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Health Promotion Today
Newly launched FASD Ontario website helps to raise awareness
by Melanie Anthony
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Adding French to your English Event: A new resource from the Health Promotion FLS Capacity Building Committee
By Andrea Bodkin
... [read more] Looking back on 9 years together: Health Nexus says goodbye to HC Link
By Andrea Bodkin
For more than 30 years Health Nexus has been working with diverse... [read more]
Adding French to your English Event: A new resource from the Health Promotion FLS Capacity Building Committee
The Health Promotion French Language Services Capacity Building Committee (HP FLS CBC) was... [read more]
Health vs Social Services
The release of a new study today in the Canadian... [read more]
Announcing Winter 2018 Leadership Training in Active Offer of French Language Health Services
We’ve learned a lot in the past few decades about the conditions that support health and where... [read more]
Benefits of Early Child Education
As long time champions for early child development, we read with interest the new report by the... [read more]
Increasing Organizational Capacity for Health Equity Work: A Literature Review for Health Nexus
By Chase Simms, Practicum Student
In January 2017 I began my MPH practicum at Health... [read more]
2017 Budget Reflections
By Barbara Willet, Executive Director
Health Nexus has long recognized that our health... [read more]
The Healthy Built Environment Equity Fact Sheet and Evidence Review
By Tara Zupancic, Director, Habitus Research
The... [read more]
Leadership Training for Active Offer: a new course for health service providers
By Andrea Bodkin, Health Promotion Specialist, Health Nexus
Active Offer is a critical... [read more]
Everything you need to know about harmful effects of sitting
By Patrick Delorme, Bilingual Health Promotion Consultant
We sit in our cars, in our... [read more]
Healthy Babies Healthy Children (HBHC): What Makes High Quality Home Visiting?
By Chase Simms, Health Nexus Practicum Student
I didn’t know what to expect from this pre... [read more]
Health is political and global
By Barb Willet, Executive Director
Those are the two of the key messages reinforced at... [read more]
Get inspired at the 2017 Best Start Resource Centre Annual Conference
The Best Start Resource Centre Conference is an annual event where service... [read more]
Building on a Canadian Legacy
By Barb Willet, Executive Director
Beginning on November 21st, more than 1,... [read more]
Time for a real discussion on poverty
Andrea Bodkin, Health Promotion Specialist
It has been, to say the least, a challenging... [read more]
Health Equity Impact Assessments in Action
By Andrea Bodkin, Health Promotion Specialist
This week I got to do one of my favourite... [read more]
Personal perspective on the PEI Forum
By Laura Foschi, Intern at the Alliance for Health Promotion
On the 16-17 October the... [read more]
Thoughts from Charlottetown
By Barb Willet, Executive Director
I recently had the privilege to contribute to the... [read more]
October 15 is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Day
By Robyn Kalda
Ontario declared October 15 as... [read more]
Breaking the silence around pregnancy and infant loss
By Christine Morrison
... [read more]
International Day of the Girl Child
By Monika Goodluck
I found out that today is... [read more]
Social Innovation: It's about Systems Change
By Robyn Kalda
On September 26 I went to a Social Impact Generation... [read more]
The Invisibility of Breastfeeding
By Monika Goodluck
I am pretty certain that, if you’re the average person, you will... [read more]
Orange Shirt Day: Stand Up for Injustices Facing Indigenous Children
By Stephanie Massot
I was speaking today with some of the wonderful folks we are... [read more]
Health Promotion – At the Very Heart of Sustainability
By Barb Willet
For many people that don’t work within the health promotion field, the... [read more]
Introducing Two New Resources to help you Get Started with HEIA
By Andrea Bodkin, Health Nexus
Health Nexus has been working in the area of health equity... [read more]
Planning for better birth outcomes with a Reproductive Life Plan
Despite universal access to health care and advanced neonatal care, adverse outcomes during... [read more]
Coactive ‘laddership’: Modelling collaborative and equitable partnerships
By Sara Mohammed
On June 16th, 2016, we had our first webinar, “Practicing Collaborative... [read more]
The "Safer" Cigarette?
By Christine Nhan
Prior to university, I had very little exposure and knowledge of shisha... [read more]
A few words from one of our summer students...
By Christine Nhan
There was never one specific moment in my life where I knew I wanted to... [read more]
Get outside this summer!
