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OPHA Monthly Ebulletins

In our work to advance the cause of Public Health it is important to stay informed on the issues and to be aware of what our colleagues are doing so that we may capitalize on their expertise. To that end, OPHA produces a monthly e-bulletin available both to the Membership and to the general public.

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Below is the list of all electronically distributed bulletins and archived OPHANews newsletters produced by OPHA.

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November 2011

• Presidents and Executive Director's Message
  Between October 5–6, 2011 OPHA held its second annual OPHA/HPO Fall Forum, launched its Annual Report, undertook a series of advocacy work during Election 2011 and held our 2011 October Annual General Meeting.
• Hot Topic:
  At the Tipping Point: Diabetes in Ontario
• Our Voice in Action:
  See what our workgroups have been up to
• Program Updates:
  Read updates from the OPHA's programs: the Healthy Communities Consortium and the Nutrition Resource Centre
• Announcements:
  The Role of Public Health in Chronic Disease Prevention in Ontario; The Chief Public Health Officer's Report on the State of Public Health in Canada, 2011; Rio Declaration Adopted

 

October 2011

• Presidents and Executive Director's Message
  Since the provincial election campaign kicked off, Ontarians have yet to hear any meaningful discussion or any vision for strengthening our public health system.
• Hot Topic:
  Equity-focused health impact assessment – a tool for public health (and others!) to reduce social inequities in health
• Our Voice in Action:
  See what our workgroups have been up to
• Program Updates:
  Read updates from the OPHA's programs: the Youth Engagement Project, the Alcohol Policy Network, the Nutrition Resource Centre, and the Healthy Communities Consortium
• Constituent Society and Partnership Corner:
  2011 has been an exciting year for the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI) Ontario Branch Executive
• Announcements:
  OPHA/HPO Fall Forum 2011; Linking for Healthy Communitites; TOPHC 2012

 

September 2011

• Presidents and Executive Director's Message
  Where did the summer go? Although it was a busy summer, fall looks to be gearing up to be even busier for the Association
• Hot Topic:
  There are a number of misconceptions surrounding the OPHA membership. In this issue, we'll provide greater clarity on the values and benefits of OPHA membership
• Current and Emerging Public Health Initiatives in Ontario
  OPHA must read report
  
• Our Voice in Action:
  With the 2011 provincial election around the corner, the Association has been hard at work to better understand the current concerns and emerging issues on the horizon
• Program Updates:
  OPHA's programs continue to work on their deliverables. Look in the October eBulletin for updates on their activities.
• Constituent Society and Partnership Corner:
  Update from the Association of Supervisors of Public Health Inspectors in Ontario (ASPHI-O)
• In addition: Resources and Reports from the Field
  New Report: Reducing Health Inequities: A Health System Approach to Chronic Disease Prevention

 

August 2011

• Presidents and Executive Director's Message
  It has been a hot summer and we have been busy here at OPHA
• Hot Topic:
  Public Health Ontario became the new operating name for Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion this June
• Current and Emerging Public Health Initiatives in Ontario
  Government of Canada is funding a project in London, Ontario, to help Aboriginal children and youth achieve and maintain healthier weights
  
• Our Voice in Action:
  The OCDPA has launched the Make Ontario the Healthiest Province Website as a part of its overall campaign to urge the Ontario government to act now and take leadership to make Ontario the healthiest province in Canada
• Program Updates:
  Read updates from the OPHA's programs: the Alcohol Policy Network; the Healthy Communities Consortium and the Youth Engagement initiative
• Constituent Society and Partnership Corner:
  The Ontario Association of Public Health Dentistry contributes to making Ontario the healthiest province through its advocacy, collaboration, and education efforts
• Announcements:
  NutriSTEP®'s process evaluation research has been published in the Infant, Child and Adolescent Nutrition Journal ; The Canadian Coalition for Public Health in the 21 Century has submitted a letter on the subject of the place of public health in a future FPT health agreement
• In addition: Resources and Reports from the Field
  From Promotion to Action: The Baby Friendly Initiative

 

