|
Ontario's New Poverty Reduction Strategy - Steps in the right direction but no firm targets or timelines
 The Association of Ontario Health Centres (AOHC) welcomes the government's continued commitment to tackle poverty with the focus on health benefits and ending homelessness in Ontario's Poverty Reduction Strategy, 2014-2019. However, the plan fails to include specific targets and timelines with an implementation plan.
|
|
Email your MP before September 16 to vote against Bill C585
Federal Bill C585, if passed, would allow provinces to restrict access to social assistance for refugee claimants. Refugees could lose their only source of income, until they meet a minimum residency requirement. Please email your MP before September 16th urging him/her to vote against this bill.
Find your MP
Template letter to send to your MP
For more information and actions check under "What's New" at http://www.incomesecurity.org
|
|
Build a Peer to Peer Quality Improvement Learning Community
The Quality Improvement working group are working to gain a better understanding of your quality journey and your quality improvement experiences. The Quality Improvement learning needs survey will inform the Provincial Performance Management Committee and contribute to making the Annual Professional Quality Improvement Event (November 18-19, Toronto) as useful and relevant as possible.
If you are a Quality Improvement lead or involved in QI at your centre, a link to a short 12 question QI Learning Survey will be forwarded to you shortly. Your feedback is needed and appreciated.
|
|
New breastfeeding community grants
In October, the Best Start Resource Centre will accept proposals to award grants to not-for profit organizations for projects to help support populations with lower rates of breastfeeding in Ontario.
If your organization is interested in applying, attend one of these webinars which explain the application package and process:
Tuesday, September 9 - 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Monday, September 15 - 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
For information and to register go to: www.beststart.org/index_eng.html
|
|
Shift the conversation to what matters most
In the weeks leading up to Community Health  and Wellbeing Week, AOHC will feature a series of stories that describe the work of community-governed primary care centres addressing the domains of life that have a major impact on health and wellbeing. The need to take action was highlighted recently in the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW) Ontario composite report: How are Ontarians Really doing?
Continue reading
|
|
Register now for Health Promotion and Community Development Professional Learning Event
October 21 & 22
Registration is now open for the Health Promotion and Community Development Professional Learning Event. The event will take place October 21 and 22 at the Columbus Centre & Sala Cabota in Toronto.
This is a peer driven dynamic learning event designed annually with you, to build on new thinking and strategies; share tools, methods and good practices; and achieve and demonstrate results for people and community-centred health and wellbeing.
|
| Conferences and workshops |
|
September
October
November
|
