Tread Lightly Training Resources
- Author(s): Tread Lightly (http://www.treadlightly.org)
- Organization: Tread Lightly (http://www.treadlightly.org)
Tread Lightly! is a nonprofit organization with a mission to promote responsible outdoor recreation through ethics education and stewardship programs. Tread Lightly! has created a number of teaching materials for school children including short video clips and education curriculums.
Tree and forest effects on air quality and human health in the United States
- Author(s): David J. Nowak, Satoshi Hirabayashi, Allison Bodine, Eric Greenfield
- Organization: Environmental Health (Journal)
- Date Published: May 26, 2014
The US Forest service has written a paper on the positive impact that forests have on human health by reducing pollution.
http://www.fs.fed.us/nrs/pubs/jrnl/2014/nrs_2014_nowak_001.pdf
Two Paths One Direction: Parks Canada and Aboriginals Peoples Working Together
- Author(s): Steve Langdon, Rob Prosper, Nathalie Gagnon
- Organization: The George Wright Forum
- Date Published: January 1, 2010
Parks Canada has come a long way over the past 30 years in terms of working in a positive and respectful manner with Aboriginal peoples. This change has been driven in part by legal precedents, but more importantly by the desire of Parks Canada and Aboriginal peoples to work together toward common goals. Our system of national parks, national historic sites, and national marine conservation areas will only grow with the support of Aboriginal peoples, and a significant portion of the existing national park land base is in place due to their strong cooperation, support, and contribution.
Unexpected lessons on reconnecting with nature
Walkability Toolkit
- Author(s): Canada Walks (http://www.canadawalks.ca/)
- Organization: Canada Walks (http://www.canadawalks.ca/)
- Date Published: January 1, 2007
The Walkability Toolkit has been created to serve as a resource for audiences interested in creating walkable communities focusing on pedestrian friendly environments. The toolkit is a compilation of a variety of Canadian articles including statistics that will enable you to provide sound research for your initiative. This Toolkit is a work in progress and has adapted some of its materials from the America Walks Pedestrian Advocacy Toolkit.
http://canadawalks.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/walkON_Walkability_Toolkit-Chapter_1.pdf
WalkBC
- Author(s): BC Recreation and Parks Association (https://www.bcrpa.bc.ca/)
- Organization: BC Recreation and Parks Association (https://www.bcrpa.bc.ca/)
- Date Published: January 1, 2012
Walk BC encourages individual and group walking to increase overall health in communities through a range of programs that promote walking. This site helps communities and individuals increase awareness of the importance of a physically active lifestyle and support and promote walking as a key factor in increasing overall health and well-being.
Walk BC was created through a joint initiative between the Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon and the BC Recreation & Parks Association (BCRPA). It was one of four initiatives under the Physical Activity Strategy. Funding was provided by the BC Healthy Living Alliance, with support from ActNow BC. The Walk BCå¨ initiative is now managed solely by the BCRPA.
Walking Programs
- Author(s): Canada Walks (http://www.canadawalks.ca/)
- Organization: Canada Walks (http://www.canadawalks.ca/)
- Date Published: January 1, 2011
This webpage highlights a number of walkability resources that focus on best practices and case studies in communities from across Canada.
Walking Works: Making the case to encourage greater uptake of walking as a physical activity and recognise the value and benefits of Walking for Health.
- Author(s): Des de Moor
- Organization: Ramblers and Macmillan Cancer Support: London, UK
- Date Published: May 1, 2015
This report is an extensive overview of the mounting research into the life threatening consequences of inactivity, which concludes that walking is the answer.
One of the simplest, longest-running and most effective interventions to encourage walking is Walking for Health, England’s largest network of health walk schemes. Thoroughly tried and tested since it launched in 2000, Walking for Health is now run by the Ramblers and Macmillan Cancer Support. Its 600 schemes across England offer free, short walks led by friendly, trained walk leaders.
Walking for Health overcomes a recognised barrier to becoming more active by providing opportunities for social contact. This is the top motivator for many participants and a mental health benefit in itself. Walking for Health is particularly successful at keeping older people active, and can help stop what is otherwise often a rapid decline in physical activity with age. For councils, health commissioners and other organisations interested in improving public health, supporting a health walks scheme under the Walking for Health umbrella contributes not only to the major health challenge of tackling the physical inactivity epidemic, but also to numerous other local and national policy objectives.
http://www.walkingforhealth.org.uk/sites/default/files/Walking%20works_LONG_AW_Web.pdf
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