Life is Better Biking – The Benefits of Walking and Biking to School
Children today are more likely than their parents to get to school by car. As a result, they don’t focus as well in class, are less physically active, and create traffic problems in school areas Join Green Action Centre for a talk about what the experts say about kids and healthy transportation, how to get cheap or free bikes, safety concerns, and what we
Bikes; a tool for sustainable development
Bike Winnipeg has told Manitoba Government budget consultations to set aside the image of bicycles as toys for leisure, and think of them as tools for building a sustainable economy. We said: Spending on more and better roads is a vicious circle that leads to more cars on those roads, more miles driven, and more demand expensive improvements. Reliance on cars & trucks for
BW calls for Health Assessment of all Government Expenditures
BW has recommended to the Government review of the Health Care System that all departments be required to produce health impact assessments for future policies and programs. The government must invest in programs and infrastructure that nudge Manitobans toward healthy outcomes, and refrain from investing in those which do the opposite. In particular, the Government should review the health impact of investments in transportation
Public Health Lecture Series
Principles, Power and Public Policy: The Peculiar Ethics and Politics of Public Health Public Health in the 21st Century Lecture Series: Presentation and Community dialogue every Tuesday in the Month of March Convocation Hall at the U of W. 2nd floor Wesley Hall (the castle like building). Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 7:30 p.m*. *Note time – each event in the series can have an individual
Public Health Lecture Series
Public Health: How can we prevent the threats that we do not see or know? Public Health in the 21st Century Lecture Series: Presentation and Community dialogue every Tuesday in the Month of March Convocation Hall at the U of W. 2nd floor Wesley Hall (the castle like building). Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 12:30 p.m*. *Note time – each event in the series can have
Public Health Lecture Series
Priorities for Prevention in Manitoba: Our Provincial Profile Public Health in the 21st Century Lecture Series: Presentation and community dialogue every Tuesday in the Month of March. Convocation Hall at the U of W. 2nd floor Wesley Hall (the castle like building). Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 12:30 p.m*. *Note the time – each event in the series can have an individual time.
Public Health Lecture Series
Public Health | What is it? Who needs it? Public Health in the 21st Century Lecture Series: Presentation and Community dialogue every Tuesday in the Month of March Convocation Hall at the U of W. 2nd floor Wesley Hall (the castle like building). Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 7:30 p.m*. *Note time – each event in the series can have it’s own time.