This article discusses difference in health status between rural and urban areas of Australia, with those in rural areas showing a lowered health status. The possible reasons for this are explored, including environmental factors and risk taking behaviors. Ways in which psychosocial factors can interact with material, behavioral and sociocultural factors to contribute to health outcomes were outllined.

]]> Describes the results of a statistically valid survey of Minden Hills'residents that explores recreation needs, barrier to participation and furture interests.

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Alternative therapies are becoming more and more popular in Haliburton County as elsewhere and there is a reason for this. People find that they feel healthier when pursuing more than one doctrine of health care.]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]>
This paper is aimed at dealing with the geese on the Gull River and Minden’s situation. Planting along the shoreline, oiling the eggs and increased hunting are the three most effective methods of dealing with Canada Geese but they are expensive. There is too much shoreline for planting to be immediately feasibly though it would solve erosion problems as well, hunting can only be done outside of city limits and is mediated by the government, oiling the eggs must be timed well and requires a lengthy permit process. Some of the less effective methods can be used in conjunction with each other to wield desired results. For instance having a trained dog as well as a low wire fence. Doing nothing will result in the continued growth and expansion of Canada Geese populations.]]> Host contact: Cox, Rick]]> Department: Environmental and Resource Science/Studies]]> Host contact: Bates, Elva]]> Department: Geography]]> Wadland, John; Whillans, Tom 
Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]> The paper provides information about metadata, paying particular attention to advantages and disadvantages of each standard, in order to help Haliburton County gather the necessary information to develop a new strategy for economic growth and social development.

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In 2019, The TCCBE applied for a Trillium SEED grant under the Green People category in collaboration with U-Links to launch a pilot project that would address the increasing needs of the local lake associations for regular benthic biomonitoring. The pilot project also facilitated vital
field experience for students enrolled in community-based research courses under the Community Based Education (CBE) program.

The evaluation was completed by systematically reviewing the project records to determine progress towards milestones; first-person observation of program implementation; conducting a series of interviews and online surveys with stakeholder groups that focused on whether any changes should be made to the existing project design in place and whether the evidence
supports an application for funding support; and reviewing the literature in place that supports the project design.

The specific questions that were asked of each group (see Appendix 1) attempted to gauge the progress towards objectives for the pilot submitted in the application for the Trillium SEED Grant.
A total of thirteen stakeholders, including lake association members, students, U-Links staff and faculty from Trent University and Fleming College were surveyed or interviewed. The interviewees represented a range of involvement with the project.

The report concluded that TCCBE and U-Links have made significant and positive progress on every milestone they set out to achieve, much of it earlier than originally anticipated, and that there is confidence amongst stakeholders in the effectiveness of the model. Moreover, the implementation of this project led to some important quality assurance decisions as well as some new partnerships that will ensure the model will continue to align with best practices while scaling up to meet the research needs of community organizations in multiple geographic areas.
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Included in this report are an analysis of this process, written documentation, daily journals of the author's work, a review of the journals, and a project review.

A bibliography of significant material concludes the report along with several appendices.
 ]]> Host contact: Farrell, George]]> Ground Truthing Inflows and Establishing Long-Term Monitoring Sites
Final Report]]> Amber Hawkins
Kari Jansen
Lita O’Halloran]]> Forestry
Natural Resource Management]]> Host contact: Penfold, Joanna]]> Department: Environmental and Resource Science/Studies]]> Host contact: Cox, Rick]]> Department: Environmental and Resource Science/Studies]]> Pollution Insect
Behaviour and
Cottager Perceptions
in Haliburton County]]> Loon Artificial Nesting Platforms]]> Host contact: MacNeil, Eleanor]]>