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Close-knit women's group supports a strong sense of belonging in Brantford

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The women of Stitch 'N Chat gather to celebrate the holidays at Grand River Community Health Centre in Brantford. (Photo: Oleksandra Budna/AOHC)

By Jason Rehel, story producer and editor, AOHC

Seniors sow seeds of belonging in Kingston

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The women who teach kids knitting “have a ball,” Pat Lloyd says. What’s more, they bring balls of yarn to nursing homes to involve even more seniors. (Photo courtesy Friendship Blooms/KCHC)

By Jason Rehel, story producer and editor, AOHC

Canadians’ wellbeing suffers despite economic growth, says new national CIW report

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Trends in the Canadian Index of Wellbeing and GDP (per capita) from 1994 to 2014

According to a new national report on wellbeing released in November 2016 by the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW), there is a massive gap between how well the economy is doing and Canadians’ wellbeing—a gap that has further widened since the 2008 recession.

Guys Can Cook! writes a recipe for success by engaging young men in its program design

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Guys Can Cook participants roll pizza dough with a chef student from George Brown College, at the Four Villages CHC in 2015.

by Jason Rehel, story producer and editor, AOHC

If you build it, they will come and be well served in both official languages

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Our first client welcomed at our new site with Nurse Practitioner Nicole Ouellette (left) and Dr Julie Breton-Fortin (right).

In Barrie, a community board reflects the community’s needs with programs that deliver

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Community board member Mary Helen Garvin, far right, attends a volunteer appreciation event at the Barrie Community Health Centre.

A Community Health Centre hub run by the community, for the community

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KCHC’s breastfeeding peer support group, started and run by new moms, meets for their summer celebration in a Kingston park.

by Jason Rehel, story producer and editor, AOHC

The Missing Link: Belonging and Programs

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The Missing Link: Belonging and Programs is a two-part video series that explores the links between belonging, program design and effectiveness. In the series, Gary Machan introduces the concept of sense of belonging and why it matters to good health and provides an overview of the typology of supports, i.e. concrete, educational, emotional, and social integration.

You Belong - Oxford County’s Story

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A Q&A with Jenilee Cook, Community Outreach Social Worker, Woodstock and Area Community Health Centre about how the Smile and Say Hello initiative is building higher levels of community belonging in Oxford County.

How did Smile and Say Hello Oxford come about?

Vaughan among first municipalities to measure quality of life using the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW)

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On November 3, 2015 the Vaughan Community Wellbeing Coalition, made up of community stakeholders as well as a wide range of health and social service agencies that serve the city, released a comprehensive report on the status of health and wellbeing in their city.

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According to a new national report on wellbeing released in November 2016 by the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW), there is a massive gap between how well the economy is doing and Canadians’ wellbeing—a gap that has further widened since the 2008 recession.

A Q&A with Jenilee Cook, Community Outreach Social Worker, Woodstock and Area Community Health Centre about how the Smile and Say Hello initiative is building higher levels of community belonging in Oxford County.

On November 3, 2015 the Vaughan Community Wellbeing Coalition, made up of community stakeholders as well as a wide range of health and social service agencies that serve the city, released a comprehensive report on the status of health and wellbeing in their city.

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