In the spring of 2006, a team from OPC and THCU engaged in a dialogue with colleagues from capacity building organizations in the United States.  The goal of the dialogue was to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of Ontario's health promotion resource centres by identifying promising practices among well-established U.S. organizations.

We define resource centres as organizations that build community capacity and/or increase the use of tools and other innovations, by providing services (such as training and consultation) and materials (such as workbooks, tools, research information, etc). This endeavour is often referred to as technical assistance, knowledge exchange, and community capacity building.

We have created a web tour that captures some key lessons from the visits. We have entitled the web tour Health Promotion 2020 because the end goal of capacity building is to help organizations and communities improve our population's health. The dialogue is forward thinking and encourages a focus on the future of health promotion.  

Please visit the web tour at http://www.opc.on.ca/english/hp2020/


Krissa Fay
Communications and Policy Specialist
The Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse
180 Dundas Street W., Suite 1900
Toronto, ON M5G 1Z8
T (416) 408 -2249 x 2254 
F (416) 408-2122
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