Defining Partnership
The Centre has a strong history of providing expertise on physical activity and active living to various partners.
We have formal and informal partnerships with many organizations, both provincially and nationally. For example, we have partnered with Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation, which is the provincial government department responsible for physical activity. At the federal level we have partnered on different projects with the Public Health Agency of Canada. Both of these organizations require physical activity knowledge and expertise in order to carry out their work in this area, and our Centre is well-positioned to be a supportive, expert partner.
The Centre also has important informal partnerships with member organizations of the Alberta Active Living Partners, all of whom work to advance active living in Alberta.
The knowledge that chronic disease prevention (e.g., obesity prevention) is better achieved through an integrated approach - rather than through action on a single risk factor or specific disease - has resulted in partnerships with many different stakeholders. Partnerships for integrated and collaborative action are a vital and essential part of our work. The World Health Organization has more information about using an integrated approach to chronic disease prevention (www.who.int/chp/about/integrated_cd/en/).
