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Loblaw stores and CDA offering Diabetes Education Classes

Post date: February 07, 2012

Loblaw stores, in partnership with the Canadian Diabetes Association, are hosting New to Diabetes education sessions during the month of February. These two hour sessions comprise of a 45 minute presentation by a Canadian Diabetes volunteer, a 15 minute Q and A with a CDA volunteer, pharmacist and registered dietitian, followed by a one hour grocery store tour led by a dietitian.

These sessions are taking place at stores with pharmacies across Ontario. To find a pharmacy near you, see the attachment below.

And the winner is …

Post date: February 03, 2012

Minding Our Bodies is reaching out to more audiences, including francophone Ontarians, to spread the word about the importance of healthy eating and physical activity for mental health. Our call for expressions of interest was translated into French and attracted several applications from organizations serving the francophone community. We decided it was time to find a French equivalent for our project name, Minding Our Bodies.

Minding Our Bodies announces funding for 20 new programs

Post date: February 03, 2012

In September 2011, the Minding Our Bodies project released a call for expressions of interest for seed funding for physical activity and/or healthy eating programs. Our team looked forward to hearing about program ideas from community mental health agencies, consumer/survivor initiatives and other organizations in Ontario serving people with serious mental illness. We were thrilled to receive 69 applications from across Ontario! Our program selection committee reviewed the applications and with much deliberation narrowed the list down to our top 20.

Launch of the 2012-2013 Healthy Communities Fund Grant Program

Post date: February 03, 2012

The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and the newly formed Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport have launched the 2012-2013 Healthy Communities Fund (HCF) Grant Program. Organizations interested in HCF provincial funding must follow a two-phase application process. The first phase involves a Statement of Interest (SOI) which must be submitted via email to HCFProvincialGrants [at] ontario [dot] ca by 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on Monday, February 13, 2012.

Boost Your Mood – Train-the-Trainer Opportunity

Post date: February 03, 2012

The Mood Disorders Association of Ontario’s Boost Your Mood program, which began as a healthy eating pilot program in phase 2 of the Minding Our Bodies project, has created a training opportunity for peer leaders. The two-day training sessions will occur this spring in three different locations including Thunder Bay, Hamilton and Ottawa or Kingston.