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MENTAL HEALTH: MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION
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Health Promotion.
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Body Talk: The straight facts on
fitness, nutrition and feeling great about yourself |
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| By Ann Douglas |
English
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Available at:
CMHA Mental
Health Education Resource Centre of Manitoba (borrow)
(Toll-free: 1-866-997-9918)
Winnipeg Public
Library (borrow)
Local or online bookstores |
In a culture obsessed with physical perfection, it's no easy
feat to have a positive self-image -- especially for adolescent
girls. "Body Talk challenges girls to rethink the image-conscious
advertising that saturates the tween/teen market. With frank
information on eating disorders, fad diets, and the business
of beauty. |
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Mind
+ Body Fitness Self-Assessment |
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| Canadian Mental
Health Association |
English/French |
A self-assessment about how aware you are of the connection
between mental and physical health. |
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Youthnet
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| YouthNet |
English/French |
A mental health promotion and intervention program run by
youth, for youth in the Ottawa, Ontario Region. Their objective
is to reach out and help youth develop and maintain good Mental
Health as well as healthy coping strategies for dealing with
stress, while decreasing stigma around Mental Illness and
its treatment. |
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Girl Power
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Ages 9 - 13 |
| Girl Power |
English |
Girl Power! seeks to reinforce and sustain positive values
among girls by targeting health messages to the unique needs,
interests, and challenges of girls. |
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