Active Kids Healthy Kids BULLETIN
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Active Kids Healthy Kids BULLETIN
Active Kids Healthy Kids BULLETIN February 2015 From the Active Living branch of DHW BULLETIN Jeune actif, Jeune en bonne santé février 2015 Du secteur de vie active de MSM To support partners and stakeholders promoting physical activity for children and youth Pour appuyer les partenaires et les intervenants qui promeuvent l'activité physique pour les enfants et les jeunes The contents of this bulletin do not necessarily represent the position of Department of Health and Wellness. Much of the content originates from other organizations and is included here for your reference. Le contenu du présent bulletin ne représente pas nécessairement la position du ministère de la Santé et du Mieux-être. Il provient en bonne partie d’autres organismes et vous est fourni à titre d'information. CONTENT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Physical Activity Coordinator – Saint Mary’s Webinar: Do community-wide interventions increase population levels of physical activity? 24 Hour Movement Behaviour Guidelines for Children and Youth UnPlug and Play Week Project Wild Thing Winter Guided Snowshoe Hike Series Training: Field Leader – Hiking Course Workshop: Making Tracks Public Lecture: The Better Block Project Funding: Heart& Stroke Walkabout™ Walkability Grant Nova Scotia in Walk Friendly Canada Physical Literacy and Physical Activity Kids Run Club Action Plan for Education Conference: Atlantic Coaching Conference: Injury Prevention Symposium: Pedestrian Safety New Tool Kit for Healthy Living For Older Adults Workshops 1. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY COORDINATOR – SAINT MARY’S Lindsay Robinson recently took on the role of Physical Activity Coordinator for the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s. Originally from St. Margaret’s Bay, Lindsay now resides in the village of Sherbrooke. Lindsay completed her Bachelor of Community Development from Acadia University. While studying at University, Lindsay managed the community garden, which largely consisted of volunteer management, health and wellness promotion, community engagement, and raising awareness. Before studying at Acadia, Lindsay received a diploma in Eco-Tourism from Nova Scotia Community College, which grew her love for the outdoors, adventure and travel. Having a passion for health and wellness, Lindsay hopes to have an impact on physical activity levels by encouraging active living and community engagement. Lindsay will play a major role in the development of a Physical Activity Strategy and promote active living initiatives and programs within the community. Lindsay can be contacted at physicalactivity@saintmarys.ca or (902)522-2598. 2. WEBINAR: DO COMMUNITY-WIDE INTERVENTIONS INCREASE POPULATION LEVELS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY? February 18, 2:00-3:30 pm AST Health Evidence (McMaster University) will host a webinar on February 18 examining the effects of multi-strategic community wide interventions on population levels of physical activity. Professor Philip Baker, School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, will lead the session. Dr. Baker will present findings from his systematic review of 33 studies. Register here to participate live or access the recording for this and other webinar. 3. 24 HOUR MOVEMENT BEHAVIOUR GUIDELINES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP), in partnership with HALO, the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Conference Board of Canada are leading the development of the Canadian 24 Hour Movement Behaviour Guidelines for Children and Youth. Twenty-nine researchers and knowledge users came from all corners of the world to gather in Montebello, Quebec to participate in the guideline development meeting. Stay up to date here. 2 Bulletin February 2015 4. UNPLUG AND PLAY WEEK As part of ParticipACTION’s Make Room for Play campaign, Unplug and Play Week returns March 23 to 29, 2015. Unplug and Play Week is an easy personal challenge for kids that parents can use to try switching screen time for active play time. Soon (February) a variety of resources (co-branded with Nova Scotia) will available at participaction.com for anyone to download here (NOTE: See the 2015 (Mar 23-29) files, not last year’s!) A calendar of activity options and a certificate of completion for families A poster, Facebook badge and Twitter card for community organisations to promote it Promoting Play is a Collective Effort in Nova Scotia Make Room for Play is a campaign communicating with mothers (and female in-home caregivers) of children ages 5 to 12 about active play. Its lead message addresses screen time— a top barrier for children regularly being active through play. It’s a challenge for the active play message to be noticed among the countless promotional messages competing for attention. It takes many exposures to the same message until the intended audience takes notice. That’s why a variety of organisations in N.S. are helping the Make Room for Play campaign reach deeper into Nova Scotia. Organisations, institutions and municipalities can use free resources for promoting active play through their own communication channels (e.g. newsletter, social media). The NS Department of Health and Wellness and ParticipACTION are partnering on the campaign. 