I work at an adult education centre in Manitoba.  Our mission statement is 
" To promote the health of the community by facilitating students' progress toward their educational and career goals."  For $10.00/year, students at our centre can finish their high school diploma, upgrade for university, or improve their employability skills.  The 44 government-funded centres of Manitoba serve adults in "transition" and have the potenial to play a key role in bringing about "the necessary changes to problems listed in these
messages".  

I would gladly participate in an advocacy committee to bring theory into action!  
Minnie Davis



Lela, your proposal and Greta's ideas are certainly worth considering. I'd
welcome being involved if the advocacy committee you're suggesting were to: 

i) be inclusive, particularly of members of marginalized groups that are the
most acutely affected by the SDOH, and 
ii) allow remote participation via email, letter writing, teleconferencing,
discussion boards, etc. 

Ocean

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Ocean, WISE Coordinator
http://www.wise-bc.org/
 

On Thu, 11 May 2006 12:02:48 -0400, Lela Gary <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

That question: "Could we start publicizing?"  brings me to the question
I asked Dennis regarding the goal/mandate of this list-serve.

I expressed my feelings that having a list-serve to inform and
intellectualize on reports is a fine academic exercise; but it does not go
far enough to bring about necessary changes to  problems listed in these
messages.

My proposal is to initiate an advocacy committee within SDOH, and  formally
address government officials expressing concerns and  proposing
recommendations and initiatives for improvement, based on research already
submitted by  reports.

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