Links
Below you will find some links on health eating and living and health promotion in schools.
Alberta Coalition for Healthy School Communities
This website provides information and research related to comprehensive school health, funding sources and supportive organizations.
Alberta Education
A government website linking to Daily Physical Activity policy, programs of studies, the Wellness Framework and related resources. For all approved Alberta Education resources click here.
Breakfast Club of Canada
Breakfast Club of Canada is a national, non-profit organization dedicated to providing services and funding to school breakfast programs.
Breakfast for Learning
Breakfast for Learning is a national, non-profit organization solely dedicated to child nutrition programs in Canada including grants for schools to start programs.
Canadian Association for School Health
This site includes web-based tools including a wiki for school nutrition, a school health network and webinars across Canada.
Dietitians of Canada
This site contains interactive tools, healthy eating tips and FAQs related to nutrition.
Ever Active Schools
An Alberta government-funded program that provides promising practices, practical resources and support for implementation of comprehensive school health in Alberta.
Health Canada
A link to many resources including Eating Well With Canada's Food Guide and other nutrition and physical activity information and research.
Healthy U
A website from the Alberta government with a wealth of resources and information for healthy living of all ages. This site houses the Nutrition Guidelines for Schools, Day Cares and Recreation Facilities in Alberta.
Joint Consortia for School Health (JCSH)
JCSH is a pan-Canadian partnership to support comprehensive school (CSH) health in Canada. Clear explanations of CSH and a Healthy School Planner are a few of the many resources and supports available on this site.
PHE Canada
Formerly known as CAHPERD, this charitable, voluntary organization is primarily concerned with the healthy development of children and youth by advocating for quality, school-based physical and health education.
Physical Education Online
Alberta Education has created a website to support the implementation of the K-12 Physical Education program of studies. Interactive, student centered ideas to support each outcome in the program are available on this site.
Positive Playgrounds
This site provides excellent games, ideas and plans to support physical activity and student leadership in schools.
Public Health Agency of Canada
A federal government website containing a wide variety of public health programs and services.
Safe, Healthy, Active People Everywhere (SHAPE)
The site of an Alberta-wide, non-profit organization that promotes Active and Safe Routes to School programs in Alberta.
Summer Active/Winter Active
This national program is designed to increase physical activity of all Canadians. The site includes many ideas and links to support physical activity.