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Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP January/February 2009
... by a country hosting the Olym­pics may have an impact on people already active in a sport that does well, but activity ... Community designation, through which groups of active people seek to promote physical activity in their communities ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC March 2009
... is a hands-free or handheld model.[ 3 , 5,6 ] When people have cellphone conversations, they are required to ... we are not aware this is occurring. Large numbers of people use cellphones while driving and the numbers continue ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ray Copes, MD, FRCPC April 2009
... systems, at a frequency increasing with the number of people served.[ 3 ] Water systems are inspected and operators ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Wilma Arruda, MD, May 2009
... me and I see new and expensive houses and cars. Many people I know are going on a winter holiday and yet, as a ... of the lives and well-being of children and young people in 21 nations of the industrialized world.[ 1 ] More ... to an econo­mic argument: better health enables more people to participate in the economy, reducing the costs of ...
News May 2009
... new MDR-TB cases each year, but that fewer than 30 000 people were detected and notified last year and only 3681 are ... Africa, India, Uzbekistan, Georgia, and Armenia. News People with drug-resistant TB neglected by governments ...
News May 2009
... program provides the training and equipment required for people with end-stage kidney disease to do their own dialysis ... largest of its kind in Canada and currently supports 145 people on home hemodialysis across BC. Today Couture is the ...
President's Comment / BY: Bill Mackie, MD May 2009
... arts, and boot camp are relatively new as more and more people participate. We’re also wiser, for the most part, to ... and bike riding clubs in every community. However, many people still refuse to see the benefits of physical activity. ... active lifestyle. As well, surveys have shown that people who are physically active enjoy retirement more, ...
News / BY: S. William A. Gunn, FRCSC, July/August 2009
... these are not substantiated by documents. Yes, like most people, Chisholm had his weaknesses and hobby horses, and he ...
President's Comment / BY: Brian Brodie, MD July/August 2009
... trim the fat, cut costs where feasible—but not your people, as they are your best asset. Give to charity, smile ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Samir K. Sinha, MD, DPhil, FRCPC, September 2009
... acute care setting, when compared with younger cohorts. People age 65 and older accounted for 13.2% of the Canadian ...