February 2010 eNewsletter
Contents
Health in Common News
Learning Opportunities
Funding Opportunities
Resources
Health & Sustainability Promotion
Health in Common News
Vibrant Communities Symposium (355)
Early Bird Registration Deadline is Friday, January 29th
Table of Contents
Learning Opportunities
Around Manitoba
Altona
RHA – Central - Get Better Together (285) – April 7 – May 12 ***NEW***
Brandon
Farm & Rural Stress Line – Farmer to Farmer Workshops (225) – February 16 or 18 ***NEW***
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
MAFRI – Capturing Opportunities – April 22 – 23
Dauphin
RCM – Aquatic Facility Operator Course – March 15 – 17
Eriksdale
IRHA – Active Living Facilitator Training (292) – February 11 ***NEW***
Gimli
IRHA – Active Living Facilitator Training (292) – February 19 ***NEW***
Morden
RHA – Central – Healthy Communities Conference (345) – April 23
Portage la Prairie
RHA – Central - Get Better Together (285) – February 19 – March 26 ***NEW***
Sport Manitoba – Manitoba Winter Games (276) – March 7 – 13
Russell
MFC – 2010 Western Canadian Holistic Management Conference – February 8 – 10
Sandy Bay First Nation
RHA – Central - Get Better Together (285) – January 19 – February 23 ***NEW***
Stonewall
IRHA – Extreme Makeover: Menu Edition (311) – March 4 ***NEW***
IRHA – Active Living Facilitator Training (292) – March 25 ***NEW***
The Pas
Volunteer Manitoba – Professional Development for Executive Directors – March 5, 12, 19, 26
Thompson
AFM – Pharmacology – February 2 – 3
AFM – Youth and Addictions – March 9 -10
Various Locations/Distance Education
Transport Canada – Transport Demand Management for Youth – February 2 ***NEW***
OHCC – Social Determinants of Health & Physical Activity – Online Workshop – February 3
Transport Canada – Active and Safe Routes to School – February 23 ***NEW***
UNITAR – Statistics, Knowledge and Policy: Understanding Societal Change – March 1 – April 2
Transport Canada – Integrated TDM Marketing in the UK – March 2 ***NEW***
CSD – Project Architecture: Planning for Impact – March 9 – April 26
Wellness Institute – Get Better Together! – Various dates and locations
Winnipeg
CaGBC – Capital and Operating Budgets – Bridging the Gap – February 2
AFM – Aging and Addictions – February 3 – 4
AFM – Aging and Addictions – February 3 – 4
Rec Connections – 2010 Annual Provincial Conference – February 3 – 5
Volunteer Manitoba – Roles & Responsibilities of the Board – February 8
QNet – Personality in the Workplace – February 9
AFM – Fundamentals of Addictions – February 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24
Volunteer Manitoba – Securing Major Donors – February 10
QNet – Growing Your Business Through Mentoring – February 11
Seeds of Diversity – Seedy Saturday (184) – February 13 ***NEW***
QNet – Perspectives on Innovation – February 17
Partners Seeking Solutions with Seniors – On the Road to Awareness – March 18 & 19 ***NEW***
Food Matters Manitoba – Getting Vocal, Growing Local – February 19 – 20
QNet – Strategic Planning: From Vision to Action – February 23
Volunteer Manitoba – Volunteer Management Introduction – February 23 -25
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
Volunteer Manitoba – Manage Effective, Efficient & Enjoyable Board Meetings – March 1
CaGBC – Liability and LEED – March 2
Volunteer Manitoba – Strategic Board Governance – March 8
MCHP – 20th Anniversary Conference – March 8 – 9
AFM – Women and Addictions – March 10 – 11
HiC – Vibrant Communities Symposium (355) – March 10 – 11
SERC - Real Issues Regarding Newcomers and HIV (285) – March 11 – 12 ***NEW***
Volunteer Manitoba – Risk Management & Liability – March 12
PHAC - Partners in Caring Plenary (180) – March 16 – 18 ***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
BOMA – Better Buildings Conference – April 13 – 14 ***NEW***
Volunteer Manitoba – Bookkeeping Basics for Non-Profits – April 14
Volunteer Manitoba – Maximizing Retention Through Orientation – April 28
WNT – Teens Who Hurt: Effective Strategies for working with Troubled Adolescents – April 29 – 30
Light Winnipeg – Healing with Spirit – June 4 – 5 ***NEW***
CMU – Canadian School of Peacebuilding – June 14 – 18 ***NEW***
NCCPH – Summer Institute – June 28 – 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 –
North Bay
Nipissing University – Commissioning Possibilities: Truth, Reconciliation and the Residential Schools – March 5 – 7
Ottawa
Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ – Sustainability Conference and Trade Show – February 10 -12
Canadian Cochrane Centre – Symposium 2010 – May 19 – 20 ***NEW***
Women’s Worlds 2011 – July 3 – 7, 2011
Saskatoon
19th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research – May 13 – 16
Toronto
CAAN – 5TH National Aboriginal Hepatitis C Conference – February 17 – 19
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
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
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
UBC – Fourth National Biennial Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – April 14 – 17
CIHI – e-Health 2010 – May 30 – June 2 ***NEW***
IFEH – 11th World Congress on Environmental Health – September 5 – 10
UBC – 2nd Conference on Positive Aging – November 26 – 27 ***NEW***
Victoria
UBC – The Early Years Conference 2010: The Rights of the Child – February 4 – 6
Table of Contents
Funding Opportunities
Aboriginal Species at Risk Program
Canada Summer Jobs ***February 26 Deadline***
Canadian Institute for Health Research, Funding Opportunitites Database
Canadian Rural Partnership – Community Development Program
Celebrate Canada ***February 28 Deadline***
Community Sport Development Grant (367)
Designated Heritage Building Grants ***March 15 Deadline***
Ethnocultural Community Support Fund
Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk
Manitoba Climate Change Action Fund
Manitoba Community Places Program ***February 15 Deadline***
Manitoba Community Services Council
Manitoba Cultural, Heritage, Tourism and Sport
Manitoba Farm Mentorship Program
Manitoba in motion Physical Activity Grants ***February 13 Deadline***
Manitoba Lotteries Corporation
Manitoba School and Community Arts Programs ***February 1 Deadline***
Manitoba Youth Leadership Scholarship
National Crime Prevention Centre
Premier’s Healthy Living Award for Youth ***March 26 Deadline***
Shell Environmental Fund ***February 26 Deadline***
Sport Manitoba Regional-Community Sport Development Grants
Sustainable Development Innovations Fund
Young Canada Works ***February 1 Deadline***
Table of Contents
Resources
The Healthy Aboriginal Network
Forum for Health Economics & Policy – Why the Poor Get Fat
Table of Contents
Health & Sustainability Promotion – February
White Cane Week January 31 – February 6
Eating Disorders Awareness Week February 1 – 7
International Development Week February 7 – 13
World Wetlands Day February 2
Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day February 12
World Day of Social Justice February 20
International Mother Language Day February 21