Good morning. I think the idea of organizing these discussions is an excellent one. This approach uses the electronic process as a means of discussion rather than simply information sharing (another worthwhile use of the system).' I look forward to participating. Susan MacMillan >Greetings, > >Peggy Shultz has summed up very nicely a number of areas we could address >through the list(thanks Peggy!)...for those out there in the lurking mindset >read on, for those who want to jump in please do - anytime is a good time. > >I would like to propose we spend some time, in stages, on the areas Peggy >has highlighted as important to the work of Health Promotion. > >It would work like this - we begin with one topic discuss it for a few days >and then summarize and move on to topic two and so on ... I think there are >a number of key concepts she has identified. > >How about the following... > >Topic One: Establishing Electronic Workplaces and Communities - June 14-19 > >Topic Two: The Relationship between Literal and Virtual Communities - June 20-25 > >Topic Three: Ensuring Access and Equity in the On-line World - June 26-30 > >Peggy has raised many issues for us ... these are the three that stood out >for me. >We can work in the subheadings as we define the discussion. I would welcome >volunteers interested in leading the discussion on any of these topics. I'll >get the first one going in a second post after we have a day to let >click4hper's comment on the idea. > >Hopefully this may lead to our achieving... >> "to increase the capacity of workers in health promotion to >>respond to the new environment" >> > >with a degree of comfort and ease...and raising our sensitivity to: >>discussion about the changing world of work for health promoters and >>communities. > >Our role(s) vary by setting, project, virtual or literal...how we choose to >define our roles on-line now and in the future will be critical. > >Please post your response to this suggestion to the list or as email to >myself <[log in to unmask]> or my co-facilitator Alison Stirling ><[log in to unmask]>. > >And Peggy...thanks for your thoughtful questions ;-) > >Liz Rykert <[log in to unmask]> >********************************************************************* >Liz Rykert, Coordinator, Growing Up Healthy Downtown, Family Service >Association of Metro Toronto; Tel (416) 927-8500; fax (416) 927-8291 >********************************************************************* >facilitator: <bright.futures.net>,<guhd.net>, <act.cuts.ont> >http://community.web.net/act.cuts.ont; co-owner: <[log in to unmask]> > email: <[log in to unmask]> >********************************************************************* >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- >Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]> >Received: from hexamon.ccs.yorku.ca by admin1.cc.uleth.ca (MX V4.2 AXP) with > SMTP; Wed, 12 Jun 1996 21:31:18 MST >Received: from hexamon.ccs.yorku.ca (hexamon.ccs.yorku.ca [130.63.236.78]) by > hexamon.ccs.yorku.ca (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id XAA22575; Wed, 12 > Jun 1996 23:16:24 -0400 >Received: from YORKU.CA by YORKU.CA (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 1.8b) with spool > id 12917 for [log in to unmask]; Wed, 12 Jun 1996 23:16:22 -0400 >Received: from comoro.yorku.ca > ([log in to unmask] [130.63.236.55]) by > hexamon.ccs.yorku.ca (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id XAA22365 for > <[log in to unmask]>; Wed, 12 Jun 1996 23:16:21 -0400 >Received: from web.net ([log in to unmask] [142.75.1.1]) by comoro.yorku.ca > (8.6.12/8.6.11) with SMTP id XAA25411 for <[log in to unmask]>; Wed, > 12 Jun 1996 23:15:21 -0400 >Received: from Web.web.net(really [199.212.63.113]) by web.net via sendmail > with smtp id <[log in to unmask]> for <[log in to unmask]>; Wed, > 12 Jun 96 23:17:24 -0400 (EDT) (/\##/\ Smail3.1.30.12.0 #30.1 built > 5-jul-95) >Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> > --- Susan MacMillan e-mail: [log in to unmask] The University of Lethbridge