July 2011

• Presidents and Executive Director's Message
  OPHA's Board of Directors met in late June 2011; OPHA's President Liz Haugh presented to over 70 delegates at the Canadian Public Health Association's 7th annual Town Hall
• Hot Topic:
  Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is raising awareness of the links between alcohol consumption and chronic disease...
• Current and Emerging Public Health Initiatives in Ontario
  Think Tank on an Ontario Food and Nutrition Strategy: A Possibility Conversation- Activating Change Togethe : Healthy Babies Healthy Children Provincial Advisory Committee ; Provincial Policy Statement Five Year Review ; Canadian Public Health Association and Canadian Network of Public Health Associations: Health Accord
• Our Voice in Action:
  OPHA: Supporting Violence Prevention Efforts
• Program Updates:
  Read updates from the Alcohol Policy Network, the Healthy Communities Consortium, the Nutrition Resource Centre and the Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance
• Constituent Society and Partnership Corner:
  The Ontario Society of Nutrition Professionals in Public Health (OSNPPH) has completed another successful year. Here are a few of our key activities
• Announcements:
  Don't miss out on CPHA's 2011 Annual Conference! ; Register now for the 2011 Ophea Conference ; June is Seniors Month
• In addition: Resources and Reports from the Field
  Call for abstracts: The Ontario Public Health Convention..

 

June 2011

• Presidents and Executive Director's Message
  Message from OPHA's President and Executive Director
• Hot Topic:
  Stepping Out Safely: The evolution of a community initiative on falls prevention among older adults in Middlesex-London
• Current and Emerging Public Health Initiatives in Ontario
  June is Seniors' Month and there is a new Ontario initiative relating to seniors that affect public health practice
  
• Our Voice in Action:
  The Public Health Alliance (PHA) for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Transgender, Two-Spirit, Intersex, Queer, Questioning and Allied Equity
• Program Updates:
  OCDPA Toolkit to Healthier Communities – Influencing Healthy Public Policies
• Constituent Society and Partnership Corner:
  10th Annual Ontario Healthy Schools Coalition Forum explores resiliency and the school community
• Announcements:
  Don't miss out on CPHA's 2011 Annual Conference! ; Register now for the 2011 Ophea Conference ; June is Seniors Month
• In addition: Resources and Reports from the Field
  After School Collaborative and the 2011 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.

 

May 2011

• Hot Topic:
  Keeping Public Health Visible in the Community
• Our Voice in Action:
  OPHA's Reproductive Health Workgroup is developing a position statement to support and protect normal birth
• Program Updates:
  OPHA officially launches Eat Smart!® Recreation Centre Program ; TEIP shares lessons learned ; NutriSTEP® Rep on NAC ; OPHA's Youth Engagment Project disseminates its tools and resources
• Constituent Society and Partnership Corner:
  Association of Public Health Epidemiologists in Ontario
• Association Update:
  OPHA is part of the Ontario After-School Collaborative ; Clean Air Partnership and OPHA: Public Health and Land Use Planning Report ; Staff Updates
• In Addition…:
  Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth Is: The Future of Dental Care in Canada ; The Future of the Good Food Box (FGFB) Project is now wrapping up

 

April 2011

• Hot Topic:
  A Roadmap for Change: Towards a Safe and Healthy Community - The draft Thunder Bay Drug Strategy
• Our Voice in Action:
  Marketing to Children: OPHA Workgroup responds to TV ads in schools
• Program Updates:
  Youth Engagement Project - webinars and workshops
• Constituent Society and Partnership Corner:
  Ontario Public Health Libraries Association
• Association Update:
  OPHA welcomes new Executive Director, Ms. Siu Mee Cheng ; Clean Air Partnership and OPHA: Public Health and Land Use Planning Report ; Staff Updates
• In Addition…:
  TOPHC website ; OPHA Boardroom available for rental

 

March 2011

• March is Nutrition Month!
• Hot Topic:
  Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
• Our Voice in Action:
  Child Health: moving the Pascal Report forward
• Program Updates:
  OPHA’s Injury Prevention Initiative ; Towards Evidence-Informed Practice
• Constituent Society and Partnership Corner:
  The Constituent Society update is not available this month but will return in April.
• Association Update:
  OPHA welcomes new Executive Director, Ms. Siu Mee Cheng ; Staff Updates
• In Addition…:
  TOPHC Early Bird extended to Monday, March 14 ; Community Food Advisor Program highlighted in two reports from the Healthy Living Issue Group of the Pan-Canadian Public Health Network ; NCCMT dissemination planning tool for Public Health ; Ontario’s doctors released their key health priorities and called on political parties to make improving health care a priority ; Eat Smart!® to present at CPHA conference ; Ontario Collaborative Group on Healthy Eating and Physical Activity responds to CMOH report

 

February 2011

• There was no Ebulletin this month.

