Policy

@ a glance Article

• Policy Uptake, Winter 2008

@heart Newsletters

• Policy Development in the Real World, Issue 27, Winter 2010 [PDF, 16 pages, 632kb]
• Influencing Decision-makers, Issue 25, Summer 2007 [PDF, 12 pages, 881kb]
• Policy Development, Issue 10, Spring 2001 [PDF]

Training Workshops

Health Promotion Policy Development and Implementation in Real World Setting, May 2009

• Lost in Policy Implementation: Lessons Learned
• Tips & Tools on Moving to Action on Policy
• Promoting Active Living in a Rural Environment
• Pathway Patrol as an Environmental Support Initiative
• HSFO's Policy Initiatives - From Issue Identification to Policy Execution
• Promoting a Trails Policy in a Rural Environment: An Exercise in Frustration
• Social Policy Development: A collaborative, strategic and practical approach
• Finding Champions to Promote Policies

Policy Development At a Glance Webinar,

May 2009

This 2-hour webinar covered the basics of THCU's Policy Development Roadmap and was sponsored by HHRC and THCU. This webinar was developed especially for OHHP Coordinators and community partners and focused on OHHP examples.

Download the workshop slides available in PDF.

Policy Framework for Community Action - Stakeholder Engagement Meeting. March 2009

Panel presentation slides available in PDF:

• Built Environment and Active Transportation
• Access to Nutritious Food and Food Security in Communities
• Access to Recreation and Physical Activity in Communities
• Policies to Support Smoke-free Environments in Schools and Communities
• Healthy Policies in the Workplaces
• Healthy Policies in Schools

Influencing Decision-makers, April 2007

This workshop was designed to develop the skills necessary to influence decision-makers in a variety of situations - advocating for policy changes, influencing new community contacts, and maximizing the role of volunteers in your campaigns. Workshop material available in PDF:

• Piercing the Veil: Successful Advocacy Tactics and Strategies
• Around the Cabinet Table: How and Why Governments Make Policy Decisions
• Utilizing the Media to Educate the Public and Influence Decision Makers
• Maximizing Volunteers in Advocacy Campaigns
• How a Small Community Group can change the Law

Reports and Documents

Policies in Action, 2002 (PDF)

Contains copies of actual and sample policies from Ontario, Canada, and beyond that you can use to guide policy development in your community. The resource is grouped by setting and risk factor, making it easy for you to quickly access the sample policies that you are looking for.

Working Towards Heart Healthy Public Policy at the Local Level, 1998 (PDF)

This guidebook was designed to assist the Ontario Heart Health Program sites in planning
heart healthy policies at the municipal government level.