ONTARIO HEALTH PROMOTION
RESOURCE SYSTEM (OHPRS)

Ontario Health Promotion Resource System (OHPRS) supports health promotion in Ontario. People and organizations who want to increase their capacity to effectively promote health in Ontario communities should contact the members for training, consultation, print and electronic resources, network building opportunities, and referrals.

Resource centres currently in the OHPRS are:

Alcohol/Substance Abuse
Alcohol Policy Network (APN)
Association to Reduce Alcohol Promotion in Ontario (ARAPO)
Council On Drug Abuse (CODA)
FOCUS Resource Centre (FRC)

Ontario Drug Awareness Partnership (ODAP)
Parent Action on Drugs

General
Consumer Health Information Service (CHIS)
The Health Communication Unit for Health Promotion (THCU)

Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse (OPC)

Ontario Self-Help Network
Ontario Healthy Communities Coaltion
SMARTRISK

Heart Health
Heart Health Resource Centre

Maternal/Newborn Health
Best Start Resource Centre

Nutrition
Nutrition Resource Centre

Physical Activity
Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (OPHEA)
Physical Activity Resource Centre

Tobacco
National Clearinghouse on Tobacco and Health (NCTH)
Ontario Tobacco Free Network
Ontario Tobacco Research Unit (OTRU)
Ontario Tobacco Strategy Media Network
Program Training and Consultation Centre (PTCC)
Smoking and Health Action Foundation (SHAF)

As the OHPRS participants and activities are likely to vary, this list and description should not be considered definitive.