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Show support for supervised injection sites in Toronto
 Supervised injection services (SIS) aim to improve the health and wellbeing of people who use drugs by offering them safer and more hygienic alternatives. Implementing these sites were one of two recommendations made by Toronto's Medical Officer of Health David McKeown in a report issued on Tuesday that asks Toronto to urge the Ontario government to fund supervised injection services on a pilot basis. The report, to be discussed at the a July 10 meeting of the Toronto Board of Health, also recommends incorporating supervised injection sites into primary care centres, such as Community Health Centres (CHCs), which already service these clients. The Association of Ontario Health Centres supports the recommendations of Toronto's Medical Officer of Health, David McKeown and appeals to the City of Toronto to register its opposition to the federal government's Bill C-65. |
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MOHLTC issues call for applications to integrate physiotherapy into primary health care
Executive Directors at all AOHC member centres should have received on June 27th an email from MOHLTC with the subject line: 2013-14 Integration of Physiotherapy into Primary Health Care settings. Attached was application material to be submitted by July 23 if your Centre wants to apply for funding to hire a physiotherapist.
If you did not receive this material and want to apply, please contact jacquie@aohc.org to receive the material.
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Viellir en santé...profitez de la vie !
Le centre de santé communautaire de Bramalea est un fournisseur de santé anglophone situé dans la région de Peel.
Parmi sa palette de services communautaires et cliniques, le centre offre aussi un programme de promotion de la santé aux personnes francophones de 55 ans et plus de la région de Peel.
Cette séries de courtes vidéos réalisées sur un ton léger et humoristique est le fruit de la collaboration entre le centre de santé communautaire de Bramalea et plusieurs organismes communautaires francophones et anglophones de la région de Peel.
Ces ressources ont pour but de promouvoir le bien-être physique et mental des personnes aînées francophones à travers différents thèmes de promotion de la santé. D'autres sujets d'actualité, tel que les abus et les fraudes financières dont sont victimes les aînés, y sont aussi abordés.
Vous pouvez accéder aux ressources en cliquant sur le lien suivant : https://vimeo.com/channels/bchcpsa
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HF Connecting Health Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic open for patient referrals
Hong Fook Mental Health Association is opening a Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic, which will provide primary health care services. HF Connecting Health Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic will open its doors on July 29, 2013.
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Toronto consultations on housing and homelessness
The City of Toronto is consulting around its housing and homelessness services.
Click here for details on consultations for community agencies which runs through July.
Complete an online survey
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People's Shadow Summit & Rally for Medicare
During the Council of the Federal annual meeting with all the Premiers on July 24-25 in Niagara- on- the- Lake, the Ontario Health Coalition is holding a Shadow Summit to push for the renewal of the National Health Accord and federal support for Medicare. The event includes workshops, media events and a rally on July 25th at 11am to call on the federal government to get back to the table to renew the Health Accord which expires in 2014.
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Take action on for-profit blood plasma clinics
Following action by the Canadian Doctors for Medicare, Health Minister Aglukkaq has re-opened consultation on the contentious issue of whether Health Canada should approve for-profit, paid-donation blood plasma clinics. Send a letter asking the federal Health Minister to reconsider approval of these clinics by emailing her at: leona.aglukkaq@parl.gc.ca.
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Health promotion and community development professional learning event
This is your annual dynamic learning event to build new thinking and strategies; share tools, methods and good practices; and achieve and demonstrate results for people and community-centred health and wellbeing.
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