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Childhood obesity is a public health issue across the country. Currently, one in four children and youth in Canada are overweight or obese. Addressing the factors that contribute to obesity early in a person’s life helps to reduce the likelihood …
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To prevent an increase in obesity rates in elementary school students in a low-income school district, the intervention aims are to: 1) eliminate unhealthy foods and beverages on campus; 2) develop nutrition services as the main source for healthful eating …
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Maintaining a healthy weight can play an important role in promoting health. The issue of healthy weights is high on the public health agenda in Canada and around the world. What you will find These resources provide Canadian and international …
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The Canadian Diabetes Association Food Skills for Families program teaches healthy eating and cooking skills with a focus on reaching Aboriginal, new immigrant, Punjabi and low income families, and most recently seniors, throughout British Columbia (BC). Food Skills for Families …
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A multi-facetted diabetes prevention program implemented over the past 20 years in a remote fly-in First Nations community in northern Ontario. The intervention involves: a school-based diabetes curriculum for children in grades 3 and 4; a diabetes radio show; and …
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Intervention: The intervention was carried out between 2006 and 2008 at Dow Chemical Company, a large science and technology enterprise with sites in different US states. The intervention consisted of changing the workplace environment to increase employees’ level of physical …
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Being physically active is an important part of being healthy. Unfortunately, many Canadians are not active enough to reduce their risk of a range of health issues including cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, diabetes and some cancers. What you will find …
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) affect the circulatory system including the heart and blood vessels. There are six types of CVD. While they are one of the leading causes of death for men and women in Canada, in many cases they are …
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Positive mental health is “the capacity of each and all of us to feel, think, act in ways that enhance our ability to enjoy life and deal with the challenges we face. It is a positive sense of emotional and …
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Neurological conditions are disorders and diseases that occur as a result of injury, genetics, and exposures which cause a disruption of the normal functions and body movement governed by the nervous system. These conditions may affect the central and peripheral …
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