 

January 2011

• Hot Topic:
  Ontario Health Units Address Social Determinants of Health
• Our Voice in Action:
  New OPHA Board of Directors
• Program Updates:
  Nutrition Resource Centre
• Constituent Society and Partnership Corner:
  Upcoming Schedule of Contributors
• Association Update:
  Fall issue of Public Health Today magazine now available ; New OPHA Member Profile; Staff Updates
• In Addition…:
  Early Bird registration for The Ontario Public Health Convention (TOPHC) now available ; NRC Program Coordinator Elizabeth Smith presenting at Ryerson Conference Promoting Health Equity: Action on the Social Determinants of Health ; New Round of Healthy Community Grants available ; Healthy Schools Recognition Program call for pledges

 

December 2010

• Season's Greetings: As 2010 comes to a close, the Executive Director and Staff of the Ontario Public Health Association wish you, your family, and friends a healthy and safe holiday season.
• Hot Topic:
  Canada's Public Health History - Ontario's History Repeats Itself
• Our Voice in Action:
  Summary of OPHA 2010 Fall Forum: Proceedings Report now available
• Association Update:
  Executive Director Connie Uetrecht bids farewell ; Other Staff Updates
• Program Updates:
  Nutrition Resource Centre
• Constituent Society and Partnership Corner:
  Health Promotion Ontario
• In Addition…:
  The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care releases the 2010 Minister’s Annual Report on Drinking Water
• Call for Proposals: The Ontario Professional Planners Institute Conference, Celebrating 25 Years & Counting: Tackling the Biggest Challenges to Planning and the Profession, will take place on October 12-14, 2011 in Ottawa.
• Call for Abstracts: The Ontario Healthy Schools Coalition is holding its annual forum on May 12-13, 2011 in Sudbury.

November 2010

• Call for Abstracts:
  OPHA, in partnership with alPHa and OAHPP, will be holding a Joint Public Health Conference called “The Ontario Public Health Convention (TOPHC)”. Click here for details.
• Hot Topic:
  Joint Statement released on BPA
• Our Voice in Action:
  OPHA supports renewed Ontario government commitment to tobacco control ; OPHA applauds F/P/T Framework document “Curbing Childhood Obesity” ; OPHA calls for an amendment to Private Members Bill C-289 to include snow sport helmets under the Hazardous Product Act
• Association Update:
  Staff Updates
• Program Updates:
  Competency-Based Performance Management for Public Health
• Constituent Society and Partnership Corner:
  Association of Ontario Health Centres
• In Addition…:
  OPHA and CAMH will co-host a Forum on Alcohol Pricing and Taxation

October 2010

• Hot Topic:
  Health In All Policies from the MOHLTC
• Our Voice in Action:
  OPHA Fall Forum summary ; Long gun registry to remain intact
• Association Update:
  Report from OPHA's Annual General Meeting ; OPHA Presents Awards at the Fall Forum Reception ; The OPHA Board of Directors Adopts New Strategic Directions ; Staff Updates; New Member Profile in Members' Lounge
• Program Updates:
  Heart Health Resource Centre
• Constituent Society and Partnership Corner:
  Ontario Association of Public Health Dentistry
• In Addition…:
  OPPI Symposium, Healthy Communities and Planning for Food - A Harvest of Ideas ; Ontario Burden of Infectious Disease Study Results Released ; Lakehead University highlights its Masters of Public Health Program

