Journals/Bulletins
The weekly
Ontario Health Promote E-bulletin, which contains major features
and resource listings every two weeks, is a great resource for
the practitioner working in Ontario. Moreover, over 350 issues
are archived, with both open-ended and structured searches available
to you. See http://www.ohpe.ca/ebulletin/
The Health
Communication Unit maintains a list of journals of interest to
health promotion and health communication practitioners. Many
of these journals can be accessed online, so a growing practitioner
may well want to identify a few key journals and read from them
selectively. To link to HP journals, see
http://www.thcu.ca/infoandresources/journals.htm
listservs
Two good listservs
(online discussion forums) are: CLICK4HP
CLICK4HP (maintained by OPC and hosted by York University) at:
http://www.lsoft.com/scripts/wl.exe?SL1=CLICK4HP&H=YORKU.CA
SOCIAL MARKTING
LISTSERV Anyone interested in social marketing should subscribe
to the Social Marketing Listserv started by Georgetown professor,
Dr. Alan Andreasen. The listserv is a forum for talking about
social marketing research, practice, and teaching. To join, subscribe
to listproc@listproc.georgetown.edu through email and type "subscribe
soc-mktg" in the message body.
For more information
on listservs:
http://www.opc.on.ca/english/our_programs/hlth_promo/resources
/hlth_prom_ht_lnks.htm
Mentoring;
Peer Support
As Stirling
and Churchill point out:
"Ideally, a mentor is someone who has an understanding of
the field you want to develop in and/or has a similar work style
that you can learn from and apply to your field. Another good
feature in a mentor is someone who is a good coach and generous
with constructive advice. It may not be as difficult as you think.
Mentorship is a two-way street. A good mentor may provide you
with a sounding board, perhaps steer you in the right direction,
or offer helpful suggestions, but remember the work is up to you.
If you can contribute to the work that your mentor is engaged
in, you'll learn while you help
each other meet different goals. One of the most rewarding aspects
of lifelong learning is that, unlike most formal education, you
often have a chance to actually apply your studies to your work.
"
And of course,
mentors are only one type of personal support. Be sure to learn
from and contribute to the learning of your peers and keep up
with contacts you meet through professional associations and conferences.
Journals,
Listservs and Mentoring
