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OHPRS Members & Affiliates
This alphabetical list links to a brief descriptions
of OHPRS members and Affiliates, including their services and how to contact
them for more information.
Members
Affliates
Members
 Alcohol
Policy Network (APN)
http://www.apolnet.ca/
Phone: 416-367-3313 / 1-800-267-6817
APN facilitates the development of policies that prevent
problems associated with alcohol use and promote the health, safety and
well-being of individuals and communities across Ontario. APN monitors
developments in alcohol policy and prevention research, disseminates timely
information and best advice, promotes knowledge and skill development
and facilitates networking and collaboration.
APN's focus:
Alcohol policy
APN offers:
People who often use APN's services:
Professionals in public health, substance abuse, injury prevention and
policy development, or anyone interested in alcohol policy.
If you use APN's services you might also find these
other OHPRS members/ affiliates of interest:
Language:
APN operates in English but provides some resources in French.
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OHPRS members
 Association
to Reduce Alcohol Promotion in Ontario (ARAPO)
http://www.apolnet.ca/arapo
Phone: 416-367-3313 ext 264/ 1-800-267-6817, ext. 264
ARAPO is a group of concerned individuals who share
the common goal of promoting public health and safety through reducing
the impact of alcohol advertising, promotion and sponsorship through education,
policy and community action, and other health promotion strategies.
ARAPO's focus:
Reducing the impact of alcohol advertising
ARAPO offers:
People who often use ARAPO's services:
- Public Health Units
- Schools
- Impaired Driving Awareness groups
- Academic presentations
If you use ARAPO's services you might also find these
other OHPRS members/ affiliates of interest:
Language:
ARAPO operates in English but provides some resources in French.
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 Best
Start - Ontario's Maternal, Newborn and Early Child Development Resource
Centre
http://www.beststart.org/
Phone: 416-408-2249 / 1-800-397-9567
Best Start supports community health professionals across
Ontario working on health promotion initiatives to enhance the health
of new and expectant parents (including both parents), newborns, and young
children.
Best Start's focus:
Maternal, newborn, and early childhood health
Best Start offers:
- Consultation
- Training
- Information
- Resources
- Hosting the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Promotion Network, including its discussion
listserv
People who often
use Best Start's services:
- Community Health Centres
- Public Health professionals
- Organizations serving children
If you use Best Start's services you might also find
these other OHPRS members/ affiliates of interest:
- Focus on children: CSBHRC
- Focus on community health: OHCC
- Focus on nutrition: NRC
- Focus on women health: OWHN
Language:
In addition to English, Best Start provides many of its services in French
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Canadian Council for Tobacco
Control (CCTC)
http://www.cctc.ca
Phone: 613-567-3050 / 1-800-267-5234
CCTC offers a comprehensive inventory of critical information
for health intermediaries and other professionals in the field of tobacco
control.
CCTC's focus:
Tobacco control
CCTC offers:
- A comprehensive electronic library of resources in
tobacco control organized under the following topics: cessation, denormalization,
prevention, protection (all under the heading of The Fundamentals),
Frameworks and Strategies, legislations (Cdn Law and Tobacco), the tobacco
industry (Industry Watch), Advice for Health Professionals, the Heather
Crowe Resource Centre and much more.
- References to, and summaries of, the world's scientific
literature relevant to tobacco control
- Links to relevant organizations, institutes, and
associations in tobacco control
- References and links to tobacco control conferences,
special events, courses, grants, educational tools, etc
- Toll free support reference services for those unable
to find what they are looking for on the website
People who often use CCTC's services:
- Health intermediaries
- Policy makers
- Researchers
- Health advocates
If you use CCTC's services you might also find these
other OHPRS members/ affiliates of interest:
Language:
The CCTC provides services in English and French.
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 Consumer
Health Information Service (CHIS)
With the loss of operating funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion, the Consumer Health Information Service (CHIS) located at the Toronto Public Library closed on May 8, 2009.
The Toronto Public Library will continue to provide health information to local users. Please visit the Business and Health Sciences centre at the Toronto Reference Library, call the library's centralized phone service at 416-393-7131, or visit the Toronto Public Library's health and wellness wiki.
