The Northern Health Communities Partnership - Health Eating Team, has two garden towers to give away to schools in Northern Saskatchewan. If you work in a school in Northern Saskatchewan and are interested in championing a garden tower in your school, click on the picture or scan the QR code to apply.
If you have any questions or would like additional information, please email nhcp@saskhealthauthority.ca or fill out the form below.
Saskatchewan Vegetable Gardening Manual
A beginner’s handbook. Everything you ever wanted to know about basic gardening; including how to manage some common concerns and issues.
We’d like to keep you up to date with our Gardening Manual resource!
Submit your email to download the manual and we will send you notifications when we update it. We may also contact you to provide feedback about the manual, so that we can assess and improve it over time.
5 Steps for Quitting Tobacco - Youth Version
Pregnancy and Smoking: What Partners Need to Know
Ever notice how sometimes what you do or the way you think is impacted by others? The decisions we make around our health are no different - they are also influenced by other people in our lives. This pamphlet provides information to partners on how their decisions and habits can influence each other. Before you start to change your smoking, it’s important to understand how smoking is influenced by routines and habits.
Early Literacy Activity Book
The Babies, Books and Bonding Team of the NHCP is proud and excited to present the revision of our early literacy activity book geared towards age 4. Revisions include many additional activities including recipes, phonological awareness, scavenger hunt, card games and more! It has also been formatted into a printable booklet version. This activity book is an additional resource that is provided along with a new book to children aged 4 while at their routine child health clinic appointment. The resource can also be used by caregivers as well as other early literacy professionals as a tool for teaching young children.
Tobacco Lesson Plans: Grade 3
Tobacco Lesson Plans: Grade 2
Tobacco Lesson Plans: Grade 1
Tobacco Lesson Plans: Kindergarten
Myths & Facts on Pregnancy & Tobacco Use
"Are You Hungry?" Northern Book Order Form
In 2018 the Babies, Books and Bonding team of the Northern Healthy Communities Partnership published “Are You Hungry”? a multilingual children’s board book available in Cree, Dene or Michif alongside English. Want to get your hands on a copy of the book? You can place an order by downloading the form and submitting to the NHCP Coordinator.
Babies, Books & Bonding Instructions for Program Delivery
Book Order form for Well-Baby Clinics
"Are You Hungry?" Northern Book: Key Messages for Delivery
This resource was created for health care providers or other professionals that are distributing the book to provide an introduction to the Northern Book “Are You Hungry?”, as well as the history behind the project development. The resource also discusses the importance of early literacy and of traditional language knowledge, as well as educates on how to deliver the material to parents and techniques on vocabulary building for parents (how to read the book to build vocabulary and get the most engagement from your child).
Early Literacy Bookmarks for Parents
Commercial Tobacco and Youth Infographic
Designed for parents and other members of the school community, this infographic-style flyer shares information about commercial tobacco use among northern Saskatchewan youth and tobacco-related lessons and activities in the school. the flyer also includes information on actions that can be taken in the home to reduce commercial tobacco use and harm among young people.
I Am Active Physical Activity Bingo
The I Am Active Physical Activity Bingo aims to encourage northern Saskatchewan residents to be active in a variety of ways using fun and prizes. Adapted to encourage physical activity in 2020, the Bingo cards suggest activities that can be done alone, with member’s of your household or while practicing physical distancing.
