life Cycle Planning & Risk Management – January 14 ***NEW***
MCHP – Dauphin’s Experiment with Social Justice – January 15 ***NEW***
MNS – The Eastern Screech-Owl – January 19 ***NEW***
AFM – Fundamentals of Addictions – January 19 – 21
Rec Connections – Introduction to Effective Group Facilitation – January 20
CaGBC – LEED for Sub Contractors: Understanding the Paperwork and Getting It Right – January 20 ***NEW***
QNet – Peel the Skin – Tools for Innovative Discovery – January 20 ***NEW***
Communities 4 Families – Wiggle, Giggle & Munch Program Leader Training – January 21 -22 ***NEW***
QNet – Reclaiming Wellness for Professionals – January 22 ***NEW***
QNet – Introduction to Management: The Basics – January 26 ***NEW***
AFM – Understanding Gambling and Gambling Behaviour – January 26 – 27
QNet – Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace – January 28 ***NEW***
CaGBC – Capital and Operating Budgets – Bridging the Gap – February 2 ***NEW***
AFM – Aging and Addictions – February 3 – 4
Communities 4 Families – Wiggle, Giggle & Munch Program Leader Training – January 29 ***NEW***
AFM – Aging and Addictions – February 3 – 4 ***NEW***
Rec Connections – 2010 Annual Provincial Conference – February 3 – 5 ***NEW***
Volunteer Manitoba – Roles & Responsibilities of the Board – February 8 ***NEW***
QNet – Personality in the Workplace – February 9 ***NEW***
AFM – Fundamentals of Addictions – February 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24
Volunteer Manitoba – Securing Major Donors – February 10 ***NEW***
QNet – Growing Your Business Through Mentoring – February 11 ***NEW***
QNet – Perspectives on Innovation – February 17 ***NEW***
Food Matters Manitoba – Getting Vocal, Growing Local – February 19 – 20
QNet – Strategic Planning: From Vision to Action – February 23 ***NEW***
Volunteer Manitoba – Volunteer Management Introduction – February 23 -25 ***NEW***
Hospice & Palliative Care Manitoba – Educational Seminar When Loss and Grief Come to School (220) – February 24 – 25
Volunteer Manitoba – Effective Proposal Writing, Beginners – February 26 ***NEW***
Volunteer Manitoba – Manage Effective, Efficient & Enjoyable Board Meetings - March 1 ***NEW***
CaGBC – Liability and LEED – March 2 ***NEW***
Volunteer Manitoba – Strategic Board Governance – March 8 ***NEW***
MCHP – 20th Anniversary Conference – March 8 – 9
AFM – Women and Addictions – March 10 – 11
HiC – Vibrant Communities Symposium (355) – March 10 – 11
Volunteer Manitoba – Risk Management & Liability – March 12 ***NEW***
AFM – Pharmacology – March 17 – 18
AFM – Developing and Delivering Seminars – March 22, 23, April 26, 27, 28, May 31, and June 1
Volunteer Manitoba – Ten Steps to Managing a Successful Event – March 24 ***NEW***
Volunteer Manitoba – Bookkeeping Basics for Non-Profits – April 14 ***NEW***
Volunteer Manitoba – Maximizing Retention Through Orientation – April 28 ***NEW***
WNT – Teens Who Hurt: Effective Strategies for working with Troubled Adolescents – April 29 – 30 ***NEW***
Outside Manitoba
Calgary
CIHR – 5th Annual Aboriginal Health Forum – February 3 – 4
ASPSH – 9th Biennial Western Canadian Sexual Health Conference – May 6 – 7
Gatineau
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety – Forum III: Leading Workplace Change – March 8 – 9
Halifax
CADTH – Evidence, Advice, Recommendations: Delivering Value for Money in Health Care for Canadians – April 18 – 20
Liverpool (UK)
IHRA – Harm Reduction: The Next Generation – April 25 -29
Niagara Falls
PRO – Parks and Recreation Educational Forum and National Exchange – April 6 -9 ***NEW***
North Bay
Nipissing University – Commissioning Possibilities: Truth, Reconciliation and the Residential Schools – March 5 – 7
Ottawa
U of Ottawa Heart Institute – State of the Art Clinical Approaches to Smoking Cessation – January 22- 23 ***NEW***
Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ – Sustainability Conference and Trade Show – February 10 -12
Women’s Worlds 2011 – July 3 – 7, 2011
Saskatoon
19th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research – May 13 – 16 ***NEW***
Toronto
CAAN – 5TH National Aboriginal Hepatitis C Conference – February 17 – 19 ***NEW***
Health Nexus – Best Start Annual Conference – February 17 – 19
The Strategy Institute – Eighth Annual Urban Transportation Summit – March 2 – 3
CAS – The 6th Canadian HIV/AIDS Skills Building Symposium – March 4 – 7 ***NEW***
CBoC – Healthcare Enterprise Risk Management: Bringing ERM to Life – March 24 – 25
ISPAH – 3rd International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health – May 5 – 8
CBoC – National Consultation on Career Development and Workforce Learning – April 25 -28 ***NEW***
The 73rd Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ – Annual Conference and Municipal Expo – May 28 – 31
CPHA – Centenary Conference - June 13 – 16
Vancouver
UBC – 2010 Health Policy Conference – March 30 -31 ***NEW***
UBC – Fourth National Biennial Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – April 14 – 17
IFEH – 11th World Congress on Environmental Health – September 5 – 10
Victoria
UBC – The Early Years Conference 2010: The Rights of the Child – February 4 – 6
Table of Contents
Evaluation Update
Table of Contents
Funding Opportunities
Aboriginal Species at Risk Program
Canadian Institute for Health Research, Funding Opportunitites Database
Canadian Rural Partnership – Community Development Program
Canadian Tire Jump Start ***Application Period January 18 – 29***
Community Sport Development Grant (367)
Ethnocultural Community Support Fund
Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk
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
Manitoba Youth Leadership Scholarship
National Crime Prevention Centre
Premier’s Healthy Living Award for Youth
Sport Manitoba Regional-Community Sport Development Grants
Sustainable Development Innovations Fund
Table of Contents
Resources
Alberta Centre for Active Living – Reframing Physical Activity Programs for Aboriginal Communities
Community Foundations of Canada – Building Community Vitality: A Leadership Toolkit
Food Systems and Public Health: Linkages to Achieve Healthier Diets and Healthier Communities
Journal of Participatory Medicine
Women’s Health Research Institute – Your Rights in Research: A Guide for Women
Table of Contents
Health & Sustainability Promotion – January
National Non-Smoking Week January 17 – 23
Weedless Wednesday January 20
Family Literacy Day January 27