If you've used CHIS' services in the past you might also find these
other OHPRS members/ affiliates of interest:
- Focus on consumer health: OSHNET
- Focus on communicating about health: THCU,
PTCC
- Focus on collections of health information: CCTC
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 Council
On Drug Abuse (CODA)
http://www.drugabuse.ca/
Phone: 416-763-1491
The Council On Drug Abuse (CODA) works to prevent and
reduce substance abuse through education, with a primary focus on youth
and those associated with youth. Programs and priorities set by CODA are
constantly being updated, researched and developed.
CODA's focus:
Prevention of substance abuse through education
CODA offers:
- Programs
- Parties, Raves and Ecstasy - a
6-part, 45-minute oral presentation on the rave scene and MDMA,
more commonly known as Ecstasy.
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) - a community-based
project involving addiction-recovering peers, CODA Consultants and
medical professionals working with addicted and at-risk young adults,
geared to the prevention and harm reduction of FAS.
- What If? - a multi-session, interactive
school program for ages 4 to 10, designed to develop the attributes
of healthy decision-making.
- The Resilient Journey - a series of presentations
for parents and teachers demonstrating principles of living that
encourage a healthy, chemical-free and meaningful life.
- Drugs, Decisions, Directions - this program
works to reduce the risks for drug involvement through strengthening
positive peer influence, drug information and targeting risk factors
within the local school
- Biological & Physio-Social Consequences
of Drug Abuse - for students, parents and teachers.
- Speakers: See CODA's website for more information
about available speakers.
- Brochures
- Drug Reference Chart (English and French)
- Drugs & the Law (English)
- Drug Abuse Q&A (English)
- Newsletters
- The CODA Report
- S.T.R.I.D.E. (Strategies in Drug Education)
- Pathways...for a New Generation of Hope
- What If?
People who often use CODA's services:
- Schools (all ages)
- Youth groups
- Parent groups
- Community groups
- Professional groups (e.g. teachers)
- Workplace teams
If you use CODA's services you might also find these
other OHPRS members/ affiliates of interest:
Focus on alcohol and other drugs - APN, ARAPO,
PAD, FRC, ODAP
Language:
CODA operates in English but provides some services and resources in French.
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OHPRS members
 Curriculum
& School-Based Health Resource Centre (CSBHRC)
http://www.ophea.net/
Phone: 416-426-7120
The Curriculum and School-Based Health Resource Centre
supports the effective implementation of the Health and Physical Education
Curriculum across Ontario and supports the development and implementation
of curriculum andschool-based programming in various risk factor and health
promotion topic areas.
CSBHRC's focus:
Health and physical education curriculum
implementation support
CSBHRC offers:
- Health and Physical Education curriculum implementation
support: Kindergarten to Grade 10. This series of 11 documents provides
“core support” to educators to implement the Ontario Health
and Physical Education Curriculum.
- An extensive training and consultation process to
ensure that this foundation of knowledge and support is retained and
expanded.
- Initiatives for asthma, physical activity, nutirition,
tobacco prevention, alcohol and other drug prevention, and more
- Newsletter
People who often use CSBHRC's services:
Educators
If you use CSBHRC's services you might also find
these other OHPRS members/ affiliates of interest:
Language:
CSBHRC operates in English but provides some resources in French.
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OHPRS members
 FOCUS
Resource Centre (FRC)
http://www.frcentre.net/
Phone: 613-531-3895 / 1-888-433-3181
FRC supports FOCUS Community
Programs, which are all funded by the Government of Ontario to develop
and carry out alcohol and drug abuse prevention programming, including
harm reduction and chronic disease prevention, in their communities.
Under the sponsorship of the Centre for Addiction and
Mental Health, FRC builds on the resources and expertise of partner agencies
to provide seamless service delivery to the 22 FOCUS sites.
FRC's focus:
Supporting FOCUS Communities
FRC offers:
- Training and professional development
- Consultation and referral services to FOCUS communities
and coalitions
- Annual symposium on alcohol and other drugs
- Networking among and between the FOCUS communities
and key external groups
- Information/dissemination
People who use FRC's services:
- Ontario's 22 FOCUS communities
- Other community groups and partners that work with
FOCUS communities
If you use FRC's services you might also find these
other OHPRS members/ affiliates of interest:
Language:
FRC operates in English but provides some resources in French
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OHPRS members
The Health Promotion Hub (formerly Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse) helps individuals,
groups and communities use health promotion strategies to
achieve health and well-being.
