ALBERTA CENTRE FOR ACTIVE LIVING

For Practitioners! Our new Physical Activity Counselling Toolkit is now available online! This timely and practical toolkit offers ten plain language resources for practitioners to use when working with their clients.  
Over the last year, our staff and an advisory committee have been working hard to developing these resources. Each resource in the toolkit has been designed to help facilitate the physical activity counselling process. Practitioners can use these resources as handouts and refer to them online. Each resource has been reviewed and endorsed by the Alberta CSEP (Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology).
The resources include:

• Taking the first step: deciding to be physically active
• Making a physical activity plan
• Setting goals for physical activity
• What stops you from being physically active?
• Benefits of physical activity
• Physical activity and your blood pressure
• High blood pressure: how to stay safe when active
• Physical activity and type 2 diabetes
• Diabetes: how to stay safe when active
• Healthy weight and physical

Practitioners are encouraged to use any or all of these resources when working with clients.
We’d love to hear from you about these resources, whether now or after you have put them to use! Please send your feedback to active.living@ualberta.ca.

Funding for this project was provided by the Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation. We would also like to acknowledge the hard work of our Advisory Committee members and the helpful involvement of the Alberta-CSEP.

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CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH INFORMATION (CIHI)

New Release—Return on Investment: Mental Health Promotion and Mental Illness Prevention
 
The Canadian Population Health Initiative (CPHI) of the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) commissioned the Canadian Policy Network at the University of Western Ontario to complete a scoping study that examines the return on investment and cost effectiveness of mental health promotion.
 
Mental health issues will be among the leading causes of disability in Canada by 2030, yet there is limited information about the costs of interventions for mental illness prevention and mental health promotion. This scoping study found that there is research showing a return on investment for some mental health promotion/illness prevention interventions. The strongest evidence was for interventions targeting children and youth (such as those that focus on conduct disorders, depression, parenting, and suicide awareness and prevention), while the weakest evidence was from the workplace sector.
 
Click here to download this report.
 
For more information, contact Karen Weir at kweir@cihi.ca.

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Produced by the Canadian Population Health Initiative, this report explores two aspects of the urban physical environment known to negatively affect health: outdoor air pollution and heat extremes. It examines hospitalization rates for respiratory and circulatory diseases in relation to residential distance from a pollution-emitting facility and uses Toronto and Montréal as case studies to explore the relationship between heat extremes and health service utilization for respiratory and circulatory diseases.
 
Click here to download this report. For more information contact Mélanie Josée Davidson at mdavidson@cihi.ca

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New Release - Population Health Intervention Research Casebook The Canadian Population Health Initiative (CPHI) of the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), in partnership with the Institute of Population and Public Health (IPPH) of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), produced a casebook that showcases population health intervention (PHIR) in Canada.

To download a copy of the report visit CIHI's website, https://secure.cihi.ca/estore/productFamily.htm?locale=en&pf=PFC1604

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Recognizing and Exploring Positive Mental Health—Policy Dialogue: Synthesis and Analysis
http://www.cihi.ca/cihi-ext-portal/pdf/internet/sum_recognizing_exploring_en

“Those who are already more vulnerable to poor health may be at increased risk of being exposed to the effects of air pollution and heat extremes because of the areas in which they live”, says Urban Physical Environments and Health Inequalities- the newest report from CIHI.
 
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CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL (CMAJ)

Very interesting article in the CMAJ, May 24, 2011, Aboriginal Children Less Likely To Receive Kidney Transplants. . . . Read more

The study, by researchers from the University of Calgary, the Alberta Children's Hospital, McGill University, the Montréal Children's Hospital, University of Alberta and the Stollery Children's Hospital, consisted of 843 children who began treatment for kidney failure between 1992 and 2007. It included children in 9 of 10 Canadian provinces and all three territories.Link to study http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/abstract/cmaj.101840v1
 
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CANADIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION (CNA)

Nurse Fatigue & Patient Safety Research Report, http://www.cna-aiic.ca/cna/practice/safety/default_e.aspx

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CNA has recently release a discussion paper on Harm Reduction and Illegal Drugs, Implications for  Nursing Policy, Practice, Education and Research, http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/
  pdf/publications/Harm_Reduction_2011_e.pdf also available in French La réduction des méfaits et les drogues illicites : implications pour les politiques, la pratique, la formation et la recherche en soins infirmiers http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/Harm_Reduction_2011_f.pdf

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CENTRE FOR ABORIGINAL HEALTH RESEARCH (CAHR)

Newly released publication, The Crisis of Chronic Disease among Aboriginal Peoples: A Challenge for Public Health, Population Health and Social Policy.

