At the Health Promotion Ontario 10th anniversary conference on the
Evolution of Health Promotion on May 10, 2007, an exciting new resource
was launched on how to take action on conditions affecting health.
Primer to Action: Social Determinants of Health is a resource for health
professionals, lay workers, volunteers and activists to explore how the
social determinants impact chronic disease. It is intended to help you
navigate through barriers in your organization or group and offer
concrete 'primers' to get you going with action to increase access to
the social determinants for yourself, your family, and those with whom
you work.  It focuses on six key determinants of health: income,
education, employment, housing, food and inclusion.
The Primer to Action will show you 1) where you can find more
information about each of six determinants; 2) how you can work on the
determinants in your agency; 3) who you can learn from, with examples
and models; and 4) what you can do in your community.
This resource is a collaborative project of the Ontario Chronic Disease
Prevention Alliance, Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse and the Canadian
Cancer Society - Ontario Division. It draws upon the skills and
expertise of numerous health, social, and education professionals and
organizations. The partners who produced this online resource will
regularly update the information, and respond to your feedback.
Download the jointly produced resource  (PDF format
<http://www.ocdpa.on.ca/docs/Primer%20to%20Action%20SDOH%20Final.pdf> ,
36 pages) from the Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance website
at http://www.ocdpa.on.ca/ocdpa_documents.htm#primer 
A French version is coming out soon. Find out more about the
organizations in the collaboration at:
The Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse - http://www.opc.on.ca
The Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance - http://www.ocdpa.on.ca
The Canadian Cancer Society Ontario Region - http://www.cancer.ca

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Alison Stirling
Health Promotion Information Specialist
The Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse 
180 Dundas Street W., Suite 1900 
Toronto, ON M5G 1Z8 
Direct: 416-408-6918 or 416-408-2249 x 2227  
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www.opc.on.ca



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