Due to technical difficulties, the deadline for proposals for this RFP has
been extended to:
Friday August 19, at 5:00 pm (EST)

Proposals can be sent by:
Email to: [log in to unmask]
Fax to: 1-416-408-2122
Mail or Courier to:
Healthy Child Development in Aboriginal Families
Best Start Resource Centre
c/o Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse
180 Dundas Street West, Suite 1900
Toronto, ON M5G 1Z8

If you have any questions about this RFP, you can contact Wendy Burgoyne at
1-416-408-2249 (press 3), from August 15 to August 17.

-----Original Message-----
From: Wendy Burgoyne [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: July 25, 2005 2:15 PM
To: [log in to unmask] CA
Subject: RFP on supporting healthy child development in Aboriginal
families


See below for a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the development of a manual
on supporting healthy child development in Aboriginal families in Ontario.
Please share with your networks.

The development of this project will be led and guided by Aboriginal
individuals. We hope that a strong and credible Aboriginal group/individual
will take on this project. We also plan to involve an advisory group made up
of representatives from key Aboriginal organisations. The resource will
complement existing resources on this topic.

Wendy Burgoyne
Health Promotion Consultant
Best Start: Ontario's Maternal, Newborn
and Early Child Development Resource Centre
Box 698, 96 Broadway Ave
Wawa, ON, POS IKO
Tel: 1-705-856-2997
or 1-800-397-9567 (press 3)
Fax: 1-705-856-1320
Email: [log in to unmask]

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RFP:
Supporting Healthy Child Development in Aboriginal Families,
Best Start Resource Centre

Deadline for Proposals: August 12, 2005

The Best Start Resource Centre is seeking a researcher/writer to research
and write a report about supporting healthy child development in Aboriginal
families.

Purpose: This report will be developed for a range of service providers who
work with Aboriginal families. The report will provide relevant research and
practical strategies in supporting healthy child development in Aboriginal
families. It will be developed and written in a manner that is
strength-based and respectful of cultural values and beliefs. This project
will be guided by an advisory group of experts and key stakeholders in
Aboriginal health. The report will be produced in English and will be
approximately 30,000 words in length.

The report will be completed by December, 2005. It will be promoted through
listservs and e-bulletins. It will be available in print format, as well as
through the Best Start website.

Preliminary content areas:
·	Summary of current information on the health status of Aboriginal children
aged 0-6 in Ontario
·	Underlying factors for health of Ontario Aboriginal children aged 0-6
·	Effective strategies/approaches for supporting healthy child development
of Aboriginal children aged 0-6, including information from the literature,
focus groups and key informant interviews
·	Other sources of information

Audience: Service providers who work with Aboriginal families, and have a
role in supporting healthy child development in children aged 0-6. Some
examples include staff in public health, Friendship Centres, Early Years
programs, CAPC/CPNP programs, early childhood education, infant development
programs, etc.

Methodology:
Focusing on Aboriginal children aged 0-6, the successful applicant will:
·	Work with Best Start and the Advisory group to further define the
methodology and the content for the report
·	Complete a review of relevant literature related to health status and
effective strategies in supporting healthy child development in Aboriginal
families
·	Set up and complete a minimum of 3 focus groups with Aboriginal family
members to ask about services that were helpful and not helpful, in
supporting healthy child development
·	Set up and complete a minimum of 20 key informant interviews, concerning
effective practices and approaches in supporting healthy child development
in Aboriginal families
·	Synthesize evidence from the literature, focus groups and key informant
interviews, focusing mainly on underlying factors, health status and
effective strategies for supporting healthy child development in Aboriginal
families
·	Draft a report, and finalize the text based on input from Best Start and
the Advisory group
·	Authorship is still to be determined
·	Best Start has $15,000 available for this contract.

The successful applicant will demonstrate strong research and writing
skills. Applicant will have demonstrated experience, sensitivity and skills
in developing resources related to Aboriginal health and child development.

Interested groups/individuals are requested to submit a brief proposal. The
proposal should demonstrate the applicant's knowledge, skills and experience
to successfully fulfill this contract; identify approach that the applicant
will take in researching and drafting the report; and fee. All proposals
will be held in confidence.

Completion date: mid-December, 2005
Deadline for Applications: August 12 at 5:00 p.m. (EST)

Submit proposal by email, fax or mail to:

Healthy Child Development in Aboriginal Families
Best Start Resource Centre
c/o Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse
180 Dundas Street West, Suite 1900
Toronto, ON M5G 1Z8
Fax: (416) 408-2122
[log in to unmask]

We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an
interview will be contacted.

Best Start is a key program of the Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse and is
funded by the Ontario government.



Wendy Burgoyne
Health Promotion Consultant
Best Start: Ontario's Maternal, Newborn
and Early Child Development Resource Centre
Box 698, 96 Broadway Ave
Wawa, ON, POS IKO
Tel: 1-705-856-2997
or 1-800-397-9567 (press 3)
Fax: 1-705-856-1320
Email: [log in to unmask]

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