This study is the initial examination of the personal, social and community benefits of the Games (as opposed to previous economic impact studies). This research focussed on the development of a mean...
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This is an evaluation report on the effectiveness and success of the forum.
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A series of pamphlets on the benefits of physical activity, and ideas for encouraging children to be active
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An artcile encouraging the promotion of the benfits of recreation.
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This final report provides a detailed analysis of the overall economic impact of the 1998 AWG. It includes an evaluation of the ‘direct’, ‘indirect’, and ‘induced’ economic impacts of the Games, as we...
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A brief article on how an organization can become benefits-driven.
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Outlines the benefits and impact of increased physical activity for Ontario. Prepared by the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute.
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This two-year national Project was the first critical step in establishing BBP as the new way of doing business in the recreation profession.This particular effort focused on addressing problems assoc...
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This story, featuring non-recreation staff sharing their stories that focus on the benefits of recreation, was developed to highlight the Benefits program. A benefit of this story is that staff from o...
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This brief article describes the introduction to the benefits concept at two conferences held in Australia in 1998.
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This article breifly discusses the benefits based approach in recreation organizations.
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Stresses the importance of applying the "language" of personal, social, economic and environmental benefits of parks and recreation within the organization. It suggests that the benefits statement sh...
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Discusses the need to "weave" the personal, social, economic and environmental benefits of parks and recreation into one's work, and how to go about it. Includes examples of vision statements from Bri...
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Creating communities and opportunities for active transportation does more than promote a healthier population and environment:
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The "social good" of leisure is both substantial and widely unappreciated. To build a case for the "social good" of leisure, a wide variety of the benefits of leisure will be listed and examined in re...
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The brochure outlines the resources currently available which focus on a benefits-based approach to the delivery of recreational services to the community. The resources listed reinforce the potenti...
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A catalogue documenting the personal, economic, social and environmental benefits of recreation. It is useful as a "tool" for addressing important issues facing communities as they strive to enhance t...
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Excutive Summary and Implications for the Development of a Physical Activity Intervention Framework. Prepared by the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute. Contains the table of contents ...
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Evidence that quality youth sport programs that remove the participation barriers of cost and transportation will help reduce crime, drug use, depression, and obesity. Discusses various case studies ...
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Discussion of the Ferris Wheel Model of community benefits-based recreation.
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This article emphasizes the benefit of public recreation as healthful public policy. Dialogue with community members about their experiences reinforce the theory behind the benefits of recreation.
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A compendium of benefits statements, supporting published literature and sample activity programs.
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A brief list of social, economic and healh benefits of sport.
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A compendium of benefits statements, supporting published literature and sample activity programs.
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Provides references to evidence to justify the investment of dollars in parks, recreation and sport services and facilities.
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An assessment of the benefits of sport in the Northwest Territories, focusing on examples and documented impacts in many communities.
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Most trees and shrubs in cities or communities are planted to provide beauty or shade. These are two excellent reasons for their use. Woody plants also serve many other purposes, and it often is helpf...
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This presentation from the PRO 1997 Education Forum provides an overview and update of provincial and national Benefits initiatives, introduces the new Catalogue of Benefits...its new outcome statemen...
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Bulletin providing a number of articles such as the Benefits of Art Therapy, the Children and Youth Secretariat (Manitoba), Bridging Generation Gaps, Leisure Activities, and LIN.
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Outlines the benefits of workplace physical activity programs. Evidence suggests that an organization may reap financial and other benefits from workplace wellness programs that include a physical act...
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An analysis of the impact and benefits of physical activity/recreation on Canadian Youth-at-Risk.
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Describes a program offered by the City of Kanata's Recreation Department. Woman Alive offers women living on limited incomes fitness programs and health education for $1 per class. The program incorp...
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This worksheet helps inactive people consider the costs and the benefits of a sport. While it is designed for group use, individuals can use it at home.
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The Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Inc. (S.P.R.A.) owns all copyright to the slogan Recreation an Investment for Life and its graphic and icons. This policy outlines how SPRA is willing to share it...
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This study looks at the direct and indirect costs of physical inactivity in Nova Scotia and makes recommendations for changes to increase activity levels among the general public.
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It is estimated that physical inactivity costs the Nova Scotia health care system $66.5 million a year in hospital, physician and drug costs alone, equal to 4% of total government spending on these se...
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This paper explores the importance of culture and recreation for the health and well-being of individuals and communities. It is the eighth in a series of papers written in support of the Vibrant Comm...
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A brief discussion of the economic benefits to individuals and to society.
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This 4-page fact sheet by the Trails and Greenways Clearinghouse provides insight into the economic benefits of having trails and greenways in your community, including increasing property values, bui...
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This is the first in a series of fact sheets about trail development in Canada. This document is in PDF format.
