March 2012 eNewsletter
Contents
Health in Common News
Learning Opportunities
Funding Opportunities
Resources
Health and Sustainability Promotion
Health in Common News
Health in Common is Moving
Health in Common’s new address effective March 5th is:
200-141 Bannatyne Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3B 0R3
tel: 204.946.1888
Annual Report
We are pleased to present our Annual Report highlighting some of the organization’s accomplishments during the 2010 – 2011 fiscal year.
Gaining Ground: Connecting People and Knowledge
Provincial Conference on Active Transportation and Recreation
Health in Common is pleased to serve on the planning committee for Gaining Ground.
Register today for the
Gaining Ground: Connecting People and Knowledge
Provincial Conference on Active Transportation and Recreation
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
at the PCU Centre, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
The conference with feature keynote presentations with Dr. Larry Frank (British Columbia) and Mike Arthur (Nova Scotia) and information sessions with local experts and community leaders. For more information on the conference keynote presentations, workshops, registration fee, travel arrangements, etc. download the conference brochure here!
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE!
You can also download the conference registration form here. Deliver or mail a completed registration form with payment information to the Recreation Connections Manitoba (PACM) office.
The conference schedule for March 21st is available here.
Make plans to join us!
Vibrant Communities Symposium
April 25 – 26, 2012
Thunderbird House, Winnipeg
The Vibrant Communities Symposium connects those working to create healthy sustainable communities from a social, economic, environmental and cultural perspective.
With neighbourhood walkabouts, keynote speakers, panel presentations and groups discussion, the Symposium is designed to encourage dialogue, within and across sectors, and discuss the challenges inherent in these guiding principles: collaboration, community involvement, informed decisions, fairness and inclusion.
For more information or to register.
Summer Institute in Program Evaluation
June 11 to 15, 2012 – Winnipeg, Manitoba
A community-university network has collaborated to build evaluation capacity and conduct applied evaluation research for knowledge development, exchange and utilization.
The annual Summer Institute in Program Evaluation brings together an inter-sectoral group of community-based practitioners and university students to exchange information about evaluation for improved planning and delivery.
The program targets:
- Project managers and coordinators responsible for the monitoring and evaluation of their programs, projects or organizations;
- Community leaders and workers with project responsibilities;
- Decision makers looking at new ways to make their programs more participatory and responsive to local needs;
- Undergraduate and graduate students seeking to improve their skills and knowledge in the area of community-based program evaluation;
- All those seeking to connect with students, practitioners and researchers involved in delivery and evaluation of a broad range of health and social services.
The Institute combines lectures, case studies and group work to introduce the concepts of participatory evaluation focusing on the social, economic and environmental determinants of well-being.
For more information about past or upcoming training contact Bohdanna Kinasevych at bkinasevych@healthincommon.ca
Learning Opportunities
Around Manitoba
Various Locations & Distance Education
Outside Manitoba
Around Manitoba
Beausejour
Volunteer Manitoba – Facilitating Common Group Processes – March 20
Brandon
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Fundamentals of Addictions – March 19 – April 4
Brandon Regional Health Authority - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training – April 24 – 25 ***NEW***
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives – Capturing Opportunities – April 24 – 25
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Intervention Strategies: A Multi-level Approach – May 15 – 16 ***NEW***
Brandon Regional Health Authority - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training Tune Up – May 30 ***NEW***
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Pharmacology – June 13 – 14 ***NEW***
Carman
RHA Central – Get Better Together - through April 3
Crystal City
RHA Central - Get Better Together - April 14 – May 9
Flin Flon
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Families and Addictions – May 1 – 2***NEW***
Gimli
Manitoba Agriculture Food & Rural Initiatives - Direct Farm Marketing Conference - March 9 – 10
