Between February and April 2012, Minding Our Bodies offered a series of webinars to support planning and evaluation of healthy eating and/or physical activity programs. The presentation slide decks have been posted in our resource library.

Planning and the Online Health Program Planner (OHPP) 2.0 

This presentation by Nimira Lalani, Health Promotion Field Support Specialist, Public Health Ontario, gives an introduction to the Online Health Program Planner 2.0. Learning objectives of the session were to: (1) identify different steps in the planning process, (2) know how to use the relevant program planning worksheets to meet your project needs, and (3) understand the value and components of logic models.

Nutrition Resources for Community Organizations

This presentation by Registered Dietitian Elizabeth Smith of the Nutrition Resource Centre focuses on where to get reliable nutrition and food information. Included are tips for navigating the Internet and several ready-to-use program resources, such as the Nutrition Resource Centre’s online Healthy Eating Manual.

Getting Your Community Garden Project off the Ground (while staying rooted)

This presentation was facilitated by Emma Rooney, a Toronto Master Gardener and program manager for Greenest City, as well as a group of Grey County Master Gardeners and staff from the Canadian Mental Health Association, Grey Bruce Branch. It includes an introduction to a variety of garden resources and shares their experiences working in community gardens. The presentation is intended to support program leaders to identify available assets for your project, manage expectations for everyone involved and deal effectively with conflict in garden settings.