The need for & value of school-based health promotion is loud & clear in this article about #HeartDisease by @ydentremont. It's why I'm passionate about the #UpLiftPartnership - www.upliftns.ca & proud of what we have achieved through #YouthEngagement. https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/health/7-out-of-10-canadians-dont-know-risk-factors-for-heart-disease-and-stroke-new-poll-finds/
7 out of 10 Canadians don’t know risk factors for heart disease and stroke, new poll finds

A new poll from the Heart and Stroke Foundation finds many Canadians don't know about warning signs, what to do if someone has a heart attack or stroke.

Halifax Examiner
From outdoor classrooms to gardens, how Nova Scotia youth are creating healthier school communities

Involving youth in promoting health in schools can catalyze students’ ability to bring about positive change. On International Youth Day and year round, more adults could lift up youth voices.

The Conversation

The #UpLiftPartnership is a School-Community-University partnership promoting the health and learning of children and youth in #NovaScotia using a #HealthPromotingSchools approach. This #ConversationCanada article offers some examples of how children and youth in schools across the province are leading the way to promote their health and learning while developing #GreenSkills. #InternationalYouthDay #YouthLead #UpLiftNS #SDOH

https://theconversation.com/from-outdoor-classrooms-to-gardens-how-nova-scotia-youth-are-creating-healthier-school-communities-210585

From outdoor classrooms to gardens, how Nova Scotia youth are creating healthier school communities

Involving youth in promoting health in schools can catalyze students’ ability to bring about positive change. On International Youth Day and year round, more adults could lift up youth voices.

The Conversation

The favourite part of my job is working to enhance the #wellbeing of #youth. Here's a short video on the work of the #UpLiftPartnership and how the #students we engage feel that they benefit.

#UpLiftNS #ForHealthierGenerations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLOkwhXn_V0&t=13s

Empowering Youth Through Youth Engagement - UpLift

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The #UpLiftPartnership is a school-community-university partnership that is catalyzing the #HealthPromotingSchools approach in #NovaScotia, hosted at #DalHPI. This video shares some of the work of adult champions in supporting #YouthEngagement within a HPS approach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwvG51c0KXo

#ForHealthierGenerations
#DalhousieU
#HealthPromotingSchools

Adult Champions in Youth Engagement - UpLift

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The #UpLiftPartnership is a school-community-university partnership that is catalyzing the #HealthPromotingSchools approach in #NovaScotia, hosted at #DalHPI. This video shares some of the work of our Youth Engagement Coordinators in building capacity and a culture of #YouthEngagement within a HPS approach: https://youtu.be/8OiWhhyOSJ4

#ForHealthierGenerations
#DalhousieU
#HealthPromotingSchools

Catalyzing Youth Engagement in Health Promoting Schools - UpLift

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