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Registration now open for AOHC's Primary Health Care Conference
This two day gathering will explore solutions related to one of one of Primary Health Care's most pressing challenges: how to forge better connections within our health and social service systems.
For staff, board members and supporters of AOHC member centres, this is the ideal opportunity to learn about new collaborative innovations designed to promote the best possible health and wellbeing for everyone. |
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We'll focus on working better together to:
- Develop a strong, integrated primary health care system that will strengthen and sustain the rest of the healthcare system
- Address challenges and maximize opportunities related to the roll-out of the provincial government's new Health Links initiative
- Ensure Ontario's new Action Plan for Health Care is guided by strong health equity principles
- Leverage partnerships and intersectoral initiatives that will shift Ontario from a fragmented sickness care system to a coordinated community health and wellbeing system.
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Confirmed plenary speakers include:
- Dr. Samir Sinha, expert lead for Ontario's Senior Stragety
- Don Drummond, head of the Commission on the Reform of Ontario's Public Service
- Charles Pascal, Ontario's former advisor on early learning
- Helen Angus, Associate Deputy Minister of Health and Long-term Care, Transformation Secretariat.
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Lots of choice in learning and networking sessions
- Over 40 different learning and sessions and over a dozen networking sessions
- Session formats customized to suit your learning style. Pick from an array of expert lectures, think tanks, workshops or poster presentations.
- Wide range of learning session topics covering three different themes: innovations, system transformation and community health and wellbeing.
- Networking sessions that will give you time and space to brainstorm with our peers about top of mind concerns you face together.
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Recommendations on Healthy Kids Strategy
Earlier this week, the provincial panel of experts investigating how to meet the provincial government's commitment to reduce childhood obesity by 20 per cent within five years. The commitment is part of Minister Matthew's new Action Plan on Healthcare.
Read AOHC's summary of the recommendations |
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Join us for QI teleconference!
All AOHC member centres including CHCs, AHACs, CFHTs and NPLCs, now know about the required templates for the QIPs and that the QIPs will be submitted to Health Quality Ontario (HQO) for Apr il 1, 2013. All centres will be at different stages on the journey.
Join us for a simple and quick knowledge sharing and Q&A with peers on Friday, March 8 at 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome.
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EMR Update: Another AHAC goes live
Anishnawbe Mushkiki in Thunder Bay went live with Nightingale on Demand on February 28th. This is the 4th of 10 AHACs to implement the EMR software. |
Confidential survey on LGBT issues
The AOHC LGBT Advisory Group reports to the AOHC Board on issues related to health equity for LGBT populations, an approach based on the health equity framework we all supported. In order to establish a baseline of information on member centres on LGBT issues, the Advisory Group is asking all member CHCs, AHACs, CFHTs and NPLCs, their management, staff, front-line service providers and board members to respond to this confidential survey by March 31th, 2013.
Access online survey |
 Beyond the dollar: How non-financial incentives help retain health centre staff
Michelle Hurtubise, executive director at London InterCommunity Health Centre was recently interviewed by Charity Village about the creative non-financial incentives she uses to help retain staff.
Read the full article |
Children's Mental Health Ontario release new position statement
Last month Children's Mental Health Ontario, which represents providers of child and youth menatl health treatment services, released a position statement on Easting Transitations for Children, Youth and Adults.
This position statement has been developed based on the best-available data, the experience of other jurisdictions, and the front-line knowledge of child and youth mental health agencies and workers throughout Ontario.
Read statement |
March is Nutrition Month
March is Nutrition Month - the perfect time of year to brush up on healthy eating knowledge and make some healthier eating choices for ourselves and our families. Healthy eating is important to good health. Food nourishes the body and provides the energy needed to maintain a healthy, active lifestyle. Eating the right foods can also help reduce the risk of many chronic diseases.
See some interesting resources below:
Healthy Eating Toolbox
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New report on child and family poverty
Ontario Campaign 2000 released the 2012 report, "Strengthening Families for Ontario's Future", with practical policy solutions to reduce child and family poverty and address growing income inequality in Ontario.
The report shows that the Ontario government's 2008 poverty reduction commitments had reduced child poverty levels by 6.6% by 2010, but this downward trend has been jeopardized by 2012's austerity budget. Campaign 2000 calls for action in the 2013 Budget to increase the Ontario Child Benefit, raise minimum wage and enhance social assistance and child care.
Access full report |
Nutrition Resource Centre seeking input from CHC/AHAC dietitians
The Nutrition Resource Centre, an initiative of the Ontario Public Health Association, is developing a resource on food skills programming throughout Ontario with an environmental scan of current food skills programs in community health centres, public health units and others.
Please take 5 minutes to complete their survey before March 8.
Please complete a separate survey for each food skills program you are currently running. If you'd like a PDF version or have any questions, please contact aecker@opha.on.ca.
Access the survey
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Light bulb theory
This week, AOHC's CIO Rod Burns gives a new spin to the Light Bulb theory ... See www.aohc.org/cioblog. |
AOHC team commences neXia validation testing
AOHC's EMR project team has commenced validation testing for neXia, Nightingale's next generation electronic medical records (EMR) solution.
