[homeles_ot-l] FW: [SDOH] Award-winning Board Game on Social Determinants of Health Available

[Lynne Browne]

FYI

Lynne Browne 
Coordinator, Alliance to End Homelessness 
147 Besserer Street, Ottawa ON  K1N 6A7 
613-241-7913 x 205, lbrowne at ysb.on.ca 
www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca 

   _____  

From: Terrie [mailto:mocharebyl at gmail.com] 
Sent: April 27, 2008 2:27 PM
To: Dominique Paris-MacKay; Lynne Browne; Linda O'Neil
Subject: Fwd: [SDOH] Award-winning Board Game on Social Determinants of
Health Available

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Kate Reeve <HYPERLINK
"mailto:katekatereeve at gmail.com"katekatereeve at gmail.com>
Date: 2008/4/27
Subject: [SDOH] Award-winning Board Game on Social Determinants of Health
Available
To: HYPERLINK "mailto:SDOH at yorku.ca"SDOH at yorku.ca

Please forward widely

** Exciting news!

Copies of The Last Straw! A Board Game on the Social Determinants of Health
(c) are now available for purchase.  Visit HYPERLINK
"http://www.thelaststraw.ca" \nwww.thelaststraw.ca to order a copy today!

** What is The Last Straw!?

The Last Straw! is an engaging way to learn about the social issues that
affect health.  It is a unique board game that gets players talking and
encourages learning in a fun, safe environment.

The Last Straw! takes players on a journey through the life cycle where they
will encounter "macro" issues such as political climate, economic structure
and environmental change, and "micro" issues, such as individual finances,
education, and family dynamics.  Players also learn how these "macro" and
"mirco" issues are linked: the health of both individuals and the whole
community are at stake.

The Last Straw! is participatory education at its most innovative and
entertaining.

 


** Testimonials!

"In a fun and engaging way, The Last Straw! allows participants to
experience various 'real life' roles, where they gain an understanding of
what influences health and illness at both individual and community levels.
In brief, Kate Reeve and Kate Rossiter have put together a highly innovative
and engaging tool for health promotion."

HARVEY SKINNER, Ph.D. 

Dean, Faculty of Health,York University, Toronto


"Feedback was overwhelmingly positive...The kinds of conversations which
occurred during the student session allowed for a deepening awareness of the
determinants of health and also about issues of social responsibility, race,
difference and cultural sensitivity...Such rich learning on the spectrum
from self-awareness to social accountability is not easily attained."

CATHY RISDON, M.D., CCFP, FCFP

Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine,
McMaster University


For more information or to purchase a copy, visit HYPERLINK
"http://www.thelaststraw.ca" \nwww.thelaststraw.ca


Support for the production of this game was provided by the Association of
Faculties of Medicine (AFMC) with contribution funding from the Public
Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).

Other partners include:

Wellesley Institute * Centre for Health Promotion * Centre for Urban Health
Initiatives
University of Toronto Public Health Sciences * Capital Health Edmonton Area
* McMaster University


No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG. 
Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.5/1401 - Release Date: 28/04/2008
7:18 AM
 
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://list.web.net/lists/private/homeles_ot-l/attachments/20080428/306bb49c/attachment.htm