Free publication available online at www.cahr.uvic.ca/docs/ChronicDisease or for a hardcopy contact Rachel Link at rlink@uvic.ca be sure to state the number of copies being requested.

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CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH

KISKÂYITAMAWIN MIYO-MAMITONECIKAN, URBAN ABORIGINAL WOMEN AND MENTAL HEALTH, Author: Roberta Stout, June 2010
(Kiskâyitamawin miyo-mamitonecikan is a Plains Cree word which means "knowing mind fullness")

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CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER

Chief Public Health Officer’s Report on the State of Public Health in Canada, 2011: Youth and Young Adults - Life in Transition, tabled in Parliament on October 24, 2011.

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CIET CANADA

Important finding that could be lost among all the others in this quite dense little article we've just finished with some colleagues in Australia and New Zealand. (Documents/HIV/HIV 3C near final.pdf)

Based on HIV new diagnoses up to 2008 in most of Canada, transmission in Aboriginal populations is increasingly through heterosexual intercourse; young Aboriginal women are four times more likely to be diagnosed HIV positive than are their male counterparts. It seems likely that prevalence rates are well past the arbitrary 1% said to define a generalized HIV epidemic.

This means the HIV prevention business cannot continue as usual.
We need to see a lot more resources tracked into HIV surveillance and prevention in Aboriginal communities, shifting gears from the contained epidemic model to one of a generalising epidemic.

I did a briefing note (Documents/HIV/briefing note -- when is an epidemic generalized 18may2011.pdf) that should explain it a bit better than I can do in a few lines. If you would like to discuss the article or its implications, please do get in touch.

I would also welcome hearing about anyone else you think should receive this (and please do pass it on to anyone you think might be interested).

Neil Andersson
Executive Director
CIET

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HEALTH CANADA

Antipsychotic drugs: Labelling update regarding the risk of abnormal muscle movements and withdrawal symptoms in newborns exposed during pregnancy

Health Canada is informing healthcare professionals and consumers that the prescribing information for the entire class of antipsychotic drugs is being updated. The updated labelling will contain safety information on the potential risk of abnormal muscle movements and withdrawal symptoms in newborns whose mothers were treated with these drugs during the third trimester of their pregnancy.
The communication is also available on the Health Canada Web site at http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/_2011/2011_78-eng.php
Your assistance in disseminating this important safety information would be greatly appreciated.
(See attached file: HC_Antipsychotics - Labelling Change.pdf)
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Vous trouverez ci-joint un communiqué de Santé Canada, daté du 15 juin 2011, qui pourrait intéresser vos membres.
Antipsychotiques : Mise à jour de l’étiquetage concernant le risque de mouvements musculaires anormaux et de symptômes de sevrage chez les nouveau-nés exposés à ces médicaments pendant la grossesse

Santé Canada informe les professionnels de la santé et les consommateurs de la mise à jour de l’information posologique pour tous les antipsychotiques. Le nouvel étiquetage comportera de l’information sur le risque possible de mouvements musculaires anormaux et de symptômes de sevrage chez les nouveau-nés dont la mère a pris ces médicaments pendant le troisième trimestre de la grossesse.
Le communiqué peut également être consulté sur le site Web de Santé Canada à l’adresse http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/_2011/2011_78-fra.php
Merci de bien vouloir diffuser ces renseignements importants en matière d’innocuité.

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Decision on the labeling of Cough and Cold Product for Children.
It's Your Health article with tips on the safe use of all medicines and article with helpful information on the safe use and disposal of medicines.

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JOURNAL OF POPULATION THERAPEUTICS AND CLNICAL PHARMACOLOGY - Incorporating Fetal Alcohol Research

Two new resources on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome:

2011 Fetal Alcohol Canadian Expertise (FACE) Poster Competition Abstracts
J Popul Ther Clin Pharmacol Vol 18(3):416-e425; September 1, 2011
Supplement

A Need for Closer Examination of FASD by the Criminal Justice System: Has the Call Been Answered?
J Popul Ther Clin Pharmacol Vol 18(3):e426-e439; September 1, 2011

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MOVING PALLIATIVE AND END-OF-LIFE CARE FORWARD CONFERENCE

The conference was held at the University of Alberta on May 17–21, 2010

To view the presentations from this very informative Conference go to the University of Alberta website at, www.nursing.ualberta.ca/tast/. Once on the website click the Conference information link on the left and then the Presentation selection on the left.

