The story of modern Melbourne is very much the story of migration. It is made up of countless accounts of people coming from all over the world to make a future for themselves and their families and h...
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Teachers know that holding students’ interest can be a challenge. This resource will help you introduce new activities that would renew your students’ interest, improve their self-esteem, and help the...
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The primary goal of the Elder Friendly Communities Project was to develop a focussed assessment of the assets, capacities and needs of seniors and their families and to implement this in four Calgary ...
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The study presented in this paper identifies, from the perspective of six Canadian certified therapeutic recreation specialists, how therapeutic recreation professionals who employ therapeutic recreat...
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The Aboriginal Sport Strategy strives to create and enhance "a dynamic and leading edge sport environment that enables Aboriginal Peoples of Saskatchewan to experience and enjoy involvement in sport t...
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This report is not a research project, rather it is simply a sharing of the results of the surveys of Native youth with the community. Although we could further analyze and report the findings of the ...
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Describes a three-year pilot project that offers sports & recreation opportunities to Aboriginal youth in the Eastside of Vancouver. The overall goal of this program is to develop programs and act...
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The main purpose of the Achieving Equal Access in Health Care project was to investigate how to improve access to health care for limited and non-English speakers in a way that was both equitable and ...
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Describes a project to identify the barriers to and opportunities for developing effective programs to increase physical activity in the African American, Latino and Native American communities. It co...
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This report investigates the active living/physical activity situation for low socioeconomic families including those who are culturally diverse in the Calgary Health Region, in order to more effectiv...
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Information about the All Nations Soccer and Volleyball Competition developed by the CMYI Multicultural Sport & Recreation Officer in response to numerous enquiries from culturally and linguistica...
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This self-help guide for single newcomers provides suggestions for ways to be mentally and
physically healthy.
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The purpose of this study is to determine the appropriateness of the Leisurescope as a leisure assessment tool for long term geriatric clients. Overall the study determined that the validity of this i...
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Sample membership application form for those wanting to register for the Filipino-Canadian Association of Vaughan.
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In this level there are two categories of activity ‘Developing your organisation’ and ‘Developing your services’. Set out in this document, are the proposed outcomes and action needed to be achieved a...
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This resource will provide information to help anyone improve his or her lifestyle. The goal of this manual is to promote good health and to assist in diabetes management. The manual contains informat...
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The purpose of this study is to examine the current state of condition of Canadian-based research on leisure and ethnicity. This paper concludes with the following five suggestions for the direction o...
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The purpose of this study is to examine the perception of recreation managers in the State of Michigan of ethnic populations in their communities and the extent to which they, as recreation agency man...
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The City of Calgary contracted Douglas Brown Consulting to conduct research on the social and cultural benefits of sport in Calgary. The underlying objective was to generate a report that would aid in...
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The author discusses the experience of immigrants to Canada and the difficulty some may have in fitting in and feeling "Canadian". She suggests that the policy of encouraging immigrants to maintain th...
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In order to be a successful organization, it is important to follow certain rules and procedures. To be both efficient and effective, it is important to know and to use these rules. You will find it h...
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This non-binding city policy provides the rationale for the outlined cost recovery policy, which includes fess that are lower for tagetted groups such as youth, seniors, people with disabilities, and ...
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A report on culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) young people's access and participation in Leisure and Recreation Centres within the City of Yarra. Includes findings of focus groups and recomm...
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This guide has been designed for use by organizations in the voluntary sector and the multicultural community as a resource to help increase the level of participation of people from all of the divers...
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This publication is an established guide to numerous culturally diverse organizations in Calgary and to a wide range of mainstream organizations and services of interest to these groups. All groups re...
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The Aims and Objectives of this training is to present information about CMYI, to analyse the myths around refugees and to examine their journey to Australia, to look at the migrant, refugee and asylu...
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The Cultural Competency Assessment Tool is a comprehensive tool intended to assist organizations in becoming more culturally competent. It is not meant to be used as a pass/fail mechanism, but rather ...
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Cultural Competency-A Self-Assessment Guide For Human Service Organizations presents a cultural diversity lense through which human service organizations may come to understand cultural competency, to...
