Presentations

Demonstrations, lectures, or speeches for classes, workshops, & information sessions.

His & Her Health E-Presentation Information Sheet

This information sheet provides workplaces with information and ideas on how to distribute and promote the two electronic presentations for His & Her Health initiative to employees.

Stretching For the Office Workplace

This presentation highlights performing stretches that are designed specifically for those who work in an office workplace.

Stretching For the Active Workplace

This presentation highlights performing stretches that are designed specifically for those who work in an active workplace.

Eating Well Your Way E-Presentations Information Sheet

This information sheet provides workplaces with information and ideas on how to distribute and promote the two electronic presentations for the Eating Well Your Way initiative to employees.

Healthy Lunches That Work For You

This presentation highlights the main recommendations in Canada’s Food Guide and how to use these for choosing tasty and healthy lunches that will keep you satisfied all afternoon long.

Nutrition Labelling Uncovered

This presentation will introduce you to nutrition labels and show you how to use them to make healthier choices.

Think Smart: Injuries Aren't Accidents E-Presentations Information Sheet

This information sheet provides workplaces with information and ideas on how to distribute and promote the two electronic presentations for the Think Smart: Injuries Aren't Accidents Initiaitve to employees.

Bicycle Safety: What You Should Know

Learn about the 5 categories of bicycle safety and tips to help keep you safe on the roads.

Older Adults and Falls Prevention

This presentation outlines ways that you can help a loved one or close friend reduce their risk of falling, including being physically fit, eating well, managing medications, using proper vision and hearing aids, along with how to make changes in the home to help reduce potential falling hazards.

What's the Point of Getting the Flu Shot?

This electronic presentation describes the benefits and safety of getting an annual flu shot and addresses other common issues related to flu vaccinations.

Misconceptions About Vaccine Safety

This electronic presentation address common misconceptions about vaccine safety.

How to Get Mentally Fit

This electronic presentation highlights how to promote your own mental health by dealing with negative self-talk, accepting and giving support, and by being physically active. Also included are ways to treat yourself well.

When Someone You Know has a Mental Illness

This electronic presentation outlines ways that you can help a loved one or close friend manage their mental illness. Suggestions include: getting informed, helping with the practical things, and learning what to do in an emergency.

Vegetables and Fruit: What's Stopping You?

This electronic presentation focuses on overcoming common barriers for not eating more vegetables and fruit, like not having enough time, too expensive, and not knowing how to prepare them. The good news is that most of these barriers can be overcome by having a little knowledge, a good attitude, and a bit of planning.

Vegetables and Fruit: True or False?

This electronic presentation highlights ways of eating more vegetables and fruit using a true/false format. Lots of tips are given for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks throughout the day in ways that are quick and easy.

Are You Really, Really Listening?

This electronic presentation provides suggestions on how we can all become a better listener.

Family Communication

This electronic presentation highlights three important ways to help develop and maintain good family communication.

Healthy Tips for Midnight Shift Workers

This electronic presentation includes suggestions on how to eat better and get more physical activity when working the midnight shift.

ABC's of Healthy Eating

This presentation provides information on how to eat right for a healthy weight, with a focus on Anti-oxidants, B-vitamins, and Calcium.

Active Living: It's A Good Thing!

This presentation explains what active living is, and how you can start being more physically active. The key is to gradually add physical activity into your lifestyle.

On the Road to Active Living

This presentation focuses on slowly building physical activity in your life. The three types of activities that Canada’s Physical Activity Guide recommends (endurance, flexibility, and strength) are explained and examples of each are given.

Are You "Fit" For The Challenge?

This presentation covers a number of possible barriers people face when trying to include regular physical activity in their schedules. The top three barriers are, a lack of time, lack of motivation, and a lack of energy.

Let's Get Active!

This presentation focuses on the first steps you can take to being more physically active, both at home, work, at play, and when on your way (active transportation).

Stress...In Your Life: Introduction

This presentation focuses on a basic introduction to stress and what it means in our lives. Physical and mental impacts of stress are discussed, as well as how you can manage your stress levels.

Stress...In Your Life: Identifying and Dealing With Stress Overload

This presentation provides information on how to identify stress overload and how to deal with it. It is important to be aware that there are some stressors you can’t control, so you need to focus on the ones you can.

