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Tammy Aitken <[log in to unmask]>
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Health Promotion on the Internet <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 13 Mar 1998 15:03:33 -0600
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Rick Wilson wrote:
>
> Nancy
>
> The following may be applicable to your request for information on
> Seniors
>
> Experience in Action: A National Forum for Healthy Aging was held
> between February 9 and 11, 1997, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. A kit was
> developed to disseminate the results.The information in this kit was
> developed from a cross-Canada process designed to gather lessons learned
> from seniors' community projects funded by Health Canada over the last
> 25 years. The kit was developed by the Centre for Health Promotion,
> University of Toronto with the participation and support of the New
> Horizons: Partners in Aging program of Health Canada.
>
> The Forum concluded with a synthesis of what delegates said about the
> lessons learned through their participation in a variety of projects
> across the country. Participants suggested actions that seniors can take
> in the future to improve their well-being and to contribute to healthy
> aging. A commitment was made by all of the delegates to share what they
> had learned in their own communities and to make healthy aging a goal
> for all of Canadian society.
>
> The kit includes:
>
>   The Proceedings of Experience in Action: A National Forum for Healthy
> Aging, February 9-11, 1997.
>
>   A short Video filmed during the Forum. It provides a synopsis of the
> presentations, small group sessions and informal discussions which
> shaped the nature and outcome of the events.
>
>   Nine Fact Sheets drawn from all stages of the information gathering
> process. The following topics are covered in these Fact Sheets:
>    Core Values in Seniors' Programs
>    Effective Community Development
>    Partnerships
>    Participation and Leadership by Seniors
>    Volunteer Recruitment, Retention and Recognition
>    Effective Project Management
>    Sustainability
>    Social and Community Change
>    Sources and Resources
>
> Those interested in obtaining copies of the kit can contact me for
> further information
>
> Rick Wilson
I would be interested in receiving a kit. I am a Public Health Nurse in
the Chronic Disease Prevention Team.  My address:
Tammy Aitken
Box 417
Durham, Ontario
N0G 1R0
1 800 394-6643 or 519 369-3318     [log in to unmask]
Thank you

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