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Community Health and Wellbeing Week 2023 EVENT IN A BOX

5 Sep 2023

Community Health and Wellbeing Week 2023 EVENT IN A BOX Community Health Is Essential October 16 to 22, 2023 Community Health and Wellbeing Week 2023 at a Glance WHAT: Community Health and Wellbeing Week (CHWW) is a yearly initiative for communication and advocacy, propelled by the actions, gatherings, storytelling, and social media updates of Alliance members. [...] • Unprecedented Attention on Primary Health Care in Public and Media: Primary health care has garnered an unparalleled level of attention from both the public and media in the last six to nine months, with discussion of models and details of future transformation being debated openly in the media and among thought leaders, including Alliance members and leaders. [...] Goals of CHWW 2023 • Underscore the leadership and inventive approaches of Alliance members in enhancing the health of marginalized individuals and communities; • Showcase endeavors towards comprehensive health care transformation; • Advocate for consistent and sustainable funding, ensuring that community health organizations are capable of attracting and retaining compassionate and dedicated heal. [...] We suggest starting with this step! Community Primary Health Care Day at Queen’s Park Alliance is hosting a Lunch Reception for MPPs on October 18 during Community Health and Wellbeing Week to remind the Ontario Government how our sector continues to be foundational to the community and the health and wellbeing of hundreds of thousands of people across towns, cities, and communities in our provinc. [...] community members to lead it Celebrate the launch of a new program that • Organize a photo exhibition promotes health and wellbeing • Invite decision-makers and opinion leaders to the launch of a new program or service • Organize a health promotion event • Organize a forum on community leadership • Host a Social Prescribing Event and invite media or officials to speak/cover the • Host a lecture/se.

Authors

Sanya Budhiraja (Alliance)

Pages
9
Published in
Canada

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