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Health Promotion Affiliate of the Canadian Health Network

Our mandate is to strengthen the Canadian Health Network's focus on health promotion and the determinants of health:

• Building the Health Promotion Capacity of the Canadian Health Network
  Read about how the Canadian Health Network (CHN) rose to the task of translating health promotion and the determinants of health into practice, and developed a shared health promotion definition, framework and assessment tool:
  
• Creating a Consistent Health Promotion Approach in a National Network
  
• Sources for Health Promotion Definitions that were used by CHN

Read or listen to our Canadian Health Network feature articles highlighting health promotion and the determinants of health:

• People with disabilities - removing the barriers to health and wellbeing.
  Broad social factors have the biggest impact (a Podcast)
• No health without mental health - Part 2: Mental health promotion benefits us all
• Healthy Hearts and Healthy Communities
  
• Keeping Kids in School - Pathways to Education are Pathways to Health
• Happy People are Healthier
• Want to feel healthier? Get connected to your community!

Promotional items from the Canadian Health Network's Health Promotion Affiliate:

·         Brochure (PDF 106 KB)

·         Bookmark (PDF 65 KB)

To order copies contact m.davis@opc.on.ca - find out about the wealth of health promotion resources

Last Updated: 07-Nov-2007