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This section provides information on Health Nexus's media activity including current and archived media releases, OP-Ed articles, Letters to the editor and our media coverage.

Media releases
November 21 marks the 20th Anniversary of the signing of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, 20 November 2006 , 39kB
(Related OP-Ed article)
Count Us In - Report, 7 June 2006 , 26kB
(Related press coverage, report, literature review)
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced a new Ministry for Health Promotion, 6 July , 16kB
(Also read OPC's letter to the editor published in the Toronto Star)
 
Letters to the Editor
Re: Searching for sound advice online (Nov. 13) , 8.7kB
Letter to the Editor, Globe and Mail in response to "Searching for sound advice online", November 13, 2007. Published in Globe and Mail, 15 Nov 2007.
CMA’s “Medicare Plus” is “Medicare Minus” , 18kB
Letter to the Editor, Toronto Star in response to " Canadian Medical Association (CMA) urges private delivery of health care", 30 July 2007. Published in Toronto Star, 13 Aug 2007.
To score an A in health, Canada needs greater prevention and health promotion investments. , 9.61kB
Letter to the Editor, Globe and Mail in response to "Canada is a land of mediocrity, Conference Board says", June 13, 2007
Invest in initiatives that change lives , 14.1kB
Letter to the Editor, Toronto Star in response to "McGuinty's new cabinet sworn in", June 29, 2005
 
OP-Ed articles
A robust prevention 'system' will save Medicare for generations to
come
- An OP-Ed article, November 20, 2006 , 13.9kB
 
Media coverage
Government to shut down popular, independent health advice website, Canada.com, 18 November 2007
Conservatives axe health network, Toronto Star, 16 Nov 2007
When it's more than baby blues, Toronto Star, 9 March 2007
(Related website www.lifewithnewbaby.ca)
"Street smarts in social work", Toronto Star, 14 June 2006
(Related Media Release, Report , Literature review)
Invest in initiatives that change lives, Toronto star, 5 July 2005
 

 

 

 

 
 
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Canadian Health Network Loses Funding as of 1 April 2008
Note: The feature articles, frequently asked questions (FAQs) and some of the collection (in both English and French) that were developed by the Health Promotion Affiliate of CHN have been revised and are now accessible as Articles on the Health Nexus website.

Health Nexus acknowledges funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada through the former Canadian Health Network for the creation of these resources.

Ottawa, don't pull the plug on superb website , 15.9kB
Thursday, December 13, 2007
ANDRÉ PICARD, The Globe and Mail
Canadian Health Network Web Site To Be Shut Down By Government, Medical News Today, 18 November 2007
Government to shut down popular, independent health advice website, Canada.com, 18 November 2007
Conservatives axe health network, Toronto Star, 16 Nov 2007
Re: Searching for sound advice online (Nov. 13) , 8.7kB
Letter to the Editor, Globe and Mail in response to "Searching for sound advice online", November 13, 2007. Published in Globe and Mail, 15 Nov 2007.