November 2009 eNewsletter
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October 26, 2009 – Volume 2, Issue 10
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Table of Contents
Health in Common News
Learning Opportunities
Job Postings & Volunteer Opportunities
Funding Opportunities
Resources
Health & Sustainability Promotion
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Table of Contents
Learning Opportunities
Around Manitoba
Brandon
MFC – Using Animal Behaviour to Improve Production and Landscape Health – November 3 – 5
RCCV – Recreation Conference for Community Volunteers – November 6 – 8
RCM – Aquatic Facilitator Operator Course – November 23 -25
Association of Manitoba Municipalities – Annual Convention – November 23 – 23
MFC – 2009 Manitoba Grazing School – December 1 – 2
MFC – 2010 Western Canadian Holistic Management Conference – February 8 – 10, 2010
Brandon RHA – Breaking the Connection - Nicotine Dependence in 2010 – April 14 – 15, 2010
Flin Flon
AFM – Women and Addictions – December 7 – 8 ***NEW***
Morden
RHA – Central – Healthy Communities' Conference – April 23, 2010 ***NEW***
Portage la Prairie
Sport Manitoba – Manitoba Summer Games – March 7 – 13, 2010
Steinbach
South Eastman Health/Santé sud-est – “Minding Our Health” Series – October 7, 21, November 4, 18, December 2, 16 ***NEW***
Thompson
Volunteer Manitoba – Board Development -November 21
Various Locations/Distance Education
Wellness Institute – Get Better Together! – Various dates and locations
Winnipeg
Volunteer Manitoba – Succession Planning Through Leadership Activities – November 2
Volunteer Manitoba – Effective Group Facilitation Skills – November 3 & 4
APCD – Health Indicators and Gender/Diversity Analysis Tools – November 3, 16 or 17
CST – Electrifying Transportation: Shocking Transportation into the Future – November 4
MHRC – Harassment in the Workplace – November 4
AFM – Family Violence and Addictions – November 4 – 5
AFM – Help is Down the Hallway (Ending Student Assistance Programs in Manitoba Schools) – November 5 – 6
CATA – The Canadian Mosaic: Art Therapy Approaches from East to West – November 5 – 7
Global Justice Film Festival – November 6 – 7
Manitoba Chapter of Osteoporosis Canada – The Bare Bones of Living Safely with Osteoporosis – November 7 ***NEW***
Sport Manitoba – Introduction to Competition 'A' – November 7 – 8, 28 – 29, or December 12 – 13
Child Care Coalition of Manitoba – Childcare System Vision Conference – November 9 – 10
Volunteer Manitoba – Creating Policy and Procedure Manuals – November 12
CDA – Diabetes and Medication – November 14 ***NEW***
MCIC & MSC – Workshops on Ethical Practice in CSOs – November 14 ***NEW***
Canadian SADS Foundation – Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young – November 14 ***NEW***
Sport Manitoba – Introduction to Competition 'B' – November 14 – 15 or December 5 – 6
Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance – Annual Convention – November 16 – 18
Recreation Connections Manitoba – Aquatic Facilitator Operator Training Course – November 18 – 20
Winnipeg in motion - Basics and Benefits of Yoga – November 20
APIN – Adolescent Parent Day – November 24
Volunteer Manitoba – Volunteer Management Introduction (Level 1) – November 24 – 26
CaGBC – LEED Canada for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance – November 25
MHRC – Workplace Human Rights Complaints: Myths, Fears and Realities – November 25
AFM – Crystal Meth Awareness – November 26
Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation – Rehabilitation in the Context of HIV – December 1 – 3 ***NEW***
AFM – Fundamentals of Addictions – December 1 – 3 ***NEW***
Winnipeg in motion – Healthy Holidays – December 4
AFM – Relapse Management – December 9 – 10 ***NEW***
Hospice & Palliative Care Manitoba – Educational Seminar When Loss and Grief Come to School – February 24 – 25, 2010
MCHP – 20th Anniversary Conference – March 8 – 9, 2010
Outside Manitoba
Calgary
ASPSH – 9th Biennial Western Canadian Sexual Health Conference – May 6 – 7, 2010
Gatineau
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety – Forum III: Leading Workplace Change – March 8 – 9, 2010 ***NEW***
Halifax
CCSA – Issues of Substance 2009 – November 15 – 18
CADTH – Evidence, Advice, Recommendations: Delivering Value for Money in Health Care for Canadians – April 18 – 20 ***NEW***
