November 2011 eNewsletter
Contents
Health in Common News
Learning Opportunities
Funding Opportunities
Resources
Health and Sustainability Promotion
New Website
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Learning Opportunities
Around Manitoba
Various Locations & Distance Education
Outside Manitoba
Around Manitoba
Brandon
Brandon RHA – Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training – November 8 – 9
Manitoba Farm Womens Conference – November 13 – 15
Association of Manitoba Municipalities – Annual Convention – November 21 – 24
Brandon RHA - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training Tune Up - November 30
Brandon RHA - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training - December 5 – 6
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Aboriginal People and Addictions: What are the Issues – December 6 – 7
Manitoba Conservation Districts Association – Annual Conference – December 12 – 14
Manitoba AG Days – January 17 – 19
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Family Violence and Addictions – January 24 – 25
Brandon RHA - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training Tune Up - January 25
Brandon RHA - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training - February 21 – 22
Carman
Portage la Prairie
RHA Central – Applied Suicide Prevention Skills Training – November 14 – 15
The Pas
Volunteer Manitoba – Effective Community Fundraising – November 8
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Motivational Interviewing and Change – February 1 – 2
Thompson
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba - Pharmacology – February 7 – 8
Winnipeg
Global Justice Film Festival – November 4 – 5
Parks Canada at the Millennium Library – Songs of Riding Mountain – November 5
Nine Circles Community Health – “prEVENT 2011: HIV Prevention and Education in the Prairies” November 7 – 8
ACHIEVE Training Centre – Working Through Personality Differences – November 8
QNET - QUEST: Human Systems: The Missing Ingredient for Results – November 8
ACHIEVE Training Centre – Assertive Communication – November 9
Canadian Safe School Network – It’s A Cyber World: What Educators Need To Know – November 9
Winnipeg Public Library - A Glimpse into the Dyslexic Brain – November 9
QNET – Know Your Stressors: Managing Workplace Stress – November 9
Crisis Trauma Resource Institute - Violence Threat Assessment - November 10
QNET – Conducting Workplace Investigations – November 10
Economic Developers Association of Manitoba/University of Waterloo - Year 1 Winnipeg-Economic Development Certification - November 13 – 18
Parks Canada at the Millennium Library - The Ghost of Whitewater Lake - November 14
Literacy Partners of Manitoba – AGM & Awards - November 15
Volunteer Manitoba – Contribution Analysis – November 15
Winnipeg Public Library - Resuscitating a Dead Horse: The Symptoms of Excess Nutrients in a Red River Tributary – November 16
QNET – Leadership Forum – November 16
Recreation Connections Manitoba - Aquatic Facility Operator Training Course – November 16 -18
United Way of Winnipeg – Charity Law Seminars: Introduction – November 16
Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival – November 16 – 20
Manitoba Environmental Industries Association – Emerging Issues Conference – November 16
Bike Dump – Bottom Brackets – November 16
Canadian CED Network – Demonstrating Social Return on Investment – November 17
QNET - Emotional Intelligence – for achieving personal and organizational success – November 17
Crisis Trauma Resource Institute - Self-Injury Behaviour in Youth – Issues and Strategies - November 17 – 18
Manitoba Environmental Youth Conference – Greenspace Conference – November 17 – 18
Volunteer Manitoba – The Professional Supervisor – November 17 – 18
Transgender Day of Remembrance – Two Spirits – November 18
Winnipeg in motion - Cardio Box – November 18
Parks Canada at the Millennium Library - Parks Canada in Manitoba: How to Visit, Explore and Have Fun - November 19
Parks Canada at the Millennium Library - How I Spy on Caribou and Muskeg - November 21
Volunteer Manitoba – Strategic Board Governance – November 21
Manitoba Patient Access Network – Health Innovation Conference 2011 – November 21 – 22
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Individual Counselling Skills – November 21 – 25
St. James-Assiniboia School Division – Restitution I – November 22
First Nation Health Managers Association – 1st Annual National Conference – November 22 – 24
Bike Dump – Single Speeding – November 23
Canadian Evaluation Society – Conducting Effective Research with Aboriginal Populations – Panel Discussion – November 23
