Resources How To Resources

	Health Fairs and Preconception, Prenatal and Child Health
	Best Start Resource Centre, 2009
	This manual shares information on the effectiveness of a variety of types of health fairs. It also provides strategies for service providers who wish to organize a health fair and offers a number of local stories on various types of health fairs.
	Only available in PDF. in English.

	How to Reach Francophones – Maternal and Early Years Programs
	Best Start Resource Centre, 2008
	A manual for service providers describing the challenges of reaching francophones in minority settings and offering strategies to overcome these. Many program examples are described. The printed resource is bilingual.
	Available in PDF. in English.

	Checklist for the Development of Resources on Preconception, Prenatal and Child Health
	Best Start Resource Centre, 2006
	This checklist includes a range of questions and recommendations to assist in the development, adaptation or revision of resources on the topics of preconception, prenatal or child health.
	Available in PDF.

	Populations at Higher Risk : When Mainstream Approaches Don't Work A Best Start Resource Centre "How To" Guide
	Best Start Resource Centre, 2006
	This resource was designed to help service providers consider strategies to reach populations that are at higher risk for maternal, newborn and child health concerns.
	Available in print and PDF.

	Self-Help/Peer Support Strategies in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health: Examples from the Provincial Landscape
	Best Start Resource Centre in collaboration with the Self Help Resource Centre, 2005
	A tool to provide links for those currently involved with or who would like to become involved in peer support and self-help programs in the context of maternal, newborn and family health.
	Available in print and PDF.

	The "How-To" Series
	Best Start: Community Action for Healthy Babies, 2000
	A series of how-to guides designed for community-based agencies with helpful tips and suggestions on how to involve other groups in your work. The series includes: - How To Build Partnerships with Physicians [454 KB, PDF] - How To Build Partnerships with Workplaces [354 KB, PDF] - How To Build Partnerships with Youth [490 KB, PDF] - How to Work with Coalitions. [688 KB, PDF]
	Available in PDF.