Background

Activekidsns.ca was created in 2004 by Recreation Nova Scotia and is supported annually by The Department of Health Promotion and Protection through the Active Kids Healthy Kids Strategy. On a monthly basis, Best Practices / Success Stories /and Resource information are distributed to stakeholders and partners and Evidence Based Interventions are distributed on an annual basis. The intent of activekidsns.ca is to provide support to Physical Activity Promoters to stimulate programming ideas, the sharing of resources, and networking opportunities, to motivate and increase the capacity of children and youth to be active and healthy.

Active Kids, Healthy Kids - Supported by The Department of Health Promotion and Protection

The Nova Scotia The Department of Health Promotion and Protection partnered with government and non-government organizations to develop a physical activity strategy for Nova Scotia children, youth and families. The resulting Active Kids, Healthy Kids strategy, announced in October 2002, is a blueprint for increasing physical activity levels - and, an important way of improving health and preventing disease (such as, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, and some forms of cancer).

Recreation Nova Scotia supports the Active Kids, Healthy Kids (AK/HK) strategy, which is broken down into six components - all aimed at increasing the number of children and youth who accumulate at least 60 minutes of moderate or vigorous physical activity each day. Based on the common goal shared by RNS and the AK/HK Office of Health Promotion Sport and Recreation Division, RNS has been funded to further some of the goals, which is to promote, encourage and motivate children, youth and families to increase their physical activity, leading to healthier life styles.