Health Promotion Hub's focus:
Helping organizations and communities in Ontario improve their population's
health and enhancing health promotion in Ontario
Helath Promotion Hub offers:
- Consultation services
- Learning events
- Health promotion resources
- Production of Le
Bloc-Notes (french language biweekly e-bulletin) and, with THCU,
the weekly OHPE Bulletin
- Networking, support and referrals
People who often use Health Promotion Hub's services:
- Staff and volunteers of public health units, community
health centres, voluntary health organizations, community coalitions
and workgroups.
- People working in the areas of human and social services,
recreation and education
- Anyone working to implement health promotion strategies
in Ontario.
If you use Health Promotion Hub's services you might also find these
other OHPRS members/ affiliates of interest:
- Focus on healthy communities: OHCC
- Focus on health communication: THCU
- Focus on heart health: HHRC
Language:
Health Promotion Hub provides its services in both French and English.
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OHPRS members
 Heart
Health Resource Centre (HHRC)
http://www.hhrc.net/
Phone: 416-367-3313 / 1-800-267-6817
The HHRC provides support to
the 36 community partnerships of the Ontario Heart Health Program - Taking
Action for Healthy Living in Ontario, who plan, deliver and/or evaluate
comprehensive community-based heart health strategies. The HHRC fosters
networking and communication between peers through the Ontario Heart Health
Network as well as its newsletter and e-mail discussion lists.
HHRC's focus:
Heart health
HHRC offers:
- On-site, telephone and e-mail consultation to support
local needs of community heart health projects
- Training opportunities for skill development specifically
to support the components of the Ontario Heart Health Program - Taking
Action for Healthy Living
- Resource development and dissemination aimed at improving
access to heart health resources and programming, including designated
best practices
- Communication and linkage services designed
to connect those involved with heart health
People who often use HHRC's services:
- Heart Health coordinators
- Members of the Heart Health Community Partnerships
- Public Health personnel
- NGOs
If you use HHRC's services you might also find these
other OHPRS members/ affiliates of interest:
Language:
HHRC provides service in English.
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 Nutrition
Resource Centre (NRC)
http://www.nutritionrc.ca/
Phone: 416-367-3313 / 1-800-267-6817
The NRC works to strengthen the capacity of community
nutrition practitioners in Ontario. The NRC has a mandate to increase
the level of coordinated provincial support of nutrition promotion programming,
resource development and dissemination and support services for nutrition
practitioners across Ontario.
NRC's focus:
Helping nutrition practitioners implement nutrition programs and strategies
NRC offers:
- Development and dissemination of healthy eating
resources and tools
- Broadcast
e-mail list (contact-NRC) providing up to date news on nutrition
happenings, news stories, job postings and more
- NRC digest quarterly newsletter
- Dissemination and implementation of these provincial
nutrition promotion programs: Eat Smart! Ontario's Healthy Restaurant
Program, the Community Food Advisor Program, Food Steps,
and the Healthy Eating manual.
- Searchable
database of nutrition resources developed by the NRC and also by
practitioners in the field
- Directory
of nutrition contacts & services in Ontario
- Resources for professionals:
- Seven culturally-adapted versions of Canada's
Food Guide to Healthy Eating
- Healthy Measures - a tool kit for
promoting healthy weights in your community
- Healthy Eating for Healthy Aging education
kit
People who often use NRC's services:
- Dietitians and nutritionists working in public health,
community health centres and other settings (hospitals, NGOs, etc.)
- Health promoters working in chronic disease prevention
- Heart health programs
If you use NRC's services you might also find these
other OHPRS members/ affiliates of interest:
- Focus on communication about health: THCU
- Focus on physical activity: PARC
- Focus on heart health: HHRC
- Focus on children: Best Start
Language:
NRC operates in English but provides some resources in French and some
resources in languages other than English or French.
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 Ontario
Drug Awareness Partnership (ODAP)
http://www.odap.org
Phone: 416-395-4970
ODAP raises awareness of the
effects of alcohol and other drugs by encouraging and supporting drug
awareness initiatives throughout Ontario. ODAP sets the theme for the
annual Drug Awareness Week Campaign.
