Community Health Promotion Mapping Project-
February 13, 1998

The Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse (OPC) and the Centre for Health
Promotion (CHP) have been working together in the "Ontario Community
Health Promotion Mapping Project" since January 1997 to strengthen
health promotion by applying a community development approach in working
with up to 10 pilot communities in Ontario. This collaborative project,
funded by Health Canada - Ontario Region, is intended to help
communities use the Internet and to develop basic information to
describe their activities.

        The project team and site participants have produced a number of
products and infrastructures related to community mapping resources,
getting connected to the Internet, and core information requirements for
web-sites featuring community health promotion programs. [See OPC's Site
for the Project: <http://www.opc.on.ca/mapping/index.html>]

        This project has been extended by a 10 week initiative to
promote these
resources and information on community Internet access programs.  One of
the pilot site participants - the North Victoria Healthy Communities
Coalition ( <http://www.web.net/~nvhcc> )- is willing to travel and
present to at least 5 communities in Ontario, and to work with
interested organizations on the application of these resources. As well,
Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse team members will be integrating
'community HP mapping' presentations  into their current series of
regional forums and workshops [see
<http://www.opc.on.ca/events/index.html>].

If your group or coalition is interested in participating in this
project and having a presentation in your community, please contact one
of the following -

Peter Jones,            Simon Mielniczuk        Alison Stirling
NVHCC                   OPC                     OPC
705.454.8875            800.263.2846 x241       800.263.2846 x226
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