NCCDH launches Health Equity Clicks: Community
Connie Clement on June 12, 2012
Connie Clement, BSc
Scientific Director
Connie joined the NCCDH in January 2011. Previously, Connie was the Executive Director of Social Venture Partners Toronto, a venture philanthropy collaborative, and Health Nexus/Nexus Santé, Canada’s premiere health promotion consultancy. She was Director of Planning and Policy at Toronto Public Health when six public health units merged, and previously held varied health promotion and sexual health management and front-line positions. Connie holds a BSc in Biology/Sociology from Trent University. She has played a key role in the development of innovative initiatives including: Women Health sharing, community grant programs, round tables on pesticide use, prostitution and food policy.
cclement@stfx.caDear colleague,
You’ve been asking the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health to help public health practitioners, researchers, and decision makers share what works to advance health equity.
Today, we are pleased to launch Health Equity Clicks: Community, an online community where members can:
- Collaborate with like-minded colleagues working across Canada
- Ask questions in a safe space
- Share your work and experiences
- Participate in networking events
Health Equity Clicks: Community was designed using social learning and communities of practice theories and experience[1].
The development and design of the community was also informed by the requests and suggestions made by over 350 public health practitioners who responded to our survey, took part in key informant interviews, and/or attended workshops earlier this year. Thank you so much for your enthusiasm, support, and desire to form this community.
Join me, and other community members, by signing up at http://nccdh.ca/community
You will be asked to create an account. As soon as you join, you can start a conversation, a question, share a resource, and more. Should you have questions, please contact Pemma Muzumdar.
We have worked hard to make it easy for you to participate, whether you are new to public health, new to virtual communities, or already very savvy.
We look forward to a vibrant community.
Connie Clement, Scientific Director