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NATIONAL INDIAN AND INUIT COMMUNITY HEALTH REPRESENTATIVES ORGANIZATION (NIICHRO)

New resource book on CHRs titled: Voices of Community Health Representatives, http://www.niichro.com/2004/pdf/voices-of-community-health-representatives.pdf also available in French Témoignages de représentatants en santé communautaire, http://www.niichro.com/2004/pdf/temoignages-de-representants-en-sante-communautaire.pdf.

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PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA (PHAC)

• Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada, Vol 32, Supplement 1, Winter 2012: Abstracts presented at the 7th World Alliance for Risk Factor Surveillance (WARFS) Global Conference
  http://bit.ly/wtgzHB
  
  
• Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada, Vol 31, Supplement 1, Fall 2011: Patterns of Health Services Utilization in Rural Canada
            R.W. Pong, M. DesMeules, D. Heng, C. Lagacé, J.R. Guernsey, A. Kazanjian, D. Manuel, J.R. Pitblado, R. Bollman, I. Koren, M.P. Dressler, F. Wang, W. Luo
  
  
• Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada, Vol 31, No 4, September 2011- http://bit.ly/qtx1lW
  
  
• Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada, Vol 31, No 3, June 2011- http://bit.ly/lKFzMX
  
  
• Chronic Diseases in Canada, Vol, 31 No. 2, March 2011 - http://bit.ly/hcNi9F also available in French Maladies chroniques au Canada, volume 31, no 2, mars 2011 - http://bit.ly/hhQR
  

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The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) wishes to advise you that  a guidance document entitled  "The Use of Antiviral Drugs for Influenza: Guidance for Practitioners, 2010-11" is now available on the Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada (AMMI Canada) web site and is also available via the PHAC FightFlu.ca web site, under Information for health professionals link on the upper right hand side of the page.  Web links to the FightFlu.ca and AMMI Canada web sites are provided below for your convenience.

http://www.fightflu.ca/health_professionals-eng.html
http://www.ammi.ca/index.php

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Resource information on food safety for pregnant women is available at www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/
  or for French www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/


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RADIATION SAFETY INSTITUTE OF CANADA

Are you concerned about how nuclear disaster in Japan could affect you?

The Radiation Safety Institute is receiving many enquiries from Canadians, both in Canada and returning from Japan, concerned about rations exposure from the disaster.

We are responding to these enquires with "Good Science in Plain Language."®

Here's where you can get information:

  . You can visit our website for links and information on the event
  . You can consult our FAQ to learn more about radiation and its health effects
  . You can visit us on Facebook to ask questions and read other people's questions and comments

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National Education Centre-Toronto             National Laboratories-Saskatoon
165 Avenue Road Suite 300                        Innovation Place Research Park
Toronto, Ontario M5R 3S4                         102-110 Research Drive
Phone: 416-650-9090                                 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 3R3
Fax: 416-650-9920                                     Phone: 306-975-0566
Toll free: 1-800-263-5803                           Fax: 306-975-0494

Your information sources on Radiation Safety
http://radiationsafetyinstituteofcanada.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/r/C9CDED
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ROGERS HEALTH CARE GROUP

The Rogers Healthcare Group has launched www.CanadianHealthcareNetwork.ca, an inter-professional health portal for nurses, doctors, pharmacists and healthcare managers. It is the online home of publications such as The Medical Post and also publishes a bi-weekly e-newsletter NurseNewsline. The mission of the portal is to be the online destination for healthcare professionals, where they will learn, engage and grow individually and inter-professionally to advance better health for all Canadians. French website is available at www.professionsante.ca.


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SPRINGERLINK

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology
Volume 26, Number 1, 103-117, DOI: 10.1007s10823-010-9136-4

Aboriginal Experiences of Aging and Dementia in a Context of Sociocultural Change: Qualitative Analysis of Key Informant Group Interviews with Aboriginal Seniors
http://www.springerlink.com/content/p37736q5644m7r84/

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STATISTICS CANADA

La version française suit...

Physical activity among First Nations people off reserve, Métis and Inuit

In this study data from the 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey were used to compare rates of active and moderately active leisure time (versus inactive) among First Nations people off reserve, Métis and Inuit with rates among non-Aboriginal people.  An active or moderately active lifestyle was studied in relation to self-perceived physical and mental health and the presence of chronic conditions.

