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A number of updates to our website are forthcoming and includes the identification of resources and links available in French.  A Program Resources section on our Tools & Resources Page is also being added.  If you know of a good resource that contributes to healthy living which you would like to have included in this section please pass it along. 

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The deadline for submissions for inclusion in the September E-Newsletter is August 22.

Learning Opportunities

Around Manitoba

Brandon

Klinic Community Health Centre - Crisis Line Volunteer Program, Training - September 30

Gimli

Manitoba Community Futures – Conference – September 16 -18

Lac du Bonnet

Canadian Diabetes Association - Breakfast with the Experts: Diabetes & Medication - September 20

Thompson

Northern Harvest Forum - Conference - October 16 -17

Various

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba - Courses & Workshops - Ongoing

Volunteer Manitoba - Workshops & Events - Ongoing

Winnipeg

RCM & Manitoba CHTS - Arena/Curling Rink Opperation 1 - September 22 - 26

Creative Retirement Manitoba - Workshops - Ongoing

Canada World Youth – Canada - India Youth Exchange Program – Work placements and hosts needed – September to November

CACHCA – National Conference – October 5 - 7

PPARFM – Healthy Parks, Healthy People – November 6 - 7

CAAWS – On the Move Workshop – November 28

MPETA – Special Area Group (SAG) – November 28

Manitoba School Counsellors' Association - Special Area Group (SAG) - November 28

National

Banff

CFLRI - 2008 Physical Activity for Public Health Course - September 29 - October 2

Alberta Mental Health Board - Mental Health Research Showcase - November 19 - 21

CAHPERD – National Conference – April 30 - May 2,  2009

Calgary

Health Work & Wellness - Conference - October 15 - 18

Dartmouth

Canadian Mental Health Association - National Conference and AGM - August 21 - 24

Hamilton

National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools - Knowledge Management in Public Health - November 3 - 4

Kitchener

TAMARACK – Transform Your Community – September 15 – 19

Niagara Falls

Making Healthy Communities Count - Public Health Summit - October 26 - 29

On-line

Community Health Network (CHNET-Works!) - Fireside Chats - Presentations, Ongoing

ICOH - Psychosocial Factors at Work, Conference - September 1 - 4

Ottawa

Conference Board of Canada - Intergovernmental Forum on Risk Management - September 22 - 23

Canadian Society for International Health - Conference - October 26 - 29

Food Secure Canada - National Assembly - November 7 - 10

Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada - Conference - November 24 - 26

Québec

Rehabilitation International - World Congress - August 25 - 28

International Commision on Occupational Health - Psychosocial Factors at Work - September 1 - 4

Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice - Annual Conference - September 25 - 26

Regina

community & population health research training program - Conference - November 12 - 14

Toronto

CAN/CAAPN - Leadership in Advanced Nursing Practice Conference - September 17 - 20

Institute for Optimizing Health Outcomes - Taking Charge of Our Health Conference - October 23 - 24

CAMH - Building Equitable Partnerships Symposium - November 5 - 7

Conference Board of Canada - Carbon Emmissions Business Forum - November 24 - 25

Conference Board of Canada - The Workplace Diversity and Inclusiveness Forum - December 2 - 3

Vancouver

International Society for Urban Health - Conference - October 29 - 31

Victoria

Conference Board of Canada - Western Public Sector Project Management - September 25 - 26

Healthy Living Events

Dauphin

MS Society - Rona MS Bike Tour, Riding Mountain Challenge - September 6 - 7

International Peace Garden

Canadian Cancer Society - Relay for Life - August 8

Opaskwayak Cree Nation

Canadian Cancer Society - Relay for Life - September 5

Various

Terry Fox Foundation - Terry Fox Run - September 14

Active and Safe Routes to School - Walk to School Month - October

Healthy Workplaces Week - Healthy Workplaces Month - September 29 - October 26

Stonewall

MS Society - Rona MS Bike Tour, Biking to the Viking - August 23 - 24

Treherne

Treherne Marathon - Run for the Hills - September 14

Funding Opportunities

Canadian Institute for Health Research, Funding Opportunities Database

Ethnocultural Community Support Fund

Jump Start, Canadian Tire

Kid Sport

Manitoba Climate Change Action Fund

Manitoba Community Services Council

Manitoba Conservation - Pollution Prevention Branch

Manitoba Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport

Manitoba in motion Physical Activity Grants

Manitoba Lotteries Corporation

Neighbourhood Renewal Fund

Sport Manitoba Regional-Community Sport Development Grants

True Sport Community Fund

WISE Fund

Resources

Canadian Harm Reduction Network/Canadian AIDS Society - Learning from Each Other: Enhancing Community-Based Harm Reduction Programs and Practices in Canada

Film West Associates - Sweetness in Life: An Aboriginal Diabetes Series

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority - Winnipeg Cooks Together

South Riverdale Community Health Centre - Making Environmental Health Happen in the Community: A Resource Manual

Health Promotion – August

World Breastfeeding Week - August 1 - 7

International Day of the World's Indigenous People - August 9

International Youth Day - August 12