ACICR 2007 -2008 Annual Report Addendum - Alberta Centre for ...

Safety Guidelines for Physical Activity in Alberta Schools
Background
The ACICR, in cooperation with a multi-sectoral steering committee, created
and maintains a document entitled Safety Guidelines for Physical Activity in
Alberta Schools. The intent of this document is two-fold:
1. To focus teacher attention on safe instructional practices in order to
minimize inherent risk.
2. To encourage school authorities to develop policies, and schools to develop
plans and procedures for the safety and security of their students.
In the summer of 1998, the ACICR purchased a document from the Ontario
Physical & Health Education Association (OPHEA) entitled “Physical Education
– Ontario Safety Guidelines”. Using this document as a starting place an
Alberta version was created in October 1999. This was published and distributed
as the first edition of the Safety Guidelines for Physical Activity in Alberta
Schools. The document was revised in 2001 and 2003. In 2006, an evaluation of
the document was undertaken to prepare for the revision of the guidelines in
2007. The revisions have been completed and a new edition of the document is
being printed.
Goal
Objective
Status
Partners & Sponsors
* denotes sponsorship
Contact
To reduce the number and impact of injuries to students (Early Childhood and K
to 12) while participating in school curriculum based physical activities.
To support school boards to develop coordinated, evidence-based policy, focused
on injury issues and to provide teachers with a resource for safely conducting
physical activities with students.
The guidelines have been updated and reformatted based on the evaluation
conducted last year and will be reprinted in June 2008.
• Alberta Education*
• Alberta Health and Wellness
• Alberta Lottery Fund*
• Alberta Schools Athletic Association
• Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks & Wildlife Foundation*
• Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture
• Edmonton Catholic Schools
• Edmonton Public Schools
• Health and Physical Education Council, Alberta Teachers’ Association
• Schools Come Alive
• Sport Medicine Council of Alberta
Ms. Cathy Gladwin, Policy Analyst
Phone: (780) 492-9218
Email: cathy.gladwin@ualberta.ca
Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research Page 29 of 66 Annual Report Addendum 2007/2008