September 2010

• Hot Topic:
  Built Environment
• Our Voice in Action:
  Letters of concern or support on a variety of issues ; Government consultations on two initiatives: Strategic vision for public health; OAHPP survey on program elements on education and professional development in public health
• Association Update:
  OPHA Fall Forum Update ; Annual General Meeting information ; Staff Updates
• Program Updates:
  Nutrition Resource Centre; “You Can Ask” Consumer Campaign
• Constituent Society and Partnership Corner:
  Ontario Society of Nutrition Professionals in Public Health ; Cindy Scythes awarded OSNPPH 2010 Peer Recognition Award
• In Addition…:
  This is Public Health: A Virtual EXPO / La santé publique : EXPO virtuelle

August 2010

• Hot Topic:
  Breastfeeding Workgroup Supports the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes
• Our Voice in Action:
  Survey the replacement for the former Rapid Risk Factor Surveillance System ; OPHA expresses its concern about the replacement of the mandatory Census long form ; Environmental Health Work Group summarizes its 2010 activities
• Association Update:
  OPHA Fall Forum Update ; Staff Updates; New Member Profile in Members' Lounge
• Program Updates:
  Nutrition Resource Centre; Towards Evidence Informed Practice
• Constituent Society and Partnership Corner:
  Community Health Nurses’ Initiatives Group
• In Addition…:
  Future of the Good Food Box Project ; Ministry of Environment has finalized the regulation in support of the development and implementation of source protection plans under the Clean Water Act, 2006

July 2010

• Hot Topic:
  How does working with Priority Populations relate to Population Health?
• Our Voice in Action:
  Take this opportunity to influence the provincial Organizational Standards ; OPHA Marketing to Children Workgroup met with Health Canada ; Federal Decision to Discontinue the Census Long Form
• Association Update:
  Board Update ; Staff Updates
• Program Updates:
  Alcohol Policy Network
• Constituent Society and Partnership Corner:
  Association of Supervisors of Public Health Inspectors (Ontario)
• In Addition…:
  Call for proposals: The Art of Public Health Conference ; The POWER Study: Musculoskeletal Conditions chapter is now available

June 2010

• Hot Topic:
  A Culture of Extended Drinking
• Our Voice in Action:
  Violence Prevention Workgroup reports on its recent actions ; LCBO privatization ; New Nutritional Supplement Program campaign
• Association Update:
  Board Update
• Program Updates:
  Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance; NRC - Eat Smart!®
• Constituent Society and Partnership Corner:
  ANDSOOHA ; Parks and Recreation Ontario
• In Addition…:
  The Health Equity Survey: A Request to Share Knowledge, Experience and Expertise ; Enfanter le Monde/Birthing the World

May 2010

• Hot Topic:
  Children’s Healthy Weight Surveillance
• Our Voice in Action:
  Check out a list of our recent advocacy activities
• Association Update:
  Board Update; OPHA staff member receives Peer Recognition Award; Masters Practicum students are arriving
• Program Updates:
  Competency Based Employee Performance Management module launches
• Constituent Society and Partnership Corner:
  Joint Working Group on the Social Determinants of Health
• In Addition…:
  The June is Recreation and Parks Month ; Latest NCCMT Newsletter

April 2010

• Hot Topic:
  Salt — What’s at Fault?
• Our Voice in Action:
  OPHA’s Injury Prevention Workgroup is preparing to take action on injury prevention; Check out a list of our recent advocacy activities
• Association Update:
  Board Update; Membership Video on YouTube
• Program Updates:
  Heart Health Resource Centre
• Constituent Society and Partnership Corner:
  Ontario Healthy Schools Coalition
• In Addition…:
  The Ontario Campaign for Action on Tobacco

March 2010

• Hot Topic:
  Public Health and LHINs: LHINC providing a new way forward; The McGuinty Government’s Throne Speech: only one sentence spoke to the work of prevention and promotion
• Our Voice in Action:
  The OPHA welcomes two new Workgroups: Reproductive Health and Public Health Competency Implementation
• Association Update:
  Board Update; Early news on this year's Conference
• Program Updates:
  OPHA’s Youth Engagement Project; TVOKids Don’t Sit Still Tour 2010 Kicks Off
• Constituent Society and Partnership Corner:
  Association of Public Health Epidemiologists in Ontario
• In Addition…:
  The Comprehensive Tobacco Survey is Underway: The Canadian Public Health Association has enlisted provincial/territorial public health associations to facilitate the collection of health unit or regional health authority data on local tobacco control activities; Informative KE event held on Public Health Law; Public Health Division releases client service standards.