"We will adopt a modular approach and rigorously test the system before making a recommendation on neXia's ability to meet the sector's unique needs," says AOHC CIO Rodney Burns.
Currently, validation efforts are focused on clinical functionality and involve the participation of about a dozen member Centres, including bilingual sites.
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25 in 5 Network for poverty reduction
Add your voice to make poverty reduction a priority in the 2013 Ontario budget
Take 2 minutes to send a message to Premier Wynne and the opposition leaders urging them to include measures in the budget that would allow low income people to Earn More, Keep More, and Restore Benefits. Send the pre-worded message by visiting www.25in5.ca. |
Put Food in the Budget
Check http://putfoodinthebudget.ca for more actions you can take to send a message to Premier Wynne calling for $100/month increase to social assistance rates and increasing asset rules, without cutting Special Diet Allowance. |
Webinar: What does it take to be a leader for health equity? - March 14
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Seeing the Unseen: An intro to health equity impact assessment - March 20
This webinar, hosted by HC Link, will provide you with a hands-on orientation to the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care's Health Equity Impact Assessment (HEIA) tool.
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Trans Health Connection - Trans surgery overview and holistic case work - March 21
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Langs Farm Village Association, 1145 Concession Rd., Cambridge
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Communautés ethnoculturelles francophones de l'Ontario: travailler pour développer une communauté en santé inclusive et equitable - 22 mars
Ce webinaire vise à partager des expériences, ressources et services qui se voient ajustés pour mieux desservir la population ethnoculturelle francophone de l'Ontario. On parlera de compétences culturelles, des difficultés et résiliences de la population nouvellement arrivée au Canada. Nous allons aborder les spécificités de leurs besoins, et entre autre la double minorisation de l'immigrant francophone.
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Meeting health needs of migrant farm workers - Hamilton - March 25
Nearly 40,000 migrant farmworkers (MFWs) come to Canada each year to work in the agriculture industry, the majority in Ontario. The health of these workers is strongly influenced by their experience of migration, their living and work environments once they arrive, and their access to health care and health and safety support.
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l'Équité comme priorité: une introduction à l'évaluation de l'impact sur l'équité en matière de santé - 26 mars
Ce webinaire offert par Réseau CS, vous fournira d'un aperçu pratique de l'outil développé par le ministère de la Santé et des Soins de longue durée (MSSLD). Cet outil d'évaluation a été développé pour favoriser l'équité en matière de santé et réduire les disparités qui peuvent être évitées entre les différents groupes de population. Le EIES a été conçu pour aider les organismes à accroitre leur capacité d'améliorer plus efficacement la santé des populations les plus vulnérables et marginalisées qu'ils desservent. L'objectif ultime consiste à maximiser les impacts positifs et à réduire les impacts négatifs qui pourraient éventuellement approfondir les disparités en matière de santé.
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Rencontre de réseautage via OTN pour les intervenants dans le domaine de la santé mentale!
Tel qu'annoncé dans le bulletin du 24 janvier 2012, le premier Colloque francophone des CSC a eu lieu le 15 novembre 2012 à Sudbury. Durant ce rassemblement, les intervenants dans le domaine de la santé mentale ont identifié plusieurs besoins, dont celui de créer un réseau d'échange d'information et de soutien. À cet effet une première rencontre de réseautage via OTN est planifiée le 26 mars 2013 de 9 h à 11 h.
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The Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act workshop - April 8
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Hyatt Regency Toronto
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The Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act workshop - April 9
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Sheraton Ottawa
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Trans Health Connection - Trans surgery overview and holistic case work - April 12
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Oshawa Community Health Centre
Cost: Free
More information |
Trans Health Connection - Counselling trans clients - May 6
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Oshawa Community Health Centre
Cost: Free
More information |
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We welcome your content
This bulletin is a clearinghouse of information from AOHC staff to the staff in our member centres -- and from you to each other. |
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Ce bulletin est un centre d'échange d'information entre le personnel de l'ACSO et le personnel de nos centres membres -- et entre vous tous et toutes. Nous accueillons avec plaisir le contenu en français que vous voudrez bien nous soumettre. | |
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Fine print
Most content will be printed in the language that it is submitted and will not be translated. The information found in this bulletin has been compiled by AOHC with a provincial audience in mind. Please direct questions arising from the content to your leadership team as situations may differ based on the activities and direction of your own centres.
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Précision
La plus grande partie du contenu sera imprimée dans la langue dans laquelle elle nous a été soumise et ne sera pas traduite. L'information contenue dans ce bulletin a été compilée par l'ACSO à l'intention d'un lectorat provincial. Veuillez adresser vos questions concernant le contenu à votre équipe de direction, car la situation peut être différente dans votre région.
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Ontario's voice for community-governed primary health care |
L'Association des centres de santé de l'Ontario | | |
La voix des organismes de soins de santé primaires gérés par la communauté en Ontario.
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