Hi Alison.
 
Wow!  This is really dreadful news!  I would be more than happy to help support any action that can be taken to preserve this important resource - it is the best consumer health website we have in Canada!!
 
Have you thought about an internet petition?  
 
I have one currently going on I-petitions.com.  http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/safedoizois/index.html  
 
Talk to you soon!
diane
Diane Finkle, M.A. Wordsmith Writing and Editing Services www.word-smith.com



> Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 16:11:42 -0500> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject: News Alert - Canadian Health Network funding cut by April 2008> To: [log in to unmask]> > The Canadian Health Network (CHN), Canada's leading web-based source for> health information by Canadians, is the latest national program to be> slated for closure by the Harper Government. Announced today to CHN> affiliates, the program will no longer be funded at the end of March> 2008. > > The Canadian Health Network is a national, bilingual web-portal that> aims to help Canadians find the information they're looking for on how> to stay healthy and prevent disease. The CHN does this through a unique> and extensive collaboration between the Public Health Agency of Canada,> 26 major health organizations, universities, hospitals, and libraries.> Find it at http://www.canadian-health-network.ca > > CHN offers links to more than 20,000 English and French Canadian> web-based, quality-assessed resources; in-depth information on 25 key> health topics and population groups; and a fortnightly e-newsletter. It> is used currently by approximately 381,000 people per month. Usage has> grown steadily since it was created in 1999, and especially rapidly in> 2007, increasing by 70 per cent over 2006. Approximately 40 per cent of> CHN visitors are health professionals who use CHN resources both> personally and with clients; Francophones visit CHN in higher> proportions than comparable sites; and 94 per cent of users recommend> the site to others. Eighty per cent of the 15 million Canadians on-line> use the Internet to seek health information. Add to this, the fact that> CHN costs are decreasing, making the portal more cost efficient> over-time. Why then would government choose to cut this program exactly> when the Federal Government is experiencing a surplus?> > The Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse and the Centre for Health Promotion> at the University of Toronto - who jointly are CHN's Health Promotion> Affiliate - are dismayed by this move. In coming days, we anticipate> that CHN affiliates will mount arguments to oppose this cut and ask for> your help. Please get the word out, stay tuned for more news, and join> in the efforts to bring attention to health promotion and prevention. > > > Alison Stirling,> > Knowledge Management Developer,> The Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse,> 180 Dundas Street W., Suite 1900 > Toronto, ON M5G 1Z8 > Direct: 416-408-6918 or 416-408-2249 x 2227> Toll-free (in Ontario) 1-800-397-9567 x2227> Email: [log in to unmask] > www.opc.on.ca> * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *> > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE send to: [log in to unmask] the following phrase "unsubscribe click4hp" as unquoted text. To view archives or manage your subscription (and create a password) go to http://listserv.yorku.ca/archives/click4hp.html
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