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This resource is designed to provide sports associations, organisations, clubs and facilities with information and strategies for developing culturally appropriate policies and programs. CIPS is desig...
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This resource is intended for any person in a leadership role in sport and recreation. It is important for leaders in both areas to have an understanding of racism and its impact on the people with wh...
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This is part of a set of booklets, Improving Cardiovascular Health in African Americans--Package of Seven Easy-To-Read Booklets. It is designed to help you reduce your chances of having a heart attack...
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The paper has been written to identify and present key considerations for inclusion in planning, implementing and evaluating physical activity programs with Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD...
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The long-term goals of this project is o promote diabetes awareness and education in Tribal Nations through community-based diabetes prevention education and to tap into existing strengths of native e...
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Recommendations for action identified at the Equal Rights to Health roundtable are detailed on the following pages. These recommendations form an agenda for the academic and philanthropic communities ...
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A guide to assess attitudes and behaviours towards women, people of varied ancestry and people with disabilities.
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This paper presents a conceptual model that points to the potential incoherence among these concepts and discusses the extent to which participation in the public sphere through nonprofit cultural ins...
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List of material which discuss aspects of ethnic minorities and sport in Britain. This bibliography is not annotated.
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Information for women about important exercises during pregnancy and after childbirth. This resource is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, Korean, Macedonian, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, and Vietname...
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Topics include: Understand your legal obligations,Identify client needs,Choose the right location,Improve access,Ensure personal safety ,Ensure adequate lighting,Avoid danger spots,Provide good changi...
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This research study sought to develop better insight into the factors affecting the communication and understanding of both known and potential or theoretical risks to health in two similar, but uniq...
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In December 2000, the Laidlaw Foundation commissioned the Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD) and the Family Network of Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN) to complete two studies about...
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Executive Director of the Women's Sports Foundation, Donna Lopiano, outlines the multiple barriers faced by African-American girls and women today and offers an agenda for change.
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A guide to the beneifits of gentle exercise for older people, including stronger bones and muscles, a lower risk of falls and staying independent for longer. This resource is available in Arabic, Bosn...
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A guide to good health for older people, including ways to keep body and mind active. This resource is available in Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Italian, Korean, Lao, Macedonian, Portuguese, Ru...
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These Spanish and English brochures were produced by the CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health. These colorful brochures help parents, teachers, and principals increase physical activity among ...
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This pamphlet outlines healthy behaviours for the Aboriginal community to adopt in order to prevent the occurrence of Diabetes.
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This resource provides lesson plans and activities to teach heart healthy messages about being physically active to ESL students.
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Local Community Information Centres keep lists of local ethno-cultural organizations and other community groups. You can find a Centre in your area. As well, many settlement agencies have information ...
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This guide shows how families can encourage children to be active and avoid problems with overweight. It is available in Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Italian, Korean, Macedonian, Portuguese, Ru...
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Designed to provide sporting providers, community agencies and workers in the human services sector with a simple step-by-step guide to establishing an after school sport program for culturally and li...
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The purpose of this study was to examine the social integration and adjustment process of a group of Canadian young adults who are the children of immigrants from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Sever...
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The aim of this Tool Kit is to help community organizations increase their capacity to include diverse groups in a manner that is both appropriate for those groups, and also fitting for the particular...
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This brochure outlines the symptoms and treatment of PTSD for refugees and new immigrants who may have come from a country affected by war, political conflict or disaster, or who may have sleep proble...
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Best Practice Model around youth participation. Including: principles of youth participation, barriers to participation, definitions and best practice models.
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Describes initiatives addressing systemic discrimination in Calgary. This presnetation was originally presented at the Alberta Recreation and Parks Association Annual Conference, The Strongest Link, O...
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The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the meaning of quality of life for Chinese Canadian older adults living in long-term care facilities and investigate how leisure contributes to qua...
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The aim of the forum was to engage staff in the Leisure, Fitness and Local Government Sectors who want to increase access to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse, CLD young people. The objectives of ...
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This paper reviews concepts similar to leisure in the Aryan/Vedic age in India (2000 BCE - 500 BCE), and highlights commonalities between those concepts and the Greek philosophies with which we are mo...
