This resource guide has been developed to assist groups and/or communities to facilitate their own Recreation Your Way events, or other inclusive recreation events. The purpose of these events is to enable people with disabilities, their family and friends to try some recreational and sporting activities, learn about them, have some fun, and hopefully be inspired to continue an active, healthy lifestyle.
- Author/Origin:
- Recreation NB
School Travel Planning is a comprehensive process designed to increase local ownership of Active & Safe Routes to School by engaging stakeholders that include school boards, municipal transportation planners and engineers, public health, police, parents, students and school staff. School Travel Planning undertakes research to assess the barriers to active school travel and uses this knowledge to develop and implement action plans.
- Author/Origin:
- Active and Safe Routes to School
Designed to complement existing wellness initiatives in NB schools, the School Wellness Toolkit offers information and fresh ideas to help you continue to champion The Wellness Movement in your school.
- Author/Origin:
- The Wellness Movement
In support to the amendments to the Smoke-Free Places Act, the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health developed material to help businesses and organizations promote smoke-free environments. Find bilingual […]
- Author/Origin:
- New Brunswick Department of Health
Youth who are susceptible and at risk of future smoking may be more vulnerable to personal, social and environmental influences that encourage them to experiment with tobacco. This report provides an overview of the current status and offers avenues of reflection on actions to take to reduce susceptibility to smoking amongst young New Brunswickers.
- Author/Origin:
- NB Anti-Tobacco Coallition
It is increasingly recognized, by individuals and health professional alike, that gardening and food growing is good for our health and wellbeing. While much of the evidence for these benefits is anecdotal, there is a large, and growing, body of evidence published in the scientific literature. The aim of this review is to draw together some of the published evidence so that it can be used to support decision making and to encourage health professionals to actively use gardening and food growing as part of the health care service provision.
The Green Book is one of the outcomes of the “GetOutside! NB” initiative. It is a province-wide concept aimed at connecting youth and families to nature using the national and provincial parks as a starting point. It is a collaboration among departments of government, both federal and provincial, and non-governmental organizations, all sharing the vision of connecting people to nature. The GetOutside! NB Green Book provides information aimed to serve as a guide for all outdoor educators who wish to safely connect people to nature. The guide is intended to take you along the outdoor education cycle from planning to delivery. Find an introduction to basic ecological concepts, an overview of safety and risk concerns, as well as a section on outdoor education and topics such as leadership, program planning, and program delivery. The fourth section includes examples of games and activities for outdoor education programs, and it presents some sample programs. The final section contains reference information and contacts to aid in the development of outdoor education experiences.
- Author/Origin:
- Parks New Brunswick in collaboration with the "Get Outside! NB" collective
The PLAYBOOK is a comprehensive resource using a holistic approach, designed for front-line leaders of after school programs offered to children and youth ages 5 to 19 in New Brunswick. Throughout The NB PLAYBOOK, you will find FUN IDEAS!, DID YOU KNOWS? and TIPS! intended to provide you with additional thoughts, ideas and activities for programming. In each component, you will find resource highlights and after school successes from across the province to inspire you.
The NB PLAYBOOK is also available as a website. Visit www.nbplays.ca
- Author/Origin:
- Recreation New Brunswick
Provides information about the program and details on how to implement a Tobacco-Free Sport program/policy in a sport organization or school.
- Author/Origin:
- NB Anti-Tobacco Coallition