Quesnel Native Friendship Centre - FAS info, addiction counselling, Quesnel Tillicum Society

FAS/FAE

Addictions

HIV/Aids + Hepatitis C

www.hc-sc.gc.ca Health Canada wide range of information on AIDS/HIV and Hepatitis as well as specific information for Aboriginal people
www.thebody.com Comprehensive AIDS/HIV information site
www.bccdc.org BC Centre for Disease Control
www.liver.ca Canadian Liver Foundation
www.hepnet.com Canadian Hepatitis Information Network

Education

www.sd28.bc.ca Information on all programs offered by Quesnel School District #28

General Health

Diabetes

National Aboriginal Diabetes Association www.nada.ca
www.diabeteshealingtrail.ca Information on Diabetes within the Aboriginal community
CDA Canadian Diabetes Association www.diabetes.ca
Healthy Eating Active Living Diabetes Prevention Network in Northern BC for community based information and funding of Type 2 diabetes prevention projects
grassrootsgroup.com/heal.htm
Diabetes information including recipes, blood pressure control, traditional healing, pregnancy and diabetes in young people www.diabeteshealingtrail.ca
Diabetes risk factors, symptoms and prevention of Type 2 diabetes www.inuitdiabetes.ca
Diabetes and community action including healthy food policies and school programs, and an extensive list of links www.diabetes.kcdc.ca
Aboriginl Youth Network, click on AYN Health Centre, then Wellness, you will find information on diabetes. Great site for kids and youth www.ayn.ca
Children and Diabetes www.childrenwithdiabetes.com

Physical Activity

Canada's Physical Activity Guide Website
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/paguide
Health in Action health-in-action.org
Great practical ideas to move and individual or a whole community www.in-motion.ca
ParticipACTION www.participaction.com
Seven ways to motivate your kids to exercise more www.nsc.org/pubs/fsh/archive/spr99/exer.htm
Fun site for Kids which teaches them about the importance of being active kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/fit/work_it_out.html

Emotional Health

Health Canada Mental Health Site
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/mentalhealth
Canadian Mental Health Association www.cmha.ca
Mental Health British Columbia www.hlth.gov.bc.ca/mhd/index.html
Aboriginal Peoples Health Network
www.canadian-health-network.ca/1aboriginal_peoples.html
Loretta La Roche, international consultant, lecturer, and author dealing with stress with a sense of humor www.stressed.com

Kids Stuff

www.freggietales.com Activities/games, recipes, and web links for kids
www.kidfood.org Food cyber club: interactive learning
www.bctree.ca Interactive games as well as ‘ready to print’ kids newsletters and coloring sheets for younger children
www.ayn.ca Aboriginal youth network. Offers health information including a Diabetes section

Teacher's Resources

www.bcdf.org BC Dairy Foundation
www.aitc.ca Agriculture in the Classroom
www.dole5aday.com Provides lession plans, nutrition materials and student activities (many ready to download or print), and teacher education
www.nutritionexplorations.org ‘Ready to download’ student worksheets; recommended books and web sites; and teacher education
www.missionnutrition.ca Educational kits to download or order for free. Grades 1-4: animated video, educators guide, and student activity sheets. Grades 4-6: classroom activities, fun food experiment, classroom poster, and student activity sheets.
www.teachnutrition.org/ie/index.html Classroom activities to be downloaded. Resources; teacher updates; nutrition FAQ’s; and related web links.
www.nutritionforkids.com
Offers books, activities, and handouts for purchase.

Quesnel Tillicum Society Native Friendship Centre
319 North Fraser Drive, Quesnel, BC, Canada V2J 1Y9

Phone: (250) 992-8347
Fax: (250) 992-5708
sandy.brunton@qnfc.bc.ca