9. Discussion Lists and Listservs

Many organizations and associations maintain email discussion groups called “listservs” to share information with interested stakeholders.

To search for listservs in diverse areas of adult education across the web, search the Internet using key terms such as “listserv”, “Canada”, and/or “adult” and “learning” and “education”. For example, a Google search on “listserv adult education” resulted in this compilation: http://www.readiowa.org/ae_webliography.htm. Many other Canadian, American, and international lists are accessible.

Commission of Professors of Adult Education Listserv: For announcements and open discussion. See: casaeaceea-ml@listserv.oise.utoronto.ca

General Adult Education in Canada listserv. See casaeaceea-ml@listserv.oise.utoronto.ca

 

B. Health and Learning

This section includes knowledge initiatives, and knowledge transfer, exchange and dissemination initiatives related to general health and learning.

1. Web sites, databases and portals

BC Linked Health Database “is an extensive data resource for applied heath services and population health research. It is housed at, and has been developed by, the Centre for Health Services and Policy Research at the University of British Columbia. Data from the BCLHD have been used for over one hundred health care and health services research projects since 1996.”
See http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/Bclhd/aboutbclhd.htm (Canada)

Bringing Health to Work is a new web portal launched by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS). It offers one-stop access to more than 300 authoritative and reliable websites providing information and links to programs and tools, case studies, policies, publications, resources. Information is organized by topics, including aging, childcare, job satisfaction, job design, employee assistance programs (EAPs), stress, and smoking cessation.
See http://www.ccohs.ca/healthyworkplaces/ (Canada)