Health for Life

Resources

Health For Life has a variety of resources to help you promote the importance of healthy living.

Read on to see what is available to help you eat well, be active and stay smoke-free. Call  Health For Life at 1-877-349-9902 or e-mail us to find out about booking or obtaining any resource.

B = Brochure     D = Display     R = Resources     V = Video

Healthy Eating

Canada's Food Guide - English

Canada's Food Guide - French

Going Vegetarian

Healthy Eating for a Balanced School Day

Pack a Powerful Lunch

Packing Kids Lunches

Snacking for Dental Health

Snacks That Make the Grade

Healthy Body Image

Healthy Weights

So What is Healthy?

Suggestions for Developing a Healthy Lifestyle

Healthy Images - A Positive Way to Look at Yourself  Body image is the mental picture you have of your body plus the feelings and judgements you have about this picture. This picture is often very inaccurate and has little to do with how you actually look or how other people see you.

Mom I Hate How I Look

Eat Smart! Dining Guide (B)

A list of Eat Smart! restaurants for Northumberland County, City of Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton County.  Contact your local Health Unit to get the most recent edition!

School Nutrition Programs

Healthy Eating Displays (D)

Interactive Label Reading:  Make Wise Food Choices

Cook It Up Healthy:  Menu Planning

Eat Well, Play Well (school age children)

Eat Well, Be Active and Feel Good About Yourself

To borrow, please call your local health unit office.

Supermarket Tours

Every month in Northumberland, City of Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton.  Call your local health unit office to register.

LEAF

Learn Eating & Activity Forever - four week sessions offered in April and October each year.  Call your local health unit office to register.

Food For Kids Snack Program Recipes (R)

This booklet contains recipes that are used in school nourishment snack programs in Haliburton County.

Good Food Box

Increase your vegetable and fruit intake and stretch your dollar by buying a box of fresh produce in season; available in your community once per month.  Also get recipes and storage tips every second month.  For more information contact the Salvation Army in Cobourg and the Health Unit in Lindsay and Haliburton.

Programs in Northumberland County:

Hungry: A list of where to get free or low cost food

Good Food Box Program

Grow a Row

The Farm Gate Guide

Programs in the City of Kawartha Lakes:

Good Food Box Program

Community Gardens

Basic Shelf Cooking Sessions - call to get involved!

Programs in Haliburton County:

Good Food Box Program

Food for All

Grow a Row

Basic Shelf Cooking Sessions - call to get involved!

Physical Activity

Physical Activity Display (D)

A display based on Canada’s Physical Activity Guide.  There are two displays available to be borrowed.

Stretch Videos - "Work It Out" Technique Video and "Take A Break" stretching routine (V)

“Work It Out” is a video that introduces the technique of stretching and its importance as part of a workplace health program.

“Take A Break” is an actual instructional video (approx three to five minutes) that employees can use to incorporate stretch breaks into their day.  This is also be available in CD format for use at individual computer workstations.

Both videos are available free of charge to interested workplaces.

Home Busy Box (R)

Box containing no-fail froggy catch, ring toss, sensory path, ribbon ball cassette, ribbon balls, bump balls, foam hop scotch, crawl tunnel and spider ball. The Busy Box encourages families to activate infants and toddlers. Available through the Family Health Department of the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit. 

Community Busy Box (R)

A tote box of equipment and game ideas to help children be physically active. The box contains rings, bean bags, ribbon wands, rubber chickens, parachute, relay shuttles, balls and a hopscotch mat.  This box is loaned out to community groups or individuals upon request (eg. daycares, summer day camps, birthday parties, Girl Guides, after-school programs, church groups, etc.)

Quality Daily Physical Education (QDPE) Busy Box (R)

A box that contains a variety of activities and resources to help children be active.  Resources include equipment, videos and activity cards.  Developed for use in elementary school classrooms.  Activities are for limited space and little or no equipment.  One box is available for loan in Northumberland County.

Walking Club Manual (R)

An instruction manual for workplaces and community leaders on how to start a walking club.

Stretching Posters (R)

Set of two posters that provide visual representation of stretching exercises that can be done on the job.  Copies of posters are available to interested workplaces.

Tobacco

Pig Lungs Display Model (D)

Two sets of preserved pigs lungs – one specially treated to simulate the health effects of smoking one package of cigarettes per day over 20 years.

Smoking: Truth of Dare Video (V)

This is a reality based anti-smoking video targeted to teens. It includes several well-known celebrities speaking out against smoking.

Chronic Disease Prevention

Cookie Tray Quizzes (D) 

Three cookie sheets with true and false questions on eating well, being active and staying smoke-free. Participants use a battery-operated probe to select an answer. If answered correctly, the probe lights up. Appropriate for older youth and adults. Useful for displays.

Wheel of Choices (D) 

This interesting game invites participants to spin a wheel to select a category: Eating Well, Being Smoke-Free, Being Active, Stress, The Heart, Wild Card and Bunches. Participants answer a question from the category selected and win a prize. Questions have been divided into age categories, including children, youth and adults

Other

Diabetes And A Healthy Mouth Brochure (B)

Tips for diabetics on oral care. Limited number available for distribution.

Diabetes Display (D) 

A display that includes information on what diabetes is, who may be at risk and what people can do to reduce their risk. There are two displays available to be borrowed.

Stress Display (stress) (D)

A display that includes information on recognizing the signs of stress, and things to do to reduce stress. There is one display available to be borrowed.

Workplace Health Display (workplace health) (D) 

This display includes information on workplace health and how the Health For Life Workplace Health Program can assist workplaces. There are four displays available.

Bottom Line Campaign Display (work-life balance) (D)

This display promotes the message of work-life balance and how it can improve a company's bottom line. This is available for loan.

Workplace Health Video (workplace health) (V)

A promotional video that highlights the importance of workplace health programs. This video profiles local businesses and their workplace health programs. This is available for loan to interested workplaces.

Community Partners In Motion Magazine (R)

A magazine is an ideal introduction for partners wanting to learn more about Health For Life's mandate, mission and reason for being. Free copies are available.

Health For Life Promotional Video (V)

A short video that gives an overview of the mandate, mission and reason for being for Health For Life.

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