Synergy Newsletters

July 2010   version française

• June 2010 AOHC Annual Conference - Health Equity: Pushing the Boundaries
• AOHC social media blogging team sends health equity message far and wide
• Congratulations to our AOHC awards winners
• New video about Ontario's Community Health Centres offers compelling story about health care solutions
  
• A fashion accessory to raise recognition for Community Health Centres
  
• Community Health Day: Centres join their voices together calling for increased health equity
• Another centre adopts the Community Health Centre logo
• Building your board's capacity to apply the CHC Model of Care in strategic planning.
• AOHC launches professional learning group for health promoters
• Canadians caught in time crunch
• Barrie CHC leads way with the Canadian Index of Wellbeing

April 2010   version française

• Niagara's Community Health Centres on the move
• Register now for AOHC's conference in Niagara Falls
• Barrie Community Health Centre partners with the Canadian Index of Wellbeing
• Index of Wellbeing Chair Roy Romanow speaks out in support of Community Health Centres
• AOHC monitors proposed changes to Special Diet Allowance closely
• Aboriginal Health Access Centre physician recognised for commitment to holistic model of care
  
• AOHC Annual Conference flyer

February 2010   version française

• CHC Physicians return to full salary
• Strong links with public health officials were critical during H1N1 outbreak
• New AOHC team member focused on performance management
• McGuinty Government supports new Francophone planning entities
• Haitian disaster highlights fialure to provide newcomers with OHIP coverage
  
• AOHC members in action responding to crisis in Haiti
  
• Planned Parenthood Toronto connects online with teens
• Ontario's Community Health Centres extend their reach (First "hub" opens in Scarborough; A new centre in northern Ontario)
• AOHC Annual Conference flyer

January 2010   version française

• A dream comes true at Wabano
• Communities celebrate as new CHCs open across Ontario
• Regent Park CHC wins award as Family Practice of the Year
• Start making plans for Community Health Day on April 30th
• NorWest CHCs spearheads innovations to address Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder
• Strong showing of AOHC members at Health Expo
• AOHC and member centres played a vital role during H1N1 emergency
  
• President Obama Announces Recovery Act Awards to Community Health Centres
  

November 2009   version française

• Ontario's CHCs, AHACs and CFHTs respond to H1N1 emergency
• Sign the Medicare Pledge
• Matthews off to great start with decisive action on prescribing rights for nurse practitioners
• Keep up the good work! More action Deb Matthews can take to improve health care
• London InterCommunity Health Centre's 20 years of community and caring
• College of Family Physicians recognises exeptional care in CHCs
• Community succeeds in shifting site for new centre
  
• Tow must-attend conferences!
  
• Hamilton Urban Core Marks International Day for the Elimination of Poverty
  
• Carlington CHC introduces an award called "Every One Matters."
  

October 2009   version française

• New and emerging CHCs celebrate major milestones
• Seaway Valley earns strong coverage in local media
• A "Harvest of Health" in Bramalea
• New president makes debut
• AOHC beefs up campaigning and communications capacity
• Media savvy in action at Centre de santé communautaire de Hamilton-Niagara
• Efforts increase to support Ontario's Aboriginal Health Access Centre
  
• Ontario's CHCs and Nurse Practitioners score high marks managing chronic disease
• Toronto Star highlights concerns over three month wait for OHIP
• AOHC speaks out on mental health
• Planned Parenthood Toronto unveils new mobile health unit
• Rexdale youth paint a portrait of better health

April 2009   version française

• Ontario Budget 2009: few things to celebrate
• Defining and Supporting Health-care Integration in Ontario 
• AOHC unveils new bilingual logo and signage
• Teen Health Centre's Media Partnership
• Sick and tired of being sick and tired
• www.aohc.org has a Members and Partners Resource Centre section
• AOHC's Research Database

March 2009   version française

• Calling for the Community Health and Social Services Infrastructure Fund
• Tilbury Times 
• CFHTs Adopt Common Logo
• AOHC Responds to HPRAC Recommendations
• Smile: Oral Health Update
• Rainbow Health Ontario presents The Second Annual LGBTQ Health Matters Week
• Jeff Turnbull's Election
• www.aohc.org has a Members and Partners Resource Centre section
• AOHC's Research Database

February 2009   version française

• AHACs Adopt Common Logo
• www.aohc.org has a Members and Partners Resource Centre section
• Oral Health Initiative: are you ready?
• AOHC Requests Major Community Investments in the Upcoming Budget
• National CHC network recommended as key element to Canada's economic and social recovery
• AOHC calls for AHAC's equalisation funding
• Poverty, Health and The Second of Medicare State
• United States Government Prepares Major Investments into CHCs
• AOHC Welcomes New Performance Measurement Manager
• Review of Scope of Practice for Registered Nurses
• AOHC's Research Database

