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Best Start: Ontario's Maternal Newborn and Early Child Development Resource Centre supports service providers across the province of Ontario who are working on health promotion projects to improve the health of expectant parents and their young children. The Centre provides workshops and conferences, resources, consultations, and subject-specific information:
 
Best Start offers regional workshops and other training opportunities. Sessions are practical, interactive and designed to build skills.
Upcoming event
 


Service Providers in Ontario:
Help Prevent Obesity Amongst Aboriginal Children

September 27 and 28, 2010 - Six Nations
[Details of the workshop]

October 6 and 7, 2010 - Ottawa
[Details of the workshop]

October 14 and 15, 2010 -Thunder Bay
[Details of the workshop]

September 21, 2010,
First Nation Perspectives on Child Development - Timmins
[Details of the Workshop]

October 18 - 19, 2010
2010 Best Start Resource Centre Northern Conference - Thunder Bay, Ontario
[Details of the conference]

October 25, 2010
Growing Up in a New Land - London, Ontario
[Details of the workshop]
Registration Closed

November 10, 2010, 7-9 p.m.
Webinar for service providers
Growing Up in a New Land
[Details of the Webinar]

February 22-24, 2011
2011 Best Start Resource Centre Annual Conference
Toronto, ON
[Check back for details]
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The Best Start Resource Centre provides information and consultations in English and French across Ontario on a wide range of topics to service providers who work with expectant parents and young families. Topics range from health before pregnancy, pregnancy (examples: alcohol use during pregnancy, men’s reproductive health, etc.), maternal health (examples: post-partum depression, breastfeeding, etc.) and issues related to child health (examples: shaken baby syndrome, infant sleep environment, physical activity and the early years, etc.). Within Ontario, there is no cost for these services.

At Best Start, our best resource is our staff. They not only stay on top of new research and initiatives, but also keep in close touch with a range of health providers across the province. We can help answer your information questions or connect you with others working on similar projects.

Join our Networks

The Maternal Newborn and Child Health Promotion (MNCHP) Network: A province-wide electronic forum for service providers working to promote preconception, prenatal and child health.

The Healthy Babies Healthy Children (HBHC) Network: A province-wide electronic forum for HBHC program staff

The French distribution list: A distribution list to share information in French about maternal, newborn and child health promotion. To join, please click here.

 


Best Start is a key program of Health Nexus (formerly OPC) and is funded by the Government of Ontario. We are also a member of the Ontario Health Promotion Resource System.
 

 

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Making Maternal Child Health a Priority at G8 Summit
Response from Best Start Resource Centre and Motherisk.

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