Past Projects

Creating Inclusive Community Organizations

This participatory action research project was undertaken by OHCC in 2005-2006 to test the organizational change process outlined in our publication, Inclusive Community Organizations: A Tool Kit. With assistance from OHCC, four small to mid-sized non-profit organizations engaged in an organizational change process in order to become more inclusive of diverse community members. The learning that resulted from this project has been incorporated into OHCC's consultation and training services and will be included in future editions of the Tool Kit.  

Ontario Inclusion Learning Network

OHCC has partnered with the Social Planning Network of Ontario (SPNO), the Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse, and others to expand and enhance the Ontario Inclusion Learning Network (OILN). This learning network was originally part of a larger SPNO project funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). However, it is currently being supported through in-kind contributions of member organizations. OHCC supports the development of regional networks and maintains the OILN contacts database and website at www.oiln.ca.  

ecoCommunities Project

ecoCommunities is a joint project of the Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition and ecoPerth, funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation and Environment Canada. Between 8 and 12 Ontario communities will be selected to participate in the ecoCommunities project, between April 2004 and November 2005

The project was developed based on the following premises:

• That reducing the extent of climate change is a national priority
• That community members, working together, can have a significant impact on climate change
• That the successful community action projects developed by ecoPerth, in the Town of Perth, Ontario could be used as models for projects in other communities, with appropriate customization for local implementation
• That many small to mid-size communities do not have adequate resources to develop and manage projects
• That OHCC and ecoPerth could provide assistance to 8-12 communities to implement effective community actions