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Who We Are
CHANGE Health Alberta is a registered charity committed to equipping kids and families with skills and knowledge for healthy living. Our community-based initiatives include summer day-camps, after-school clubs and evening family programs. Each of our initiatives include health-based meal preparation and physical activity in the context of fun and adventure.
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Summer Camp
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Change Adventure Camp
CHANGE Adventure Camp is a week-long day camp designed to equip youth with skills for healthy living in the context of fun and adventure. We will be providing the program for children ages 6-14. Camp begins at 9am (drop off is 8:30-9:00am) and ends at 3pm (pickup time is 4:00-4:30pm).
We have been fortunate enough to partner with the several community sites in Edmonton and Parkland County, who are allowing us to use their buildings as a “hub” for our CHANGE Adventure Camp. These partnerships will allow us to offer in-person camp activities from Monday-Friday with access to washrooms and an indoor space if the weather is not cooperating.
- Edmonton CommunitiesDates Coming Soon
- Parkland CommunitiesCamps run weekly from Monday, July 3 - Friday, August 11, 2023
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Would You Like to Send a Child to Camp?
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Other Change Health Programs
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Healthy Steps for Change
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Congratulations!
The 7th Annual
Healthy Steps for Change
On October 1, 2022
Stair Total for 2022
1,133, 511 Stairs
New Record
135 Flights by Chad
64,530 Stairs
Prize Winners to Announced by October 15, 2022
Donations Accepted until November 30, 2022
All funds raised help Albertans
build healthy living skills
at Change Adventure Camp
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Healthy Steps for Change
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Family Programs
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Change Family Programs
Each week, families have the opportunity to connect to their community and learn healthy meal preparation and exercise skills through participating in fun, hands-on activities led by health professionals. Alberta Blue Cross is a Founding Sponsor And Collaborator on this program.
Each session offers a range of activities and lessons that are based under the 4 Pillars of Change Health:
- Nutrition and meal preparation
- Physical activity and lifelong wellness
- Mental health and well-being
- Family relationships and community connections
If you would like to attend this program, please register here.
We still have spots available.If you would like to help facilitate this program, please click here.
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After-School Clubs
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Change Adventure Club
In partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton & Area, we have been able to offer an after-school club.
The Clubs go on adventures to various locations in the community. We focus on facilitating fun, healthy-meal preparation, interaction with nature, and physical activity.
Main Activities include: Hiking, Exploring Nature, Cooking Classes, Relay Races, Obstacle Courses, Fort Building, and Yoga.
- Grades:4-7
- McDougallThursdays until 5 pm
- DeltonThursdays until 5pm
- St AlphonsusThursdays until 5pm
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In partnership with
Global Edmonton/Corus Creative,
We created Adventure Camp TV
Highlighting
Local Children Discovering Local Adventures
Check out the Trailer
View the 1st Episode!
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Meet Our Leaders
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Serena is a Research Associate in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta. Serena is a health services and policy researcher with diverse methodological training in health research methods, including program evaluation, qualitative and quantitative research methods.
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Dr. Doug Klein is family physician and researcher with the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta in Canada. Dr. Klein co-founded Edmonton’s MOVE program. He has strong connections to primary care physicians in Alberta. Passionate about health promotion and the benefits of nature, he can often be found outdoors with his wife and three children.
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Felicia Ochs is a Treaty 6 settler living in Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada. She is an educator who began teaching high school in Okinawa, Japan in 2002. This experience bridged her passion for public education reform, social justice and community development. Felicia is currently with Achieve Community Together and CHANGE Health Alberta, which focus on the Comprehensive School Health model and community engagement.
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Thank you to our Sponsors
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When you realize that your health and well-being can be affected by your food choices, the connection is extremely powerful.
We are seeing a whole generation who do not know how to cook, eat properly, or be active. Families spend more and more time on devices or in front of screens. We need to ensure all Albertan families have the kind of support they need to create new habits and skills that they can maintain life-long.
Mommy, I love nature, we must be kind to her.
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Contact Us
Contact us if you are interested in getting involved, partnering with us, or would like more information.