For the full report, please see link:

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-003-x/2011001/article/11403-eng.pdf

Activité physique chez les Premières nations hors réserve, les Métis et les Inuits

Dans cette étude, on a utilisé les données de l’Enquête sur la santé dans les collectivités canadiennes de 2005 pour comparer les taux de loisirs actifs et modérément actifs (par rapport à inactifs) chez les Premières nations hors réserve, les Métis et les Inuits, avec ceux chez les non-Autochtones.  Un mode de vie actif ou modérément actif a été étudié en rapport avec la santé physique et mentale autoévaluée et la présence de problèmes de santé chroniques.

Pour le rapport, SVP voir le lien:

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-003-x/2011001/article/11403-fra.pdf


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ABORIGINAL SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM: ENABLING ABORIGINAL STUDENT SUCCESS IN POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS

Article on Support Program for Aboriginal Students. For complete article: www.rrh.org.au/articles/showarticlenew.asp?ArticleID=1324

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BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Offers an online course on Viral Hepatitis. http://www.bcit.ca/health/industry/viralhep.shtml

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ADVANCEING IN -Your Expert Source for eCME

Advancing In - Online Nurse Continuing Education Programs. Course information can be viewed at http://www.advancingin.com/default.aspx?switchlanguage=en#

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CANADIAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION (CPHA), MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA (PHAC)

Just launched a revised and updated version of the online professional development course entitled, Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Tools and strategies for front-line clinicians.

Course information can be viewed at:
http://www.mdcme.ca/cmecourse_info.asp?Id=79

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McMASTER UNIVERSITY

Canadian Centre of Excellence in Oncology APN (OAPN)
Juravinski Cancer Centre at Hamilton Health Sciences

Offering a graduate course: Research Issues in the Introduction and Evaluation of Advanced Practice Nursing Roles. http://www.apnnursingchair.mcmaster.ca/

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UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA - FACULTY OF REHABILITATON MEDICINE

"DEMENTIA AND SLEEP RESOURCES: A team of researchers from the University of Alberta has completed a structured review of the evidence for non-pharmacological sleep interventions for persons with dementia. The review was supported by the Canadian Dementia Knowledge Translation Network (www.lifeandminds.ca) The full report is available on the website www.sleep-dementia-resources.ualberta.ca . The website contains a collection of evidence-based sleep resources for healthcare providers and caregivers of persons with dementia. Downloadable patient education brochures about evidence-based sleep interventions are also provided. A PowerPoint presentation on the findings of this project and on sleep problems in persons with dementia can be accessed in the archives of the Canadian Dementia Resource and Knowledge Exchange website http://www.dementiaknowledgebroker.ca/"

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UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA

School of Nursing presents three Distance Study Modules on Cultural Safety:

Module #1 - web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/csafety/mod1/
Module #2 - web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/csafety/mod2/
Module #3 - web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/csafety/mod3/

 

NATIONAL ABORIGINAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION (NAHO)

First Nations, Inuit and Métis: Respiratory Health Initiatives Environmental Scan http://www.naho.ca/documents/naho/english/2011_04_Lung-Health-E-Scan.pdf

La version française http://www.naho.ca/documents/naho/french/2011_respiratory-illness-escan_FR.pdf

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NAHO has released the following reports - First Nations, Inuit and Métis: Respiratory Health Initiatives Environmental Scan at the following link:
http://www.naho.ca/documents/naho/english/2011_04_Lung-Health-E-Scan.pdf also available in French http://www.naho.ca/documents/naho/french/2011_respiratory-illness-escan_FR.pdf

Injury Prevention - an international peer-reviewed journal for health professionals and others in injury prevention - Swimming and injury prevention for Aboriginal communities in Ontario
by P Fusseli

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NATIONAL COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR ABORIGINAL HEALTH

Newly released publication, Landscapes of First of of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Health-An Updated Environmental Scan, 2010

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CENTRE FOR ABORIGINAL HEALTH RESEARCH (CAHR)

Newly released publication, The Crisis of Chronic Disease among Aboriginal Peoples: A Challenge for Public Health, Population Health and Social Policy.

Free publication available online at www.cahr.uvic.ca/docs/ChronicDisease or for a hardcopy contact Rachel Link at rlink@uvic.ca be sure to state the number of copies being requested.

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HEALTH CANADA

Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program

For more information: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fnih-spni/services/indiresident/index_e.html