February 2010

• Hot Topic:
  Marketing to Children
• Our Voice in Action:
  OPHA reviews and recommends on several government initiatives:
  • Early Learning–A public health analysis of Dr. Pascal’s report;
  • Privatization of the LCBO;
  • Waste Diversion Act;
  • Private Members' Bill C-391 (Amend Firearms Act).
• Association Update:
  Board Update; Staff/Placement Student Update
• Program Updates:
  Alcohol Policy Network's paper on Alcohol and Violence and one week left to Register for Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity 7 Forum
• Constituent Society and Partnership Corner:
  CHNIG contributes to development of PHN Competencies
• In Addition…:
  The Public Health Agency of Canada announces its new and improved Canadian Best Practices Portal; The Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Heart month is just around the corner and we wanted to keep you updated on our progress and activities with Spark; There’s still time to register for OPPI’s upcoming webinar on “Planning By Design: A Healthy Communities Handbook”.

January 2010

• Hot Topic:
  H1N1 Testimonials
• Our Voice in Action:
  OPHA makes 2010 Prebudget Submissions recommendations to the Ontario Minister of Financeand two key Ministry of Education policy documents to which OPHA contributed were just released.
• Association Update:
  Board Update; Placement Students
• Program Updates:
  CPCHE launches environmental health checklist for child care setting and registration opens for Alcohol Policy Network's 7th Annual Forum
• Constituent Society and Partnership Corner:
  Public Health Inspectors: ASPHIO and CIPHI-O
• Special Request from Heart & Stroke:
  Your help is needed. The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario has identified six potential policy directions for broader consultation and discussion that would make communities healthier for our kids.
  Take their poll and tell us which one is most important to you.
• In Addition…:
  Call for Student Panelists for the CPHA Centennial Conference: Public Health in Canada: Shaping the Future Together [PDF] — Deadline: February 22, 2010

 

December 2009

• Hot Topic:
  Strengthening Primary Health Care through Primary Care and Public Health Collaboration: Is Ontario Ready?
• Our Voice in Action:
  Highlights of four issues on which OPHA has recently raised its Voice
• Association Update:
  Public Health Today magazine; Alcohol Policy Network; Staff Updates
• Program Updates:
  NRC launches Eat Right Be Active – A guide for parents and caregivers of toddlers 12-36 months and highlights their collaboration with the Canadian Space Agency
• Constituent Society and Partnership Corner:
  Ontario Public Health Libraries Association (OPHLA)
• In Addition…:
  Reports and Resources from the Field

November 2009

• Hot Topic:
  Public Health and Genetics: the Porcupine Health Unit Experience
• Our Voice in Action:
  OPHA Members Voted to Pass Resolutions about Three Important Public Health Issues
• Association Update:
  OPHA Annual Conference and AGM; Staff Updates
• Program Updates:
  OCDPA Working Towards Healthier Communities
• Constituent Society and Partnership Corner:
  Association of Supervisors of Public Health Inspectors of Ontario (ASPHIO)
• In Addition…:
  Reports and Resources from the Field

October 2009

• Hot Topic:
  The Influence of the News Media on Health — Implications for Public Health Practice
• Our Voice in Action:
  Support This New Draft Regulation under the Toxics Reduction Act
• Association Update:
  Board Meeting Highlights; Staff Updates
• Program Updates:
  Competency Based Performance Management – Investing in the Public Health Workforce
• Constituent Society and Partnership Corner:
  Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Management in Public Health

September 2009

• Hot Topic:
  Solutions start with listening
• Our Voice in Action:
  Breastfeeding: Promoting the Benefits Province-wide
• Association Update
  Diversity; NRC and the City Strike; OPHA Internship; Decadent Desserts
• Program Updates:
  • Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada Orientation Module
  • TEIP your program in the best direction with Master Trainer Workshops
• Constituent Society Corner:
  PHRED: Creating and Sustaining a Public Health Nutrition Workforce

