The Canadian Public Health Association's annual conference, Public Health 2021, will be held virtually from October 6-8.

The preliminary program has been announced and is available on the conference website. Topics include several sessions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous sessions on stigma, and more!

The Ontario Alliance to End Homelessness put together a Myths and Facts page for your use and distribution in your networks and communities. Check out the Myths Versus Facts on Encampments attachment below.

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The YMCA of Greater Toronto's Youth Cannabis Awareness Program (YCAP) is presently running a Digital Media Contest that challenges youth (ages 18 – 25) to create a video or poster discussing how cannabis use affects youth brain development, and we were wondering if you’d be willing to help us choose a winner by joining the Contest Organizer’s Jury (CO Jury).

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Are you a leader of an organization serving immigrants and refugees? Would you like to inform the content for a new leadership course that is being developed?

The Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Project (IRMHP), with funding from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is creating a leadership 101 course for leaders of organizations serving immigrants and refugees.

York Region – (August 3rd, 2021) Addiction Services for York Region (ASYR) is pleased to announce it has launched a free and confidential single-session counselling service that allows people to connect with a counsellor through video link or over the phone within one or two business days.Rather than waiting for more intensive, multi-session addiction treatment programs, single-session counselling allows adults and youth aged 12 and up to get faster help for their questions and concerns about substance use and addiction.

The Canadian Public Health Association has launched the Canadian Substnace Use Resource & Knowledge Exchange Centre (SURE) to support a public health approach to substance use. Access knowledge exchange products and resources at www.substanceuse.ca

Apply today to receive hands on coaching support to address a quality issue at your organization!

Deadline to apply is August 6, 2021

E-QIP is accepting applications for our next cohort of QI project coaching. During the approximately 7 month coaching period, this cohort of project teams will work with a coach to develop essential QI and data analytic skills to complete and sustain a QI project and build a culture of continuous quality improvement.

Apply today to:

Job description: Program Administrator

Part-time: 20 hrs per week

Remote - However preference will be given to candidates living in Ontario

Purpose: To support the day-to-day operations of a small, but busy national charity.

Reports to: Executive Director

The Centre for ADHD Awareness Canada, (CADDAC) is a national charity dedicated to improving the lives of those with ADHD through ADHD awareness, education and advocacy.

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