ODAP's focus:
Alcohol and drug awareness
ODAP offers:
- Product development and distribution for Drug Awareness
Week
- A quarterly
newsletter
- A website
- An annual symposium
People who often use ODAP's services:
Drug Awareness Committees
If you use ODAP's services you might also find these
other OHPRS members/ affiliates of interest:
Focus on alcohol and other drugs - APN, ARAPO,
PAD, FRC, CODA
Language:
ODAP provides service in English.
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 Ontario
Healthy Communities Coalition (OHCC)
http://www.ohcc-ccso.on.ca
Phone: 416-408-4841 / 1-800-766-3418
OHCC works with the diverse communities
of Ontario to strengthen their social, environmental and economic well-being.
Educational materials, newsletters, a website, a monthly e-bulletin and
annual conferences are co-ordinated through the Central Office in Toronto.
Regionally-based Community Animators provide information, training, consultation
and linkages to support local efforts to create healthier communities.
OHCC's focus:
OHCC supports community initiatives that address the social, economic
and environmental determinants of health through wide community participation,
multisectoral involvement, local government support and the development
of healthy public policy.
OHCC offers:
- Support to local and regional Healthy Communities
initiatives through consultation, training, facilitation, networking,
information, referrals and partnership building
- A province-wide network to exchange information and
provide mutual support
- Identification of resource people to provide support
for community activities
- A Healthy Communities resource library
- Healthy Communities educational resource manuals
- "Update",
the newsletter of Ontario's Healthy Communities
- Monthly e-bulletin
of upcoming events and new resources
- Website with information and stories relating to
Healthy Communities, with links to other informative sites
People who often use OHCC's services:
- Non-profit community groups and organizations (NGOs)
- Community coalitions
- Environmental groups
- General public
If you use OHCC's services you might also find these
other OHPRS members/ affiliates of interest:
Language:
OHCC provides many of its services in French, as well as English.
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 Ontario
Injury Prevention Resource Centre
http://www.oninjuryresources.ca/
Phone: 416-977-7350 / 1-888-537-7777
The Centre helps injury prevention practitioners and
their community partners in their work to reduce the incidence and impact
of injury in Ontario.
The OIPRC has several objectives:
- To increase the capacity of Ontario health promotion
practitioners / intermediaries such that they can intervene effectively
and, in turn, improve the health of Ontarians.
- To deliver an effective, efficient, and coordinated
set of services.
- To promote use of best practices within Ontario Health
Promotion Resource System (OHPRS) and its clients.
- To respond to priorities and needs of Ministry of
Health Promotion and the Ontario Public Health Association.
- To increase the comprehensiveness and quality of
injury prevention programs in Ontario.
- To increase the knowledge, skill, and confidence
level of injury prevention practitioners in the planning, implementation
and evaluation of injury prevention initiatives in Ontario.
- To help reduce morbidity and mortality associated
with injuries in Ontario.
- To increase the health and well-being of all Ontarians.
OIPRC's focus:
Injury prevention
OIPRC offers
People who often use OIPRC's services:
- Public Health Professionals
- Community-based Coalitions
- Non-Governmental Organizations
- Education Professionals and Students
- Volunteers
If you use OIPRC's services you might also find these
other OHPRS members/ affiliates of interest:
Language:
OIPRC operates in English but provides some services and resources in
French.
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 Ontario
Self-Help Network
http://www.selfhelp.on.ca/
Phone: 416-487-4355 / 1-888-283-8806
The Ontario Self-Help Network
supports the development of self-help/mutual aid groups, networks, organizations
and centres in Ontario. OSHNET promotes the use of self-help strategies
in health promotion across Ontario. OSHNET is a program of the Self-Help
Resource Centre
OSHNET's focus:
- Self-help/mutual aid strategies
- Empowerment approaches to health promotion
- Peer approaches
- Informal volunteering
- Diversity and accessibility
OSHNET offers:
- A province-wide toll-free information service (1-888-283-8806)
- A listing
of self-help centres across Ontario
- Free factsheets, articles and resource packages on
self-help principles and group development topics
- Consultations to help groups or organizations launch
new groups, address problems and develop broader programs
- General and customized workshops for groups, agency
staff and helping professionals
- On-line resources and a
listserv for self-help promoters
- Making Self-Help/Mutual Aid Work, a "best
of" encyclopedia of resources, tip sheets and guidelines on starting,
maintaining and evaluating self-help for group leaders, members and
helping professionals
People who often use OSHNET's services:
- Mutual aid seekers who want to find or start a group
- Existing self-help groups who want address group
development, change or conflict issues
- Non-profits who want to better support local or issue-specific
groups
- Helping professionals who want to include self-help
strategies in their programs
If you use OSHNET's services you might also
find these other OHPRS members/ affiliates of interest:
- Focus on community-based initiatives and skills development:
OHCC
- Focus on planning, networking and communications
techniques: THCU, Health Promotion Hub
- Focus on maternal/newborn/family health: Best
Start
Language:
OSHNET operates in English but provides some resources in French and some
resources in languages other than English or French.
