Just for You - Educators

In addition to the popular Canada Food Guide, Health Canada publishes many teaching resources and kits that can be used by educators to promote good health practices.

• Aboriginal People
• Adult Health
• Alcohol, Smoking and Drugs
• Biotechnology
• Children and Youth
• Health Care System
• Healthy Living
• Magazines
• Mental Health
• Population Health
• School Health
• Sexual Health Promotion
• Sun Saftey
• Social Marketing
• Violence and Abuse
• Work-life Balance
• More Resources

For a list of resources about your health and the surrounding environment, food safety and consumer product safety, consult the Consumer Information page.

Aboriginal People

• A Resource Guide on Family Violence Issues for Aboriginal Communities
• Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide - First Nations, Inuit and Métis

Adult Health

• Workplace Health

Alcohol, Smoking and Drugs

• GoSmokeFree.ca
• Learn About Drugs
• Tobacco Resources

Biotechnology

• About Biotechnology
• Acronyms
• Glossary
• Inside the Laboratory

Children and Youth

• Your Child's Prescription: Important Questions to Ask
• Canadian Guidelines for Sexual Health Education
• Measuring Up: A Health Surveillance Update on Canadian Children and Youth
• National Children's Agenda
• Safe Use of Arts and Crafts Materials (It's Your Health)
• School Health
• Stay Safe -- An education program about hazard symbols
• Trends in the Health of Canadian Youth Report on the health behaviours and attitudes of young people.

Health Care System

• (2011) Canada's Health Care System

Healthy Living

• Canada's Food Guide
• Canada's Physical Activity Guide for Children and Youth
• Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide - A Resource for Educators and Communicators
• Eat Well and Be Active Educational Toolkit
• Teacher's Guide to Physical Activity for Children
• Teacher's Guide to Physical Activity for Youth

Magazines

• 'Gotta Move!' Interactive Magazine for Children
• 'Let's Get Active!' Interactive Magazine for Youth

Mental Health

• Canada's Physical Activity Guide for Children and Youth
• Mauve (CD-ROM made by and for youth)
• Mental Health - Coping with Stress It's Your Health

Population Health

• Population Health Web Site
• Canada's Nutrition and Health Atlas (CNHA)

School Health

• Comprehensive School Health -- An integrated approach to promoting healthy students in healthy schools
• It's Your Health -- Arts and Crafts Materials
• School Health

Sexual Health Promotion

• Sexual Health Promotion

Social Marketing

• E-Learning Tool
• Social Marketing at Health Canada

Sun Safety

Health Canada shares a joint initiative with Environment Canada called the UV Index Sun Awareness Program. This program is aimed at elementary and high school teachers to teach their students how to use the UV index as a tool to better protect themselves from the harmful UV rays from the sun. Consult our UV Index Sun Awareness Program section to learn more about the program, consult our resources and register your school.

Violence and Abuse

• National Clearinghouse on Family Violence

Work-life Balance

• Reducing Work-Life Conflict: What Works? What Doesn't?

More Resources

• Toward a Healthy Future: Second Report on the Health of Canadians

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