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Provides an update on a study originally done in 1990 by the Conference Board of Canada, that provided estimates of the economic impact of recreational activity in Ontario.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the economic impact of a senior men's hockey tournament on the community of Estevan, and in the process, provide data that will assist in the understanding of ...
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This study examined the economic impact that four children's softball tournaments (held in the summer of 1995) had upon the economies of host communities in both urban and rural settings.
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A brief article about the increasingly important economic benefits for society.
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Economic Impact of The Arts And Festivals on The Edmonton Region
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The aims of this Resource Book are: Encourage local professionals and citizens to use economic concepts as part of their effort to protect and promote greenways Provide examples of how greenways and p...
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Describes the benefits of a creative approach to rural economic development for Prince Edward County. It relates the birth of the creative rural economy in the county; the details of the cultural plan...
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This report provides statistics on the direct economic benefits of parks in the province. This item is awaiting scanning into the database. In the meantime, paper copies are available from the LIN off...
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This article addresses the economic and social impacts trails provide to Ontario's communities.
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First draft of "expressing the 1992 benefits statements as outcome statements." The benefits of recreation are restated as outcomes and can be used as a framework to build outcome measurements and in...
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This resource kit is deigned to help sport leaders promote sport. It contains information, guidelines and most importantly, quotable facts that will help support both your organization's activities an...
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The objectives of this conference were to:increase awareness of the community functions of the arts in development, from economic, aesthetic, leisure and therapeutic perspectives; increase understandi...
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This report includes information about the physical activity patterns of South Carolinians and suggests strategies for making regular physical activity easier to do in South Carolina.
The next chapt...
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This is an excellent resource for hikers and backpackers at all levels of skill from beginner to expert. Written by hiking and backpacking experts, this book provides information and advice that can...
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While public spending on sports facilities has been staggering, this economic development strategy is rife with inadequate information on major issues relating to these projects. Decision makers often...
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A discussion paper summarizing the results of a study which identifies some of the major strengths and weaknesses of Canada's current youth physical activity and recreation system. Specific suggestion...
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In this speech the presenter discusses the importance and value of sport to the individual, family, community, nation and internationally.
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A discussion of the benefits movement, with particular reference to Saskatchewan.
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Decrit un programme offre aux femmes à faibles revenus des programmes de forme physique et d’éducation à la santé à raison de 1 $ par cours. Le programme inclut une aide financière pour le transport e...
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La présente brochure vous explique la notion de l'activité physique, comment faire de l'activité physique une composante de votre vie de tous les jours, et comment vous y adonner prudemment. Prenez qu...
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Conseil gratuit à tous ceux qui liront ce récit: élaborez un programme d’exercices le plus varié possible, surveillez votre poids et essayez de minimiser votre niveau de stress. Les loisirs sont un me...
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Provides information with a local perspective on the economic benefits that accrue to the community from the provision of public parks and recreation services.
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This report looks at the importance of exercise at all ages, including
its role in youth, in maintaining strong bones in adulthood and in
preventing falls and speeding rehabilitation. Among many
dr...
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Outlines the national strategy to further the benefits of Parks and Recreation Canada during the years 1996-1998.
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This text identifies some of the changing needs and values of an increasingly multicultural citizenry. This text focuses on these needs by reasoning that public and management policies and practices c...
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The purpose of this paper is to describe various options for developing a provincial strategy for youth at risk in New Brunswick, and to seek opinions from partners.
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The benefits of recreation in the Northern society are examined with research references. Areas include health, social, economic and ecological benefits.
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A University of Alberta team led by Sandra O'Brien Cousins reviewed all physical activity studies related to older adults and found that a physically active lifestyle is indeed a fountain of youth. Co...
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This report describes the importance of physical activity, the prevalence and costs of inactivity, and the health benefits of regular activity; it also recommends levels of physical activity in older ...
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Describes a study claiming women who had been athletic during young adulthood were found to experience a reduced lifetime incidence of breast cancer. Discusses risk reduction factors and biologic mech...
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In a study led by researchers at the University of Manitoba, causes of delinquency such as exposure to delinquent behaviour, rebellion, boredom, need to assert masculinity, and labeling were counterac...
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An excellent introduction to the benefits of gardening for personal health, and the environment.
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Bibliography with emphasis on stress and anxiethy reduction, mood alteration, and commitment to sport.
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A brief discussion of the benefits of recreation and tips for getting active.
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A brief discussion of the benefits of being physically active with tips for getting started.
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A brief discussion of the benefits of physical activity and the names of organizations that can help in getting started.
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A brief discussion of the value of recreation and tips for getting the whole family involved.
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A summary of the benefits of recreation to the community. Presented at the October 2001 ARPA Conference, Red Deer, AB
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This presentation from the Alberta Recreation and Parks Association Annual Conference, The Strongest Link, October 24 - 26, 2002, discusses how recreation can alleviate some of the negative impacts of...
