Canadian - National
- The Healthy Living Unit of Health Canada promotes physical activity among Canadians in order to improve their health and well-being.
- Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute A national research agency concerned with advising, educating, and informing
Canadians and professionals about the importance of leading healthy and active
lifestyles.
- Health Canada the federal department responsible
for helping the people of Canada maintain and improve their health. In
partnership with provincial and territorial governments, Health Canada provides
national leadership to develop health policy, enforce health regulations,
promote disease prevention and enhance healthy living for all Canadians.
- Statistics Canada also collects statistics on physical activity levels of Canadians, namely through the National Population Health Survey. For highlights, visit the health section of Statistics Canada's Web site. A word to the wise: different surveys use different methodologies that yield different statistics...
- The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is a national, independent, not-for-profit, voluntary association representing public health in Canada with links to the international public health community. Its mission is to constitute a special national resource in Canada that advocates for the improvement and maintenance of personal and community health according to the public health principles of disease prevention, health promotion and protection and healthy public policy.
- The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada is a national voluntary non-profit organization whose mission is to further the study, prevention and reduction of disability and death from heart disease and stroke through research, education and the promotion of healthy lifestyles. In recent years, the Foundation has also taken a leadership role in advocating for heart healthy public policy.
- The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) provides leadership for physicians and promotes the highest standard of health and health care for Canadians.
- The Canadian Nurses Association's (CNA) mission is to advance the quality of nursing in the interest of the public. Toward this end, it promotes high standards of practice, education, research and administration.
- The College of Family Physicians of Canada
- SatelLife is an international not-for-profit humanitarian organization employing satellite,
telephone, and Internet technology to serve the health communication and information needs of
countries in the developing world through a global computer-based communications network, HealthNet.
- HealthNet Canada
Healthnet Canada is the means by which health workers in even the most rural
portions of Canada can communicate using a simple and inexpensive electronic
mail system. It serves as a principle communication link between physicians,
nurses, pharmacists and other health care workers throughout the country.
- The National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) is a private non-profit organization dedicated to providing leadership in promoting nutrition for the benefit of all Canadians. Its objectives are to serve as a credible source and objective authority on issues related to nutrition, foster nutrition research and education in Canada and inform nutrition-related public policy deliberations.
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- The Active Living Coalition for Older Adults (ALCOA)
The Active Living Coalition for Older Adults (ALCOA) is a partnership of organizations and individuals having an interest in the field of
aging. It encourages older Canadians to maintain and enhance their well-being and independence through a lifestyle that embraces daily physical activities.
- ParticipACTION is a national, independent, not-for-profit, health promotion and communication company in Canada. Since 1971, its primary goal has been to encourage Canadians to become more physically active, as part of a healthy lifestyle.
- The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) promotes the generation, synthesis, transfer and application of knowledge and research related to exercise physiology (encompassing physical activity, fitness, health, and human performance).
- The Canadian Parks/Recreation Association (CPRA) is dedicated to the enhancement of quality community leisure services, lifestyles and environment for all Canadians through the efforts of its members and allies in advocacy, education, information sharing, policy development and national initiatives.
- The Canadian Association of Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD) is a national not-for-profit, volunteer organization committed to the health and well-being of young Canadians. It brings together teachers, administrators, researchers, coaches, students and others who have an interest in the fields of physical education, physical activity, health, fitness, sport, recreation and dance.
- The Canadian Intramural Recreation Association (CIRA) encourages, promotes and develops active living, healthy lifestyles and personal growth among children and youth through intramural and recreation programs within the educational community.
- The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women in Sports (CAAWS ) works in partnership with Sport Canada and with Canada's sport and active living communities to achieve gender equity in the sport community. CAAWS operates with a strong base of volunteers and a small team of effective and efficient staff.
- The Canadian Health Network (CHN) is a national Internet-based health information service funded by Health Canada. Through CHN, the Canadian public and health intermediaries alike can find excellent resources from health information providers across Canada.