August 2009

• Hot Topic:
  Mental Health: Every Door is the Right Door…and Every Person has a Say
• Our Voice in Action:
  Healthy Eating - All Boxed Up!
• Association Update:
  Habitat for Humanity; OPHA Conference; OPHA Student Essay Competition
• Program Updates:
  Nutrition Resource Centre & NutriSTEP®
• Constituent Society Corner:
  Health Promotion Ontario: Steady Growth, Strategic Planning

July 2009

• Hot Topic:
  A Personal Farewell to Eat Smart! Ontario’s Healthy Restaurant Program
• Our Voice in Action:
  Do the Math!: Social Assistance is Inadequate to Live With Health and Dignity
• Association Update:
  OPHA Student Essay Competition; OPHA Conference; Board Meeting; OPHA Welcomes Public Health Volunteers
• Program Updates:
  Heart Health Resource Centre
• Constituent Society Corner:
  What’s New with PHRED?

June 2009

• Hot Topic:
  Objections to Water Fluoridation: Is there something in it?
• Our Voice in Action:
  Toxics Reduction Act (Bill 167); Smoke-Free Ontario Act and Strategy
• Association Update
  Essay Contest; OPHA Conference; Clinical Research from NRC; Award Winners at NRC
• Program Updates:
  New Project at OPHA: Youth Engagement Project
• Constituent Society Corner:
  Outdoor Food Safety: Helpful tips from CIPHI

May 2009

• Hot Topic:
  Fighting Violence in Hockey
• Our Voice in Action:
  Changing the child punishment law: Is Bill S-209 a backward step?
• Association Update:
  Toxic Reductions Act; Government and Partner Meetings; OCDPA and CPCHE; Board Activity; Cochrane Library; OPHA Annual Conference
• Program Updates:
  Using Common Messages to Address Chronic Disease in Ontario: A Utilization Framework
• Constituent Society Corner:
  Advocacy on Food Safety from CIPHI
• Special Feature:
  OAHPP Launches the Sheela Basrur Centre

April 2009

• Hot Topic:
  Bill 156: The Healthy Decisions for Healthy Eating Act, 2009
• Our Voice in Action:
  We have been very busy lately in advocacy at OPHA…
• Association Update: Board Meeting Highlights; Staff Updates
• Program Updates:
  Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity, Extraordinary Forum
• Constituent Society Corner:
  HPO Report: Diversity and Health Promotion (HPO.ph)
• Special Feature:
  “If you wish to go quickly, go alone. If you wish to go far, go together.” Words of wisdom from Marty Mako’s fascinating adventure in a remote Kenyan village

March 2009

• Hot Topic:
  Community Water Fluoridation in Ontario
• Our Voice in Action:
  OPHA and Partners Looking for Answers From You
• Association Update:
  OPHA Conference; PHRED Student Award; NRC Award Winner; Staff Update
• Program Updates:
  • Public Health Core Competency Performance Management Project (PHCC-PM)
  • Nutrition Resource Centre — TVOKids Don’t Sit Still Tour: Promoting Healthy Bodies and Minds
• Constituent Society Corner:
  Ontario Society of Nutrition Professionals in Public Health (OSNPPH)

February 2009

• Hot Topic:
  Raw Milk: not such a good thing?
• Our Voice in Action:
  OPHA Takes a Multi-Faceted Approach to Fighting Childhood Obesity
• Association Update:
  Board of Directors; Staff Update; Upcoming Events
• Program Updates:
  Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance (OCDPA)
• Constituent Society Corner:
  Association of Supervisors of Public Health Inspectors (Ontario) (ASPHI-O)

January 2009

• Hot Topic:
  Advertising Responsibly To Children
• Our Voice in Action:
  Mental Health Promotion: A Call to Action
• Association Update:
  Board Updates; OPHA Annual Conference; Upcoming Events
• Program Updates:
  Towards Evidence Informed Practice: Making Evidence Work FOR You – Summary of the HHRC-TEIP Workshop
• Constituent Society Corner:
  Association of Public Health Epidemiologists in Ontario (APHEO)

