The Cost of Injury in Canada
Every year, injury takes a staggering toll on children, seniors, families, and communities across the country. New data from The Cost of Injury in Canada Report quantifies the financial and societal burden on our citizens, our health care system and the Canadian [...]
The Biggest Risks in Keeping Kids Indoors: The ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children & Youth
The ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth (formerly the Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card) is the most comprehensive assessment of child and youth physical activity in Canada. The Report Card synthesizes data from multiple sources, [...]
Informing the Future: Mental Health Indicators for Canada
This document aims to create a pan-Canadian set of mental health and mental illness indicators which paints a more complete picture of mental health in Canada. The indicators provide information on the mental health status of children and youth, adults, [...]
Niagara Aging Strategy and Action Plan: Booklet
The Niagara Aging Strategy and Action Plan is dedicated to advancing the vision of a "caring community that optimizes opportunities for overall well being to enhance quality of life as people age." The Niagara Aging Strategy and Action Plan will [...]
Niagara Aging Strategy and Action Plan: Toolkit
This toolkit consists of resources designed to support the Niagara Aging Strategy and Action Plan: Booklet (2015). It is not an exhaustive list of resources available. These resources have been selected because they are pragmatic and easy to use guides [...]
Niagara Aging Strategy and Action Plan: Implementation Template
The Niagara Aging Strategy and Action Plan: Booklet consists of five goals developed to advance the Niagara Age Friendly Community Initiative’s vision of “a caring community that optimizes opportunities for overall well being to enhance quality of life as people age”. [...]
Niagara Aging Strategy and Action Plan: Project Report
This companion document to the Niagara Aging Strategy and Action Plan: Booklet summarizes the input from over 500 individuals to: Validate needs of older adults that are currently being perceived by older adults, advocacy groups, service providers and others Identify [...]
Asking Woman about Abuse, Addictions and Mental Health: A Guide for Professionals to Respond to Disclosures
In the Niagara Region a total of 16 organizations have collaborated to create a training tool specific to the Niagara Region that includes information on how to support abused woman suffering with addictions and/or mental wellness issues, information on how [...]
A Systems Approach to Substance Use Services in Canada
This brief will help you assess the level of complexity in your system, and better understand its impact on change, project implementation and leadership. Published By: Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse Publication Date: 2012 View A Systems Approach to Substance [...]
Niagara Community Foundation 2014 Annual Report: Helping Good People Build Smart and Caring Communities
This annual report highlights the Niagara Community Foundation's (NCF) priorities, strengths and plans. It includes a list of grants awarded, as well as grant and donor stories. The report concludes with financial and governance highlights, as well as a list [...]
Rowing the Boat Together: Video
This video provides background information about the Rowing the Boat Together project. This project offers the opportunity for Niagara-wide front-line community service workers to collaborate, share knowledge, learn and network. This work has since evolved into Shared Learning Hub Sessions as part [...]
Inter-Agency Collaboration for Person-Centered Service Delivery – A Model for Niagara: Event Recording
During this webinar, presenters introduced a model for inter-agency collaboration toward person-centered community service delivery in Niagara, built momentum for Practice Talks around Niagara and set the stage for an April 17th 2013 Rowing the Boat Together Forum for Niagara Community Service [...]
Innovate Niagara: Year in Success 2014
This video and accompanying interactive annual report will give you insight about what Innovate Niagara does, how the three local incubators work and what the impact has been in the community. Published By: Innovate Niagara Publication Date: 2015 View Innovate Niagara: [...]
Niagara Active Transportation Summit Report
The 2015 Niagara Active Transportation Summit brought together over 200 people from across Niagara to look for ways to accelerate active transportation for people, businesses and community by making it easier for people to walk and cycle to where they [...]
Person-Centered Thinking and Service Delivery in Niagara: Event Recording
This is an event recording of the April 22, 2015 webinar with presenters Kris Akilie, Patricia Regier and Melissa van Tuyl. 101 participants joined this event from 36 different organizations across Niagara. Kris explored key concepts of person-centered thinking and service [...]
What is Open Data?
This short 3-minute video describes open data and provides examples of how open data is and can be used by citizens and organizations. Published By: County of Grande Prairie Publication Date: June, 2012 View What is Open Data?
Collaboration for Addiction and Mental Health Care: Best Advice
This document aims to consolidate knowledge and generate consensus on effective strategies for collaboration between mental health and addiction services, as well as a present a call to action for stakeholders at the pan-Canadian, system and service levels to meet these [...]
Niagara Food Systems: Who Is Doing What in Food Systems in Niagara and Beyond?
A report commissioned by Healthy Living Niagara, and funded by the Government of Ontario This report presents the findings of a food systems environmental scan and highlights recommendations on how this data can be used as part of a food [...]
Growing Careers
This site has been designed to provide useful tools for both educators and students to explore career opportunities in the agri-food sector. Curriculum linked resources for educators help to facilitate discussions about career opportunities. This area also includes access to videos, [...]
Building Resiliency Through Family Based Planning
This resource provides an overview of family-based programming and its effectiveness for building resiliency in children and youth as well as strengthening parenting capacity. It profiles three programs currently being implemented across Ontario and offers a number of real-world learnings [...]
