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Register now for Prevent More to Treat Less | Public Health and Primary Health Care Together conference
 Registration is now open for the Prevent More to Treat Less | Public Health and Primary Health Care Together conference.
For the first time, Public Health and Primary Health Care will be hosting a joint conference focused on the shared vision of the best possible health and wellbeing for everyone living in Ontario.
This ground breaking conference will take place June 4 & 5, 2014 at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North. It will include inspiring presentations, panel discussions, learning and networking sessions that will enable both sectors to learn from each other and share best collaborative practices on shared priorities.
Register today to hold your place and take advantage of the early-bird rate. You can register for learning sessions soon and will be alerted when they are posted online.
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2014 AOHC Award nominations
There is still time to nominate your peers/centre for an AOHC Award. All members are welcome to submit a nomination for an eligible and deserving candidate/centre.
View award categories and nomination forms: English French
Deadline for nominations is March 18, 2014
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Model of Health and Wellbeing webcast available online
At its recent annual general meeting, AOHC member centres unanimously endorsed a new Model of Health and Wellbeing to guide their delivery of Primary Health Care.
The Model represents a commitment to a shared vision of the best possible health and wellbeing for everyone in Ontario. It describes the core values, the principles and attributes that direct the services and the programs at AOHC member centres. These principles and attributes are rooted in the goal of providing the highest quality of health & wellbeing that is both people and community centred.
To help deepen the understanding of these concepts, AOHC has released an orientation to the Model of Health and Wellbeing webcast.
This webcast is avaiable in both English and French.
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Healthy Kids Community Challenge
The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care recently launched a new program called the Healthy Kids Community Challenge.
The Challenge is all about engaging kids and the communities they live in to be more active, eat better and improve their daily habits so they can reach their full potential.
The Ministry is inviting Aboriginal Health Access Centres and Aboriginal Community Health Centres to apply on behalf of their communities they serve.
The deadline for applications is March 14, 2014
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Full scope of practice for RPNs and RNs survey
The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario and the Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario, with funding from the Ministry of Health and Long-term Care, are collaborating on a project to develop a toolkit for primary care on maximizing primary care registered nurses and registered practical nurses full scope of practice utilization.
If you are a clinical director, executive director, manager, physician, primary care nurse, team leader, or other health care professional in a primary care organization, you are invited to take part in this short survey.
The deadline to complete this survey is March 17, 2014.
Complete the survey
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Health Quality Ontario seeking feedback on Hemoglobin A1c recommendations
Health Quality Ontario's draft Rapid Review and the Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee recommendations on the frequency of Hemoglobin A1c testing is open for comment until March 26, 2014. Click here to access.
Please email comments to OHTAC_Comments@hqontario.ca.
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Community Health Ontario Integration Repository webinar now available online
On February 20th, Community Health Ontario (a partnership between Addictions and Mental Health Ontario, the Association of Ontario Health Centres and the Ontario Community Support Association) and CMHA Ontario hosted a free webinar to introduce integrationresources.ca, a new tool that community organizations can turn to as they delve into the often complex and at times misunderstood perceptions of integration.
For those who missed the webinar, a recording and slide deck is available.
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Scholarships available for Community Health Leadership Program at Rotman
May 12-16, 2014
The Centre for Health Sector Strategy at the Rotman School of Management has announced the launch of a new Community Health Leadership Program.
This program is designed to enhance the participants' leadership, innovative thinking, change management, communication, and negotiation skills to support new approaches to leadership in a complex world. It will enable the participants to capitalize on their existing knowledge, skills and capabilities and further their capacity to influence health system and organizational change. The program also provides a rich forum for knowledge exchange among peers in the community sector.
The application deadline is March 21, 2014.
More information
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Vaughan Community Health Centre celebrates 5 year anniversary
 On Wednesday, February 19th, Vaughan Community Health Centre (VCHC) celebrated its anniversary with its clients and staff. VCHC's Board Chair, Executive Director, partners, clients, students, volunteers and staff took the podium to express the difference VCHC has made in their lives. Read more |
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National Day of Action for new Health Accord
On March 31st events are being held across Ontario calling for federal action on a new Health Accord. Join an event in Kingston, Thunder Bay, Sault Ste Marie, Windsor/Sarnia, Hamilton, Niagara, Guelph, Ottawa, Scarborough or Toronto organized by the Canadian Health Coalition.
More information
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Accessibility and Model of Health and Wellbeing Workshops
AOHC is offering its member centres the opportunity to participate in a free ½-day workshop exploring the relationship between our Model of Health and Wellbeing, the AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act), and ways to improve access and communication for clients with various disabilities.
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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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