Stress...In Your Life: Work-Life Balance

This presentation focuses on how, for many people, striking the right balance between work and life is a major stressor. It includes some suggestions on how to use the free time you have in your day, how to plan ahead to relieve stress, and how to get your family to help out around the house.

Stress...In Your Life: Dealing With Stress in the Workplace

This presentation addresses the fact that many adults feel most of their stress comes from their work, or work environment. Suggestions for reducing stress around two main topics are provided, as well as a self-learning quiz.

Losing Weight...The Healthy Weigh

This presentation starts off the series of how to lose weight the safe and healthy weigh. The health risks of being overweight to the risks of “fad” diets, you will be informed of why it’s so important to lose weight, the healthy weigh!

Getting On Track With Healthy Eating

This presentation focuses on how to eat healthy, and how to follow Canada’s Food Guide. Portion size, nutritious options, and preparation ideas are provided.

Keep Moving With Regular Physical Activity

This presentation focuses on how physical activity can be used to help maintain a healthy weight. It details the three main forms of physical activity, and how to work them into your daily routine for the most health benefits.

Losing Weight...The Healthy Weigh: Setting Goals and Keeping Track

This final presentation in this series builds on the previous three. Now that you know the fundamentals in reaching a healthy weight (nutrition and physical activity), this presentation helps you learn how to set goals.

Steering Clear of Aggressive Driving

This presentation focuses on different driving behaviours which are considered to be aggressive in nature. While there may not be intent to harm another driver or cause an accident, these behaviours increase the chances of these situations occurring.

Driving To Distraction

This presentation draws attention to the fact that many people in today’s society multi-task when behind the wheel. Doing things which take your focus off the road puts yourself and other drivers in danger.

Be Active & Be Safe

This presentation focuses on how to incorporate safety into your physical activity during the summer months. From bike helmets to proper hydration, a number of health topics are addressed which are specific to the summer months.

Are You Sun Smart?

This presentation focuses on the different ways you can be smart while out in the sun. In the summer, we all want to enjoy being outdoors, but we need to protect ourselves from the damaging rays of the sun.

Alcohol and Parties: How Do They Mix?

This presentation provides information about the importance of being a responsible host at parties where alcohol is available to guests. As a host, you are responsible for their safety, so follow these suggestions to make sure your party is a success.

Making Healthy Choices: It's In Your Hands!

This presentation provides information on how to make healthy choices about drinking, drugs, and gambling. Facts and myths about these health risk behaviours are addressed.

Health Planning 101

This presentation provides information on how to successfully make changes to your health behaviours by following six key tips.

Families On The Move

This presentation focuses on the importance of physical activity for children, as well as the role parents play in ensuring their children are active.

Balancing Fast Foods with Healthy Eating

This presentation focuses on the short and long term health effects that eating fast foods can have on our bodies and our children’s health. It also includes healthier options when eating out at restaurants to reduce calorie and fat intake.

Focusing on Better Family Eating Habits

This presentation focuses on the benefits of teaching your children how to eat healthy, as well as the importance of eating as a family. Also, include your children in meal preparation and allow them to have choices, so they learn to carry healthy habits through their life.

No Kids To Be A Role Model For?

This presentation looks at the role people can play in children’s lives, even if they don’t have children of their own. Through friend’s children, grandchildren, or volunteering in the community, you may have many opportunities to positively impact healthy lifestyle choices to children.

Planning For Your Financial Future

This presentation focuses on financial well-being. Financial health is an important component to overall health, and it is something many people struggle with. Tips and ideas on how to save money are provided.

Working & Sleeping Around The Clock

This presentation provides information to shift workers about sleep and ways to help make sure you are getting enough. Naps, diet, and physical activity are all issues that impact your sleeping patterns when working shifts.

Are You Sleep Savvy?

This presentation provides information on sleep, such as optimal hours of sleep per night, and suggestions on how to get a good night’s sleep. Limiting caffeine, relaxing before bed, as well as having a high quality mattress are some key areas examined.

Ice and Snow: Friend and Foe!

This presentation focuses on ways to stay safe while enjoying our favorite outdoor winter activities such as ice skating, skiing, and tobogganing. It also discusses the dangers of shoveling snow, and how to safely deal with this winter chore.

When is SAD More Than the Winter Blues?

This presentation provides information on Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and when it is more than just normal winter blues. It includes ways to help deal with symptoms of mild winter blues.