Gladstone
RHA Central - Get Better Together - April 10 – May 15
Headingley
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives – Young and Beginning Farmers Conference – March 1 – 2
McGregor
RHA Central - Get Better Together - through April 3
Pine Falls
Volunteer Manitoba - Leading and Facilitating Teams – March 15
Portage la Prairie
Physical Activity Coalition of Manitoba - Gaining Ground: Connecting People and Knowledge A Provincial Conference on Active Transportation and Recreation - March 21
St-Pierre-Jolys
South Eastman Health – Get Better Together Leader Training - March 7- 8, 13 – 14 ***NEW***
Thompson
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Youth and Drugs - March 14 – 15
Crisis and Trauma Resource Institute - De-escalating Potentially Violent Situations - April 13
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Understanding Gambling and Gambling Behaviour – June 6 – 7 ***NEW***
Winnipeg
QNET - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification – March 1
Volunteer Manitoba – Effective Proposal Writing – March 1
Health, Leisure, and Human Performance Research Institute – Lecture: When the world gathers: International sporting events as sites of protest and resistance - March 2
MATC - Beyond the Basics: Autism Seminars – March 2
Sexuality Education Resource Centre & Rainbow Resource Centre – Ally Training for Service Providers (73) - March 2 ***NEW***
Friends of Gardens Manitoba – Seedy Saturday – March 3 ***NEW***
Manitoba Fitness Council – Drums Alive Workshop – March 3 ***NEW***
Nature Manitoba – A Box and Some Gravel: Peregrine Falcon Recovery Efforts in Manitoba – March 5 ***NEW***
Aulneau Renewal Centre - Certificate in Trauma Counselling for Front-Line Workers: Level 1 – March 5 – 7, 19 – 21
Addictions Foundation 0f Manitoba – Family Violence and Addictions - March 6 – 7
Nature Manitoba – Endangerment in Birds – March 6 ***NEW***
QNET - Simple Rules for Healthy Organizational Change – March 6
Winnipeg Public Library – The Lake Manitoba Flood: What’s Next? – March 7
We Canada - Dialogues and Action for Earth Summit 2012: We Canada Tour Winnipeg – March 7 ***NEW***
Winnipeg Sexually Exploited Youth Community Coalition (SEYCC) - All Children Matter: Protecting Sacred Lives Forum – March 8
QNET - Organization and Employee Alignment: The Importance of Workplace Motivators & Behavioral Styles – March 8
Adolescent Parent Information Network - Teen Pregnancy – Embracing the Reality Conference – March 9
Crisis and Trauma Resource Institute -Anxiety: Practical Intervention Strategies – March 13
Nature Manitoba – Sparrows . . . or what was that “LBJ” anyway? – March 13 ***NEW***
QNET - Personality in the Workplace – March 13
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Developing and Delivering Seminars - March 13 – May 30
Winnipeg Public Library – Spousal Bereavement: the Changing Role of “Self” and “Other” in Relationships – March 14
QNET - Growing Your Business Through Mentoring – March 14
Crisis and Trauma Resource Institute - Trauma: Strategies for Resolving the Impact of Post Traumatic Stress - March 14 – 15
Recreation Connections Manitoba - Aquatic Facility Operator Course – March 14 – 16 ***NEW***
Health, Leisure, and Human Performance Research Institute – Lecture: Messages that move you: Evidence-based strategies for constructing effective physical activity messages - March 16
Winnipeg in motion - The Real Deal on Your Meal – March 16
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Agriculture in the City – March 16 – 18
Nature Manitoba – A Blooming Parade Choosing Perennials for Your Garden – March 20 ***NEW***
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Pharmacology - March 20 – 28
Living Prairie Museum – Prairie Planting Workshops – March 20 ***NEW***
Canadian Evaluation Society - Satisfaction Evaluations That Work – March 21
QNET – Governance Models for Boards – March 21 ***NEW***
ACHIEVE Training Centre - Conflict Resolution Skills - March 22
QNET – Work Life Alignment: Getting the Most out of Work and Life - March 22
Volunteer Manitoba - Effective Group Facilitation – March 22 – 23
ACHIEVE Training Centre - Dealing with Difficult People - March 23
Health, Leisure, and Human Performance Research Institute – Lecture: Representing, managing and experiencing tourism - March 23
Crisis and Trauma Resource Institute - De-escalating Potentially Violent Situations – April 3
QNET - Positive Performance Development – April 3
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Fundamentals of Addictions – April 3 – 5 ***NEW***
Crisis and Trauma Resource Institute - Crisis Response Planning - April 4
Living Prairie Museum - Prairie Planting Workshops - April 4 ***NEW***
QNET – Communicating for Change – April 4