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OHPRS members
 Parent
Action on Drugs (PAD)
http://www.parentactionondrugs.org
Phone: 416-395-4970
PAD addresses issues of substance
use among youth through outreach, prevention, education, and parent support.
PAD enhances the capacity of parents, youth and communities to promote
an environment that encourages youth to make informed choices.
PAD's focus:
- Substance use and abuse
- Prevention, education, support
PAD offers:
- Parent-focused, up-to-date resources to increase
awareness of tobacco, alcohol and other drug use and provide practical
information
- Peer delivered programs for youth on substance abuse
and choice
- Curriculum support to help teachers deliver current,
relevant classroom activities in health and physical education and social
sciences
- Workshops and training opportunities for teachers,
health professionals and other front-line community workers
- Confidential telephone support service for parents
who have concerns about a son or daughter's use of drugs
People who often use PAD's services:
- Parents
- Teens/ young adults
- Education and health professionals
- Community workers
If you use PAD's services you might also find
these other OHPRS members/ affiliates of interest:
Language:
Parent Action on Drugs operates in English but provides some resources
in French and some services in languages other than English or French.
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OHPRS members
 Physical
Activity Resource Centre (PARC)
http://www.ophea.net/parc/
Phone: 416-426-7120
The Physical Activity Resource
Centre was developed to support Physical Activity Promoters in Public
Health. PARC provides training, consultation, networking and referrals,
and resource and information dissemination services. These services are
intended to support capacity building and learning opportunities.
PARC's focus:
Physical activity in public health
PARC offers:
- Information on physical activity
- Consultation on a physical activity issue
- Assistance in the preparation of a workshop or meeting
- Review of physical activity related materials
- Training for public health staff.
People who often use PARC's services:
PARC's services are available to Physical Activity Promoters working in
Public Health across Ontario.
If you use PARC's services you might also find these
other OHPRS members/ affiliates of interest:
Language:
PARC operates in English but provides some resources in French.
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 Program
Training and Consultation Centre (PTCC)
http://www.ptcc-cfc.on.ca/
Phone: 1-800-363-7822
PTCC builds capacity in tobacco control at the local level through training, consultation, resource development, media analysis and referral services. PTCC is a resource centre of the Smoke-Free Ontario Strategy. The Media Network became a program of PTCC in April 2008.
PTCC's focus:
Supporting tobacco control
PTCC offers:
- Training workshops in tobacco control
- Technical assistance including:
- Telephone and on-site consultation support
- On-line catalogue of tobacco
control program resources
- Referrals
- Knowledge exchange activities, including:
- Cultivating province-wide Communities of Practice (CoP)
- Developing evidence-based reviews
- Documenting innovative practices
People who often use PTCC's services:
- Local Ontario public health agency staff
- Tobacco Control Area Networks (TCANs)
- Community health centres staff
- Voluntary organization staff/volunteers
- Health care providers
If you use PTCC's services you might also find these
other OHPRS members/ affiliates of interest:
Language:
PTCC provides many of its services in French, as well as English.
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 The
Health Communication Unit (THCU)
http://www.thcu.ca
Phone: 416-978-0522
THCU at the Centre for Health
Promotion, University of Toronto works to increase the capacity of community
and public health agencies to plan for, conduct and evaluate a wide range
of health promotion programs (within a comprehensive and population-based
approach).
