Resources & Links
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| 5 to 10 a Day Canada http://www.5to10aday.com/ The goal is to reduce the risk of cancer and cardio-vascular disease, by encouraging Canadians to consume at least five servings of vegetables and fruit a day as part of a healthy diet (as described in Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating), and as part of a healthy lifestyle. The aim of the campaign is not only to create awareness, but also to change people's eating habits, within a healthy, active lifestyle. | |
| Active Living Coalation for Older Adults http://www.alcoa.ca/e/index.htm Active Living Coalation for Older Adults (ALCOA) envisions a society where all older Canadians are leading active lifestyles thereby contributing to their physical and overall well-being. ALCOA encourages older Canadians to maintain and enhance their well-being and independance through a lifestyle that embraces daily phyiscal activities. | |
| Badminton Canada http://www.badminton.ca/default.aspx We will lead and facilitate the development of Badminton to becoming a major sport in Canada-at a high preformance level as out athletes attain their highest world rankings ever at a recreational level across the contry. Working cooperativley with our members and partners, we will create a high level of public visibiltiy of the sport through television, newspapers and other communication tools. | |
| Baseball Canada http://www.baseball.ca/eng_home.cfm Federally incorperated as the Canadian Federation of Amateur Baseball, Baseball Canada is the national governing body for baseball in Canada. Now entering our 37th year, Baseball Canada is made up of 10 provincial and territorial associations representing over 400,000 players, 62,000 coaches, 11,000 umpires and 13,000 teams nation-wide. Baseball Canada is a member of both the Canadian Olympic Association and the International Baseball Federation. It is funded and recognized by Sport Canada and the Department of Canadian Heritage, and is recognized by Revenue Canda as having charitable status. | |
| Body Break http://www.bodybreak.com/index.php Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod, cohosts of TV’s Body Break | |
| Canada Games Council http://www.2009canadagames.ca/en/about_canada_games.php The Canada Games Council is the not-for-profit organization responsible for all aspects of the Games, including the philosophy, objectives and the development of policies and procedures to guide the preparation and staging of the Canada Winter and Summer Games. | |
| Canada Soccer http://www.canadasoccer.com/ This website is the official website of the Canadian Soccer Association. | |
| Canadian 5 Pin Bowlers Association http://www.c5pba.ca/ The Canadian 5 Pin Bowlers' Association is a service oriented sports organization of male and female 5 Pin bowlers. It provides quality programs and services to its members for their participationin organized 5 Pin Bowling. | |
| Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing http://www.disabledskiing.ca/ The Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing is a volunteer based organization having as it's main objective, assisting individuals with a disability to lead richer and fuller lives through active participation in recreational and competitive snow skiing and snowboarding. | |
| Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute (CFLR) http://www.cflri.ca The Institute conducts research about the physically active lifestyles of Canadians and communicates this information to the public and private sectors. Research reports and fact sheets are listed as well as links to other research sites in Canada. | |
| Canadian Intramural Recreation Association (CIRA) http://www.csep.ca The site outlines the program and services at CIRA, a non-profit association which encourages active living and healthy lifestyles through intramural and recreational programs within the educational community. | |
| Canadian Obesity Network http://www.obesitynetwork.ca/ The Canadian Obesity Network (CON) focuses the expertise and dedication of more than 1,000 member researchers, clinicians, allied health care providers and other professionals with an interest in obesity in a unified effort to reduce the mental, physical and economic burden of obesity on Canadians. | |
| Canadian Paediatric Society http://www.cps.ca The Canadian Paediatric Society is the national association of paediatricians, commited to working together to advance the health of childern and youth by nurturing exellence in health care, advocacy, education, research and support of its membership. | |
| Canadian Paralympic committe http://www.paralympic.ca/page CPC delivers programs that strengthen the Paralympic Movement in Canada, including sending Canadian teams to the Paralympic Games. The CPC empowers persons with physical disabilities, through sport, at all levels. | |
