Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation

Links

 

Active Living and Recreation

• Active and Safe Routes to School
• Active Healthy Kids Canada
• Active Living Coalition for Older Adults
• Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability
• Active Living at Work
• Alliance for Physical Activity and Healthy Eating  
• Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport (CAAWS)
• Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CAPHERD)
• Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA)
• Coalition for Active Living
• Ecology Action Centre
• Go for Green
• Health Canada - Healthy Living
• Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia
• HeartWood Centre for Community Youth Development
• High Five: Quality at Play
• Lifesaving Society of Nova Scotia
• Nova Scotia Fitness Association
• Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service
• Nova Scotia Trails - Maps & Information
• Nova Scotia Trails Federation
• Provincial recreation and sport organizations – members of Sport Nova Scotia
• Public Health Agency of Canada
• Recreation Facilities Association of Nova Scotia (RFANS)
• Recreation Nova Scotia (RNS)
• Red Cross Boating Safety Program - On Board
• Sport Nova Scotia
• Trails Canada
• Trans Canada Trail - National
• Trans Canada Trail - Nova Scotia
• Wilderness and Remote First Aid
• Winter Green

 

Sport

• Achieving Drug Free Sport (ADFS)
• Abuse and Harassment Prevention Information
• Abuse and Harassment Prevention Information - Kidshelp Phone
• Canada Games
• Canada Games Management Group
• Canada Games: Team Nova Scotia
• Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women in Sport (CAAWS)
• Canadian Center for Ethics in Sport (CCES)
• Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS)
• Canadian Sport Centre - Atlantic
• Coaching Association of Canada (CAC)
• Dartmouth Whaler Minor Hockey Association (DWMHA)
• Dr. Tom Pashby Sports Safety Fund
• Fair Play
• Coaching Certification Program (NCCP)
• Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame
• Provincial recreation and sport organizations – members of Sport Nova Scotia
• Sport Canada
• Sport Nova Scotia

 

Municipal

• Municipal and Planning Officials
• Municipal Recreation Departments

 

Out-of-Province

• Alberta Centre for Active Living
• Recreation New Brunswick
• PEI Active Living Alliance
• Parks and Recreation Ontario
• Recreation Newfoundland and Labrador
• Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Resource Centre for Sport, Culture and Recreation
• Saskatchewan In Motion

 

International

• American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Disabled Sport (USA)
• National Center for Biking and Walking
• Rails to Trails Conservancy
• Walk21
• World Health Organization 

 

Resources and Research

• ActiveKidsNS.ca
• Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS)
• Canadian Best Practices Portal for Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention
• Canada's Physical Activity Guides
• Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute (CFLRI)
• Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP)
• Health Evidence Canada
• Health Promotion Clearinghouse
• Lifestyle Information Network
• Physical Activity in Nova Scotia  (Points to DoH Reports page)
• Sport Information Resource Centre
• Statistics Canada