March 2010 eNewsletter
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March 2010 – Volume 3, Issue 2 |
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Table of Contents
Health & Sustainability Promotion
Health in Common News
Vibrant Communities Symposium
Health in Common is on Facebook
April E-Newsletter deadline is March 26.
About the Health in Common E-Newsletter.
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Learning Opportunities
Around Manitoba
Altona
UNPAC – Change Makers: Building Skills, Transforming Communities – April 1, 2010 – April 30, 2011 ***NEW***
RHA – Central – Get Better Together – April 7 – May 12
Brandon
Aboriginal Statistics Training Program – Empowering People to Use Statistics! – March 16 – 18 ***NEW***
Brandon RHA – Physician SCA Training – April 10 ***NEW***
Volunteer Manitoba – The Art of Collaboration – April 13, 14, 15 ***NEW***
Brandon RHA – Breaking the Connection - Nicotine Dependence in 2010 – April 14 – 15
AMM – Municipal Officials Seminar & Trade Show – April 14 – 15
SPIN – Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training – April 20 -21 ***NEW***
MAFRI – Capturing Opportunities – April 22 – 23
AMM – Strategic Thinking at the Speed of Change – May 17 ***NEW***
Dauphin
RCM – Aquatic Facility Operator Course – March 15 – 17
Morden
RHA – Central – Healthy Communities Conference – April 23
Portage la Prairie
Sport Manitoba – Manitoba Winter Games – March 7 – 13
Stonewall
IRHA – Extreme Makeover: Menu Edition – March 4
IRHA – Active Living Facilitator Training – March 25
The Pas
Volunteer Manitoba – Professional Development for Executive Directors – March 5, 12, 19, 26
AFM – Families and Addictions – April 28 – 29 ***NEW***
Thompson
AFM – Youth and Addictions – March 9 -10
Various Locations/Distance Education
UNITAR – Statistics, Knowledge and Policy: Understanding Societal Change – March 1 – April 2
Transport Canada – Integrated TDM Marketing in the UK – March 2
Canadian AIDS Society – Leading Together 2010 Satellites – March 4, 2010 ***NEW***
CSD – Project Architecture: Planning for Impact – March 9 – April 26
Wellness Institute – Get Better Together! – Various dates and locations
Winnipeg
Volunteer Manitoba – Manage Effective, Efficient & Enjoyable Board Meetings – March 1
CaGBC – Liability and LEED – March 2
QNET – Write it Right: High Performance Business Writing – March 2 ***NEW***
QNET – Leveraging Social Capital at Work – March 4 ***NEW***
CTRI – Self Injury Behaviour in Youth: Issues & strategies – March 4 – 5 ***NEW***
Alzheimer Society of Manitoba – Heads Up! Maintain Your Brain – March 8 ***NEW***
Volunteer Manitoba – Strategic Board Governance – March 8
MCHP – 20th Anniversary Conference – March 8 – 9
QNET - Principles of Human Resources Management – March 9 ***NEW***
QNET – Lean Principles: Information Session – March 10 ***NEW***
AFM – Women and Addictions – March 10 – 11
HiC – Vibrant Communities Symposium – March 10 – 11
Statistics Canada – Understanding Demographic Data – March 11 ***NEW***
SERC – Real Issues Regarding Newcomers and HIV – March 11 – 12
Volunteer Manitoba – Risk Management & Liability – March 12
Achieve – Creating Work Life Balance – March 12 ***NEW***
MEN – Reel Green Film Festival – March 12 – 13 ***NEW***
Premiere “And This is My Garden” – March 13 ***NEW***
QNET – Seven Management & Planning Tools – March 16 ***NEW***
PHAC – Making the Connection: Partners in Caring 2010 – March 16 – 18 ***NEW***
QNET – Perspectives on Innovation – March 17 ***NEW***
AFM – Pharmacology – March 17 – 18
Volunteer Manitoba – Books for Lunch – March 18 ***NEW***
CAC – World Consumer Rights Day: Greenwashing – March 18 ***NEW***
Partners Seeking Solutions with Seniors – On the Road to Awareness – March 18 – 19 ***NEW***
Volunteer Manitoba – Engage Your Board in Fundraising – March 22 ***NEW***
