This event is presented by Public Health Ontario.
In 1986, the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion was adopted, fundamentally changing how health is viewed and promoted. This is the first part of a four-part series which will celebrate 40 years of the Charter by exploring the origins of health promotion and how it’s practiced in Ontario today.
# Session Details: Part One - Health Promotion in Practice
This first session in this four-part series will feature Andrea Bodkin from Public Health Ontario who will provide an overview of health promotion and the Charter. We’ll then explore two case studies:
- Stephanie Ross, Program Manager will provide an overview of how health promotion is structured at the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit,
- Brittany McBeath will introduce us to culturally grounded Indigenous health promotion, what it looks like and how it is implemented.
# Intended audience:
Health promoters working in a variety of settings, public health physicians and public health professionals with interest in health promotion, healthcare professionals interested in public health and health.
# By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, including its strengths and weaknesses.
- Compare the Ottawa Charter to two examples of health promotion implementation.
- Explain five interconnected cultural domains and four core cultural knowledge translation pocesses for Indigenous health promotion.
# Register for other sessions in this series
- Part Two: Moving Health Promotion Upstream, Thursday October 15, 2026
- Part Three: Setting Community Priorities, Tuesday November 10, 2026. Registration opening soon; watch for it here Part Four: Details coming soon. Hosted in partnership with Health Promotion Ontario, Thursday November 19, 2026. Registration opening soon; watch for it here.