Ontario Health Promotion Resource Centres
Ontario Health Promotion Resource Centres
| Alcohol Policy Network (APN) 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 Phone: 416-367-3313td> |
| Association to Reduce Alcohol Promotion in Ontario (ARAPO) ARAPO is made up of members throughout Ontario who share the goal of promoting public health and safety by reducing the impact of alcohol advertising, promotion and sponsorship through education, policy and community action. Phone: 416-367-3313 |
| Best Start - Ontario's Maternal, Newborn and Early Child Development Resource Centre Supports community health professionals across Ontario working on health promotion initiatives to enhance the health of mothers and babies. Provides consultation, training, information and resources; and helps enhance community capacity to develop and implement population based, community-wide, comprehensive initiatives that address the range of risk factors associated with low birth weight babies. Best Start provides many of its services in French, as well as English. Phone: 416-408-2249 / 1-800-397-9567 |
| Consumer Health Information Service (CHIS) CHIS helps people gain greater control over their own health through access to health information. The goals of CHIS are to create and provide access to a reliable and up-to-date collection of consumer health materials; to provide the means for consumers to become more informed about their health; and to support the provision of health information to public libraries. Phone: 416-393-7131 |
| Council On Drug Abuse (CODA) The mission of CODA is to prevent and reduce substance abuse through education, with a primary focus on youth and those associated with youth. |
| Curriculum & School-Based Health Resource Centre (CSBHRC) The CSBHRC supports the effective implementation of the Health and Physical Education Curriculum across Ontario; and supports the development and implementation of curriculum and school-based programming in various risk factor and health promotion topic areas. |
| Focus Resource Centre FRC supports the training, consultation, networking, and information/dissemination needs of FOCUS Community Projects across Ontario which do alcohol and drug abuse prevention programming, including harm reduction, in their communities. Under the leadership 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 in Ontario. |
| The Health Communication Unit (THCU) THCU at the Centre for Health Promotion, University of Toronto provides training and support in health communication, health promotion planning, evaluation, policy change, and sustainability. THCU's goal is 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). Phone: 416-978-0522 |
| Heart Health Resource Centre Provides support (consultation, resources and training) to Ontario communities who are planning, delivering and/or evaluating comprehensive community-based heart health strategies and fosters networking and communication between peers through the Ontario Heart Health Network, the publication @heart, and the Heart Health discussion list. Phone: 416-367-3313 / 1-800-267-6817 |
| National Clearinghouse on Tobacco and Health (NCTH) NCTH's main services include a virtual library; reference services; and networking services. The virtual library offers a comprehensive inventory of critical information for health intermediaries and other professionals in the field of tobacco control. Phone: 613-567-3050 / 1-800-267-5234 |
| Nutrition Resource Centre The NRC increases the capacity of nutrition practitioners across Ontario to implement nutrition programs and strategies in a health promotion context by supporting implementation of provincial nutrition pro-grams; facilitating networking and information sharing and providing updates about key developments in the field of community nutrition. Phone: 416-367-3313 / 1-800-267-6817 |
| Ontario Drug Awareness Partnership (ODAP) The mission of ODAP is to raise awareness of the effects of alcohol and other drugs by encouraging and supporting drug awareness initiatives throughout Ontario. Key activities of ODAP include setting the theme for the annual Drug Awareness Week Campaign, developing and distributing products to support this campaign, and coordinating communication between Drug Awareness Committees throughout Ontario through a quarterly newsletter, website and annual symposium. Phone: 416-489-8301 |
| Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition (OHCC) 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. Services are provided in both English and French. Phone: 416-408-4841 / 1-800-766-3418 |
| Health Nexus (formerly OPC) Health Nexus has a multidisciplinary focus on prevention and health promotion activities across the province. Health Nexus facilitates and empowers individuals, groups and communities to work towards the realization of their social, emotional, physical and environmental health and wellbeing. Health Nexus provides services in French, as well as English. Phone: 416-408-2249 / 1-800-263-2846 |
| Ontario Self-Help Network The Ontario Self-Help Network is a program of the Self-Help Resource Centre. The goals of the program are to support the development of self-help groups, networks, organizations and centres in Ontario and promote the use of self-help strategies across Ontario. Services include information and referrals, workshops, a tool kit, a directory, and more. Phone: 416-487-4355 / 1-888-283-8806 |
| Ontario Tobacco-free Network (OTN) OTN is an interagency network consisting of the Canadian Cancer Society Ontario Division, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, and the Ontario Lung Association. The OTN supports a network of local tobacco-free councils, coordinated by public health staff and community volunteers, in their tobacco work throughout Ontario. The OTN also works to raise awareness of tobacco control activities and issues within their member health agencies. Phone: 416-922-2238 / 1-866-922-2238 |
| Ontario Tobacco Research Unit (OTRU) OTRU is a network that fosters and conducts research, monitoring and evaluation contributing to programs and policies to eliminate tobacco-related health problems in Ontario. Phone: 416-595-6888 |
| Ontario Tobacco Strategy Media Network The Ontario Tobacco Strategy Media Network increases positive media coverage of tobacco issues and to facilitate media relations for Ontario Tobacco Strategy Partners. Key functions include tracking the news and providing daily updates, summaries and talking points; producing background documents, draft op. eds., letters to the editor, etc.; and providing media relations training workshops. Phone: 416-217-1275 |
| Parent Action on Drugs (PAD) PAD works to prevent drug abuse among youth through education of parents, youth, service providers and the community. PAD also provides support to families of adolescents with substance abuse problems. Phone: 416-395-4970 |
| Physical Activity Transition Project (PATP) The Ontario Physical and Health Education Association is managing the Physical Activity Transition Project (PATP) to provide support to those who promote physical activity in Ontario. The PATP provides training, consultation and support to physical activity promoters in Ontario Phone: 416-426-7120 |
| Program Training and Consultation Centre (PTCC) PTCC provides training and consultation services to enhance the capacity of Ontario communities to implement effective community-based tobacco use reduction strategies. PTCC is a resource centre of the Ontario Tobacco Strategy. Phone: 519-571-9870 (Kitchener) / 1-800-363-7822 (Ottawa) |
| Smoking and Health Action Foundation (SHAF) 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. Phone: 416-928-2900 Phone: 416-395-4970 |
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