QNET – Getting What You Need From Employee Surveys – March 22 ***NEW***
AFM – Developing and Delivering Seminars – March 22, 23, April 26, 27, 28, May 31, and June 1
UNIFEM – Local to Global: Ending Violence Against Women – March 23 ***NEW***
Volunteer Manitoba – Ten Steps to Managing a Successful Event – March 24
Statistics Canada – How to Use 2006 Census Data – March 25 ***NEW***
AMM – Responding to Canadian Cultural Diversity – March 26 ***NEW***
U of M – Urban Poling Certification Training Workshop – March 27 ***NEW***
Volunteer Manitoba – Winnipeg Foundation Grants 101 – March 30 ***NEW***
CTRI – De-escalating Potentially Violent Situations – March 31 – April 1 ***NEW***
QNET – Leading @ the Speed of Change – April 6 ***NEW***
QNET – Certificate in Leadership Development – April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20 ***NEW***
CDA – Hot Topics in Diabetes – April 11 ***NEW***
AFM – Fundamentals of Addictions – April 12 – 14 ***NEW***
St. Francis Xavier University – Diploma in Adult Education – April 12 – 14, May 10 -12, June 10 -12, September 9 – 11, October 21 – 23 ***NEW***
QNET – Simple Rules for Healthy Organizational Change – April 13 ***NEW***
BOMA – Better Buildings Conference – April 13 – 14
Volunteer Manitoba – Bookkeeping Basics for Non-Profits – April 14
AFM – Intervention Strategies: A Multi-Level Approach – April 15 – 16 ***NEW***
QNET – Lean 101 Workshop – April 16 ***NEW***
AFM – Pharmacology – April 19 -20 ***NEW***
AFM – Youth and Addictions – April 21 – 22 ***NEW***
Achieve – Conflict Resolution Skills: Dealing with Difficult People – April 22 ***NEW***
Achieve - Assertive Communication – April 22 ***NEW***
CDA – Finding Balance: Managing challenges, changes and choices for living with diabetes – April 24 ***NEW***
Volunteer Manitoba – Maximizing Retention Through Orientation – April 28
WNT – Teens Who Hurt: Effective Strategies for working with Troubled Adolescents – April 29 – 30
CTRI – Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Postvention Strategies – April 29 – 30 ***NEW***
APIN – Spring Conference 2010 – April 30 ***NEW***
QNET – Problem Solving – May 4 ***NEW***
Statistique Canada – Atelier spécial portant sur le dvd-rom, Portrait des communautés de langue officielle au Canada – May 6 ***NEW***
CaGBC – LEED Canada for Homes: Program Review Workshop – May 11 ***NEW***
CaGBC – Living Building Challenge Road Show – May 26 ***NEW***
Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology – Safe and Healthy Food Harvesting Science – May 30 – June 1 ***NEW***
QNET – Conflict Resolution: Learn to Manage Conflict More Effectively – June 2 ***NEW***
CaGBC – LEED Canada for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance – June 2 ***NEW***
CTRI – Gender & Sexual Identity in Youth – June 2 ***NEW***
Light Winnipeg – Healing with Spirit – June 4 – 5
QNET – Project Management: A Practical Approach – June 8 – 9 ***NEW***
CMU – Canadian School of Peacebuilding – June 14 – 18
NCCPH – Summer Institute – June 28 – 30
Outside Manitoba
Calgary
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
Hamilton
health-evidence.ca – Evidence Informed Decision Making Workshop – May 10 – 14
London
Canadian Mental Health Association – Thriving in 2010 and Beyond – October 21 -23 ***NEW***
Liverpool (UK)
IHRA – Harm Reduction: The Next Generation – April 25 -29
Montreal
Canadian AIDS Society – HIV/AIDS Skills Building Symposium – March 4 – 7 ***NEW***
Vélo Québec – On the Move in the Community Conference – June 3 – 4 ***NEW***
26th International Human Papillomavirus Conference – July 3 – 8 ***NEW***
Canadian Environmental Network – 2010 Conference – September 17 – 19 ***NEW***
Niagara Falls
PRO – Parks and Recreation Educational Forum and National Exchange -April 6 – 9
North Bay
Nipissing University – Commissioning Possibilities: Truth, Reconciliation and the Residential Schools – March 5 – 7