January 2009   version française

• Annual Conference's Call for Workshops
• Save Another Tooth, Send Another Postcard
• Smoke-Free Ride
• CHCs and AHACs receive stabilization funding
• CHCs move to full Electronic Client Record
• Sheela Basrur Centre Outreach Program
• Rainbow Health Ontario Launches Program

December 2008   version française

• Save a Tooth, Send a Postcard
• AOHC’s website now has a Members and Partners Resource Centre section
• Mary Burglund Community Health Centre Launches Tri-Lingual Logo
• AOHC hosts Pandemic Influenza Conference
• Newsflash
• 2009 Annual Conference flyer –At the intersection of Poverty and Health; Where Every One Matters
• Changes to Regulation of Health Care Providers; Health Minister Seeks Input

November 2008   version française

• London InterCommunity Health Centre adopts the CHC logo and tagline 
• Poverty Reduction on Hold?
• New Translation Service Offered
• News Flash
• Building on Lessons Learned
• Research Database Now Live on AOHC Website
• Physician Program Learning Group
• Privatization and the Canada Health Act
• Emergency Preparedness and Response Initiative
• Swedish Parliamentarians Sample the Best

September 2008   version française

• Meeting the Challenge of Chronic Disease in the Second Stage of Medicare
• New Translation Service Offered 
• New CHC logo keeps on growing! 
• News Flash
• CHCs are best for chronic disease management says OHQC 
• The Second Stage of Medicare moving forward
• The Tilbury District FHT
• Poverty Reduction Strategy and 25-in-5
• The new satellite of the Centre de Santé Communautaire de l'Estrie opens its doors in Bourget!

 June 2008   version française

·          The new CHC brand has made its mark!

·          Every One Matters: Every individual. Every community.  Every staff person.

·          Queen’s Park Day: momentum builds for new CHCs

·          Celebrating Innovations in Health Care Expo Awards

·          The Eastern Ontario Launch of the new CHC Brand

 January/February 2007   version française

·             Urgent action required to ensure competitive salaries

·             AOHC’s 2007-08 Budget Submission to Government of Ontario

·             CHC Concerns echoed at CFHT Meeting With Ministry

·             AOHC 2007 Conference Update - Completing the Vision: The Second Stage of Medicare

·             AOHC provides Ministry and LHINs with recommendations for primary health care planning

·             AOHC Awards - Three Opportunities for Your Community to Honour Success

 September/October 2006   version française

·          Medicare at the Crossroads

·          Canadian Doctors Association Endorses Two-Tier Health Care Measures

·          BC Privateer's Plans Put on Hold

·          New National Doctors' Group Stands Up for Medicare

·          Smitherman Draws the Line to Protect Medicare

·          AOHC Research Co-Investigator Receives National Award

·          AOHC Welcomes New Members

·          CHCs Among the Lead in New Global AIDS Initiative

·          AOHC AGM Resolution Updates

·          CACHCA Conference Underway!

 June/July 2006   version française

• Keep Your Eyes Peeled! 2006 AOHC Conference Report Coming in August
• Paths of Inequity, Vehicles for Change – Snapshots
• Ontario Health Quality Council Wants More CHC Success Stories
• AOHC Re-launches anti-oppression visual art competition
• Building a Culture of Health Service Integration in Ontario
• AGM Endorses Resolutions on Child Care and Improved Healthcare Access for Immigrants
• AOHC Welcomes New Board Members and Officers
• Taking a Bite Out of Provincial Drug Spending
• CACHCA Conference - CHCs: the “Model for Action”
• Innovation at AIDS 2006

 May 2006   version française

• Ontario Health Quality Council awards high marks to CHCs and AHACs
• Still time to sign up for AOHC Conference
• Physicians joining forces to protect Medicare
• Voice Support for New Prescription Drug Legislation
• Research and Reading Round-up - Imagining the Ideal
• Smouldering Crisis for all Canadians
• Ontario’s New Women’s Health Institute and the role it can play

 April 2006   version française

• AOHC Conference 2006 – Updates
• Quality Council’s Session to Present Ways to Enhance Ontario’s Health System at AOHC June Conference
• World Health Organization Newsletter Promotes AOHC Conference
• Conference Early Registration Deadline Extended
• Anti-Oppression Visual Art Campaign in Full Gear
• New Mental Health Funding for Aboriginal Centres
• Celebrating Innovation – AOHC Makes a Splash
• Partnering to Enhance Primary Health Care Coordination.