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This paper seeks to complicate, explore and expand the interdisciplinary spaces among and between Leisure Studies and Cultural Studies (if such disciplinary solitudes may be claimed to exist). Publish...
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The intent of this report is to describe health promoting behaviours, such as engaging in more physical activity, positive dietary changes, quitting smoking and stop drinking for a time, as positive a...
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This paper reports on an empirical study of the effects of migration on constructions of masculinities among forty Chinese male migrants to Australia. Where possible the importance of leisure particip...
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This case study reports expectations of children with renal disease, and the hopes of their parents, for benefits from a disease specific camp: the "Kidney Kids" five-day summer residential camp held ...
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The information provided in this handout was compiled from a variety of
resources and 20 years of experience in the field of parks, outdoor recreation
and experiential education. Much of the informa...
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The Minnesota Department of Health developed the Community Health Promotion Kit in 1993. The Kit was distributed to communities in Minnesota to assist in developing health education and health promoti...
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The Sisters Together Program began as a campaign focused on increasing activity and healthful eating. They focused their messages on young Black women in three Boston communities. The MOVE MORE sectio...
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The objective of this project is to 1) improve access to and integration in community centre programs and services by the culturally diverse members of the community. 2) To identify barriers to full p...
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Paper documenting a range of barriers to participation among migrant and refugee young people in sport as well as case studies of initiatives undertaken as part of the CMYI Multicultural Sport and Rec...
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The Multilingual Resources section has been created to provide multi-language information on mental health and addiction to people for whom English is not a first language and professionals who work w...
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Sample of a municipal proclamation for a day dedicated to aboriginal youth.
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There are generally two predominant conceptualisations of leisure that exist in Western vernacular. The first, the philosophic conceptualisation, contends that participation in leisure pursuits should...
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Summary of conference proceedings, including topics such as police-race rlations, sentencing circles, education and youth, health and wellness, social services, and aboriginal land management. This i...
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The Metro Toronto Filipino-Chinese Association's primary and secondary objectives. Some include: To unite and promote close relationship among Filipino-Chinese residing in Greater Toronto Area and to ...
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This progress report summarizes findings from a literature review on the subject of participation of immigrant and refugee youth in recreation, sport, and leisure. It details, more comprehensively tha...
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Increasing physical activity is a goal of Healthy People 2010. Although the health benefits of physical activity are documented, older adults are less physically active than any other age group. The p...
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The purpose of this study was to examine barriers and facilitators to physical activity and exercise among underserved, ethnically diverse older adults. Results of this study reveal that although ther...
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This project was co-ordinated by the Ontario Aboriginal Recreation Council (OARC) and the Recreation Policy Branch within the Ontario Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Recreation (MCTR). The purpose o...
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This is a Generic consent form can be adapted for workers seeking to get parental permission for young people to be involved in activities. It is a sample form that has been produced by the Centre for...
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Provides an executive summary of the leisure behaviour and recreation needs of Ontario's ethnocultural populations study. The study provides information about the extent to which all of Ontario's ethn...
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This article reviews studies of population-based interventions targeting communities of color or including sufficient samples to permit ethnic-specific analyses. The search yielded 23 ethnically inclu...
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The overall Goal of this Project was to support effective intercultural communication in the area of public health. This includes access to public health promotion, outreach, prevention, and intervent...
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This report includes a review of the literature relating to Exercise on Prescription schemes and South Asian Muslim women, results from a national survey of health authority districts with large South...
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The purpose of this study was to examine race and its relationship to perceptions and benefits of community gardening. More specifically the study assessed: the extent to which community gardeners ide...
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The Hispanic population values leisure, and 74 percent report that leisure time is spent mostly or exclusively with other Hispanics. Within the realm of “leisure,” casual, informal gathering of friend...
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Provides the results of a research project to better understand the barriers and needs of children and youth from diverse cultural and ethno-racial communities in Hamilton. Recommendations as a result...
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This guide outlines the health benefits of regular physical activity, and easy ways to fit more activity into your life. It is also available in Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, English, Italian, Kor...
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This paper examines revitalization initiatives that trade upon ethnic and cultural identity as a backdrop for leisure consumption. The results show that although the context may be different, similar ...
