Are you looking for interesting ways to engage students or co-workers in the
topic of community health and health promotion?

 

The Quaich Inc. has created an online community for users of the Circle of
HealthC, called 'Our Circle', and is launching a new feature on the website:
'Ask the Author'. 

 

'Our Circle' has enlisted the participation of Dr. Terry Mitchell of the
Wilfrid Laurier University Department of Psychology, who uses the Circle of
Health in her teaching. She has written a story about her experience
teaching with the Circle of Health, which is 'Our Circle's 'Story of the
Month'.

 

We would like to invite you to read her story, her bio, and post your
questions and comments in the Idea Percolator discussion forum. Dr. Mitchell
will be visiting the discussion forum on a regular basis throughout the
month of June to respond to your questions and participate in a dialogue
about her experiences, the Circle of Health, and issues related to teaching,
health and social change.

 

We are testing this new feature in June, and if it is successful we will
have more 'Ask the Author' events in the future.

 

Visit www.ourcircle.com/login/index.asp to view a preview and join the
online community 'Our Circle'. Membership is free!

 

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Dr. Terry Mitchell is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology
at Wilfrid Laurier University. She received her Ph.D. in community
psychology from the University of Toronto and has dedicated her scholarly
activities to developing and sharing skills in qualitative methods and
community-based participatory research. She teaches community psychology,
counseling, and health psychology as well qualitative methods. Dr. Mitchell
has been working with Aboriginal communities for over 15 years. Her work
investigates inequities in health and health services with attention to
historical and political injustices that have resulted in intergenerational
trauma. Her current research focuses on holistic models of cancer
survivorship.

 

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The Circle of HealthC is both a dynamic framework for health promotion and a
tangible tool.  Constructed using the theoretical frameworks of the
determinants of health, the Ottawa Charter, and the First Nations Medicine
Wheel, the Circle of Health has a wide range of applications.  

 

This tool is relevant to community, health, justice, economic, business, and
environmental issues which intersect with and influence individual and
community well-being.  It stimulates the user to search for good
information, best practices and creative solutions.  Developed in Prince
Edward Island, Canada, the Circle of Health continues to gain popularity
nationally and internationally.  The Circle of Health Kit contains an
interactive tool, Learning Guide and Background document. It is available in
French and English, and has been translated into Spanish.

 

The Circle of Health provides a picture of the components of health
promotion at-a-glance. By moving the five rings that make up the Circle of
Health, you can line up many possible interactions within and between the
components. It can help you to understand health promotion as a very dynamic
process which involves many people and strategies.

 

For more information, visit www.thequaich.pe.ca
<http://www.thequaich.pe.ca/>  

 

 

The Circle of Health C 1996, PEI Health and Community Services Agency, All
Rights Reserved.

 

 

Patsy Beattie-Huggan

Principal

The Quaich Inc.

 

 


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