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Taking Action: Moving Evidence into Practice
Presentations from the 2011 Healthy Schools Conference:
Taking Action: Moving Evidence into Practice
February 8, 2011
Hilton Suites Winnipeg Airport
1800 Wellington Ave., Winnipeg MB
Taking Action was a free conference for school communities and partners to share their stories of how they have moved theory and evidence into practice. It was an opportunity for conference participants to network, share ideas, discover new projects and learn from one another’s experiences. The conference keynote was Doug Gleddie. Doug is an instructor in the Physical Education Department at Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta, and formerly the executive director of Ever Active Schools Alberta.
Keynote: Moving Together: Stories and Strategies for Action 
Doug Gleddie
Plenary Presentation - Youth Health Survey
Dr. Jane Griffith
Plenary Presentation - Early Development Instrument
Dr. Rob Santos
Breakout Sessions:
The Breakout sessions represented a sampling of exciting initiatives that are taking place right here in Manitoba. They are innovative examples of community partnerships working together for a common goal: creating Healthy Schools.
A1, B1, C1 (Repeated) – Youth Health Survey: Moving Evidence into Action
- Bev Unger, Public Health Manager, South Eastman RHA
- Angela Burtnack-Schinkel, Health Education/Physical Education Curriculum Support Team, Hanover School Division
- Troy Reinhardt, Vice Principal, Windsor Park Collegiate
- Marilyn Thorington, Principal, Windsor Park Collegiate
- Derek Bramadat, Physical and Health Education Coordinator, St. James-Assiniboia School Division
- Sharon Walters, Community Facilitator, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
- Potula Locken, Educational Support Services Coordinator, St. James-Assiniboia School Division
A2 – Community Gardens – “and this is my garden”
- Don McCaskill, Assistant Superintendent, Frontier School Division
A3 – Tobacco reduction strategies for Manitoba schools
- Barbara Tascona, Teacher, S.W.A.T. Team Facilitator, Students Working Against Tobacco (S.W.A.T.)
- SWAT Students
- Jo-Anne Douglas, Director, Tobacco Reduction Initiatives, Manitoba Lung Association
- George Koch, Not On Tobacco Program Coordinator, Manitoba Lung Association
A4 – Evidence-based School Pilot Projects 1
- Keith Paterson, Health Education/Physical Education (K-12) Consultant, Manitoba Education
- Ida Moore, Teacher, Joe A. Ross School
- Toni Tilston-Jones, Manager, MacDonald Youth Services/Healthy Child Manitoba
- Kristy Vigilance, Student Services, John Taylor Collegiate
B2 – Promoting and Protecting Positive Mental Health of Children
- Marion Cooper, Mental Health Promotion Team, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
- Laurie McPherson, Mental Health Promotion Team, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
- Karen Kyliuk, Mental Health Promotion Team, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
- Annette Alix Roussin, Aboriginal Health Programs and Mental Health Promotion Team, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
- Grant McManes, Healthy Living Coordinator, Louis Riel School Division
B3 – Putting School Nutrition Policies into Practice
- Maxine Meadows, Registered Dietitian, Manitoba School Nutrition Support Team
- Viola Prowse, Provincial Coordinator, Child Nutrition Council of Manitoba
- Pat McCarthy-Briggs RD, MHEd, Registered Dietitian, Nutrition programs, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba
B4 – Evidence-based School Pilot Projects 2
- Andrea Lamboo Miln, Coordinator, Healthy Schools Initiative, Manitoba Healthy Living, Youth and Seniors
- Scott McMurtry, Teacher, Warren Elementary School
- Shoni Litinsky, Active and Safe Routes to School Program, Green Action Centre
- Bruce Krentz, Regional Health Promotion Coordinator, Burntwood Regional Health Authority
C2 – Addressing Problematic Substance Use in Youth
- Miguel Lécuyer, Prevention and Education Consultant, Addictions Foundation of Manitoba
- Sheri Lysy, Prevention and Education Consultant, Addictions Foundation of Manitoba
- Jodie Penner, Project CHOICES, Nor'West Co-op Community Health Centre
- Tara Smoker, Project CHOICES, Klinic
C3 – Healthy Sexuality and Youth
- Vycki Atallah, Coordinator, Teen Talk Program
- Chad Smith, Executive Director, Rainbow Resource Centre
C4 – Manitoba’s Healthy Schools Initiative
- Andrea Lamboo Miln, Coordinator, Healthy Schools Initiative, Manitoba Healthy Living, Youth and Seniors
- Kaley Maksymyk, Healthy Schools Consultant, Manitoba Healthy Living, Youth and Seniors
- Susin Cadman, Community Nutritionist, Brandon Regional Health Authority
- Ralph Clark, Kirkcaldy Heights Schools and the Brandon School Division
For more information, please contact:
Healthy Schools
Phone: (204) 788-6394
(toll-free in Manitoba 1-866-788-3648)
E-mail: healthyschools@gov.mb.ca