QNET - Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification: An Introduction to Problem Solving – April 9
QNET - Basic Facilitation Skills Information Session – April 10
QNET - Managing Four Generations in the Workplace: Veterans, Baby Boomers, Generation X and the Net Generation - April 11 ***NEW***
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Intervention Strategies: A multilevel approach – April 11 -12
Volunteer Manitoba – New Technology Tools for your Volunteer Program – April 13
Living Prairie Museum - Prairie Planting Workshops - April 15 ***NEW***
QNET - Write It Right: High Performance Business Writing – April 17
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Families and Addictions – April 18 – 19
QNET - Leading Through Coaching – April 19
Canada Green Building Council – Better Buildings Conference – April 24
QNET - How Talent Development Drives a High Performance Culture - April 25 ***NEW***
Living Prairie Museum - Prairie Planting Workshops - April 26 ***NEW***
Volunteer Manitoba - Creating Policy and Procedure Manuals – April 27 ***NEW***
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Aboriginal People and Addictions – May 1 – 2 ***NEW***
Volunteer Manitoba - Volunteer Management Introduction (Level 1) – May 1 – 3
Living Prairie Museum - Prairie Planting Workshops - May 5 ***NEW***
Centre on Aging – Annual Spring Research Symposium – May 7
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba - Fundamentals of Addictions - May 8 – 10 ***NEW***
QNET - Workplace Leadership – Certificate in Leadership Development (CLD) Spring 2012 - May 9, 16, 23, 30, June 6, 13, 20 ***NEW***
QNET - Conducting Workplace Investigations - May 10 ***NEW***
QNET - Basic Facilitation Skills: For Team and Group Leaders - May 15 ***NEW***
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Relapse Management – May 15 – 16 ***NEW***
Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute - Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Postvention Strategies - May 16 – 17 ***NEW***
Ability Axis – May 17
QNET - Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Revolution in Change - May 17 ***NEW***
Aboriginal Community Futures – Vision Quest 2012 – May 17 – 19
Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute – Critical Incident Group Debriefing – May 18 ***NEW***
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Youth and Drugs – May 22 – 23 ***NEW***
Canadian Evaluation Society - Navigating Ethics in Evaluation – Panel Discussion – May 30 ***NEW***
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Individual Counselling Skills - June 4 – 8 ***NEW***
Canadian Mental Health Association - Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction 7 Day Silent Retreat – June 8 – 14 ***NEW***
QNET - Project Management: A Practical Approach - June 11 ***NEW***
Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute – Counselling Skills – June 12 – 14 ***NEW***
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training – June 13 – 14 ***NEW***
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Motivational Interviewing and Change – June 19 – 21 ***NEW***
Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute - Train-the-Trainer Certification Workshop for
De-escalating Potentially Violent Situations – June 19 – 21 ***NEW***
Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute - Violence Threat Assessment: Planning and Response – June 26 ***NEW***
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Group Facilitation Skills – June 27 -29 ***NEW***
Manitoba Nature Summit – 2012 Summit – September 14 – 16
Centrallia – Global Business to Business Forum – October 10 – 12
Various Locations & Distance Education
Canadian Evaluation Society – Webinar - Using Photographs to Enhance Your Evaluation Practice… And It’s Fun Too! – March 6 ***NEW***
Wellness Institute - Get Better Together! - Various dates and locations
Outside Manitoba
Antigonish
Coady International Institute – Skills for Social Change – March 20 DEADLINE
Coady International Institute - Community Development Leadership by Women - May 7 – 18 ***NEW***
Coady International Institute - Skills for Social Change - May 7 – 25 ***NEW***
Coady International Institute - Indigenous Women in Community Leadership - May 18 – August 29 ***NEW***
Coady International Institute - Mobilizing Assets for Community-Driven Development -May 22 – June 1 ***NEW***
Coady International Institute - Good Governance and Social Accountability Tools - May 28 – June 1 ***NEW***
Coady International Institute - Communication and Social Media - June 4 – 15 ***NEW***
Coady International Institute - Community-Driven Health Impact Assessment - June 4 – 15 ***NEW***
Blue Mountains
Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors – Annual Education Conference – September 16 – 19 ***NEW***
Calgary
Employee Assistance Society of North America – Leveraging EAPs to Create a Healthy, Engaged and Productive Workforce – April 25 – 27
Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association – Annual Conference – May 24 – 27 ***NEW***
Edmonton
Canadian Public Health Association - 2012 Conference, Public Health in Canada: Creating and Sustaining Healthy Environments - June 11 – 14
Geelong (Australia)
Healthy Cities - Working Together to Achieve Liveable Cities Conference – June 6 – 8 ***NEW***
Halifax
Canadian Obesity Network - The 4th Conference on Recent Advances in the Prevention and Management of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity – October 24 – 26 ***NEW***
Hamilton
Canadian Centre for Evidence Based Nursing – evidence informed Decision Making Workshop – April 30 – May 4 ***NEW***
Canadian Health Libraries Association - Cascade of Knowledge – June 11 – 15
Kelowna
National Collaborating Centres for Public Health - Advancing Health Equity, Building on Experience – May 15 – 16
Long Beach (US)
National Centre for Bicycling & Walking - Pro Walk/Pro Bike 2012 - September 10-13
Montreal
Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research - Innovations for Health System Improvement: Balancing Costs, Quality and Equity – May 29 – 31
Université de Montréal – Social Work and HIV/AIDS 2012: The Best Practices in Intervention – June 14 – 15
Quebec
Ministry of Health and Social Services – HIA 2012: From One Continent to Another How HIA Matters in Health in All Policies – August 30 – 31
Toronto
Community Health Nurses of Canada – Conference – May 14 – 16
Dietitians of Canada – National Conference – June 14 – 16
Conference Board of Canada – Workplace Wellness and Mental Health – June 18 – 19
Canadian Obesity Network - Obesity & Mental Health – June 6 – 28 ***NEW***
Vancouver
University of British Columbia - Fifth National Biennial Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - April 18 – 21
University of British Columbia - The Early Years Conference 2012: The Development of Children’s Mental Health: How Do We Become Who We Are? – February 2 – 4 ***NEW***
Funding Opportunities
Aboriginal Funds for Species at Risk Program
After School Arts Enrichment Program
Arts Development Project Support Program (ADPS)
Building Community Through Arts and Heritage
Canadian Institute for Health Research, Funding Opportunities Database
Canadian Rural Partnership – Community Development Program
Canadian Rural Research Network (list of funding opportunities)
Canadian Women’s Foundation - Girls’ Fund Grants
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 Community Foundation Inc.
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
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
TD Friends of the Environment Foundation
Toyota Evergreen Learning Grounds ***March 16 DEADLINE***
Youth Performing Arts Travel Grant
Winnipeg Foundation Community Grants
Winnipeg Foundation Camps & Summer Programming Grants
Winnipeg Foundation Literacy for Life Fund
Western Communities Foundation
Women to Watch (Sport Manitoba) ***March 15 DEADLINE***
Resources
Alberta Policy Coalition for Chronic Disease Prevention - Policy Readiness Tool: Understanding a Municipality’s Readiness for Policy Change and Strategies for Taking Action
Canadian Institute for Health Information – Urban Physical Environments and Health Inequalities: A Scoping Review of Interventions
Environmental Health Perspectives - Health Impacts of the Built Environment
Institut national de santé publique - The Use of Health Knowledge by Not-for-profit Organizations: Taking a Look at Their Policy-influencing Practices
International Food Policy Research Institute - Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health
Local Government Association (UK) - Mental Wellbeing Impact Assessment Programme 2011 in Local Government
National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy - Urban Traffic Calming and Road Safety: Effects and Implications for Practice
Transport for London - Transport planning for healthier lifestyles – A best practice guide
Health and Sustainability Promotion Days – February
“Help Fight Liver Disease” Month
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Pharmacist Awareness Week March 4 – 10
International Women’s Day March 8
Canadian Agricultural Safety Week March 11 – 17
World Glaucoma Week March 11 – 17
Brain Awareness Week March 12 – 18
Poison Prevention Week March 18 – 24
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination March 21
World Water Day March 22
World Meteorological Day March 23
World Tuberculosis Day March 24
Purple Day – The Global Day of Epilepsy Awareness March 26