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Many public health units in Ontario offer Prenatal and Child Health Fairs on a regular basis.

Examples are:

• Waterloo Region: Offers Prenatal and Child Health Fairs. See http://chd.region.waterloo.on.ca under Events.
• Middlesex-London Health Unit: Offers Prenatal Health Fairs. See http://www.healthunit.com under Pregnancy.

Early Child Development Forum: Exploring the Contribution of Public Health Home Visiting explored effective strategies for public health home visits. The forum held in Saskatoon in October, 2008, was the first of its kind and was attended by 120 participants from across Canada. More information at http://www.nccdh.ca/work/homevisitforum.html.

CAN-ADAPTT Guidelines Revision Meeting
November 1, 2009
Montréal, Québec, Canada

CAN-ADAPTT’s 2nd Annual General Meeting will be held as a pre-conference workshop at the 6th National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Montréal, Quebec. To register for this workshop visit http://www.can-adaptt.net. If you have any questions, contact stephanie_elliott@camh.net

6th National Conference on Tobacco or Health
Nov. 1-4, 2009
Montréal, Québec, Canada

This event, occurring annually in the last week of September, is supported by the Ontario Self-Help Network. The week’s events focus on promoting the self-help philosophy, and includes conducting workshops and holding the annual general meeting for the Self-Help Resource Centre. For information or to register for events, call (416) 487-4355 or 1-888-283-8806 or visit http://www.selfhelp.on.ca.

The following simple strategies are excerpted from the tip sheet
"Recruiting bilingual employees" found on Heritage Canada's website
(http://www.pch.gc.ca/guide/postes_bilingues_e.html).