The following links are more than just sources of helpful information. They offer free materials, and complete, packaged, free-of-charge programs you can implement in your community to help people improve their health and decrease their risk of stroke and other chronic diseases. Promotional flyers, planning charts, motivational posters, it's all done for you. Check them out!

Fitness and Active Living

Active Living Healthy Active School Communities - www.everactive.org

Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity - www.caaws.ca

Go for Green, the Active Living and Environment Program:
• Active and Safe Routes to School –Walking School Bus
• Gardening for Life
• Go for Green Prescription - www.goforgreen.ca

Government of Canada: Canada Health Portal - www.chp-pcs.gc.ca

Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion: Walking Resources - Active 2010 - www.active2010.ca

Public Health Agency of Canada
Canada’s Physical Activity Guides for Children and Youth
Activity Guide for Older Adults - www.phac-aspc.gc.ca

Public Health Agency of Canada: Physical Activity Unit - www.phac-aspc.gc.ca

Saskatoon Health Region
In Motion-Physical Activity, Do It for Life - www.in-motion.ca

Nutrition and Food Security

Canadian Diabetes Association
Healthy Eating is in Store for You™ - www.healthyeatingisinstore.ca

Dieticians of Canada
Eat Well Live Well, Let’s Make a Meal - www.dieticians.ca

FoodShare
What is the Good Food Box? - www.foodshare.net

Heart and Stroke Foundation
Healthy Eating, Healthy Weight - www.heartandstroke.ca

Ontario Association of Food Banks - www.oafb.ca

The Canadian Living Foundation
Breakfast for Learning Program - www.breakfastforlearning.ca

The Dairy Farmers of Canada
Eat Right To Thrive and Survive - www.milknutrition.org

Community Gardens

Canada’s Office of Urban Agriculture City Farmer - www.cityfarmer.org

Foodshare Learning Centre Toolbox Community Gardening Month-by-Month - www.foodshare.net

Foodshare Field to Table Program - www.foodshare.net

Go for Green, the Active Living and Environment Program
Gardening for Life - www.goforgreen.ca

Plant a Row/Grow a Row - www.growarow.org

The American Community Gardening Association
Starting a Community Garden - www.communitygarden.org/

Community Kitchens

Foodshare Learning Centre Toolbox
Community Kitchen Toolbox - www.foodshare.net

Vancouver Community Kitchens Project
Building Communities Around Food - www.communitykitchens.ca

Vancouver Native Health Society
Urban Aboriginal Community Kitchen Garden Project - www.communitykitchens.ca

Quitting Smoking

The Lung Association
Lungs are For Life - www.lungsareforlife.ca

The Lung Association
Get on Track - www.on.lung.ca

The Canadian Cancer Society
One Step at a Time-Non Smoking Program, Smokers' Help Line - www.cancer.ca

Reducing Stress

Heart and Stroke Foundation
Tips for Reducing Your Stress - www.heartandstroke.ca

Parenting Support

Invest in Kids - www.investinkids.ca

General Health Promotion Resources

Heart and Stroke Foundation - www.heartandstroke.ca

Ontario's Health Promotion Resource System - www.ohprs.ca

Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse - www.opc.on.ca

The Public Health Agency of Canada
The Canadian Health Network - www.canadian-health-network.ca

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