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The Healthy Babies Healthy Children Network
 About the HBHC Network
Supported by the Best Start Resource Centre, this Network promotes and facilitates information sharing related to the work of Healthy Babies Healthy Children program staff. Please note that it is only available to HBHC service providers.
The Network allows HBHC program staff to share and receive up-to-date information, guidance and strategies so they can advance the work they do. It allows network members to ask questions and actively discuss and exchange current information regarding issues related to HBHC programs and maternal, newborn and child health.
The HBHC Network membership is free. The list is moderated by the Best Start Resource Centre. All postings to the list are screened to ensure that they meet the guidelines and are relevant to the objectives of the Network.
How do I subscribe to the HBHC Network?
The HBHC Network is free to join and open to Healthy Babies Healthy Children program staff.
If you are interested in joining the network, please complete the information at http://lists.beststart.org/listinfo.cgi/hbhc-beststart.org or send an email to the network administrator at hbhc@healthnexus.ca
How do I unsubscribe to the HBHC Network?
To unsubscribe from the HBHC Network, fill in the online form at http://lists.beststart.org/listinfo.cgi/hbhc-beststart.org or send an email to hbhc@healthnexus.ca.
What can I post?
The HBHC Network is exclusively for HBHC staff. Network members are invited to:
Share information that may be of interest to HBHC staff (e.g., new resources, the latest research, new strategies and approaches, etc)
Ask questions to other HBHC staff regarding issues related to HBHC programs and maternal, newborn, and child health
Announce upcoming networking opportunities such as upcoming conferences and exhibitions.
The HBHC Network is a moderated list, meaning that every email (post) that is sent to the list is first reviewed by the moderator. This protects Network members from receiving personal emails sent in error, vacation auto-replies, and spam and ensures that emails are relevant to the objectives of the Network. However, the moderator does not edit emails, so please, when sending an email to the Network consider the following guidelines.
Guidelines for Posting to the Network
Be brief - avoid including the entire original message to which you are responding. A line or two for reference may be all that is required. Forwarding information from other sources should also be edited prior to sending to the Network - cut off surplus information, HTML tags, etc.
Provide alternatives to attachments - some Network members email programs 'scrub' or remove any attachments. Sending an attachment with no other content information in the body of the email will frustrate the receiver and not meet your goal of sharing information. If possible, provide an alternative method to receive posters, flyers, etc. If you need assistance with this, please contact us at hbhc@healthnexus.ca .
Be clear in subject headings - if you are introducing a new resource, "New Resource" does not provide enough information to encourage someone to open your posting, especially if people are receiving many emails in a day. Try being more specific: “New Resource: PPMD Video”.
Be clear about location of events - again, be specific. Instead of "Best Start Resource Centre Regional Workshop", try "Thunder Bay Event: Best Start Resource Centre Regional Workshop".
Copyright issues - Canadian copyright law is quite specific with regard to what can be posted on distribution lists. For example, cutting and pasting whole articles from newspapers, magazines or chapters from books is considered a violation of copyright laws. A simple way to share important information, without breaking copyright law, is to provide only a very short quote preceded by the statement "Taken from Newspaper X", for example, and then including an URL for others to follow up, if they wish. Posts submitted to the HBHC Network moderator that do not follow this guideline will not be posted.
Can I post a request for information to the Network?
Yes, please do. The Network can be a wealth of information for the field and we all benefit by sharing information. When you post a question or request for information, please consider whether responses should be sent directly to you alone or, if you think there is wide enough interest, whether responses should be sent to the Network as a whole. If responses should be sent only to you, please consider posting a summary of responses in the future, so that all Network members benefit from your research.
Managing my Subscription
Network members can learn more about the list, manage their subscription and change settings by visiting: http://lists.beststart.org/listinfo.cgi/HBHC-beststart.org. You can:
receive a digest version of the list (receive one large email every so often with several postings together vs. receiving each individual email as it is posted)
set vacation stops
search the archives
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