RESOURCES

Ministry of Health Promotion Resources | Government of Ontario Resources |
Government of Canada Resources

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Ministry of Health Promotion Resources

• Active 2010
  ACTIVE2010 is a comprehensive strategy to increase participation in sport and physical activity throughout Ontario.
• Consumer Health Information Service (CHIS)
  The Consumer Health Information Service (CHIS) supports people in gaining greater control over their own health through access to health information.
• Healthy Ontario
  HealthyOntario.com provides Ontarians with a world-leading web destination for trusted health information, services and advice for healthier living.
• Healthy Weights, Healthy Lives
  A Message from Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health.
• Not Gonna Kill You
  Notgonnakillyou.ca inspires and informs youth aged 12 -15 about the importance of healthy eating and active living.
• Ontario Health Promotion Resource System
  The Ontario Health Promotion Resource System supports health promotion in Ontario. With its 23 Resource Centres providing expertise in a variety of areas, the OHPRS increases the capacity of Ontario's health promoters through training, consultation, print/electronic resources, network building opportunities and referrals.
• Ontario Trails Council
  As a major stakeholder in the development of the Ontario Trails Strategy, the OTC was pleased to see 30 years of hard work represented in this first provincial policy statement for Ontario.
  • Trail Regions
    Ontario is divided into 9 distinct trail regions. Check out this link to find a trail near you.
• Ontario Trails Strategy
  A world-class system of trails that captures the uniqueness and beauty of Ontario’s vast open spaces and natural and built cultural/heritage resources.
• Pause To Play
  Pause to PLAY will use a mix of advertising featuring sports considered attractive to youth to increase awareness of the benefits of physical activity and to motivate young people to put their computers on pause and to play a sport.
• Results-based Plan Briefing Book 2008-09
  Information on the Ministry of Health Promtion's mandate and expenditures.
• The Smoke-Free Ontario Act
  The McGuinty government is protecting the health of all Ontarians by prohibiting smoking in all enclosed workplaces and enclosed public places in Ontario as of May 31, 2006.

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Government of Ontario Resources

• Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  The ministry is responsible for administering the health care system and providing services to the Ontario public through such programs as health insurance, drug benefits, assistive devices, care for the mentally ill, long-term care, home care, community and public health, and health promotion and disease prevention.
• Prevent-it.ca
  Prepare yourself for a valuable safety resource – the Prevent-it Kit. It will demonstrate that a safe work environment is your right and your responsibility. Use it to help build a culture of prevention in your workplace by sharing your knowledge with your co-workers, friends and family.
• Service Ontario
  ServiceOntario is now making it easy for you to access the information, services and resources you need, when and how you need them. Whether you’re getting married, starting a business or want to learn more about your workplace or industry.
• YouthConnect.ca
  A youth-oriented website that profiles individual success stories, programs and services and provides important information on education, health, work, coming of age and recreation.

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Government of Canada Resources

• Canadian Health Network
  The CHN is a national, bilingual health promotion service brought to you by the Public Health Agency of Canada and major health organizations across Canada. The CHN offers dependable, up-to-date information on health promotion and disease and injury prevention, to help individuals and communities make healthy choices that improve the quality of their life.
• Child Fitness Credit
  This site contains information that will help you determine whether the programs you provide should qualify for the purposes of the proposed tax credit as well as calculate eligible fees and issue receipts.
• Children's Fitness Tax Credit Eligibility Checklist
  Answering these questions will help you determine whether a program should qualify for purposes of the proposed children's fitness tax credit.
• Dietitians of Canada
  DC is the nation-wide voice of dietitians - the most trusted source of information on food and nutrition for Canadians.
• Health Canada
  Health Canada is the Federal department responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health, while respecting individual choices and circumstances.
• Healthy Living: Tobacco
  A resource from Health Canada to help Canadians quit smoking.