OPC celebrated the 20th anniversaries of the Ottawa Charter and OPC by hosting "Moving Upstream: Partnering for Ontario's Future Health & Well-being", a bilingual conference that gathered 225 participants committed to achieve a healthier Ontario. It was opened by Jim Watson, the new and first Minister of Health Promotion.
We released "The Case for Prevention", a report which advocates for government investment in prevention. Extensive distribution and citation of this report attest to its considerable impact.
2006 was a year rich in educational outreach! The Health Promotion Resources Centre launched the "Count Me In" dialogues and website in order to highlight the importance of inclusion as a factor in health. Best start resource center created a toolkit to encourage physical activity in the early years. The Canadian Health Network affiliate delivered workshops on health promotion. The Prevent Stroke program organized training, and networking events with stroke & primary care practitioners.
We sponsored a framework to Integrate Social Determinants of Health into the Public Health Mandate. The report is currently being used by public health leaders.

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Published A Parents Guide to the Early Years with Family Communications, for distribution to every new mother in Ontario.
Ontario Stroke Strategy - recommended a chronic disease health promotion framework; assessed coalition capacity.

Connie Clement hired as Executive Director; Bryan Hayday (founding ED) resigned.
OHPRS secretariat role expanded.
Best Start expanded to include early child development, and change in formal name.
Contributed to Ontario Stroke Strategy by undertaking a needs assessment of health promoting organizations and regional stroke centres, and supporting Ontario Heart Health Network planning.

OHPRS structure formalized; OPC has two representatives on the Planning & Coordinating Committee.
OPC's affiliate partner Innovaction ceased operations in December 2000, resulting in infrastructure challenges for OPC.

Ontario Health Promotion Resource Centre System development - OPC provides lead role in development and implementation of on-line collaboration among 12 health promotion resource centres.

Prevention Congress VIII - Hamilton, hosted in collaboration with the Canadian Pediatric Society.

Voices for Children.
Alliance with the Centre for Health Promotion, University of Toronto formalized.
Listserv Click4HP started.
Ontario Health Promotion Email Bulletin (OHPE) created.
National Population Health Clearinghouse (former name for the Canadian Health Network, or CHN) established through partnership with OPC and Innovaction.

Transitions: Corporate Strategies ceases operations (January 1996).
Cessation of core funding for OPC by the Ministry of Community and Social Services (MCSS).
Incorporated as OPC-COIP Inc., established Innovaction as an affiliate, non-profit, fee-for-service consulting organization.
Prevention Congress VII - Ottawa.
First Annual General Meeting - Innovaction (December 1996).

Transitions: Corporate Strategies completes successful pilot; meets 70% employment target.
Centre ontarien d'information en prévention (COIP) completes voluntary designation process under French Language Services Act.
Provincial government ends Premier's Council on Health, Well-being and Social Justice.
Cessation of funding for Transitions: Corporate Strategies (September 1995).
Cessation of publication of OPC Newsletter.

opc.on.ca on the Internet; home page under construction.
Ontario Healthy Communities Secretariat funded and moves in as a project at OPC.
OPC expands involvement in learning organization and organizational change models.
Prevention Congress VI - Toronto.

Transitions Corporate Strategies commence operations.
Brighter Futures proposal development.

Prevention Congress V - London.
Transitions: Corporate Strategies receives funding from Ontario.
Partner in Coalition for Children, Families and Communities.

Better Beginnings Better Futures consultation.
New Dimensions in Health Programme development.
Healthy Communities Programme development.

Social Assistance Review Committee (SARC) Reform Advocacy Programme designed to educate and create support of corporate leaders for Social Welfare Reform.
Best Start Project funded.
French Language Services developed and established at OPC.

Prevention Congress IV - Toronto.
Funding of Better Beginnings, Better Futures (BBBF).

OPC proposal to MOH to expand health promotion information and consultation services.
Funded in 1988 for two years, conditional upon external evaluation, including regional focus groups and workshops to increase networking and visibility.

External evaluation of Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse. as directed by MCSS and MOH.
Prevention Congress III - Kitchener.

Development of an information centre on prevention programs, resources, research and contacts. Initiated databases of requests, programs and mailing lists to support information exchange and networking across Ontario, including prublication of the Newsletter (in English and French).

Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse receives project funding to March 31,1986, with governmental option to renew contract to March 31, 1987. The purpose was to increase provincewide awareness of prevention alternatives by providing information exchange within the emerging field of prevention.
Ministry of Education joins Clearinghouse Provincial Advisory Committee.

Ontario Ministry of Health (MOH) establishes Office of Health Promotion.
Ontario Health Implementation Group on Health Promotion set up.
Feasibility survey conducted province-wide regarding a resource centre/information clearinghouse on primary prevention.
Proposal submitted to MCSS and MOH regarding Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse (OPC).

Prevention Congress II - Toronto.
Initial discussion regarding provincial resource centre focused on primary prevention.

Prevention Congress I - Toronto.
Ontario Prevention Network formed.

Regional training and consultation about primary prevention for community-based social services, education, and health workers across Ontario.

Ontario Child Health Study begins.

Release of The State of The Art: A Background Paper on Prevention.
MCSS designates $1 million fund for demonstration and research projects, as well as supplementary grants for agencies involved in primary prevention.