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- Partners -- organizations in partnership with the Canadian Council for Active Living at Work
- Links -- organizations that share an interest in the health and well-being of Canadians
Partners
The Canadian Council for Health and Active Living at Work regularly participates in numerous collaborations and partnerships in its effort to advance health and active living in the workplace.
If you'd like more information on a particular partner, simply click on the organization's name to access their website.
Please note that these partner organizations are listed in alphabetical order for your convenience.
Alberta Centre for Active Living
The Centre works with practitioners, organizations, and communities to improve the health and quality of life of Albertans through physical activity.
Canada Safety Council
The Canada Safety Council is a national, non-government, charitable organization dedicated to safety. The Council's mission is to lead in the national effort to reduce preventable deaths, injuries and economic loss in public and private places throughout Canada. The Council is a credible, reliable resource for safety information, education and awareness in all aspects of Canadian life -- in traffic, at home, at work and at leisure.
Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute
The Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute aims to enhance the well-being of Canadians through research and communication of information about physically active lifestyles to the public and private sectors.
Canadian Occupational Health Nurses Association
Occupational Health Nurses from across Canada have been meeting informally since 1980. The formal association was founded in 1984 and incorporated in 1994. The COHNA/ACIIST continues to evolve and be the voice of Occupational Health Nurses in Canada.
Canadian Public Health Association
The Canadian Public Health Association is a national, independent, not-for-profit, voluntary association representing public health in Canada with links to the international public health community.
Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology
Centennial College primarily serves the Greater Toronto Area with a record of exemplary teaching, innovative programming and extensive partnership building. Centennial offers more than 90 diploma and certificate programs on a full- and part-time basis in business, communication arts, community and consumer services, engineering technology, transportation and health.
Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada
The Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada is a networked community of organizations and individuals who share a common vision for an integrated system of chronic disease prevention in Canada.
Coalition for Active Living
The Coalition for Active Living is made up of hundreds of groups, organizations and individuals committed to making sure that the environments where we live, learn, work and play support regular physical activity. The Coalition works to achieve this goal by advocating for public policies that support physical activity.
Go for Green!
Go for Green, the Active Living and Environment Program, is a national non-profit, charitable organization whose mission is to encourage outdoor physical activity that protects, enhances or restores the environment. Go for Green has community-driven solutions that make a positive contribution to Canadian society.
Health Canada
Health Canada is the federal department responsible for helping the people of Canada maintain and improve their health. Health Canada strives to improve the health of all Canadians, while respecting individual choices and circumstances, and therefore seeks to put Canada among the countries with the healthiest people in the world.
International Accident Prevention Association
Canada's leading health and safety organization brings you broad and deep expertise, and a comprehensive range of health, safety and environmental solutions. Solutions designed to generate results.
National Quality Institute
The NQI is Canada's leading authority on the development and sustainability of excellence through quality and healthy workplace environments. The NQI hosts the Canada Awards for Excellence Healthy Workplace Awards and a variety of resources for healthy workplaces are available via its website.
Ontario Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences
OASES is a not-for-profit organization that provides training and certification of fitness consultants and personal trainers through a national organization, the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology. OASES exists to advance the knowledge of fitness and health professionals who provide excellence in leadership, fitness appraisals, prescription, and counselling, and who promote safe, effective physical activity.
Police Fitness Personnel of Ontario
The PFPO is a not-for-profit organization representing the fitness, health and wellness interests of the 250,000 police members across the province of Ontario. The PFPO provides training and testing certification for fitness professionals and police members interested in wellness through the national certification offered by the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP).
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Links
Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL) and Initiatives Scan Database
This online database provides access to the Policies and Initiatives research. Only available in English
Active Living and the Environment Initiatives
Check out this sub-section of the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Physical Activity Unit for information on initiatives that combine being active with reducing our impact on the environment such as Clean Air Day and Commuter Challenge.
Health Canada’s Office of Nursing Policy
The Office of Nursing Policy provides evidence-based perspectives on a wide range of policy issues, including the benefits of active living.
Health Canada’s Office of Nutrition, Policy and Promotion
This Office provides information on the nutritional health and well-being of Canadians, including revisions to Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating and updates on nutritional labeling and other related initiatives.
Health Canada’s Workplace Health Strategies Bureau
The Workplace Health Strategies Bureau features strategies to increase awareness and understanding of comprehensive workplace health, building national and international capacity through partnerships, establishing links with other federal and provincial stakeholders, and the dissemination of workplace health systems models.
SummerActive
This popular annual campaign helps Canadians from coast to coast take their first steps to becoming more physically active through a variety of community events and programs.
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