Winnipeg Public Library – Getting People Off the Streets: A New Pathway to Ending Homelessness in Canada – November 23
QNET - Write It Right: High Performance Business Writing – November 23
St. James-Assiniboia School Division - Restitution IIIA & B – November 24
Volunteer Manitoba – Hiring Smart – November 24
QNET - Principles of Human Resource Management – November 24
Volunteer Manitoba – Conducting Focus Groups and Analyzing Qualitative Data - November 25
Parks Canada at the Millennium Library – Building an 18th Century Stone Wall in the 21st Century – November 28
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Relapse Management – November 29 – 30
The Attachment Network of Manitoba- Dr. Dan Hughes / Trauma, Loss, & Attachment: Implications for Therapy and Daily Care - November 30
Winnipeg Public Library – Discovering Medieval Pilgrimage Through Art and Architecture: Pious Peregrinations – November 30
QNET- How Talent Development Drives a High Performance Culture – November 30
Canadian CED Network – Effective Proposal Writing – December 1
Volunteer Manitoba – Volunteer Management Introduction – December 1 – 2
QNET – Igniting Corporate Spirit: Understanding Self, Understanding Others – December 1
MATC Neurodevelopmental Services – Autism Seminars – December 1 & March 2
QNET - Project Management: A Practical Approach – December 5 – 6
Manitoba Forage Council – Manitoba Grazing School & Forage Sympsoium – January 5 – 7
ACHIEVE Training Centre - Emotional Intelligence - Increasing Harmony and Productivity - December 6
Canadian Mental Health Association – Mental Health First Aid – December 6
Volunteer Manitoba – Keeping Top Performers – December 6
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Group Facilitation Skills – December 6 – 8
Statistics Canada – Surveys from Start to Finish – December 6 – 8
Winnipeg Public Library – Neofascist Terror Networks Today: An Overview of Right-Wing Extremism – December 7
ACHIEVE Training Centre - Mediation - An Informal Process for Conflict Intervention - December 7 – 8
QNET – QUEST: Workplace Motivators: The Importance of Organization & Employee Alignment – December 8
Winnipeg in motion - Dance Your Way Through the Holidays Take II – December 9
QNET – Lean Principles 101: Making lean thinking principles easy to understand - December 13
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Pharmacology – December 13 – 14
Rainbow Resource Centre – standOUT! Manitoba GSA Conference – December 14
Rainbow Resource Centre – stand UP! Ally Training for Service Providers – December 14
QNET – Managing Four Generations in the Workplace: Veterans, Baby Boomers, Generation X and the Net Generation - December 15
Bike Dump – Brakes – December 21
Canadian Mental Health Association – Exploring the Journey of Recovery – January 10
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Fundamentals of Addictions – January 10 – 12
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba - Aboriginal People and Addictions: What are the Issues - January 17 – 18
Bike Dump – Hubs – January 18
United Way of Winnipeg – Charity Law Seminars: New Rules for Administering Charitable Receipts and Expenditures – January 18
Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada – Developing an Effective Management Action Plan - January 18 – 19
Red River Basin Commission – Land & Water International Summit Conference – January 24 – 26
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Understanding Gambling and Gambling Behaviour – January 25 – 26
Winnipeg Narrative Therapy – Addressing domestic violence implementing a community based approach – January 26 – 27
Canadian Evaluation Society – Enhancing Online Research Practices – February 1
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Aging and Addictions – February 1 – 2
Food Matters Manitoba – Localvore Iron Chef Cook Off II – February 3
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Women and Addictions – February 8 – 9
Manitoba Council for Children with Behavioural Disorders – Michael Ungar Professional Development Session – February 10
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba - Fundamentals of Addictions - February 15 – March 1
Food Matters Manitoba – Growing Local Conference – February 24 – 25
Various Locations & Distance Education
Wellness Institute - Get Better Together! - Various dates and locations
Outside Manitoba
Antigonish
Coady International Institute - Indigenous Women in Community Leadership –
Edmonton
Canadian Public Health Association – 2012 Conference, Public Health in Canada: Creating and Sustaining Healthy Environments – June 11 – 14
