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   Plant Trees, build shade: for your health and the environment

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Useful Links

Canadian Cancer Society, www.cancer.ca, 1-888-939-3333

Canadian Dermatology Association, Sun Awareness Program, www.dermatology.ca,

1-800-267-3376

Ecoschools Program, Designing for Shade and Energy – School Grounds Greening Guide York University Eco Schools program, http://www.yorku.ca/ecoschl/enriching.asp

Environment Canada, UV and You Program, UV Index

http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/education/uvindex/resources/index_e.html

Evergreen, http://evergreen.ca/en/lg/lg-shadeforkids.html

Health Canada, Sun Safety Program, www.hc-sc.gc.ca

World Health Organization, Ultraviolet Radiation, www.who.int

York Region Community and Health Services, Skin Cancer Prevention Program, www.york.ca

Members of the Sunsense Coalition are available for consultation and support on issues related to environmental health, skin cancer prevention and planning for shade.  Contact York Region Health Connection at    1-800-361-5653

Air Quality

• The Ontario Ministry of Environment’s Smog Alert Program and Smog and Your Health resources http://www.airqualityontario.com/

http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/envision/air/smog/health.htm

• Environment Canada’s Air Quality Health Index http://www.ec.gc.ca/cas-aqhi

• Ontario Medical Association’s Smog Wise Program

http://www.oma.org/Health/smog/index.asp

• 20/20 The Way to Clean Air Program

http://www.cleanairpartnership.org/2020/

• Region of Halton (2007). Sustainable Halton: Air Quality, Human Health, and the Built Environment. [Electronic Version]. Retrieved May 22, 2007, from

http://www.halton.ca/PPW/PlanningRoads/Planning/OP/DurablePlan/default.htm

Climate Change

• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

http://www.ipcc.ch/

• Our Changing Climate: Learning How to Take Charge of Climate Change at School, Home and in the Community – climate change (Toronto Environmental Alliance) http://adaptation.nrcan.gc.ca/posters/index_e.php .

• David Suzuki Foundation

http://www.davidsuzuki.org/Climate_Change/Energy/conservationefficiency.asp

• Klassen J. (2005).Climate Change and Municipalities: Understanding the Risks. Environment Canada, Ontario Region. [Electronic version] Retrieved September 13, 2006, from: http://www.cleanairpartnership.org/climate/cc_expected_impacts.pdf

Energy Conservation

• Ontario Ministry of Energy

http://www.energy.gov.on.ca/index.cfm?fuseaction=english.conservation

Educational Resources for Youth

• Earth Day Canada Eco Kids: Resources for Parents, Teachers and Children

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/index.cfm

• Zero Footprint kids calculator

http://www.zerofootprintkids.com/kids_home.aspx

• Ontario Ecoschools – School Ground Greening, Energy Conservation, and Climate Change

http://www.yorku.ca/ecoschl/index.asp

• Environmental Earth Angels

http://www.earthangels.ca/treeplanting.php

• WWF - Schools for a Living Planet

http://www.wwf.ca/schools/

• Learning for a Sustainable Future http://www.lsf-lst.ca/en/home/

• GreenLearning resource (Pembina Institute) http://www.greenlearning.ca/

• Earth Rangers

http://www.earthrangers.ca/kids/er_enivro_issues.php?issue=10000

Built Shade Resources

• Centre for Urban Forest Research (2006). Trees the Air Pollution Solution fact sheet. [Electronic version] Retrieved May 22, 2007, from http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/programs/cufr/products/cufr_658_Air_pollution_solution.pdf

• Centre for Urban Forest Research (2001). Fact Sheet #2: Save Dollars with Shade [Electronic version] Retrieved January 24, 2008 from http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/programs/cufr/products/CUFR_180_UFfactsheet2.pdf

• Evergreen, Toronto District School Board.  (2004). Designing for Shade and Energy Conservation.  [Electronic Version]. Retrieved May 22, 2007 from http://www.evergreen.ca/en/lg/tdsb-guide.pdf

• Tree Canada. (2005). Going Carbon Neutral With Trees. [Electronic version]. Retrieved May 22^nd, 2007, from http://www.treecanada.ca/publications/pdf/going-carbon-neutral-with-trees.pdf

• Tree Canada. (2007). Grow Clean Air Program. [Electronic version]. Retrieved May 2^nd, 2007, from http://www.treecanada.ca/programs/climatechange/index.htm

• Green Roofs – City of Toronto Strategy

http://www.toronto.ca/greenroofs/

• Green Roofs for a Healthy City

http://www.greenroofs.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=1&id=19&Itemid=100

 Downloadable Resources

For more information, call York Region Health Connection at 1-800-361-5653 or www.york.ca.

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