Resources from Volunteer Canada
I Introduction
II Needs Assessment
III Action Steps
IV Conclusion
V References
--by Niki Deller, Information Coordinator, Best Start Resource Centre and Gillian Kranias, OSHNET Coordinator, Self-Help Resource Centre, based on their current joint initiative, Self-Help/Peer-Support Strategies in Maternal, Newborn, and Family Health Promotion
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I Introduction
II How Does Self-Help/Mutual Aid Relate To Voluntarism?
III The Diversify the Source, Enhance the Force Project
IV Lessons Learned
V The Mutually Ours Project
VI Tools and Resources for Health Promoters
VII References
-- by Roya Rabbani, Executive Director, Self-Help Resource Centre. The Self-Help Resource Centre is a member of the Ontario Health Promotion Resource System through the Ontario Self-Help Network project. It is a member of the Canadian Volunteer Initiative Ontario Network and the Provincial Volunteer Working Group of the Ministry of Culture and Citizenship. This article is based on a recent presentation by Roya at the Fourth Provincial Volunteer Symposium.
Contact OSHNET or visit http://www.selfhelp.on.ca for a complete listing of contact information for local affiliates.