 

December 2008

• Holiday Message from the President of OPHA
• Hot Topic: Social Hosting and Workplace Drinking During the Holiday Season
• Our Voice in Action: Making Children’s Health a Priority for Everyone
• Association Update
• Program Updates: Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health and Environment (CPCHE) Local Champion’s Making a Big Difference!
• Constituent Society Corner: Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (Ontario Branch) (CIPHI-O); Ontario Association of Public Health Dentistry (OAPHD)

November 2008

• Hot Topic: OPHA Welcomes the Ontario Public Health Standards (OPHS)
• Our Voice in Action:
  • Take Charge on Toxics: Write a Letter;   
  • OPHA's Environmental Voice in Action on the Cosmetic Pesticides Ban;   
  • Resolutions Passed at OPHA’s AGM 2008
• Association Update
• Program Updates: New Public Health Core Competencies Project Staffed and Ready to Go
• Constituent Society Corner: Ontario Association of Public Health Dentistry (OAPHD)

October 2008

• Hot Topic: Ontario Government’s Response to C.Difficile Includes Public Health
• Our Voice in Action: Informed Decision Making and Infant Feeding
• Association Update
• Program Updates: Injury Prevention Initiative (IPI); and Violence Prevention
• Constituent Society Corner: OPHA Constituent Societies and Workgroups meet with Ministry of Children and Youth Services (MCYS) Staff

September 2008

• Hot Topic: Building healthy communities, Public Health steps up to the plate
• Our Voice in Action: OPHA's Toxic Use Reduction Advocacy Partnership Makes Progress
• Association Update
• Program Updates: Towards Evidence-Informed Practice (TEIP)
• Constituent Society Corner: What's PHRED All About: Answering Questions that Make A Difference

• Special Feature: Ralph Stanley, long-standing Member of OPHA, is a Supervisor of Environmental Health for the Region of Peel. Read about his recent travels to Guyana, South America.

July/August 2008

• Hot Topic: Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
• Our Voice in Action: OPHA Collaborates with Parks and Recreation Ontario and Ophea
  • Click here for a list of OPHA's most recent public health advocacy initiatives.
• Association Update
• Program Updates: Injury Prevention Initiative; Violence Prevention Strategy
• Constituent Society Corner: Community Health Nurses' Initiatives Group (CHNIG)

June 2008

• Hot Topic: Public Health Ethics
• Our Voice in Action: OPHA Advocates for Openness in Anti-Poverty Consultations and Comprehensiveness as a Goal for Eliminating Poverty…
• Association Update
• Program Updates: OCDPA Publishes Report to Support Movement on the HEAL Strategy
• Constituent Society Corner: Health Promotion Ontario Celebrates 21 years - Conference Highlights

May 2008

• Hot Topic: OPHA Recommends Multi-Sectoral Strategy for Childhood Obesity
• Our Voice in Action: The Ontario Pesticide Ban: A Victory for Advocacy at OPHA
• Association Update
• Program Updates: OPHA Receives Funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation Future Fund
• Constituent Society Corner: OAPHD Welcomes Dental Help for Low-Income Ontarians
• New Resource: The Last Straw! A Great New Way To Teach The Social Determinants of Health

April 2008

• Hot Topic: Paving the Way Towards a Comprehensive Toxic Use Reduction Strategy
• Our Voice in Action: Access, Equity and Social Justice Workgroup
• Association Update
• Program Updates: The Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and the Environment
• Constituent Society Corner: Ontario Public Health Libraries Association (OPHLA)

March 2008

• Hot Topic: Key Health Planning Agency gets New Head
• Our Voice in Action: OPHA Food Security Workgroup
• Association Update
• Program Updates: Keepcontrol.ca
• Constituent Society Corner: Ontario Society of Nutrition Professionals in Public Health (OSNPPH)

February 2008

• Hot Topic: Public Health and the Built Environment
• Our Voice in Action: Public Health Alliance on LGBTT2IQQ Equity
• Association Update
• Program Updates: Towards Evidence-Informed Practice (TEIP)
• Constituent Society Corner: APHEO: News from the World of Epidemiology; and, ASPHIO: Association of Supervisors of Public Health Inspectors (Ontario)

