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Welcome to Health Nexus

At Health Nexus we envision a future where health inequities are reduced and the health of our communities is improved through collective commitment, action and innovation.

For 25 years we have been enabling communities to promote health—in Ontario and beyond. We do this by assisting organizations and individuals, at little or no cost, to develop and implement prevention and health promotion strategies that aim to enhance well-being and reduce demand on the health care and social service systems.

We encourage you to explore our programs and services.


What's New
 

 

Making Maternal Child Health a Priority at G8 Summit
Response from Best Start Resource Centre and Motherisk.

For more information click here.


 

News Release

HEALTH NEXUS RAISES FUNDS FOR HEALTHY PREGNANCIES THROUGH LCBO’S IN-STORE DONATION PROGRAM

For more information click here.


 

Building Capacity for Equity in Health Promotion

Health Nexus and the Health Equity Council are partnering to build capacity for equity in health promotion in Ontario through a bilingual project entitled Building Capacity for Equity in Health Promotion. This project is funded by the Healthy Communities Fund of the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion, and runs from November 2009 to March 2011. 

Surveys to gather data for the Environmental Scan and Promising Practice Directory are now online.

Click here for the surveys.


 

 

 


Redefining Our
Role, Expanding
Our Reach
08-09 Annual Report


 


 

Connecting the Dots Handbook

This handbook is for health professionals, health promoters/ educators, and community groups/organizations who want to work across sectors and with multiple levels to leverage their joint potential to prevent chronic disease in their communities.
For more information click here.


 


For more information click here.


 
 

Primer to Action: Social Determinants of Health
New, improved and expanded second edition

A resource for health and community workers, activists and local residents to understand how the social determinants of health impact chronic disease--and what we can do about it.

 

 
 
Health Nexus Today: Health Promotion Blog
03/08/2010
Using First Nations Ceremonies to Promote Bonding and Attachment
Posted by Melanie Ferris, Aboriginal Health Promotion Consultant Part 2 of 2 Singing played a part of my second workshop at the Best Start conference, Using First Nations Teachings and Ceremonies to ...
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E-Bulletins and Listservs
OHPE Ontario Health Promotion E-mail bulletin (OHPE)
Click4HP An open, facilitated public listserv, is an international dialogue on health promotion.
MNCHP Network The Maternal Newborn and Child Health Promotion Network
Le Bloc-Notes Le Bloc-Notes is a biweekly French language health promotion bulletin.


 

Projects online

Have a ball together!

Let's Be Healthy Together!Preventing Childhood Obesity in Aboriginal Communities

wiki - Health Nexus

HP-101 Health Promotion on-line Course

Count Me In!

Life with a new baby

Be Safe: Have an alcohol-free pregnancy

Health Before Pregnancy


Web Links

Health Nexus Web links are links to external sites and organizations that contain relevant information on health promotion and the determinants of health.


 

 

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