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Learning Opportunities

Around Manitoba

Brandon

Brandon Regional Health Authority - Get Better Together - Ongoing

MAFRI - Manitoba's Farm Women's Conference - November 2

Canadian Diabetes Association - Lunch with the Experts - November 14

Dauphin

Canadian Diabetes Association - Heart Health - November 5

Canadian Diabetes Association - Diabetes Wellness Feast - November 12

Russell

Health & Wellness Fair - November 6 & 7

Various

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba - Courses & Workshops - Ongoing

Volunteer Manitoba - Workshops & Events - Ongoing

Winnipeg

Wellness Institute - Get Better Together! - Various dates and locations

Creative Retirement Manitoba - Workshops - Ongoing

U of M Community Health Sciences - Pandemic Planning: Ground Zero - October 31

HLHP Research Institute - Competing demands on the trunk muscles: effects, consequences and mechanisms - November 3

Canadian Diabetes Association - Preventing Type 2 Diabetes - November 3 & 27

Centre for Global Public Health - Rapid oral fluid testing for HIV infection in rural India - November 3

Recreation Connections Manitoba - Aquatic Facility Operator Training Course - November 5 - 7

CD/CED Training Intermediary - Interpersonal Communication Skills - Thursdays & Fridays November 6 - 28

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

Centre for Anti-Oppression Studies - Understanding Oppression: Becoming an Ally - November 7

Canadian Diabetes Association - Preventing Type 2 Diabetes - November 10, 17 & 24

Adolescent Parent Interagency Network - Lunch and Learn - "Age of Consent" - November 18

ALCOA - Steppin' Up with Confidence - November 18

Wellness Institute - Workplace Wellness Your Guide to Success - November 21

Manitoba Education for Sustainable Development - Conference - November 26 -28

MPETA - Teaching Unbelievable Classes to Kids - November 27

CAAWS – On the Move Workshop – November 28

MPETA – Special Area Group (SAG) – November 28

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

CTRI - De-escalating Potentially Violent Situations - December 1 - 2

CTRI - Crisis Response Planning - December 3 - 4

Educational Program Innovations Centre - Understanding Environmental Regulation - February 9 - 11, 2009

Outside Manitoba

Banff

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

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

Berlin

BMJ - International Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care - March 17 -20, 2009

Brisbane

IACD - Building Community Centred Economies: Dialogue for Action - June 17 - 20, 2009

Copenhagen

WoHIT - World of Health IT Conference & Exhibit - November 4 - 6

Geneva

IUHPE - World Conference on Health Promotion - July 11-15, 2010

Hamilton

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

Hong Kong

ICOO - International Conference on Childhood Obesity - November 13 - 18

Montreal

Solidage Research Group - Chronic Disease and Aging - An International Dialogue - November 6

On-line

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

The Health Communications Unit (U of T) - Comprehensive Workplace Health Promotion (CWHP) Project Webinars

Ottawa

Food Secure Canada - National Assembly - November 7 - 10

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

Regina

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

Toronto

CAMH - Building Equitable Partnerships Symposium - November 5 - 7

SMARTRISK - Ontario Injury Prevention Conference - November 16 - 18

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

Canadian Health Services Research Foundation - the teamwork research - December 2 - 3

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

MHCC - Expanding Our Horizons: Moving Mental Health and Wellness Promotion Into the Mainstream - March 4 - 6

Vancouver

UBC - Alerting, Reassuring, Guiding: Three Risk Communication Toolkits for EH&S Professionals - March 9 - 10, 2009

IFEH - 11th World Congress on Environmental Health - September 5 - 10, 2010

Victoria

UVic - Revolutionizing Health Care with Informatics: From Research to Practice - February 19 - 22, 2009

Healthy Living Events

Winnipeg

Lung Association - Conquer the Globe: StairClimb for Clean Air 2008! - November 16

Winnipeg in motion - Hard Core - Tips to Strengthen Your Abdominal and Back Muscles - November 21

Funding Opportunities

Assiniboine Credit Union

Canadian Institute for Health Research, Funding Opportunities Database

Canadian Rural Partnership - Rural Partnership Development Program

Eco Action Community Funding - NOVEMBER DEADLINE

Ethnocultural Community Support Fund

Jump Start, Canadian Tire

Kid Sport

Manitoba Climate Change Action Fund

Manitoba Community Services Council

Manitoba Conservation - Pollution Prevention Branch - Water Stewardship Fund NOVEMBER DEADLINE

Manitoba Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport

Manitoba in motion Physical Activity Grants

Manitoba Lotteries Corporation

National Crime Prevention Centre (NCPC)

Neighbourhood Renewal Fund

RCMP Foundation

Sport Manitoba Regional-Community Sport Development Grants

Status of Women Canada - Women's Program Funding

True Sport Community Fund

WISE Fund

Resources

WHO - Commission on Social Determinants of Health Final Report

Health Promotion – November

Amaryllis Month (Huntington Society)

Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Month

C.P.R. Awareness Month

Diabetes Month

Osteoporosis Month

Christmas Seal Campaign (Nov. to Dec. 2007)

National Down Syndrome Awareness Week - November 1 - 7

National Seniors Safety Week - November 6 - 12

National Addiction Awareness Week - November 16 - 22

Transgender Day of Remembrance - November 20

National Home Fire Safety Week - November 24 - 30

World Diabetes Day - November 14

Day for Tolerance - November 16

World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day - November 19

Universal Children's Day / National Child Day - November 20

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women - November 25