5. PROJECT WILD THING Project Wild Thing is a film led movement to get more kids (and their folks) outside and reconnecting with nature. The film is an ambitious, featurelength documentary that takes a funny and revealing look at a complex issue, the increasingly disparate connection between children and nature. Preview the trailer here. Please join us as we screen this inspiring film and host a short discussion about children and nature. The screening is part of a growing movement of individuals and organizations that care about the need for less screen time and more nature-connected, free range, roaming and outdoor playing kids in the 21st century. Wednesday, March 4, 2015 7:00-8:30 pm (Snow date: March 11) Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer Street, Halifax $5 suggested donation All funds raised will go directly towards the creation of further outdoor play events and towards the establishment of Halifax's first Wild Child Forest School in conjunction with the Sierra Club Canada. Hike Nova Scotia is a partner in supporting this event. 3 Bulletin February 2015 6. WINTER GUIDED SNOWSHOE HIKE SERIES Hike Nova Scotia and 16 host organizations across the province continue to offer the 2015 Winter Guided Snowshoe Hike series until the end of March. There are 35 snowshoe hikes led by local folks and participants qualify to win “trail prizes.” The list of events here: www.hikenovascotia.ca. 7. TRAINING: FIELD LEADER – HIKING COURSE A Field Leader – Hiking Course (formerly Leadership Level 1 – Hiking) will be offered in Dartmouth on February 21 and 22, 2015. Participants receive Outdoor Council of Canada (OCC) national certification in Field Leader–Hiking. The cost is $90 ($80 for current Hike NS members). The course is offered through the NS Chapter of the OCC in partnership with Hike NS and supported by the Province of Nova Scotia and the NS Outdoor Leadership Development Program. Find more information. 8. WORKSHOP: MAKING TRACKS Not familiar with Making Tracks? Or trying to promote Making Tracks in your area? Well, there’s a video for that! Learn about Making Tracks in only four minutes with this video. Upcoming sessions: Skate Pass Leader Training Session, Pictou, February 14 Walking Safety Leader Training Session, Bridgewater, February 21 http://saferoutesns.ca/events Organizations can host a Making Tracks training session for cycling, skateboarding, scootering, inline skating or walking. To arrange a Making Tracks training session, contact the Coordinator, Julian West, at 902-442-0209 or mt@ecologyaction.ca 4 Bulletin February 2015 9. PUBLIC LECTURE: THE BETTER BLOCK PROJECT The Planning Design Centre and the Halifax Cycling Coalition are pleased to bring Jason Roberts to Nova Scotia for a public presentation on February 18. Jason founded the Better Block Project, which encouraged Dallasites to improve their neighbourhoods with simple interventions. February 18, 2015 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Event Info Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax Jason recently spearheaded the Better Block Project, where he organized teams of advocates to revive blighted, vacant blocks of pre-war buildings into livable, sustainable developments complete with temporary businesses, landscaping, bike lanes, and outdoor cafe seating. 10. FUNDING: HEART& STROKE WALKABOUT™ WALKABILITY GRANT For the 5th year, Heart&Stroke Walkabout™ is offering Walkable Communities Grants to help groups take steps to increase walking participation. Deadline for submissions is Wednesday, March 4, 2015. Visit walkaboutns.ca for complete details. The Categories of Grants are Infrastructure, Marketing and Advocacy. Grants of $500 to $2,000 will be awarded to 3-12 groups this year. A total of $6000 will be distributed. Funds will be distributed by May 15, 2015. 11. NOVA SCOTIA IN WALK FRIENDLY CANADA Canada Walks is working with Ryerson University to conduct a survey to learn more about the state of the walking movement in Canada. The information collected will be used to assess how we can work more effectively together towards a walk friendly Canada. The survey is aimed at national, provincial and local orgs/groups that: promote and support walking and walkability have walking/walkability in their mandate have staff or volunteers who work directly on walking related initiatives Completing the survey will take about 15 minutes of your time. The survey is open until Friday, February 27. 