THCU's focus:
Health communication
THCU offers:
- Provincial and regional workshops that cover different
aspects of our five mandated areas (health promotion program planning,
health communication, healthy policy development, evaluation and sustainability)
- Tailored consultations to assist individuals
and organizations in the application of theory and principles in the
following areas:
- Health promotion program planning
- Policy change
- Health communication
- Evaluation of health promotion programs
- Sustainability
- Quality resource materials including a an online,
interactive Health
Communication workbook, a newsletter,
literature
searches, and topic guides (Health Communication, Health Promotion
Planning, Policy Development, Sustainability, Evaluation, General Health
Promotion)
- With Health Nexus , the weekly Ontario
Health Promotion E-Bulletin
People who often use THCU's services:
- Public health units, community health centres, and
district health councils
- Voluntary agencies
- Others working in the field of health promotion
If you use THCU's services you might also find the
other OHPRS members of interest:
Language:
THCU operates in English but provides some
resources in French.
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Affiliates
 Cancer
Care Ontario (CCO)
http://www.cancercare.on.ca/
Phone: (416-971-9800)
Cancer Care Ontario is an umbrella organization that
steers and coordinates Ontario's cancer services and prevention efforts.
As the provincial government's chief cancer advisor, Cancer Care Ontario
directs over $500-million in public health care funding for cancer prevention,
detection and care. The agency also operates research, screening and prevention
programs; collects, monitors and reports information about cancer and
cancer system performance; develops evidence-based standards and guidelines
for health care providers; and works with regional providers to plan and
improve cancer services.
CCO's focus:
Cancer Care Ontario is the provincial agency that
steers and coordinates Ontario's cancer services and prevention efforts
so that fewer people get cancer and patients receive the highest quality
of care. Cancer Care Ontario's mission is to improve the performance of
the cancer system by driving quality, accountability and innovation in
all cancer-related services.
CCO offers:
- Directs more than $500-million public health care
dollars annually to prevent and detect cancer and help health care providers
deliver high-quality care, as close to home as possible.
- Operates province-wide research, screening and prevention
programs.
- Collects and monitors information about the rate
and impact of cancer across the province, and putting this information
in the hands of policy makers, researchers and care providers.
- Supports providers by turning research and evidence
into standards and guidelines that they can use to improve patient care.
- Promotes accountable and efficient cancer care by
measuring and reporting to the public about the performance of cancer
services, and working with doctors, hospitals and other care providers
to plan and improve services in regions across Ontario.
- Provides expert advice to the provincial government
on all cancer-related issues.
People who often use CCO's services
- Regional cancer programs and partners, healthcare
organizations and professionals, government, patients and their family
members.
If you use CCO's services you might also find these
other OHPRS members/ affiliates of interest:
- Focus on tobacco control:
PTCC
Language:
Cancer Care Ontario operates in English but provides some resources
in French.
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 Ontario
Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance (OCDPA)
http://www.ocdpa.on.ca/
The Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance (OCDPA)
is a collaborative of leading health-related organizations working together
to focus on chronic disease prevention and healthy living in a comprehensive
manner.
OCDPA’s focus:
The Alliance’s mission is to provide collaborative leadership to
support a comprehensive chronic disease prevention system for Ontario.
The emphasis is on a health promotion and primary prevention approach
and key outcomes include:
1. Chronic disease prevention investments are well-planned
and coordinated.
2. Public polices are in place to address the prevention of chronic disease.
3. Knowledge is effectively and efficiently created and exchanged.
In working towards these outcomes, the OCDPA is committed
to fulfilling its mission effectively and efficiently in a way that has
impact.
OCDPA offers:
- Chronic Disease Prevention Initiatives Directory
- A number of publications on chronic disease prevention
including:
- Primer to Action: Social Determinants of Health
- Economic Burden of Chronic Disease in Canada
- Thinking like a system: The way forward to prevent chronic
disease in Ontario.
- Chronic Disease in Ontario and Canada: Determinants, Risk Factors
and Prevention Priorities
- Knowledge exchange opportunities (workshops, seminars
etc.)
- E-bulletin
People who often use OCDPA’s services
- Government
- Public Health Professionals
- NGOs
If you use OCDPA’s services you might also find
these other OHPRS members/ affiliates of interest:
Language:
OCDPA operates in English but provides some resources in French.
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Ontario
Chronic Disease Prevention Managers in Public Health (OCDPMPH)
Phone: 705-721-7330 ext 7376 or
519-271-7600 ext.265
The Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Managers is made
up of those in public health who focus on chronic disease prevention and
health promotion with management responsibilities. OCDMPH fosters collaboration,
both within public health and prevent chronic disease through advocacy,
leadership and collective action.
