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Organised by the Ontario Healthy Schools Coalition (OHSC) members in Ottawa in cooperation with the Canadian Council on Learning's Health and Learning Knowledge Centre (HLKC). This event was open to all participants and included presentations by Dr. Vera Etches, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health as well as presentations and discussions of education and health ministry directions and new initiatives.
The Health & Learning Knowledge Centre (HLKC) of the Canadian Council on Learning sponsored this coordinated series of workshops and conferences as part of its focus on building capacity in settings to promote health literacy, inclusion and cohesion for all Canadians.
The HLKC joined with several national organizations, other knowledge brokers and several institutions to offer a series of discussions aimed at setting a knowledge development and exchange agenda, as well as to celebrate the accomplishments since 2006.
Keynote Speakers
A. Anti-Stigma / Anti-Discrimination Initiative presented by Christie Romie, Mental Health Commission of Canada (PDF, 238 KB)
B. Building ON Capacity: A Key Health Promotion Strategy presented by Trevor Hancock, Consultant, BC Ministry of Health (PDF, 2.37 MB)
C. Community Schools: Hubs for Human Development presented by Delphine Melchert, President, Canadian Association for Community Education (PDF, 592 KB)
D. Comprehensive Approaches to Sun Safe, Healthy, Caring Schools presented by Cindy Andrews, Director, Partnerships, Canadian Association for School Health (PDF, 649 KB)
E. Environmental Scan on the Implementation of a Question of Influence presented by Natalie Cochrane, Prevention Coordinator, Addiction Services, Nova Scotia Department of Health Promotion and Protection (PDF, 1.58 MB)
F. Evergreen - Child and Youth Mental Health Framework for Canada presented by Dr. Stan Kutcher, UNESCO Chair on Youth Mental Health and Director of the Sun Life Centre on Mental Health at Dalhousie University (PDF, 1.53 MB)
G. Health and Learning Data Strategy Framework: Monitoring Healthy Communities of Learning presented by Constance Milbrath - UBC HELP, Denise Buote - Arbor Educational & Clinical Consulting, and Nadine Valk - Canadian Council on Learning (PDF, 492 KB)
H. Healthy Child Manitoba Strategy: Putting Children and Families First presented by Jan Sanderson, Healthy Child Manitoba (PDF, 403 KB)
I. Healthy Settings for All presented by Joan Wharf Higgins, School of Physical Education, University of Victoria (PDF, 1.05 MB)
J. Indigenous School Health Framework presented by Shirley Tagalik, Consultant, Nunavut Education Ministry (PDF, 3.71 MB)
K. Learning Communities: Webs of Life-long Learning presented by Ron Faris, Consultant, Learning Cities (PDF, 721 KB)
L. Mental Health as an Asset for Individual and Social Well-being: A Perspective for Policy and Practice presented by Douglas Crossman, Public Health Agency of Canada (PDF, 809 KB)
M. Organizational and Institutional Policy & Capacity presented by Mary McKenna, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of New Brunswick (PDF, 2.69 MB)
N. Planning, Resources and Strategies to Engage Aboriginal Youth presented by Claire Crooks and Charlene Camillo (PDF, 782 KB)
O. Promoting Resiliency Through After-School Programs presented by Claire Crooks, Centre for Prevention Science, Centre on addiction and mental health & the University of Western Ontario (PDF, 6.42 MB)
P. Resilience: What, How and Where presented by Barbara Kennedy, Office of Demand Reduction, Health Canada (PDF, 145 KB)
Q. School Health Coordinators in Newfoundland & Labrador: Reflections presented by Antony Card, Memorial University, Terre-Neuve et Labrador (PDF, 3.18 MB)
R. Settings-based Practice, Programs, Policies: New Frontiers in Understanding & Working with Context to Address Pressing Social & Ecological Challenges presented by Blake Poland, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto (PDF, 716 KB)
S. Stress and Environments: the Complexities of Relationships and Policy presented by Dr. Stan Kutcher, UNESCO Chair on Youth Mental Health and Director of the Sun Life Centre on Mental Health at Dalhousie University (PDF, 2.75 MB)
T. Systems Thinking & Non-Reductive Approaches to Working in Settings presented by Blake Poland, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto (PDF, 558 KB)
U. The Canadian Best Practices Portal - A Tool for Working in Settings presented by Michael Goodstadt, The Canadian Best Practices System, Public Health Agency of Canada (PDF, 1.05 MB)
V. The Power of Partnerships presented by Prince Albert King George Community School (PDF, 18.3 MB)
W. Youth as Co-Researchers presented by Gord Miller, Centre for Community Health Promotion Research, University of Victoria (PDF, 8.99 MB)
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The Health & Learning Knowledge Centre, HLKC, the Canadian Council on Learning, workshops, conferences, building capacity, promote health literacy, inclusion, cohesion Canadians, national organizations, institutions series of discussions, knowledge development , exchange agenda, celebrating accomplishments since 2006
Le Centre du savoir sur la santé et l'apprentissage, CSSA, le Conseil canadien sur l'apprentissage, conférences, d'ateliers coordonnés, renforcement des capacités, promouvoir la littératie en santé, l'inclusion, la cohésion, les Canadiens, organismes nationaux, courtiers du savoir, institutions, une série de débats, le développement, l'échange de savoirs, célébrer toutes les réalisations depuis 2006.
The Health & Learning Knowledge Centre (HLKC) of the Canadian Council on Learning is pleased to sponsor this coordinated series of workshops and conferences as part of its focus on building capacity in settings to promote health literacy, inclusion and cohesion for all Canadians.
Le Centre du savoir sur la santé et l'apprentissage (CSSA) du Conseil canadien sur l'apprentissage est heureux de commanditer cette série conférences et d'ateliers coordonnés dans le cadre de son mandat de renforcement des capacités dans divers milieux en vue de promouvoir la littératie en santé, l'inclusion et la cohésion pour tous les Canadiens.