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This general resource includes a section on developmental stages of children, and on recreation and play.
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June is Seniors’ Month. The 2007 Seniors’ Month posters and promotional materials are available from the Ontario Seniors’ Secretariat and reflect this year’s theme Active Living: Share Your Experienc...
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In 2005-06, CMYI explored the question of ‘What is good youth settlement?’ through a policy forum and series of consultations with workers and young people. The resulting paper, "Settling In: Explorin...
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In this article published in 'Migration Action', CMYI argues that in supporting young people to ‘settle well’, it is important the Australian Government is clear about the goals of our settlement prog...
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This is a brief statement of policy on human rights.
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The primary purpose of this study was two-fold: first, to explore mothers’ access to, and awareness of, community support services; second, to identify barriers and strategies concerning attitudes tow...
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This policy aims to ensure that the vision of the Canadian Sport Policy is inclusive; that it has the power to enhance the experience of sport for all, including Aboriginal Peoples living in Canada. I...
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This report describes strategies used to encourage ethnic young people to participate in sport. The report also contains a description of key barriers that can restrict their participation. These incl...
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There are few opportunities for women from culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) backgrounds to participate in sport or recreational activities due to barriers they may experience from within sp...
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Newly arrived young people can find it difficult to know how to join a club or even where to begin looking. This information sheet is designed to provide some basic information on how to find and join...
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Information for State Sporting Associations (SSA's) to enable them to diversify their membership through the development of policies and implementation of strategies that encourage involvement from al...
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Heart disease and stroke are Canada's leading cause of death, so it's important to understand how to prevent these serious illnesses that will impact the lives of almost 70% of Canadians in some way. ...
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This paper analyzes the incidence of participation in various activities generally expected to have an impact on current and future physical health. Attention is focused on the incidence of these acti...
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New York City's Health Department remains committed to improving the health of all the City's diverse populations. Foreign-born New Yorkers are generally healthier than their U.S.-born neighbors, but ...
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This issue of Transitions Magazine focuses on diversity and its effects on the family. Articles include: A Multicultural Profile of Canada; Love Without Borders; Diversity Our Strength: The Toronto Ex...
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Diabetes is a complicated disease that is nested in the experience of rapid social and cultural change; thus, its prevention and control may need new ideas that go beyond an individual approach in a c...
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A presentation from the VI Regional Training Conference and Listening Session in Phoenix, Arizona on developing wellness programs for elders in the Native community.
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Trails for Health is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initiative to help Americans of all ages achieve the health benefits of physical activity by increasing opportunities for physic...
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VERB It’s what you do. is a national, multicultural, social marketing campaign* coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Weekl...
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A sample application form for volunteers for multicultural neighbourhood programs. Includes sections for collecting information on languages spoken.
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This policy explains the purpose of the policy to assist families who cannot afford the cost of recreation programs, and how to apply. It includes a section on the benefits of participation in recreat...
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As part of the Multicultural Program, the AFL has published a Welcome to the AFL kit that explains Australian Rules Football in 17 languages. This is a good example of promoting a particular sport to ...
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This presentation identifies factors that influence leisure behaviour, provides strategies to prepare recreation leaders for cultural education programs, and identifies recreational programs to promot...
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This presentation from the PARC 2006 annual conference describes the Ottawa Multicultural Health Coalition and their mission to promote health in multicultural communities through partnerships, advoca...
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Offers insights on how to work with immigrants from various regions of the world when exposing them to physical activities.
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Provides a practical guide to hosting a symposium or gathering to discuss and develop practical action plans. Section 1 outlines the steps to planning your own symposium. Section 2 reviews the key ste...
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Working Living and Playing Together (WLPT) is a provincial initiative sponsored by the Saskatchewan Committee for the Elimination of Racism from Sport and Recreation. Formed in 1995, this committee is...
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This activity guide is designed for community health educators to organize discussion-based activities for adults and seniors. These activities aim to increase the participants' awareness of heart dis...
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A pamphlet designed for Aboriginal youth on the importance of getting active, eating healthy and being aware of the risk factors for Diabetes.
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