January 2008

• Special Advisory: Warning Against Fraudulent Conference Invitation
• Hot Topic: Ban on trans fat: A practical look
• Our Voice in Action: OPHA Makes Moves to Strengthen Advocacy Initiatives
• Association Update
• Staff Updates: Four new Placement Students arrive!
• Program Updates: Heart Health Resource Centre (HHRC)
• Constituent Society Corner: ANDSOOHA: Exciting New Developments in Public Health Nursing Management

 

December 2007

• Hot Topic: Dr. Garry Aslanyan: Au Revoir, Ct'esutyun, Auf Weidersehen, Goodbye…
• Our Voice in Action: OPHA's Environmental Health Workgroup
• Association Update
• Staff Updates: New face at TEIP; Returning face at NRC; Giving and Receiving at FoodShare
• Program Updates: Nutrition Resource Centre (NRC)
• Constituent Society Corner: CIPHI Update: Professionalism, Standards, Strategy…

November 2007

• Hot Topic: Maintaining Momentum on Public Health Renewal
• Our Voice in Action: OPHA Takes Aim at Child Poverty; OPH Volunteer Resource Management Network (VRMN)
• Association Update
• Staff Updates: Changing Manager at NRC; Kathleen Orth celebrates 15 years!
• Program Updates: Alcohol Policy Network (APN)
• Constituent Society Corner: PHRED Gearing Up for 2008

September/October 2007

• Hot Topic: Health and the Environment
• Our Voice in Action: Violence Prevention Workgroup Highlights
• Association Update
• Staff Updates: New Communications and Public Relations Officer
• Program Updates: Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance (OCDPA)
• Constituent Society Corner: Community Health Nurses' Initiatives Group

August 2007

• Hot Topic: Vote for Public Health
• Advocacy Update: Breastfeeding and the Determinants of Health
• Association Update
• Staff Updates: Goodbye to our Summer Placement Students
• Project/Workgroup Updates: Injury Prevention Initiative (IPI)
• Constituent Society Corner: Health Promotion Ontario: public health

July 2007

• OPHA Open House — Celebrating 20 years of the OPHA Secretariat
• Hot Topic: Examining Risk
• Advocacy Update: Alcohol: Canada's Favorite Drug
• Association Update
• Project/Workgroup Updates: Heart Health Resource Centre (HHRC)
• Constituent Society Corner: ANDSOOHA
• External Announcements: Call for Participants for a Public Health Study of Nurses
• New Resources:

  • EatRight Ontario website and hotline

  • Updates added to the healthevidence.ca website
    82 systematic reviews and meta-analyses, published between July 2006 and Jan 2007 were assessed for relevance and methodological quality and subsequently added to the registry. The total number of reviews included is now 903. Reports are also available from The Prevention Institute.

  • Disparity Reducing Advances Project: Laying the Groundwork for a Movement to Reduce Health Disparities report

  • Healthy Eating & Physical Activity: Addressing Inequities in Urban Environments report

June 2007

• Welcome from the President
• Hot Topic: Childhood Obesity: How is Public Health doing?
• Advocacy Update: OPHA's New Strategic Advocacy Plan; Bill 171, Health Systems Improvement Act 2007
• Association Update
• Staff Updates: OCDPA, APN, Core, Summer Students
• Project/Workgroup Updates: Healthforce Leadership Mentorship Project (HLMP), Nutrition Resource Centre
• Constituent Society Corner
• New Resources:

  • Primer to Action – Social Determinants of Health

  • Report: Why Health Care Renewal Matters: Lessons from Diabetes

  • Promoting Physical Activity and Active Living in Urban Environments

  • Preventing Disease through Healthy Environments: Towards an estimate of the environmental burden of disease

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OPHANews was the bi-monthly paper-based newsletter of the Ontario Public Health Association. The newsletter highlighted Association news and upcoming events in public and community health in Ontario, and offered thought-provoking articles on public health issues and in-depth reports on Association positions.

It has been replaced by the monthly OPHA News E-bulletin.

 

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