Ottawa
Canadian Cochrane Centre – Symposium 2010 – May 19 – 20
Women’s Worlds 2011 – July 3 – 7, 2011
Saskatoon
19th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research – May 13 – 16
Toronto
The Strategy Institute – Eighth Annual Urban Transportation Summit – March 2 – 3
CBoC – Healthcare Enterprise Risk Management: Bringing ERM to Life – March 24 – 25
CBoC – National Consultation on Career Development and Workforce Learning – April 25 -28
Your Workplace Conference – Being Engaged at Work – May 3 – 5 ***NEW***
ISPAH – 3rd International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health – May 5 – 8
CARWH – Worker Health in a Changing World of Work – May 27 – 29 ***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
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
IFEH – 11th World Congress on Environmental Health – September 5 – 10
Health, Work & Wellness Conference – September 29 – October 2 ***NEW***
UBC – 2nd Conference on Positive Aging – November 26 – 27
Victoria
Canadian Evaluation Society – 2010 Conference – May 2 – 5 ***NEW***
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Funding Opportunities
Aboriginal Species at Risk Program
Building Community Through Arts and Heritage ***April 30 Deadline***
Canadian Institute for Health Research, Funding Opportunitites Database
CMHC Housing Awards Program ***April 16 Deadline***
Canadian Rural Partnership – Community Development Program
Community Festivals Support Program ***April 1 Deadline***
Community Sport Development GrantDesignated Heritage Building Grants ***March 15 Deadline***
Ethnocultural Community Support Fund ***April 30 Deadline***
Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk
Healthy Schools – Spring 2010 Healthy Eating Campaign ***March 12 Deadline***
Hometown Green Team – ***April 6 Deadline***
Interlake Health Promotion Fund ***April 30 Deadline***
Kid Sport ***April 30 Deadline***
Manitoba Climate Change Action Fund
Manitoba Community Places Program
Manitoba Community Services Council
Manitoba Cultural, Heritage, Tourism and Sport
Manitoba Farm Mentorship Program
Manitoba Foundation for Sports Scholarships – ***April 23 Deadline***
Manitoba in motion Physical Activity Grants
Manitoba Lotteries Corporation
Manitoba School and Community Arts Programs
Manitoba Youth Leadership Scholarship
National Crime Prevention Centre
Premier’s Healthy Living Award for Youth ***March 26 Deadline***
RCMP Foundation ***April 16 Deadline***
Selkirk & District Community Foundation – Games Legacy Fund ***March 31 Deadline***
Sport Manitoba Regional-Community Sport Development Grants
Sustainable Development Innovations Fund ***April 15 Deadline***
Urban Green Team ***April 6 Deadline***
Winnipeg Foundation Community Grant – ***April 30 Deadline***
Winnipeg Foundation Literacy for Life Grant – ***April 1 Deadline***
Westshore Community Foundation ***April 30 Deadline***
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Job Postings
Health in Common – Evaluation Coordinator (2 Year Pilot)
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Resources
DETERMINE – Economic Arguments for Addressing Social Determinants of Health Inequalities
NCCEH – Environmental Health Needs and Gaps in Canada
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Health & Sustainability Promotion – March
2010 International Year of Biodiversity
“Help Fight Liver Disease” Month
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Canadian Agricultural Safety Week March 14 – 20
Poison Prevention Week March 14 – 20
Brain Awareness Week March 15 – 21
International Women’s Day March 8
World Glaucoma Day March 12
World Consumer Rights Day March 18
International Day for the Elimination of Racism March 21
World Day for Water March 22
World Tuberculosis Day March 24