Expand Your Health Promotion Toolkit for Any Health Issue

~* These introductory-level half-day workshops cover the basics of 
THCU's recommended step models * ~

In each workshop,
* we begin with an overview of key concepts and terms,
* then briefly address the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of each step,
* then bring the most challenging steps to life through interactive 
exercises and small group discussions,
* then discuss “on the job” challenges identified by participants, and 
to close,
* identify quality sources of more information, tools and personalized 
consultation services.

~* Who These Workshops Are for * ~

We recommend these sessions for
* Anyone new to health promotion seeking definitions, tools, resources 
and organized approaches to practice.
* Front line staff that need to choose, plan, implement and evaluate 
programs and services.
* Managers or team leaders who train or advise staff about theory and 
evidence-informed processes.

~* Topics * ~

Participants may enroll in one, some, or all of the following half-day 
sessions:
1. Planning Health Promotion Programs
2. Evaluating Health Promotion Programs
3. Influencing Policy Change and Development
4. Developing Health Communication Activities

~* Location and Dates * ~

This set of four half-day workshops will be offered at Region of 
Waterloo, Public Health in downtown Waterloo on October 24th and 25th, 2007.

Additional events will be offered in
* January 29th and 30th, 2008, in Chatham, Ontario
* March 5th and 6th, 2008, in Kingston, Ontario

~* Cost * ~

Thanks to a grant from the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion, we are 
able to offer all THCU workshops and services for free to people working 
with Ontario-focused health promotion initiatives.

~* Registration * ~

To register for the October workshops, please visit 
http://www.thcu.ca/workshops/registration.htm. Don’t wait! Limited 
spaces are available.

~* Facilitators * ~

Jodi Thesenvitz and Larry Hershfield from The Health Communication Unit 
will be facilitating the October 24th & 25th session.

~* THCU's Workshops Are Available upon Request * ~

These workshops, as well as all of our other workshops, are available 
upon request for groups as small as 30 and as large as 50. Any coalition 
or agency can partner with THCU to host a workshop in their community. 
We provide the facilitators at no cost and will work with you to help 
organize and promote the event. If you are interested in hosting an 
event, please fill out a service request form at 
http://www.thcu.ca/consultation/request_form.htm. Please note that we 
require at least three months' notice to plan and deliver a workshop.

~* THCU's Consultation Services * ~

We also offer consultations in Ontario to assist with specific health 
promotion projects or challenges. Service request forms are available at 
http://www.thcu.ca/consultation/request_form.htm.

~* THCU Models and Tools * ~

THCU’s step-models are based on syntheses of health promotion 
literature, supplemented by our instructors’ many years of health 
promotion experience in Canada, and enriched by insights from our 
participants. Our tools reflect our detailed understanding of what 
practitioners need in order to engage in high quality health promotion 
efforts. THCU materials and tools discussed during these workshops are 
available free of charge on our website at http://www.thcu.ca/.

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The Health Communication Unit at the Centre for Health Promotion
Department of Public Health Sciences, 155 College Street, 4th Floor,
Health Sciences Building, University of Toronto. Toronto Ontario M5T 3M7.
Tel: (416) 978.0522 | Fax: (416) 971.1365 | Email: [log in to unmask]

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