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Resource Library

The Resource Library is a database of ready-to-use resources to help you plan, implement, evaluate and sustain your program. The library includes links to external resources created by government and non-profit organizations, new resources developed by the Minding Our Bodies team, and resources created by mental health agencies with physical activity programs and/ or healthy eating programs that have joined the online community of practice. The purpose of the library is to share ready-to-use templates, forms, questionnaires and guides to help leaders develop and maintain their own physical activity programs and/or healthy eating programs in community mental health organizations.

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Presentation: Community kitchens at CAMH and AIS

Centre for Addictions and Mental Health

Tara Laing presented at the Eating Well for Mental Health Training Day on September 23, 2010. She outlined two community kitchen models through her work at CAMH and AIS, both in Toronto.
Presentation: Physical Activity for Women’s Mental Health

Simone Kaptein presented at the Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for Women’s Mental Health Forum on May 4, 2012. Her presentation shared a summary of recent research about physical activity and women’s mental health including findings around the positive impact of physical activity on mental health, as well as some guidelines around exercise.
Planning Meals with Canada’s Food Guide

Health Canada

Learn about meal planning from Canada’s Food Guide.
Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)

Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology

Being more active is very safe for most people. However, some people should check with their doctor before they start becoming much more physically active.
Physical Activity Program Evaluation Form

Canadian Mental Health Association, Thunder Bay Branch, Energize your Mind, Body and Spirit

A sample one-page evaluation form where physical activity program participants can provide feedback.
Physical Activity Counselling Toolkit

Alberta Centre for Active Living

This toolkit created by the Alberta Centre for Active Living offers ten plain language resources for practitioners to use when working with their clients. Each resource in the toolkit has been designed to help facilitate the physical activity counselling process. Practitioners can use these resources as handouts and refer to them online. Each resource has been reviewed and endorsed by the Alberta CSEP (Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology).

The resources include:
Photograph and Video Consent Form

Search Community Mental Health Services, Search for Fitness
Pedometer Challenge: Ready, Set, Walk

Government of Ontario, Active 2010

The Pedometer Challenge is a program that helps you track your daily steps.
Partnerships and Coalitions

Heart Health Resource Centre

HHRC offers a number of publications and resources, including samples of successful partnership plans, to help organizations build strong partnerships and coalitions.
ParticipACTION Tool Kit

ParticipACTION

The ParticipACTION Tool Kit offers easy, free access to communications materials created by ParticipACTION and partner organizations to those who support and promote active living. These materials can be used in any of your organization's communications, such as newsletters, events, presentations and websites.