Niagara Healthy Kids Community Challenge
Niagara is one of 45 communities across Ontario taking part in The Healthy Kids Community Challenge (HKCC). The goal of [...]
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06, 2016
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06, 2016
Niagara Open Data
The Niagara community is providing this catalogue to put data in the hands of the people. This website provides open access [...]
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06, 2016
NiagaraOpenData.ca – a new tool for sharing Open Data Sets
Sparks of innovation occur when data is openly shared and put into the hands of people. The Niagara Open Data [...]
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05, 2016
Niagara Youth Court Screening Initiative (NYCSI)
The Niagara Youth Court Screening Initiative (NYCSI) is a collaborative community initiative that was launched at St. Catharines Youth Court [...]
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04, 2016
The Value of Cycling
This report was commissioned to provide a review of the literature on the value of cycling. It focuses on evidence of the [...]
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04, 2016
A $4.9 Billion Decrease in Health Care Expenditure: The Ten-Year Impact of Improving Smoking, Alcohol, Diet & Physical Activity in Ontario
This report describes the proportion of Ontario adults at risk for four health behaviours — smoking, unhealthy alcohol consumption, poor [...]
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04, 2016
A Call for Action: Strategic Planning Session for the Niagara Suicide Prevention Coalition
The Niagara Suicide Prevention Coalition (NSPC) was formed in 2003 due to the concerns regarding the number of suicides in [...]
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04, 2016
Consider This: Understanding Risk-Taking Behaviour in Adolescence (Podcast)
Adolescence is a time of great change, for individuals, their families and society. People in this age group are leaving [...]
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03, 2016
Six By Sixteen
There's a very clear link between healthy eating habits and lifelong health. Six by Sixteen wants to ensure the next [...]
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03, 2016
Mental Health and Addictions Access Line in Niagara: Helping Our Community Navigate Services in Niagara
Navigating the various mental health and addictions support systems within Niagara can be challenging for consumers, family members, and front [...]
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03, 2016
The Power of Reflection: An Introduction to Participatory Evaluation Techniques
Community groups commonly talk about needing simpler tools to evaluate their efforts. This resource, will help groups begin benefiting from their [...]
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03, 2016
Mental Health & Addictions Access Line in Niagara: Uses, Impact & Future Potential – Event Recording
This is an event recording of the March 9, 2016 webinar with presenters Kyrsten Boucher & Marnie Lambie. 96 participants [...]
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03, 2016
Dental Caries Prevention in School-Aged Children: Effectiveness of Dental/Oral Hygiene Program Delivery Models (Evidence Brief)
According to the Canadian Health Measures Survey conducted from 2007-2009, over half of Canadian children and adolescents aged 6 to [...]
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03, 2016
Achieving What’s Possible for Canada’s Agri-Food Sector: Final Report
Many countries are trying to sort out how to ensure the future economic growth of their food systems while addressing climate [...]
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02, 2016
Data & Collaboration: Research Informing a Path for a Solution to Preventing Heart Disease in Niagara – Event Recording
This is an event recording of the February 24, 2016 webinar with presenters Dr. Stafford Dobbin, Don Gibson, Dr. Michael [...]
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02, 2016
Measuring Up: A Yearly Report on How Ontario’s Health System is Performing (2015)
Whether Ontarians are in good health or have health problems, they expect the health system to be there for them [...]
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02, 2016
Consider This: How Do We Boost Healthy Eating in Niagara? (Podcast)
What we eat has tremendous impacts on our health. Whole foods rich in vitamins, minerals and other nutrients are vital [...]
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01, 2016
Consider This: Supporting Children and Youth to be More Active and Healthy (Podcast)
With the advent of video games and devises comes a noticeable decline in children’s activity. Today’s children watch an average [...]
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01, 2016
Pathways to Promoting Mental Health: A 2015 Survey of Ontario Public Health Units
In 2015, Ontario’s 36 public health units participated in an online survey to provide insight into mental health promotion activities. This [...]
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12, 2015
Consider This: Concussions in Children’s Sports- When In Doubt, Sit Them Out (Podcast)
Concussions, which the Mayo Clinic defines as being “a traumatic brain injury that alters the way your brain functions,” don’t [...]