Liverpool (UK)
IHRA – Harm Reduction: The Next Generation – April 25 -29, 2010
Montreal
CCTC - National Conference on Tobacco or Health - November 1 – 4
Ottawa
CBoC – Public Sector Transformation 2009: Mastering Complex Change for High Performance – November 23 – 24
National Aboriginal Health Organization – National Conference – November 24 – 26 ***NEW***
Women’s Worlds 2011 – July 3 – 7, 2011
Regina
ANHAN – All Nations Hope HIV/AIDS Conference – November 15 – 17
Toronto
Making Gains in Mental Health and Addictions – November 2 – 4
Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse - National Conference - November 2 – 4
Transport Futures – Road Pricing and Public Acceptance – November 12 -13 ***NEW***
Ontarion HIV Treatment Network – Research at the Front Lines – November 16 – 17 ***NEW***
OHA - Health Achieve Inspiring Ideas & Innovation - November 16 – 18
enp – Third Canadian Conference on Social Enterprise – November 18 – 20
U of Toronto - Canadian Refugee Health - November 24 – 25
Health Nexus – Best Start Annual Conference – February 17 – 19, 2010 ***NEW***
The Strategy Institute – Eighth Annual Urban Transportation Summit – March 2 – 3 ***NEW***
ISPAH – 3rd International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health – May 5 – 8, 2010
Vancouver
MHCC – Into the Light: Transforming Mental Health in Canada – November 29 – December 1
UBC – Fourth National Biennial Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – April 14 – 17, 2010
IFEH – 11th World Congress on Environmental Health – September 5 – 10, 2010
Victoria
UBC – The Early Years Conference 2010: The Rights of the Child – February 4 – 6, 2010 ***NEW***
Washington
AICR – Research Conference on Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer – November 5 – 6
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Job Postings & Volunteer Opportunities
Rainbow Resource Centre – Executive Director – November 26 DEADLINE
Sport Manitoba – Mission Staff for 2011 Canada Games & Western Canada Summer Games – December 4 DEADLINE
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Funding Opportunities
Aboriginal Species at Risk Program ***November 6 DEADLINE***
Canadian Institute for Health Research, Funding Opportunitites Database
Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation – External Research Program ***October 31 DEADLINE***
Canadian Rural Partnership – Community Development Program
Community Sport Development GrantEthnocultural Community Support Fund ***October 31 DEADLINE***
Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk ***November 6 DEADLINE***
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 ***NEW***
National Crime Prevention Centre
Premier’s Healthy Living Award for Youth ***NEW***
Sport Manitoba Regional-Community Sport Development Grants
Sustainable Development Innovations Fund
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Resources
Alberta Centre for Active Living – Preventing Falls Through Physical Activity: A Guide for People Working with Older Adults
Canadian School Health Community – Knowledge Matters
Équiterre & CTPL – Local Food Systems and Public Policy: A Review of the Literature
Healthy Child Manitoba – Rural Teen Clinics
Healthy Child Manitoba – Winnipeg Teen Clinics
Institute for Health and the Environment – Environmental Contaminants as Risk Factors for Developing Diabetes
Manitoba Centre for Health Policy – Manitoba RHA Indicators Atlas 2009: Health Improving, but not for Everyone (Summary)
Manitoba Cooperative Association – Survey of Manitoba Cooperatives
Physical & Health Education in Canada – Physical Literacy in Canada
Prevention Institute & Policy Link – Healthy, Equitable Transportation Policy: Recommendations and Research
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Health & Sustainability Promotion – November
Health Canada – Calendar of Health Promotion Days
Amaryllis Month (Huntington Society)
Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Month
National Down Syndrome Awareness Week – November 1 – 7
National Seniors Safety Week – November 6 – 12
National Home Fire Safety Week – November 24 – 30
World Diabetes Day – November 14
National Memory Screening Day – November 18
World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day – November 18
National Child Day – November 20
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women – November 25