OCDMPH’s focus:
Chronic disease prevention in public health
People who often use OCDMPH's services:
- Public Health Managers and Directors
- Public Health Staff
- Affiliate Members
If you use OCDMPH's services you might also
find these other OHPRS members/ affiliates of interest:
Language:
OCDPMPH provides service in English but has the capacity to provide contact
person to respond to inquiries in French.
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 Ontario
Tobacco Research Unit (OTRU)
http://www.otru.org
Phone: 416-595-6888
OTRU fosters and conducts research,
monitoring and evaluation contributing to programs and policies to eliminate
tobacco-related health problems in Ontario. As a key associate of the
OHPRS, OTRU is a focal point for an active tobacco control research network
in Ontario.
OTRU's focus:
- Tobacco-related research
- Monitoring and evaluation of the Ontario Tobacco
Strategy
- Research capacity development through research teaching
and training
- Dissemination of research based information
OTRU offers:
- Tobacco control program and policy research and development
- OTRU Investigator Award program
- Graduate studentships for research in tobacco control
- Networking and communications through the OTRU listsev
and other means to provide a provincial focus for tobacco-related research
and enhance communications between investigators from a wide range of
disciplines
- Monitoring of the Ontario Tobacco Strategy and coordination
and assistance with self-evaluations of projects funded by the strategy
- Information analysis and dissemination, focused on
the development of a variety of products and services to meet the needs
of our investigators and partners including reports on many tobacco-related
topics available on our web site
People who often use OTRU's services:
- Researchers
- Public health professionals
- Policy makers
If you use OTRU 's services you might also find these
other OHPRS members/ affiliates of interest:
Language:
OTRU provides service in English.
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 Ontario
Women’s Health Network (OWHN)
http://www.owhn.on.ca
Phone: (416) 408-4840/1-877-860-4545
The Ontario Women’s Health Network (OWHN) is a
network of individuals and organizations that promotes women’s health.
OWHN works with women, health and social service providers, community
organizations and others to support equitable, accessible and effective
health services for all women in Ontario.
OWHN’s focus:
Women’s health, inclusion
OWHN offers:
- Weekly E-Digest: highlights health-related events,
news and resources that impact women’s health.
- Quarterly E-Bulletin: presents an in-depth exploration
of a topic in women’s health, emphasizing the social determinants
of health.
- Online directory of women’s health and community
services in Ontario.
- Research: OWHN conducts research with community and
academic partners in order to build capacity and ensure participatory
processes where the voices of women who are marginalized are heard.
OWHN also carries out consultations.
- Advocacy: OWHN communicates the needs identified
by focus group participants and makes recommendations to all three levels
of government (federal, provincial and municipal).
People who often use OWHN’s services:
- Members of the public
- Community organizations
- Health and social service providers
If you use OWHN’s services you might also find
these other OHPRS members/ affiliates of interest:
- Focus on maternal health: Best Start
- Focus on heart health: Heart Health Resource Centre
- Focus on nutrition: Nutrition Resource Centre
Language:
OWHN provides service in English.
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 Smoking
and Health Action Foundation (SHAF)
http://www.nsra-adnf.ca/
Phone: 416-928-2900
SHAF conducts public policy research and education designed
to reduce tobacco-related disease and death. Through its evidence-based
research on topical issues in tobacco control, SHAF has provided a crucial
bridge between academics, policy-makers in government, and the wider health
community. SHAF is the sister organization of the Non-Smokers' Rights
Association.
SHAF's focus:
Policy research related to tobacco control
SHAF offers:
- Academic articles, policy papers, and news
in the following areas of expertise:
- The economics of tobacco control
- Packaging and labelling of tobacco products
- Taxation, pricing and smuggling
- Harm reduction and alternative nicotine delivery
systems
- Advertising and sponsorship
- Second-hand smoke
- Mechanisms for recovery of health care costs
by government
- Presentations at conferences
People who often use SHAF's services:
- Policy developers
- Researchers
If you use SHAF's services you might also find these
other OHPRS members/ affiliates of interest:
- Focus on tobacco control:
PTCC, OTRU,
CCTC
- Focus on research: OTRU
- Focus on communicating health information:
THCU
Language:
SHAF provides many of its services in French, as well as English.
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