Late Adopter
Focus On: Six Strategic Steps for Situational Assessment
Public Health Ontario
This resource explains what a situational assessment is and explains the steps that should be followed to conduct a situational assessment.
https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/eRepository/FocusOn-Situational_Assessment_2015.pdf
Cost Savings Calculator – Resources
Alberta Health Services
This tool is used to calculate the potential cost savings for an organization if they invest in a workplace health initiative.
https://workplaces.healthiertogether.ca/resources/
Core Indicator Model 2016
Pan-Canadian Joint Consortium for School Health (by John Freeman, Alicia Hussain & Mary-Anne Reid)
This is a set of core indicators and measures that were developed to understand how the Comprehensive School Health (CSH) Framework affect student achievements. A wellness champion could use this model to evaluate the effectiveness of a CSH-based school initiative.
http://www.jcsh-cces.ca/images/Core_Indicators_Model_2016.pdf
Canadian Handbook on Health Impact Assessment
World Health Organization (WHO)
A handbook that provides an outline of the procedures for considering the health impact while performing an environmental assessment.
https://www.who.int/hia/tools/toolkit/whohia063/en/
Alberta Policy Coalition for Chronic Disease Prevention
School of Public Health, University of Alberta
This webpage outlines the five priorities for chronic disease prevention that the Alberta Policy Coalition for Chronic Disease Prevention (APCCP) focuses on to help community members and organizations create evidence-based policies. The five priorities redirect to the specific topics that APCCP have reviewed within each priority subject. Evidence and recommendations are provided that wellness champions can use in their schools to promote their idea.
http://abpolicycoalitionforprevention.ca/healthy-communities/
A Model for Healthy School Communities
Physical & Health Education Canada
This webpage outlines Physical & Health Education Canada’s Model for establishing a healthy school community in an infographic and a brochure to be used by wellness champions.
https://phecanada.ca/activate/healthy-school-communities