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| Healthy School Manitoba |
www.gov.mb.ca/healthyschools/index.html |
| The Healthy Schools initiative in Manitoba promotes the health and wellness of students, their families, school staff, and school communities with a focus on six important health issues: healthy eating, physical activity, safety and injury prevention, substance abuse and addictions, sexual health and mental health, Resources for all these areas can be found on the above site. |
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| Manitoba School Nutrition Handbook |
www.gov.mb.ca/healthyschools/foodinschools/index.html |
| This handbook is designed to help school communities develop nutrition policies and implement changes to promote healthier eating options. To complement the handbook you will find additional information on a broad range of topics and activities, including downloadable fact sheets and templates, and case studies to share Manitoba experiences and success stories. 
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| Many Hands, One Dream |
www.manyhandsonedream.ca |
| Many Hands, One Dream: New perspectives on the health of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and youth is a collaborative initiative aimed at building a new vision of health that has children, youth and families at its core. |
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| Communities & Schools Promoting Health |
www.safehealthyschools.org |
| A gateway to information on comprehensive school health (CSH) and health promoting schools (HPS). Provides links to research, reports, how to manuals, planning and assessment tools and lesson plans. |
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| Canadian Association for School Health |
www.cash-aces.ca |
| CASH is a national association composed of provincial/ territorial coalitions whose members promote the health of children and youth through school-related health promotion. |
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| Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba |
www.heartandstroke.mb.ca |
| The Heart and Stoke Foundation is a national voluntary non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the health of Canadians by preventing and reducing disability and death from heart disease and stroke through research, health promotion and advocacy. |
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| Dietitians of Canada |
www.dietitians.ca |
| A national site providing resources including fact sheets, frequently asked questions, a directory of registered dietitians in private practice and interactive component to help access food choices, activity patterns and body weight. |
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| Dairy Farmers of Manitoba |
www.milk.mb.ca |
| Provincial site contains recipes, and recourses' for families and schools. |
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| A national, bilingual internet- based health information service funded by Health Canada. The information is provided by a network of Canadian Health organizations. This site aims to provide a wide range of trustworthy health information. |
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| Agencies for School Health |
www.mpeta.ca/ash.htm
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| British Columbia Directorate of Agencies for School Health (DASH) |
www.dashbc.org |
| ASH is a network of organizations and individuals which provides leadership and contributes its diverse expertise to advance the health of school populations across Manitoba. Member agencies work together to share information, skills and resources. |
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| Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition |
www.ccfn.ca |
| A national site providing current nutrition information, consumer education, resources and scientific reports. |
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| Health Canada, Food and Nutrition |
www.hc-sc.gc.ca |
| This national site provides the latest nutrition guidelines and changes to regulations such as nutrition labeling. |
| A national site providing current nutrition information, consumer education, resources and scientific reports. |
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| KID'S NUTRITION SITES |
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| Making it Happen: Healthy Eating at School |
www.knowledgenetwork.ca |
| Schools can play an important role in the development of good eating habits. This site is chock full of information to help your school cook up a healthy approach to nutrition. |
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| NOURISHMENT PROGRAMS ACROSS CANADA |
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| Food First Foundation, NWT |
www.foodfirst.ca |
| Food First Foundation, NWT works on behalf of BREAKFAST FOR LEARNING in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut from our office in Yellowknife. |
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| This site has a number of resources and reports relating to school health and nutrition. "Making it Happen: Healthy Eating at School" is an in-depth, online how-to resource to help parents, policymakers, teachers and the school community to review current school nutrition policy and make plans for healthy changes. "About School Health" and "School Food and Nutrition in BC" are links to check out as well. |
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| BREAKFAST FOR LEARNING ALBERTA |
www.bflalberta.org |
| BREAKFAST FOR LEARNING ALBERTA supports child nutrition programs by working with schools and community groups to establish breakfast, lunch and/or snack programs. |
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| Saskatchewan Nutrition Advisory Council for Kids |
www.snackbfl.ca |
| S.N.A.C.K helps to promote healthy school nutrition environments for all students and distributes BREAKFAST FOR LEARNING Nutrition Grants in Saskatchewan. |
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| Le Club des Petits dejuners du Quebec/ Quebec Breakfast Club |
www.clubdejeuners.org |
| Working to offer children the chance to have a nutritious breakfast before going to class in elementary and high schools throughout the province of Quebec. |
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| Healthy Eating Alliance |
www.healthyeatingpei.ca |
| Working to ensure every child attends school well-nourished and ready to learn, BFL PEI has helped to support and sustain over 50 school-based breakfast and snack programs serving over 5,000 children across the province. |
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| Kids Eat Smart Foundation |
www.kidseatsmart.ca |
| Kids Eat Smart Foundation Newfoundland and Labrador is a charitable organization that supports the education, health and well-being of school children throughout Newfoundland and Labrador through support of quality nutrition programs. |
Breakfast for Learning |
www.breakfastforlearning.ca |