Like many Canadians, we at Health Nexus are excited by the arrival of summer. The warmer... [read more]
*How* many million views? The power of social media
By Céline Levesque
Sometimes we don’t realize how social media has immense power when it... [read more]
Poor people in Ontario pay for their low income with their health
So says the foreword of Health Quality Ontario’s recently released report devoted entirely to... [read more]
Starting all kids on the path to health
For newly pregnant women it can be daunting to learn that their health and weight before and... [read more]
Book Review - A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age: Scientific Habits of Mind, by David J. Helfand
By Robyn Kalda
"This world faces daunting challenges--from energy supplies to... [read more]
Canada discriminates against children on reserves, tribunal rules
There is breaking news this morning on the... [read more]
Putting networks to work: February webinars
We're excited about all the ways networks are good for work and about all the ways network... [read more]
Network Mapping Article Now Posted on Queen's IRC Website
By Penny Scott
About a year ago I got involved with the ... [read more]
Book Review - The Idealist: Aaron Swartz and the Rise of Free Culture on the Internet, by Justin Peters
By Robyn Kalda
Aaron Swartz died three years ago today, but the issue -- and yes,... [read more]
Podcast: a health promotion success story from Glasgow
By Suzanne Schwenger
I wanted to share an amazing interview I heard on Sunday on CBC... [read more]
Health Promotion Highlights of 2015
By Barb Willet
This time of year is often one of introspection and gratitude as many of... [read more]
7 important things to know about Community Hubs in Ontario
By Suzanne Schwenger
I recently attended a forum on community hubs, organized by the... [read more]
Reducing the gap between rich and poor in Canada: how are we doing?
By Andrea Bodkin
We have long known that health inequities exist between various groups... [read more]
Today is National Child Day
By Christine Morrison
Celebrated every year on November 20th, National Child Day... [read more]
5 ways that backbone organizations can support collective impact
By Suzanne Schwenger
We hear a lot about the importance of collective impact these days... [read more]
2015 Federal Election: Priorities for Non-Profits & Charities
By Barb Willet
A sense of excitement is building as this long federal election campaign... [read more]
Breastfeeding Success: Stories from World Breastfeeding Week 2015
By Hiltrud Dawson & the Breastfeeding Community Projects
From October 1st through 7th... [read more]
Book review - Connecting to Change the World: Harnessing the Power of Networks for Social Impact, by Peter Plastrik, Madeleine Taylor, & John Cleveland
By Robyn Kalda
This 2014 book delves into what makes networks tick. How do networks start... [read more]
Book Review - Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (and Winning), by Marion Nestle
By Robyn Kalda
An impressively exhaustive account of the soda industry, its effects on... [read more]
Happy 400th! A Health Promotion Way to Celebrate Ontario’s French Heritage
By Pascale Leclair-Roberts
On August 1st, we celebrated 400 years of French... [read more]
Health Promotion Strategies in 4 PanAm Countries
By Pascale Leclair-Roberts
As the PanAm games are unravelling in Toronto, a sense of... [read more]
International Self-Care Day
By Pascale Leclair-Roberts
On July 24th, it’s time for everyone to give a... [read more]
Book review: Grow, by Stephen Grace
By Robyn Kalda
Food systems and how they affect and interact with human and ecosystem... [read more]
We all want to collaborate with communities to advance health equity—but what gets in the way?
By Gillian Kranias, Health Nexus
“We’re saying equity and collaboration all the time, but... [read more]
Facts and fictions about schizophrenia
By Pascale Leclair-Roberts
May 24th was National Schizophrenia and Psychosis... [read more]
The healthy foods of traditional Aboriginal diets: link to health promotion practice
By Pascale Leclair-Roberts
As Aboriginal Awareness week is coming to a close, Canada has... [read more]
Apps for Health (But are they?)
By Robyn Kalda
At the end of April I went to the ... [read more]
5 Good Ideas - Open Data
By Robyn Kalda
Today I went to the Five Good Ideas (... [read more]
Budget Week
The release of both federal and provincial budgets last week generated much news coverage and... [read more]
Engaging communities in the design and use of their streets
By Nadha Hassen
The next time you walk down the street where you live, take an honest... [read more]
How can you tell if your referrals are working? Map them!
