Healthy Communities Conference 2010

Presentations

 

Pre-Conference

May 11 – Grey Bruce Health Unit

Reconnecting Farm and Community  PDF Document  (1.2 Mb)

Freeman Boyd, Local Food Project Coordinator, Food Link Grey Bruce

 

Healthy Communities and Social Determinants of Health  PDF Document  (0.036 Mb)

Jim Harrold, City Manager, City of Owen Sound

 

Healthy Communities Ontario

Margarett Best, Ontario Minister of Health Promotion

 

Conference

May 12 - Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre

 

Intro Dr Lynn  PDF Document  (7 Mb)

Dr. Hazel Lynn, Medical Officer of Health, Grey Bruce Health Unit

 

Blueprint for Developing Healthy Communities: Alignment of Community Engagement (A.C.E.)   PDF Document  (1.3 Mb)

Built to Last  (YouTube video)

Kim Bergeron, Ph.D. Candidate, Queen’s University

 

Healthy Communities by Design  PDF Document  (3.2 Mb)

George McKibbon, Ontario Professional Planners Institute

 

A Rural Perspective on Healthy Communities- Strategies for Sustainability  PDF Document  (9.9 Mb)

Wayne Caldwell, Ontario Professional Planners Institute

 

1:00-2:00 p.m.

 

CONCURRENT SESSION  1

 

1A

Cooking, Eating and Learning Together: Everybody Always Ends Up in  The Kitchen 

 Anne Finlay-Stewart – Around the Sound Local Food Market

Community Engagement in Creating Sustainable Local Food Systems

Jeff Kohl – Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition

 

1B 

Changing Minds, Changing Lives – Access to Sport and Recreation  PDF Document  (2.1 Mb)

Opportunities for Persons with a Disability

Mary C. Solomon – Grey Bruce District Stroke Centre

 

Reducing Social Exclusion through Endless Possibilities  PDF Document  (11.2 Mb)

Monique Crites, Lynn Curley – Grey Bruce Community Stroke Rehabilitation Team.

 

It’s Just a Job – NOT!  Diversifying your Workforce  PDF Document  (0.3 Mb)

Kim Lawson, Ron Fenwick – Community Living Owen Sound; John

McLaughlin – St. George’s Anglican Church; Lyndy Barfoot – City of Owen Sound

1C 

Spruce the Bruce: Environmental Health/Community Design  PDF Document  (5.2 Mb)

Kara Van Myall, Sabine Robart – County of Bruce

 

Creating Healthy Community Design Policies for Municipal Official  Plans  PDF Document  (4.5 Mb)

Megan Williams – Simcoe District Health Unit

 

1D

Canada Walks: A Multi-Sectoral Engagement Approach to Creating Walkable Communities  PDF Document  (2.4 Mb)

MovingON - Perth County  PDF Document  (1.9 Mb)

Children's Mobility, Health & Happiness: A Canadian School Travel Planning Model  PDF Document  (0.4 Mb)

International Charter for Walking  PDF Document  (0.08 Mb)

walkON - Steps to Strides in Brantford  PDF Document  (0.6 Mb)

Canada Walks: A Walkolution in the Making - The Hamilton Experience  PDF Document  (5.5 Mb)

Mandy Johnson – Green Communities Canada; Sharon MacKinnon –

Hamilton Public Health  Services; Kerry Price – Healthy Living Perth

2:15-3:15 p.m.

 

CONCURRENT SESSION  2

 

2E

Working Together to Put Food on Every Plate!    Panel Presentation  PDF Document  (1.4 Mb)

Jenny Amy – Grey Bruce Agriculture and Culinary Association; Maria Weijs – Grey Bruce Local Food Project; Kristine Hammel – Freelance Researcher, Writer, Consultant; Tarrah Young –Green Being Farm; Freeman Boyd – Grey Bruce Local Food Project

2F

Promoting Social Inclusion by Building Bridges out of Poverty

Francesca Dobbyn – United Way of Bruce Grey; Mary Jane Murray – Adult Learning Centre, Owen Sound

 

Age Friendly Communities  PDF Document  (0.2 Mb)

Leah Sadler – University of Waterloo- Murray Alzheimer Research and

Education Program; Lindsay Wonnacott, Sarah Milne – Grey Bruce Health Unit Falls Prevention and Intervention Program

2G

Building Capacity in Haliburton Cty for Active Transportation:  Sharing Resources, Sharing the Road  PDF Document  (3.3 Mb)

Sue Shikaze – Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit

 

The Evolution of Walking in Rural Ontario – How to Support Walkable Communities in Your Hometown  PDF Document  (3.4 Mb)

Heather Keam, Michele Crowley – Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit

 

How Trail Development Contributes to Affordable Recreation in the Blue Mountains  PDF Document  (13.1 Mb)

Shawn Everitt, David Finbow – The Blue Mountains

 

2H

Retro-fitting Communities for a Healthier Built Environment – Emerging Patterns in Rural and Small Town Ontario  PDF Document  (12.4 Mb)

Paul Young – Health Promoter and Landscape Architect

 

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

 

MUNICIPAL ACTION PRESENTATIONS

 

Transformational Change Through Community Owenership   PDF Document  (15.8 Mb)

Catherine Matheson, Cindi Briscoe - City of Greater Sudbury

 

Creating  a Healthy Community - Process and Practice  PDF Document  (1 Mb)

Active Transportation Plan  PDF Document  (1 Mb)

Raising Public Awareness About Engine Idling  PDF Document  (0.2 Mb)

Peter Willmott, Rick Archdekin, Eckart Scheuing - Town of Wasaga Beach

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Moving into Action: What You Can Do!  PDF Document  (0.1 Mb)

Kim Bergeron