5 Bulletin February 2015 12. PHYSICAL LITERACY AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ParticipACTION and the Canadian Fitness Lifestyle Research Institute offers the monthly Lifestyle Tips and Research File series. Lifestyle Tips offer practical suggestions for integrating physical activity into daily life and Research File provides research findings. January 2015 janvier 2015 Research File (mainly for leaders) Dossiers de recherche Physical Literacy – The ABCs of Participation in Physical Activity and Sports Savoir-faire physique – Les fondements de la participation à l’activité physique et au sport Lifestyle Tips (mainly for public): Physical Literacy – The ABCs of Participation in Physical Activity and Sports 13. KIDS RUN CLUB The Kids’ Run Club has more than 70 schools already registered this year, many of which have operating since fall. In the program’s 10th anniversary, last year, it reached record participation with more than 18,000 from 270 schools and groups. The girls-only Kids’ Run Club was expanded last year and helped 280 girls from 16 junior and senior high schools get active through running. The girls-only environment provides a positive and supportive opportunity for girls to experience physical activity. Created and led by Doctors Nova Scotia, Kids Run Club reinforces the importance of physical activity, healthy eating and screen-time reduction. Although it is implemented primarily in schools, it can be adapted for other settings. This year’s key message is “Go With H20” in order to promote drinking water as the beverage of choice. All KRC participants will receive a water bottle as a finisher’s prize. Doctors Nova Scotia has KRC regional representatives—Bernadette MacLellan and Leah Jabbour—promoting KRC to schools province-wide from Yarmouth to Sydney. Stay up to date by following @KidsRunClub_DNS on Twitter. For inquiries contact Kids' Run Club Coordinator, Kerry Copeland, at 902.468.8935 x278. 6 Bulletin February 2015 14. ACTION PLAN FOR EDUCATION The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development released (January 29) the Nova Scotia’s Action Plan for Education 2015 in response to the Ministers Panel on Education report. The Action Plan is available in English and French. A few highlights from the report that most pertain to physical activity: Pillar One: A Modern Education System Partner with other government departments, health professionals, community agencies, the business community, post-secondary institutions, and other organizations to o Identify gaps with the goal of ensuring students have timely access to a wide range of services that support mental and physical well-being o Encourage participation in sports, recreation, and youth leadership programs o Work with school boards to increase community access to schools o Design a new provincial policy for school boards for the delivery of programs and services to students by outside organizations and community groups Pillar Two: An Innovative Curriculum Encourage more daily physical activity (Grades P-3) Pillar Three: Inclusive School Environments Create a framework to increase opportunities for physical activity throughout the school day Implement interagency programs and services for mental health, addiction prevention, and physical wellness in partnership with outside agencies Expand SchoolsPlus sites based on identified community needs 15. CONFERENCE: ATLANTIC COACHING Registration is open for the 2015 Atlantic Coaching Conference in Halifax at Saint Mary's University (McNally Building) on April 24 and 25, 2015. This year, Lisa Haley, Assistant Coach with the gold medal winning Women's Hockey Team from the Sochi Olympics will speak. There is an exciting line-up of presenters. Download a full schedule of topics and presenters. Register at the NCCP Locker site for $150 (until March 31) and $195 (April 1 to 23). 7 Bulletin February 2015 16. CONFERENCE: INJURY PREVENTION The Atlantic Collaborative on Injury Prevention (ACIP) is hosting the 2015 Injury Prevention Conference June 8 and 9 in Halifax at the Westin Nova Scotian Hotel. Its theme is the role of risk and resiliency in injury prevention. There has been some indication that two to three speakers are experts who value the importance of risky play (including outdoors). There is a Call for Abstracts; about intentional or unintentional injuries (e.g. in sport and recreation) for any population. Abstract submission form. 18. NEW TOOL KIT FOR HEALTHY LIVING FOR OLDER ADULTS WORKSHOPS A new CD Tool Kit is now available from the Active Living Coalition for Older Adults. It is designed for a non-clinical community leader to offer a six-week healthy living workshop for older adults. A dedicated group of experts in various fields developed, tested, and validated the content. The toolkit contains the guide with modules on a variety of topics, activities, handouts, videos, promotional posters and new posters for the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines for Older Adults–65 years and older. 8 Bulletin February 2015