 March 2006   version française

• AOHC Conference 2006: Early deadline fast approaching
• Special opportunity: AOHC Conference fee waivers
• AOHC visual arts competition: taking action on oppression through the visual arts
• CHCs and priority populations: recommitting to population health strategies
• Ontario budget 2006/07
• Ontario HIV/AIDS strategy reaches next level
• World Health Day 2006.

 February 2006   version française

• Kashechewan: A Wake-up Call
• AOHC Conference 2006: Save the Dates!
• AOHC delivers 2006/07 budget recommendations
• AOHC weighs in on Bill 36
• Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care restructuring announced.

 January 2006   version française

• 2005: The year in review
• AOHC at Queen’s Park
• New diagnostic and medical equipment for CHCs and AHACs
• Enhanced AOHC Web site
• AOHC welcomes newest staff member
• Physician compensation agreement finalized
• Medicare alert sounded in Ontario
• 2006/07 AOHC Board of Directors: Call for nominations

 December 2005   version française

• Community health centre sector celebrates new era
• Waseskun: Enhancing Aboriginal Primary Health Care in Ontario is now available
• Get ready for community consultations on LHINs
• AOHC applauds government’s community-centred commitment to management of diabetes and other chronic illnesses
• New report spotlights HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment from best practices of CHCs
• Seven community-governed FHTs among 31 announced this month
• Osteoporosis Canada corners the “silent thief”.

 November 2005    version française

• CHCs Work!!!: Ontario government to invest $74.6 million over 3 years to expand CHCs in Ontario by 60 percent
• 22 new CHCs and 17 new satellite CHCs - timeframes and highlights
• Update: five of ten satellite CHCs announced in 2004 now up and running
• Must read: "You can't understand it unless you go through it - A handbook about homelessness in Kitchener-Waterloo"
• New practices established to secure Ontario medical records.

 October 2005   version française

• Ministry of Health Promotion given further definition
• CHCs and AHACs shown as effective and cost-effective model of primary health care
• Focus on LHINs
• CHCs, AHACs and the global village

 September 2005   version française

• New population health data available for Ontario’s LHINs
• Study: More than half of visits to Canadian emergency rooms are avoidable
• “Wake-up call”: new Canadian diabetes findings released
• Ontario Legislature resumes October 11
• Privatization watch
• Recent AOHC staff additions
• AOHC Board selects officers for next term
• New and improved AOHC Web site launched at www.aohc.org

 June 2005   version française

• Medicare alert: We already have the solution
• In coalition for transformation
• Embracing and influencing change
• Partnership and integration
• Thank you Joe Leonard
• Interdisciplinary teams the way to go
• Just the facts
• CACHCA and AOHC to conduct primary health care cost comparisons
• CHSRF Conference shows different roles for community-based and provider-driven models
• News and announcements
• AOHC AGM 2005

 May 2005   version française

• CHC network to grown by nearly 15% in 2005-06
• AOHC conference June 1-3; Voice on Asthma advisory working group
• Canadian drug spending up 9%
• HIV/AIDS strategy for Ontario
• AOHC Board endorsements for Ontario Health Quality Council
• Empowerment and poverty reduction
• Regionalization and new public health
• Canadian nurse practitioners' initiative
• Snapshots from the Medical Post

 April 2005   version française

• Have your say
• Focus on health, not illness, Bennett says
• Stephen Lewis and Monique Begin join Global Commission on social determinants of health
• Outreach & advocacy move into full gear
• Publication watch
• Just the facts

 February 2005   version française

• Investment in CHCs would mean primary health care
• Community-centred primary health care creates health savings
• New equipment for CHCs
• 54 communities apply for C-FHTs
• Best Practice Guidelines for interdisciplinary teams
• Accelerate change, Health Council of Canada says.

 January 2005   version française

• Message from AOHC
• Sapsford new Deputy Minister of Health
• Welcome new staff
• AOHC Board of Directors
• AOHC Advocacy Committee
• Physician Compensation Working Group
• Policy Committee
• Accountability Negotiating Committee
• Nominations and Board Development Committee
• Member Relations Committee
• Anti-racism and System Barriers Working Group
• Resolutions Committee

 December 2004   version française

• Welcome to AOHC's new Synergy
• News
• Recognition for community health
• CHC model
• Physician compensation
• Transformation agenda
• Family health teams
• Just the numbers