What are some resources for health care practitioners wishing to implement health promotion strategies/approaches?
Health Canada’s Health Promotion Online for Health Professionals Web site offers health promotion resources and guides for health care professionals and community leaders. Also, visit the Web site of Health Canada’s Mental Health Promotion Unit. The Ontario Health Promotion E-mail Bulletin (www.ohpe.ca) is a weekly newsletter produced by the Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse and the Health Communication Unit. It provides information on workshops, conferences, job postings, projects, issues and resources. The Canadian Mental Health Association’s Mental Health Promotion Tool Kit provides resources for community initiatives in developing, implementing and evaluating mental health promotion projects. The Web site of the Department of Noncommunicable Disease and Health Promotion of the World Health Organization provides a list of organizations around the world involved in health promotion. Compiled by Hema Zbogar with assistance from Jennifer Boyko, Andrea Stevens-Lavigne and Marianne Kobus-
