FYI from the Best Start Resource Centre...



> Here is information about our upcoming day and a half long forum being
> held in Toronto next month. It is sponsored by the Best Start Resource
> Centre with funding by the Ontario Ministry of Health. See our website for
> more information at:
> www.opc.on.ca/beststart/Forumagenda.html
>
> ______
>
> Maternal and Newborn Health: A Forum for Action.
> September 27 & 28, 1999
> Regal Constellation Hotel, Toronto
>
>
> The Best Start Resource Centre is sponsoring this forum that will bring
> together policy makers and practitioners from across the province of
> Ontario to explore five critical maternal and newborn health areas:
>
> 1.    Workplace reproductive health
> 2.    Prevention of teen pregnancies
> 3.    Preterm birth prevention
> 4.    Folic acid issues and awareness
> 5.    Reaching low income women
>
> This important forum features a keynote address that will challenge our
> thinking about partnerships and the ingredients we need to build
> successful relationships.
>
> How do groups collaborate effectively in Ontario communities regarding
> specific maternal and newborn health issues? How can we apply what we
> learn from these examples? How can we collectively strengthen our actions
> - on a local, regional and provincial basis? These and many more questions
> will be answered during the course of this forum.
>
> There is no registration fee but registration is limited to 250
> participants. For more information please visit the Best Start website:
> www.opc.on.ca/beststart/Forumagenda.html or call  416-408-2121 ext. 2260
> or 1-800-397-9567
>
> ______________________________________
>
> Susan Himel
> Project Consultant
> Best Start Resource Centre
> (416) 408-4499 ext. 2235
> Fax: (416) 408-2122  E-mail: [log in to unmask]
> 180 Dundas St. West, 1900 Toronto, ON  M5G 1Z8
>