Sexuality/Reproductive Health

Overview of “Health Fairs and Preconception, Prenatal and Child Health” Manual from the Best Start Resource Centre

Contents

I Summary and Overview
II Key Findings on Effectiveness
III Strategies for Planning Health Fairs
IV Conclusion
V References

--submitted by Louise Choquette, Bilingual Health Promotion Consultant, Best Start Resource Centre

I. Summary and Overview

Best Start Resource Centre

c/o Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse

180 Dundas Street West, Suite 1900

Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Z8

Tel: (416) 408-2249

Toll-free within Ontario: 1 (800) 397-9567

Fax: (416) 408-2122






beststart@beststart.org
 









From Dark to Light: Regaining a Caring Community

Type of Resource: Pamphlet
Source: Yellowknife, 1995
Author: Status of Women Council of the NWT
 


Sexuality In the Circle of Life

Type of Resource: Book
Source: Montr
Author: Quebec Native Women
 


It Takes a Community: A Resource Manual for Community-based Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects

Type of Resource: Book
Source: Ottawa, 1997
Author: Medical Services Branch, Health Canada and Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada
 


Finding Our Way: Sexual and Reproductive Health for Aboriginal Communities


I Introduction

II Aboriginal Cultures and History

III Building a Culturally Appropriate Sexual and Reproductive Health Program

IV The Sourcebook

V Conclusion

VI References



- by Dianne Kinnon and Susan Swanson, researchers and writers based in Ottawa, on behalf of Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada



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Canadian Institute of Child Health

Suite 300

384 Bank Street

Ottawa, ON K2P 1Y4


(613) 230-8838 Fax: (613) 230-6654
cich@cich.ca
 





Motherisk

The Hospital for Sick Children

Dept. of Clinical Pharmacology

555 University Avenue

Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8
Tel: 416-813-6780 Fax: 416-813-5979
 




Simcoe District Health Unit

15 Sperling Ave

Barrie, ON, L4M 6K9
Tel: 705-721-7330 Fax: 705-721-1495
 


Best Start: Ontario's Maternal, Newborn and Early Child Development Resource Centre

#1900 - 180 Dundas Street West

Toronto, Ontario CANADA M5G 1Z8
Phone:(416) 408-2249 or 1-800-397-9567 (Ontario)
beststart@beststart.org
 



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