Enoch, AB
Assembly of First Nations - National Forum on First Nation Citizenship – November 15 – 16
Montreal
Journées annuelles de santé publique - 15th Annual Public Health Days – School Health - November 28 – 30
Ottawa
Assembly of First Nations - National Health Forum – Taking Action to Move Forward – November 7 – 9
Regina
All Nations Hope AIDS Network – Saskatchewan HIV Conference - December 1 – 2
Saskatoon
Partners FOR the Saskatchewan River Basin – Planning for Extremes – November 16 – 18
Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada – National Conference – February 14 – 16
Toronto
Health Achieve – November 7 – 9
Conference Board of Canada – 2011 Honorary Associate Dinner - November 9
Conference Board of Canada – Canadian Food Summit – February 7 – 8
Vancouver
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse – National Conference – November 6 – 9
Safe Communities Canada - Canadian Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Conference - November 16 – 18
University of British Columbia – Early Years 2012 Conference – February 2 – 4
University of British Columbia - Fifth National Biennial Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – April 18 – 21
Washington, DC
American Institute for Cancer Research - Annual Research Conference on Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer – November 3 – 4
Funding Opportunities
Aboriginal Funds for Species at Risk Program
Building Community Through Arts and Heritage
Canadian Institute for Health Research, Funding Opportunities Database
Canadian Rural Partnership – Community Development Program
Community Festivals Support Program
Earth Day Canada Community Environment Fund
Ethnocultural Community Support Fund
Grey Cup Legacy Fund Coaching Seminars Award Program
Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk
Earth Day Canada, Hometown Heroes Award Program
East Interlake Community Development Project Support Initiative
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Interlake Health Promotion Project Fund
The Keg Thanks A Million Grants Program
Manitoba Alternative Food Research Alliance
Manitoba Climate Change Action Fund
Manitoba Community Arts Council Grants
Manitoba Community Museums Grant Program
Manitoba Community Places Program
Manitoba Community Services Council
Manitoba Cultural, Heritage and Tourism
Manitoba Grants for Innovation in Education
Manitoba Foundation for Sports Scholarships
Manitoba Heritage Grants Programs
Manitoba Hydro Commercial Custom Measures
Manitoba in motion Physical Activity Grants
Manitoba Lotteries Corporation
Manitoba School and Community Arts Programs
Manitoba Water Stewardship Fund
Manitoba Youth Leadership Scholarship
National Crime Prevention Centre
Neighbourhoods Alive! Lighthouses
The Rebuilding Nature Grant Program
Selkirk & District Community Foundation, Games Legacy Fund
Sunova Credit Union Community Investment Program
Sustainable Development Innovations Fund
Toyota Evergreen Learning Grounds ***December 2 DEADLINE***
Westshore Community Foundation
Resources
American Public Health Association – Complete Streets Fact Sheet
National Collaborating Centre on Environmental Health - Community Planning with a Health Equity Lens: Promising Directions and Strategies
Norway Ministry of Health and Care Services – New Norwegian Public Health Act – institutionalizing action on the Social Determinants of Health in Norway
Policy Horizons Canada - The Top 10 Questions: A Guide to Evaluating Place-Based Initiatives
World Health Organization – How can we get the social determinants of health on the public policy and public health agenda
Health and Sustainability Promotion Days – November
Amaryllis Month (Huntington Society)
Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Month
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Canadian Patient Safety Week October 31 – November 4
National Down Syndrome Awareness Week November 1 – 7
National Pain Awareness Week November 6 – 12
National Seniors Safety Week November 6 – 12
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict November 6
National Aboriginal Addictions Awareness Week November 13 – 19
World Diabetes Day November 14
Antibiotic Awareness Week November 14 – 20
International Day of Tolerance November 16
World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day November 17
National Child Day November 20
Transgender Day of Remembrance November 20
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims November 20
National Home Fire Safety Week November 24 – 30
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women November 25
Canadian HIV/AIDS Awareness Week November 24 – December 1