Posting on behalf of Lois Houston, Heart Health Coordinator, Toronto Heart
Health Partnership
Here are three interesting heart health opportunities. The due date for two
of the RFPs is JANUARY 14, 2002 Please pass this notice on to others you
think may be interested.
Toronto (South Region) Heart Health Partnership is seeking services for our
Multicultural Heart Health Program and for our Youth Leadership Program.
The following is a brief summary of three Requests for Proposals. Please
assist us and pass this message on to parties whom you think may be
interested.
1. Request for Proposal: Multicultural Heart Health Community Facilitators
Tool Kit
APPLICATION DUE: January 14, 2002
The Toronto (South Region) Heart Health Partnership is presently seeking
professional services to develop a facilitator's tool kit to be used by
community workers for planning and implementing heart health promotion
programs in seven multicultural communities. The tool kit will be in English
with sections culturally and linguistically adapted. The project does not
entail translation of materials.
The tool kit will incorporate the findings and recommendations of two
projects undertaken during the past two years: 1. An Inventory of
Multicultural Heart Health Educational Resources used in Ontario 2.
Identifying Best Practices for Promoting Heart Health in Multicultural
Communities
TIME LINES: January 28, 2002 - March 25, 2002
DELIVERABLES: Draft versions of tool kit formats; final version of tool kit
including resources; Final written report
BUDGET/FUNDING: A limit of $7,500.00 (including expenses, GST and PST) has
been allocated for this work
Contact concerning the complete content of the RFP and copies of background
reports:
Loan Ta, Co-chair of Multicultural Heart Health Partnership
c/o Parkdale Community Health Centre
1229 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario M6K 1L2
Telephone: (416) 537-0275 ext. 231 Email:[log in to unmask]
2. Request for Proposal: Heart Health Youth Leadership Program Evaluation -
Phase 1- Peer Leaders
APPLICATION DATE: January 14, 2002
OBJECTIVE:To design and conduct a formative evaluation of the Heart Health
Youth Leadership Program, focussing on peer leaders, in order to guide
future planning and implementation of the program.
BACKGROUND: The Youth Leadership Program (YLP) of the Toronto (South Region)
Heart Health Partnership is an after-school program for grades 6 to 8
students focussing on heart health promotion skills in peer leaders who, in
turn, develop and implement heart health projects in their school and
community. This is a collaborative program that uses a partnership model
involving Toronto Public Health, Toronto Parks & Recreation, Toronto
Catholic District School Board and the Toronto District School Board. After
three years of program development and implementation, the YLP Workgroup has
completed a manual and developed a logic model. The YLP Workgroup is
currently planning a formative evaluation of the program. Phase 1 will be
an evaluation with student peer leaders. Phase 2 will be an evaluation with
program partners, to begin in April 2002. A separate RFP will be posted for
Phase 2 to accommodate budgeting. You may submit an application for one or
both Phases.
TIME LINES: January - March 2002
DELIVERABLES: Evaluation tool for student peer leader focus groups,
completed application forms for Ethics Review - TPH, TDSB, TCDSB, completed
set of focus group data and summaries of each focus group session, final
report detailing methodology, analytical results and
interpretations/recommendations.
BUDGET/FUNDING: $7000.00 has been allocated for this work (including
expenses, GST and PST)
Contact Concerning the Content of the RFP:
Lisa Swimmer
Youth Leadership Program - Evaluation Committee
C/O Toronto (South Region) Heart Health Partnership
2340 Dundas Street West
Toronto, Ontario M6P 4A9
Tel: (416) 338-8259
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
3. Request for Proposal: Heart Health Youth Leadership Program Evaluation -
Phase 2 - Partnership and Implementation
APPLICATION DUE: APRIL 8, 2002
OBJECTIVE: To design and conduct a formative evaluation of the Heart Health
Youth Leadership Program, focussing on partnerships and implementation in
order to guide future planning and implementation of the program.
BACKGROUND: The Youth Leadership Program (YLP) of the Toronto (South Region)
Heart Health Partnership is an after-school program for grades 6 to 8
students focussing on heart health promotion skills in peer leaders who, in
turn, develop and implement heart health projects in their school and
community. This is a collaborative program that uses a partnership model
involving Toronto Public Health, Toronto Parks & Recreation, Toronto
Catholic District School Board and the Toronto District School Board. After
three years of program development and implementation, the YLP Workgroup has
completed a manual and developed a logic model. The YLP Workgroup is
currently planning a formative evaluation of the program. Phase 1 was an
evaluation with student peer leaders. Phase 2 will be an evaluation with
program partners.
TIME LINES: April - June 2002
DELIVERABLES:· Evaluation tool for focus groups, completed 3 application
forms for Ethics Review (Toronto Public Health, Toronto District School
Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board), completed set of focus group
data and a summary of each focus group session, evaluation tool for
interviews, completed set of interview data and a summary of each interview,
final report detailing methodology, analytical results and
interpretations/recommendations
BUDGET/FUNDING: $5,500.00 has been allocated for this work (including
expenses, GST and PST)
Contact Concerning the Content of the RFP:
Lisa Swimmer
Youth Leadership Program - Evaluation Committee
C/O Toronto (South Region) Heart Health Partnership
2340 Dundas Street West Toronto, Ontario M6P 4A9
Tel: (416) 338-8259 E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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