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On April 10, 2008, (Ontario Physical and Health Education Association) hosted the Healthy Schools Matter Provincial Forum in collaboration with (Ontario Association for the Supervision of Physical and Health Education) & (Ontario Healthy Schools Coalition). While the primary purpose of this event was to transfer knowledge gleaned through the implementation of Living School over the past 5 years, it was also used as an opportunity to discuss and develop some recommendations for moving healthy schools forward in Ontario. Funding support for the Forum was generously provided by the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Canadian Council on Learning.
Approximately 160 key leaders from the education, public health, recreation, research, media, non-profit, private, and government sectors participated in the Healthy Schools Matter Provincial Forum. The Forum included opening remarks from Pegeen Walsh, Director of the Health Promotion Branch of the Ministry of Health Promotion, elementary and secondary students; a presentation of the Living School experience by Ophea and Bishop Gallagher Sr. Elementary School; a keynote address by Dr. Sofíaleticia Morales of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization; and a panel discussion featuring Dr. Martin Shain (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health/Living School Principal Investigator); Larry Ketcheson (PRO-Parks & Recreation Ontario); Connie Uetrecht (OPHA-Ontario Public Health Association); Colin Vickers (Ophea Board, Retired Director of Education), Louise Brown (Education Reporter, Toronto Star) and moderated by Dr. James Mandigo (Brock University). The afternoon was dedicated to a facilitated discussion which led to identification of key priorities and recommendations to make healthy schools a reality in Ontario.
Several key communications pieces were developed to transfer the knowledge from Living School. These included a dynamic video (available on the home page of www.livingschool.ca) and a success stories booklet (available at www.livingshool.ca).
Please click on the link below to view the forum proceedings including the agenda, presentations and videos.
