PC1 - Circles of Influence: Integrating the Determinants of Health in Maternal and Child Health Planning
This session was directed to those working in the field of maternal and child health planning in order to increase their understanding of the role of the broad determinants of health and what they can do about them. Through a combination of presentations, stories and experiential exercises, participants shared ideas on how to coordinate their efforts across sectors to effect positive change for healthy child development.
Highlights of this day included:
 Principal
address by Dr. Pete Sarsfield, former Medical
Officer of Health and CEO, Northwestern Health
Unit, writer and
environmental health physician
Latest
research on the determinants of health from
the World Health Organization.
Introduction
of a new planning tool called Primer to Action.
Practical
exercises to help us share and connect our
own circles of influence.
PC2 - Promotion of Healthy Weights in the Early Years
Childhood obesity has become a serious concern in Canada and has heightened attention to the importance of physical activity in the early years. The preconference session provided information about promoting healthy weights in children and the launch of the provincial campaign on Physical Activity in the Early Years.
The agenda was based on the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion. The day started with a keynote speaker who provided an overview of the issue and then speakers addressed each of the five components of The Charter.
Dr. Kristi Adamo
Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute and Ottawa University
[Presentation 1 in PDF]
[Presentation 2 in PDF]
Donna Howard
Ministry of Health Promotion
Creating supportive environments:[Presentation in PDF]
Building healthy public policy: Donna Howard, Ministry of Health Promotion [Presentation in PDF]
Michelle Cundari
North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit
Developing personal skills.[Presentation in PDF]
Jacky Kennedy
Green Communities Canada
Strengthening community action [Presentation in PDF]
Nancy McGeachy
Best Start Resource Centre
Best Start Resource Centre Physical Activity and the Early Years Campaign Update: [Presentation in PDF]
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