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The material in this issue is taken from The Research File, a newsletter produced by the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute, and from the Consensus Statement of the International Confer...
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"Quantification of the Economic Impact of the Division's Programs". The purpose of this background report is to present a preliminary estimate of the economic impact of the Recreation Division's progr...
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Keynote address from the 5th International Symposium on Therapeutic Recreation. Defines recreation and discusses the social, economic, environmental health and personal benefits of recreation.
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A paper tracing the development, significance and impact of "Recreation: An Essential Service Project" or RES which was intended to research and identify the benefits and importance of Parks and Recr...
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The Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Inc. (S.P.R.A.) has registered the trademark to the slogan, Recreation an Investment for Life, its graphic and its icons. This policy does not give rights of owne...
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This presentation, from the Recreation Nova Scotia 2003 Annual Conference, looks at how progress is measured in society, and proposes a new way of valuing quality of life indicators, with special emph...
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A brief summary of the benefits of recreation to youth-at-risk and how they can be merged into Saskatchewan's Action Plan for Children.
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This article provides an introduction to the health benefits of physical activity, most popular activities in Canada, and the amount of activity needed to be of benefit.
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The goal of this report is to define the terms under consideration; review the various contexts, including the barriers to participation, in which the relationship between social inclusion and physic...
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Describes the results of a recent collaborative research project which demonstrate that recreation and childcare programs make a measurable difference for children and families living in poverty. Orig...
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Presentation for 1997 Canadian Parks/Recreation Association Symposium on the social benefits of recreation, sports, fitness, arts, culture and parks, with a focus on the newly published Catalogue of B...
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Originally published as Trail Monitor # 2, this document is the second in a series of Fact Sheets about trail development in Canada. Its focus is the benefits of the trail initiative in Canada.
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Examines the correlation between participation in sport and quality of life, using measures such as juvenile crime/delinquency and educational status.
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A summary of initiatives in Saskatchewan prepared for: the National Benefits Committee Canadian Parks/Recreation Association Conference Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
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Papers from a Community Development Conference: From ARTSPEAK to ARTSACTION. This group of papers discusses rural cimmunities, the community development process, vision of community and creative coll...
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Papers from a Community Development Conference: From ARTSPEAK to ARTSACTION. This group of papers discusses specific success stories in Verigin, Rosthern and Edmonton, as well as the successful market...
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Papers from a Community Development Conference: From ARTSPEAK to ARTSACTION. These papers address physical design of communities as it affects quality of life, popular theater as therapy in the commun...
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This presentation provides highlights of a CiB research project entitled Green Infrastructure: Opportunities for Canadian Municipalities, focusing on business case examples of how investments in green...
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This article highlights the impact the bicycle industry and bicycle tourism can have on state and local economies, describes the need for bicycle facilities, discusses the cost effectiveness of invest...
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Provides data on the number of visitors, new spending, GDP to local communities, employment and tax revenues that result from 15 of Canada's largest festivals and events.
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This presentation reports on a study intended to:
Assess the economic impact of the provision of leisure services by the City of Humboldt Leisure Services Department.
Focus on new money spent in t...
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The purpose of this meta-analysis was to consider the limitations of previous research and to carry out a more comprehensive meta-analysis to explore the effect of exercise on self-esteem.
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A presentation on the personal, social, enviornmental and economic benefits of recreation and active living, and on the benefeits based approach to recreation.
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This report presents a summary of the value of the sports economy to the economy in England and compares the picture across the English regions. It is supported by a series of reports which provide mo...
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Three in five Canadian adults are not active enough to benefit their cardiovascular health according to the 1995 Physical Activity Monitor. The survey, conducted by the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle ...
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During Phase I, the Catalogue documenting the benefits of parks and recreation to individuals, to communities, to the economy and to the environment was created. This resource combined with the relat...
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A number of factors have resulted in dramatic changes in the way public parks and recreation services are delivered. Increased expectations, accountability, competition, and technology along with the ...
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This report is the first attempt to provide hard evidence about Canadians' perceptions of benefits associated with public parks and recreation using a national survey.
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This presentation from the The Trails of Simcoe County Symposium, April 2010, provides an overview of research into the benefits and value of trails including:
Background to Benefits
C...
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Creates a profile of initiatives which have occurred throughout Canada in the last five years. The report identifies issues and challenges, recommendations for future directives and strategies.
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This is the fourth of five planned public Sustainability Reports. The report is a management and accountability tool that sets out sustainability objectives, describes plans for achieving t...
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This explores the connection between home values and walkability, as measured by the Walk Score algorithm. Walk Score measures the number of typical consumer destinations within walking distance of a ...
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