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Best Start: Ontario's Maternal Newborn and Early Child Development Resource Centre supports service providers across the province of Ontario who are working on health promotion projects to improve the health of expectant parents and their young children. The Centre provides workshops and conferences, resources, consultations, and subject-specific information:

 
Best Start offers regional workshops and other training opportunities. Sessions are practical, interactive and designed to build skills.
 
Upcoming events
 

 

February 17-19, 2010
2010 Best Start Resource Centre Annual Conference -
Toronto, Ontario
[Details of the conference]

March 4, 2010
Creating Circles of Support in Perinatal Mental Health
Kingston, Ontario
[Details of the workshop]

March 8, 2010
Promoting Resiliency in Young Children – Regional Workshop
Windsor, Ontario
[Details of the workshop]

March 9th, 2010
Province-wide Forum on Child Poverty - Toronto, Ontario
[Details of the Provincial Forum]

March 24, 2010
Health Babies Healthy Children Staff
Webinar: Postpartum Mood Disorders and Mental Health
[Details of the Webinar]

March 30, 2010
Health Babies Healthy Children Staff
Webinar: Family Attachment
[Details of the Webinar]



Best Start produces resources to help service providers plan and deliver programs. Order now
 
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Preconception survey reports
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The Best Start Resource Centre provides information and consultations in English and French across Ontario on a wide range of topics to service providers who work with expectant parents and young families. Topics range from health before pregnancy, pregnancy (examples: alcohol use during pregnancy, men’s reproductive health, etc.), maternal health (examples: post-partum depression, breastfeeding, etc.) and issues related to child health (examples: shaken baby syndrome, infant sleep environment, physical activity and the early years, etc.). Within Ontario, there is no cost for these services.

At Best Start, our best resource is our staff. They not only stay on top of new research and initiatives, but also keep in close touch with a range of health providers across the province. We can help answer your information questions or connect you with others working on similar projects.

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Best Start is a key program of Health Nexus (formerly OPC) and is funded by the Government of Ontario. We are also a member of the Ontario Health Promotion Resource System.
 

 

A new leader means new directions for Health Nexus

Toronto, October 29, 2009. The Board of Directors announces the appointment of Barbara Willet as the Executive Director of Health Nexus. For press release click here.


 
Public Health Agency of Canada with the Best Start Resource Centre
FASD Module 1: Preventing and Addressing Alcohol Use in Pregnancy
Free, accredited online training for health care providers on alcohol use in pregnancy. www.MDcme.ca
[Details]


Implications for Ontario: Awareness of FASD in 2009
 

 




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