| Canadian Public Health Association http://www.cpha.ca/en/default.aspx The Canadian Public Health Association is a national, indepandant, not-for-profit, voluntary association representing public health in Canada with links to the international public health community. CPHA's members believe in universal and equitable access to the basic conditions which are necessary for all Canadians. | |
| Canadian School Phyisical Activity & Nutrition Network. http://www.canspann.uwaterloo.ca/ CANSPANN is being developed as a sustainable, pan-Canadian network for enhancing the production and use of innovative, transdisciplinary, school-based youth phyisical activity and nutrition research that is related to the social and phyisical environment of the school. Our premise is that the school is a highly influential social-environment that affects children and youth who should be major focus of both prevention and health promotion. | |
| Canadian School Sport Federation http://www.schoolsport.com The Canadian School Sport Federation is the national body for school sport in Canada. The CSSF is the largest structured sprot organization in Canada, with over 750,000 student athletes, 52,000 volunteer teacher coaches and 3,200 schools in the member provincial and territorial federations and associations. | |
| CORE http://www.corecanada.net A resource for both allied health professionals and the public, CORE strives to be an education and information leader by advocating healthful nutrition and physical activity as key strategies to prevent and manage obesity and related co-morbid conditions. | |
| Feel The Rush http://www.feeltherush.ca a Canadian Paralympic Committee website providing details of sport for persons with a disability to learn about the sports best suited to their abilities and interests, and to locate national, provincial, or local sporting associations | |
| Games Kids Play http://www.gameskidsplay.net Looking for kids games? How about rules for playground games, verses for jump-rope rhymes, and much more??? You have come to right place! We have listed a number of games. | |
| Good Life Kids Canada http://www.goodlifekids.com This is the official site for Good Life Kids Canada. | |
| Gymnastics Canada http://www.gymcan.org/ Gymnastics Canada is the national governing body for the sport of gymnastics in Canada. Gymnastics Canada works closely with the twelve Provincial Federations and the 700 local clubs to provide a broad range of programs and services to meet the needs of all participants. From athlete development to coaching and judging education, Gymnastics Canada sets the operating standards and practices for the sport in Canada. | |
| Hockey Canada http://www.canadianhockey.ca/ Hockey Canada is the official national governing body of ice hockey in Canada and is the member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. | |
| Judo Canada http://www.judocanada.org/ Judo Canada is the national sport governing body for the sport of judo and has overall authority to provide leadership in promotion and development as well as govern all aspects of judo in Canada and to select and prepare Canadian teams for international competition. Judo Canada is a not-for-profit charitable organization operating under a board of governors elected by provincial / territorial members. | |
| LIN - Lifestyle Information Network http://www.lin.ca Powering knowledge exchange for practitioners and organizations in recreation and sport since 1995, LIN is the home of Canada’s National Recreation Database. If your organization is working to promote healthy active people and communities, LIN is Canada’s repository for the knowledge and collective wisdom that will help you work more effectively. | |
| ParticipAction http://www.participaction.com ParticipACTION is the voice and champion for physical activity in and for Canada. Originally established in 1971, ParticipACTION was relaunched in 2007 to help address the looming inactivity and obesity crisis that faces Canada. As a national not-for-profit organization solely dedicated to inspiring and supporting active and healthy living for Canadians, it will work with its partners, which include sport, physical activity, recreation organizations, government and corporate sponsors, to inspire and support Canadians to move more. | |
| Physical and Health Education Canada (PHE Canada) http://www.cahperd.ca/ The Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD) is a national, charitable, voluntary-sector organization whose primary concern is to influence the healthy development of children and youth by advocating for quality, school-based physical and health education. Note: Name change June 2008 | |
| The Canadian Health Network http://www.canadian-health-network.ca | |
| Walk Score http://www.walkscore.com We help people find houses and apartments in walkable neighborhoods. Walk Score shows you a map of what\'s nearby and calculates a Walk Score for any property. Living in a walkable neighborhood is good for the environment and good for your health. | |