Advocacy

Taking Action Into Their Own Hands: People for Education as an Exemplar of Community-Led Advocacy

I Introduction

II First Steps

III The Tracking Studies

IV Information

V Communication

VI Action

VII Challenges



-- written by Karen Woods, Master's student in the Exercise Sciences, Behavioural Stream, Faculty of Physical Education and Health, and research assistant for the Physical Activity Research Program, Department of Public Health Sciences (http://www.phs.utoronto.ca/activeyouth), with additional material from Annie Kidder, People for Education. Karen's research interests include health behaviour, particularly physical activity, among youth and school health.



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People for Education

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Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (Quebec)

C.P. 434

Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec

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Risk Trade-Offs in Public Health Action: The West Nile Virus Example

I Introduction

II Public Health Interventions

III Public Health Laws

IV Public Protest

V Conclusion

VI References



-- Nola M. Ries, Project Manager/Research Associate, Health Law Institute, University of Alberta, nries@law.ualberta.ca



This article is part of a series inspired by CPHA's 2003 conference. For more information, read our introduction to the series in the OHPE News and Summary section of OHPE 344.0 (http://www.ohpe.ca/ebulletin/ViewAnnouncements.cfm?ISSUE_ID=344).



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