Issues, Active Living/Physical Activity, Food/Nutrition, Sexuality/Reproductive Health, Injury Prevention, Smoking/Tobacco, Substance Use/Abuse, Quality of Life, AIDS/HIV, Heart Disease, Cancer, Mental Health, Diseases/Conditions, Violence Prevention

Contents

I Summary and Overview
II Key Findings on Effectiveness
III Strategies for Planning Health Fairs
IV Conclusion
V References

--submitted by Louise Choquette, Bilingual Health Promotion Consultant, Best Start Resource Centre

I. Summary and Overview

To read a perspective on the Economic Burden of Injury in Canada in The Globe and Mail by Andre Picard, see http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/accidents-cost-economy-198-bi....

Ontario Injury Prevention Resource Centre helps injury prevention practitioners reduce injury in Ontario. The Economic Burden of Injury in Canada, SMARTRISK report is available on the Ontario Injury Prevention Resource Centre website at http://www.oninjuryresources.ca/news_archive/canadas_injury_burden_almos...

Contents

I Introduction
II About the report
III Next steps: Using the report
IV Conclusion

--submitted by Kathy Blair, Ontario Injury Prevention Resource Centre, SMARTRISK

I Introduction

A major new Canadian research document outlining the high cost of injury in this country is now available. The following article offers an overview of the recently released report, The Economic Burden of Injury in Canada, published by SMARTRISK.

NutriSTEP® (Nutrition Screening Tool for Every Preschooler) is a fast and simple way to assess eating habits and identify nutrition problems early in young children 3–5 years of age. The NutriSTEP® questionnaire includes 17 items covering: food and nutrient intake, physical growth, developmental and physical capabilities, physical activity, food security and the feeding environment.

Contents

I Introduction – What is NutriSTEP®?
II Implementation of Nutritional Risk Screening
III Lessons Learned
IV References

--written by Michelle Manarina, an intern at the Nutrition Resource Centre and a graduate student in Public Health Nutrition at the University of California, Berkeley; submitted by Lee Rysdale, MEd, RD, Program Coordinator, Nutrition Resource Centre, Ontario Public Health Association

Hear Me, Understand Me, Support Me: What Young Women Want You to Know about Depression explores the diverse challenges that young women experience in relation to depression; prevention strategies; healthy helping relationships; the dos and don’ts of working with young women; and referrals and resources that can provide more information.

Contents

I Introduction – What is the VALIDITY♀ Project?
II Girls Talk: A Program that Aims to Prevent Depression in Young Women from CAMH
III Project Resources for Providers
IV Lessons Learned

--submitted by Cathy Thompson, Project Lead, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

I Introduction– What is the VALIDITY♀ Project?

CAN-ADAPTT Guidelines Revision Meeting
November 1, 2009
Montréal, Québec, Canada

CAN-ADAPTT’s 2nd Annual General Meeting will be held as a pre-conference workshop at the 6th National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Montréal, Quebec. To register for this workshop visit http://www.can-adaptt.net. If you have any questions, contact stephanie_elliott@camh.net

6th National Conference on Tobacco or Health
Nov. 1-4, 2009
Montréal, Québec, Canada

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
175 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5T 1P7
Tel: (416) 535-8501 x7427
Fax: (416) 599-8265
can_adaptt@camh.net
http://www.can-adaptt.net