You're part of a network of services that relies on referrals for efficient client service—... [read more]
Infant mental health: Setting the foundation in the early years
By Tanveer Singh
My interest in understanding mental health in the early years began a... [read more]
Six strategic steps for conducting a situational assessment
by Allison Meserve, Health Promotion Consultant, Health Promotion Capacity Building Services at... [read more]
Make it happen – theme of this year’s International Women’s Day
By Sara Mohammed, Ontario Women's Health... [read more]
ECE trends across Canada and using technology for preconception care
by Melissa Potvin
For four years now I have been attending the Best Start Resource Centre... [read more]
Increasing the capacity to offer culturally sensitive care to Francophones
Health Service Providers are invited to attend new learning opportunities that will increase... [read more]
New tool allows you to compare and contrast Toronto’s wellbeing indicators
This week, Health Nexus, along with OWHN and HC Link was fortunate enough to have Mat Krepicz, a... [read more]
Health Nexus Reflects on Fiscal Trends for Non-Profits and Health Promotion
By Barb Willet and Alison Stirling
For the annual Ontario Health Promotion E-Bulletin... [read more]
The loss of a true leader
By Barb Willet
The news of Brenda Zimmerman’s death has left us speechless and shocked. ... [read more]
5 practices for Leading Change– insights from Marshall Ganz
By Suzanne Schwenger
Last week, Health Nexus held our... [read more]
Celebrating community leaders who inspire us
By Andrea Bodkin
One of my favourite nights of the year is the night we gather to... [read more]
A panorama of reflections on the recent CKX Summit
We would like to present you with some take-aways from a few of our staff who had the pleasure... [read more]
Real-time network mapping @ CKX
Last week, Health Nexus had the privilege of network mapping Community Knowledge Exchange (CKX)... [read more]
How much do you know about children’s rights?
Today is National Child Day. It was on November 20th 1959 that the United Nations... [read more]
Celebrating leaders who inspire change in communities across Canada
By Barb Willet
For the past 4 years, I’ve looked forward to learning, through the 3M... [read more]
Three organisations that will pilot Strengthening Families, Parents and Youth unite for a day of training and fun
In November 2013 Parent Action on Drugs (PAD) and Health Nexus, as members of HC Link, announced... [read more]
Breastfeeding matters: Supporting breastfeeding in populations with lower breastfeeding rates
Breastfeeding has been recognized as a key health promotion strategy, affecting both short and... [read more]
Our friend and colleague, Bob Gardner
We are at a loss over the passing of our friend and colleague, Bob Gardner.... [read more]
Au revoir to Peggy Schultz
By Barb Willet
After 26 years with Health Nexus, it is with regret but warm wishes that... [read more]
Summer reading suggestions
What do child discipline, depression management, multilingual children and the recruitment of... [read more]
World Breastfeeding Week 2014
Breastfeeding quite simply is: important. It is important for babies, mothers, families and... [read more]
Adolescent Stress and Coping
Coping with stress during adolescence is a thoroughly documented phenomenon, and there is a... [read more]
15 ways that the Ontario budget affects health-- and the determinants of health
Here is a summary of 15 key measures affecting health and the determinants of health in the... [read more]
Heart and Stroke Foundation Stroke Report 2014
Death rates from stroke have greatly decreased over past 10 years, but with an aging population... [read more]
HC Link - A year in review document now available
Today HC Link released their annual Year in Review: Increasing Community Capacity for Health... [read more]
Pride isn't just for grownups
Of course, Health Nexus is interested in many aspects of child development, and gender-... [read more]
Tapping the Power of Networks: Strategies for Innovation and Renewal
Yes, we are excited! Does it show?? Our network thinking and practice has been greatly... [read more]
Thoughts on the election results
By Barb Willet
I eagerly watched coverage of the election last night, awaiting the... [read more]
New resources
Our Best Start Resource Centre is always at work researching, developing and focus testing a... [read more]
Imagine The Possibilities: Reflecting on the Prevent More to Treat Less conference
By Suzanne Schwenger, Program Manager, Health Nexus
... [read more]
Prevent More to Treat Less: Bringing Advocacy Back to Health Promotion
By Andrea Bodkin, Health Promotion Specialist
This week I’m attending the Prevent More to... [read more]
Aboriginal Food Security in Northern Canada: An Assessment of the State of Knowledge
Food security is a growing challenge. The global economic crisis and increased food prices have... [read more]
New online directory to support breastfeeding in Ontario
www.ontariobreastfeeds.ca offers listing of... [read more]
Global Summit on the Physical Activity of Children and Youth – a recap
By Louise Choquette
This week I had the pleasure of attending the... [read more]
How can we strengthen health promotion networks in Canada?
On Tuesday May 20th, we had the pleasure of hosting an online dialogue through Health... [read more]