Active & Free – Young women, physical activity and tobacco
A practical tool to support work in encouraging a healthy lifestyle for young women by using physical activity as an avenue to promote tobacco-free living.
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Canada’s Food Guide
Canada’s Food Guide will help you and your family know how much food you need, what types of foods are better for you, and the importance of physical activity in your day.
- Author/Origin:
- Health Canada
CANRISK – The Canadian Diabetes Risk Questionnaire
This interactive questionnaire will help you find out if you are at higher risk of having pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes through a series of questions about important risk factors for diabetes. These include age, family history of diabetes, ethnicity, and other factors. The questionnaire also allows you to enter your weight and height to determine your BMI and will ask you to measure your waist circumference to include these in your assessment. Throughout the questionnaire, you are being provided with specific pertinent facts regarding the information you enter.
- Author/Origin:
- Canadian Diabetes Association in partnership with Public Health Agency of Canada
CAR Approach: Guide to improve mental fitness and resilience in the workplace
A guide on supporting mental fitness in the workplace.
Champion Stories
There are Wellness Champions in communities all around New Brunswick, whether they be individuals, families, community groups, schools or workplaces. Some have shared their success stories so they can be an inspiration for all of us. Check out these stories, get inspired and share them with others!
- Author/Origin:
- The Wellness Movement
Determinants of Health Poster
A colorful, bilingual poster presenting the 12 determinants of health adopted as part of New Brunswick’s Wellness Strategy. Offered in 8½” by 14″ format to be printed and used as an educational tool to introduce the influence of the determinants of health on an individual’s wellness, or on a population’s general wellness levels. A presentation of each determinant is available in NB’s Wellness Strategy.
- Author/Origin:
- The Wellness Movement
Electronic Cigarettes
A fact sheet about electronic cigarettes: how they work, are they safe, will they help you quit, and more.
- Author/Origin:
- NB Anti-Tobacco Coallition
Enhancing Belonging: A Guidebook for Individuals, Organizations and Communities
This guidebook can be used by anyone who is looking to foster a deeper sense of belonging within their communities, the organizations in which they work or volunteer, and in their personal lives. It is principally designed for people working with and supporting members of the community who are most susceptible to marginalization and exclusion. The objective of this guidebook is that the information and strategies shared within its pages will assist community organisations and neighbourhoods in their efforts to enhance the community dynamic of belong so that all people, especially individuals who are most marginalized, feel a sense of belonging.
- Author/Origin:
- The New Story Group of Waterloo Region
Food Secure Canada Community and Networks
This website offers you the opportunity to join various networks, in order to connect with people across Canada who are interested in exchanging, learning and working together to advance specific issues.
- Author/Origin:
- Food Secure Canada
Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Coalition (HEPAC)
An organization committed to working collaboratively to support the creation of environments in NB that promote healthy eating and physical activity. HEPAC helps strengthen the ability of New Brunswickers to impact the wellness levels in their communities through professional development and networking opportunities, improved access to evidence-based information and best practices resources, tools and support.
- Author/Origin:
- Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Coalition (HEPAC)