Health Nexus Today / Nexus Santé aujourd’hui

• Government of Canada Releases Biomonitoring Data from the Canadian Health Measures Survey
• Government of Canada Announces Continued Support of National Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative
• Government of Canada Welcomes Sodium Reduction Report
• Health Canada Launches its Not4me Facebook® Fanpage Dedicated to Drug Prevention Among Youth
• “Implementing an Occupational Health and Safety Program” manual available now
• Health Equity Into Action: Planning and Other Resources for LHINs
• Organizations learn more from failure than success, study finds; Knowledge gained from failure lasts longer

At Health Nexus, we’re celebrating our 25th year with several events, including a monthly series of 25 ideas to help service providers in their work.

Our most recent edition listed 25 key health promotion resources. Upcoming editions will focus on 25 things you should know about Franco – Ontarian communities; physical activity & young children; and the determinants of health.

To read our lists and read more about our celebration activities, go to http://www.healthnexus.ca/events/25th_anniversary/25_ideas.html

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Au sein de Nexus Santé, nous célébrons notre 25^ème anniversaire par le biais de différents événements, dont une série mensuelle de 25 idées pour aider les fournisseurs de services sociaux dans leur travail.

Notre dernière édition a établi une liste de 25 ressources-clé dans le domaine de la promotion de la santé. Nos prochaines éditions se concentreront sur les 25 choses que vous devriez savoir à propos des communautés franco-ontariennes ; l’activité physique et les jeunes enfants, et les déterminants de la santé.

Pour lire nos listes et en savoir plus sur nos célébrations, rendez-vous sur http://www.nexussante.ca/nosevenements/25ans/25ans.htm

Posted by Meghan Boston-McCracken, Bilingual Information Specialist

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Posted by Meghan Boston-McCracken, Bilingual Information Specialist

For all bulletins, see http://www.beststart.org/services/bulletins.html

To join MNCHP, email mcnhp@healthnexus.ca

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