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Durham Lives! Resources
Durham Lives! is looking for an “Action Hero” in the community, dedicated to leading an active lifestyle. Track your physical activity for 4 weeks between October and December and submit your four week activity tracker and you will be entered into a draw to win great prizes. Last year prizes included Raptor tickets, dinner for four, Oshawa Generals family passes, show passes, rec centre memberships, mini-putt and Laser Quest passes and sporting goods gift certificates. For more information email brian.dallaway@region.durham.on.ca.
The goal of the Activity Trails group is to promote trails use, helping more Durham residents get more active more often. Media campaigns are run to promote the Durham Trails map, trails use and physical activity throughout the year. Read more...
The network promotes and supports community gardening in Durham Region in an effort to Beautiful neighbourhoods, increase exercise, build strong sense of community and pride in the property, foster new friendships, support nutritious food to stretch food budgets, increase self esteem, reduce stress, and most of all, gardeners have fun and feel great! Read more...
Creating Healthy Environments for Youth
The purpose of this coalition is to help create an environment that promotes and supports healthy eating in arenas. Arenas have been targeted because they include one of the largest populations of youth outside of school. At the same time the arena is the cornerstone of many communities with people of all ages visiting as participants and spectators. Read more..
The Durham Region Food Charter is a document that outlines the values and beliefs about food in our community. Many communities in Canada have developed food charters to promote their food systems to benefit residents and the environment. The Food Charter was launched on Friday April 25th, 2008 following extensive consulation. Read more..
This working group is a network of community partners who actively promote access to food for all Durham Region residents. Their activities include publishing and distributing semi-annual newsletters. Read more..
Durham Lives! partners are offering grants of up to $1000/ school to help promote physical activity and healthy eating. Read more...
Geocaching is an exciting new sport for outdoor enthusiasts. Treasure boxes are hidden in secret locations on Durham Region Trails. Using a Global Positioning Device (GPS) and some clues, adventurers are rewarded by finding the hidden geocache box. To increase accessibility to this sport, Durham Lives! partners are initiating a GPS loan program, so that everyone can enjoy this fresh twist on exploring Durham Region Trails. Read more...
As the leaves turn colours it is a great time to get out and enjoy the Fall. Durham Lives! partners plan activities to help you GetActive. For more info on this project email brian.dallaway@region.durham.on.ca
To help youth make physical activity a regular part of their life, Durham Lives! partners offer the Grade 5 fitness pass. Every grade 5 student is offered free access to recreation facilities in their community. Take this letter along with proof of age and residence to any of the participating recretion centres for a photo card pass. For more info on this project email brian.dallaway@region.durham.on.ca.
In collaboration with the Ontario Tobacco-Free Network, Durham Lives! partners advocate for movies with smoking to be rated 18A to reduce youth exposure to tobacco marketing and modeling. For more information email brian.dallaway@region.durham.on.ca. Find out more at www.theotn.org.
Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Dwellings
Canadians spend a large portion of their time indoors at home. Nearly ½ of Ontarians experience second-hand smoke infiltrating their home (Ipsos Reid, 2007). This project aims to address the problem of invasive second-hand smoke without advocating for legislation. For more information email brian.dallaway@region.durham.on.ca or visit www.toronto.ca/tobaccofreehousing.
SummerActive is a national community mobilization initiative designed to help Canadians improve their health by encouraging and supporting their first steps towards regular physical activity. Durham Lives! partners promote this national initiative by hosting SummerActive events. Check them out at www.summeractive.org.
Tobacco-free Sport and Recreation is about promoting health and creating environments that:
- prevent young people from starting to use tobacco,
- protect everyone from exposure to second-hand smoke and
- support people trying to quit.
Tobacco-Free Sports policies work because they:
- Reach and involve parents and community members
- Influence youth social networks
- Reach a large number of young people
- Targets exposure to second-hand smoke
- Change community norms.
- Establish youth as positive role models
- Promote health
For more information email brian.dallaway@region.durham.on.ca
Wide Awake: Generation Against Tobacco
Wide Awake! is a community initiative spearheaded by youth. Our aim is to expose the lies and deception of the tobacco industry so youth can make decisions with all the facts. Read more...
Winter is rooted in our national identity. There is so much to do out in the snow. Regretably, many people just don’t know about the treasury of fun at our doorstep. Durham Lives! partners promote this national initiative by hosting WinterActive events. Check them out at www.winteractive.org.
To recognize and encourage workplaces who implement policies that address the health and wellness of Durham Region residents, Durham Lives partners sponsor Workplace Wellness Awards in conjunction with local chambers of commerce and boards of trade. For more information email brian.dallaway@region.durham.on.ca
Youth and Older Adult Physical Activity
These two groups sometimes need special encouragement to be active. Durham Lives partners have developed activities to encourage youth and older adults to be active. For more information email brian.dallaway@region.durham.on.ca