Physical activity, self-management, ergonomics and public health

Promoting physical activity

• Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines and Canadian Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines
• Exercice is Medicine and Exercice is Medicine Canada Professional resources
• Stanford Patient Education Research Center and training for the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program at Stanford.
• Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
• US Preventive Services Task Force

Supporting self-management: helping patients take active roles in their health and wellness

Behaviour Change with Brief Action Planning: from ON Chiropractic magazine, May 2016, Ontario Chiropractic Association, pages 18-27

Centre for Collaboration Motivation and Innovation (CCMI) - education materials, training tools and resources.

Brief Action Planning - Webinar (Connie Davis, CCMI) - structured, stepped-care, self-management support technique grounded in the principles and practice of Motivational Interviewing and behavior change theory and research,

• Brief Action Planning - Guide
• Brief Action Planning - Flow Chart
• Brief Action Planning - White Paper
• Brief Action Planning - Goal Setting Worksheet

Ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorders

• MSD Toolbox - Prevention (Institute for Work and Health)
• Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Ergonomic Guidelines for arranging a Computer Workstation - 10 steps for users – Cornell University Ergonomics Lab
• Prevention of MSK Disorders in the Workplace (US dept Labor Occupational Safety and Health)
• Health & Safety Smart Planner - (Institute for Work and Health) - a software tool designed to calculate the costs and benefits of workplace health and safety initiatives.

Public health

• Public Health Agency of Canada
• Chiropractic Health Care section of the American Public Health Association (APHA)
• Healthy People 2020
• Fall prevention and injuries (Centre of Excellence on Mobility, Fall Prevention & Injury in Aging)
• World Spine Care is a global charity seeking to improve lives in under-served communities through sustainable, integrated, evidence-based spine care. Find out more about WSC and their commitment to evidence-based care by visiting their website and following them on Facebook and LinkedIn.