At Health Nexus we envision a future where health inequities are reduced and the health of our communities is improved through collective commitment, action and innovation.
For 25 years we have been enabling communities to promote health—in Ontario and beyond. We do this by assisting organizations and individuals, at little or no cost, to develop and implement prevention and health promotion strategies that aim to enhance well-being and reduce demand on the health care and social service systems.
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Service providers: Want to prevent obesity amongst Aboriginal children? Health Nexus is offering train-the-trainer events across Ontario.
Click here for updated information on workshop locations and dates.
... new resources in 8 different languages for newcomers to Canada who are pregnant, new parents or planning a pregnancy.
Health Nexus and the Health Equity Council are partnering to build capacity for equity in health promotion in Ontario through a bilingual project entitled Building Capacity for Equity in Health Promotion. This project is funded by the Healthy Communities Fund of the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion, and runs from November 2009 to March 2011.
This handbook is for health professionals, health promoters/
educators, and community groups/organizations who want
to work across sectors and with multiple levels to leverage
their joint potential to prevent chronic disease in their
communities.
For more information click here.
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E-Bulletins and Listservs
Ontario Health Promotion E-mail bulletin (OHPE)
An open, facilitated public listserv, is an international dialogue on health promotion.
The Maternal Newborn and Child Health Promotion Network
Le Bloc-Notes is a biweekly French language health promotion bulletin.
Health Nexus Web links are links to external sites and organizations that contain relevant information on health promotion and the determinants of health.
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