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Best Start Resource Centre 2009 Annual Conference

 

Date: February 23-25, 2009

Location: Renaissance Toronto Airport Hotel and Conference Centre, Toronto, ON

 

The conference addresses preconception through to child health and explores sessions relevant to your work and areas of interest. Acquire the latest information, learn innovative strategies and programs, and meet new colleagues. 

 

Register by January 16, 2009 to take advantage of the "early bird" special of $250.00. 

Regular registration fees of $300.00 apply after January 16, 2009.

 

To find out more about the conference including: registration details, the agenda, speakers, venue, parking, and accommodations, see http://www.beststart.org/events/detail/bsannualconf09/index.htm

 

*** Here are some highlights of the conference: ***

 

KEYNOTES

One of our four keynotes speakers will be Jacquie Maund, the Coordinator of Ontario Campaign 2000 at Family Service Toronto.

 

Ending Child Poverty in Ontario: Where are we at and what can we do?

 

This presentation will provide the latest statistics on child and family poverty in Ontario. It will address some of the reasons why the Ontario child poverty rate remains high. The speaker will summarize what Campaign 2000 is calling for from federal and provincial Government to address child and family poverty, and will give an update on the Poverty Reduction Strategy. The presentation will talk about public advocacy to end child poverty - challenges and successes - and will provide some examples of actions that the audience (service providers) can take in their communities, with the media, and with politicians. Campaign 2000 hopes to achieve increased understanding of the role that service providers can play in advocating for change, and commitment by the audience to follow through and take action.

 

OTHER SESSION TOPICS

This is a selection of some of the topics that delegates can choose from:

 

	

	*	Helping Families to Prepare for Multiple-Birth Children
	*	Child Language Development in Bilingual or Multilingual Environments <http://www.beststart.org/events/detail/bsannualconf09/agenda_dt.htm#b5> 
	*	Safety Issues for Children's Products and Recall Information for Service Providers <http://www.beststart.org/events/detail/bsannualconf09/agenda_dt.htm#b6> 
	*	Giving Birth in a New Land
	*	Engaging and Supporting Pregnant Women Who Use Substances: Principles and Interventions
	*	Bullying and the Early Years
	*	Queering the Family Tree: Welcoming LGBTQ Parents and their Children
	*	Building Links Between Family Health Teams (FHTs) and Community Programs and Services for Children
	*	Work / Life Balance - A Personal Issue and a Public Concern

To find out more about the conference including: registration details, the agenda, speakers, venue, parking, and accommodations, see http://www.beststart.org/events/detail/bsannualconf09/index.htm

 
Meghan Boston-McCracken, MSW, RSW 
Bilingual Information Specialist / Spécialiste bilingue d'information
Best Start Resource Centre / Meilleur départ 
Health Nexus Santé
(formerly Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse/anciennement Centre ontarien d'information en prévention)
Telephone: (416) 408-2249 / 1-800-397-9567 ext. 2345 

Fax: (705) 254-7503
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The Best Start Resource Centre Annual Conference is

February 23-25, 2009

Register early at http://www.beststart.org/events/detail/bsannualconf09/index.htm

 

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