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Drug Awareness Week November 15-21, 2009 
Mission Statement
"Working to prevent alcohol and drug related injuries and diseases”
Who Are We?
Smiths Falls FOCUS Community Coalition will be winding up as of March 31, 2010. This marks the end of 12 years providing support and resources to community-based alcohol and other drug misuse prevention programs. We want to thank the over 42 partners who have enthusiastically and consistently supported our work throughout the years.
The Ministry of Health Promotion recently introduced a new funding model under the “Healthy Communities Ontario” approach. As a result, Ministry of Health Promotion contracts which support the province’s twenty-two FOCUS Community Projects will not be renewed.
Discussion is underway with the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, as well as other community partners, to continue with some of the popular projects initially developed through Smiths Falls FOCUS such as the Community Food Calendars and the Seniors Safety Calendars, as well as in school activities. You can continue to access substance prevention resources through this page or through the Health Unit main website page - Alcohol and Other Drugs.
FOCUS Resource Centre (FRC)
Provincial Objectives
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"The FOCUS Resource Centre (FRC), supports the training, consultation, networking, and information/dissemination needs of Healthy Community Funded Projects and the FOCUS Community Programs across Ontario. FOCUS Community Programs provide drug and alcohol abuse prevention programming in their communities."
A member of Ontario’s Healthy Community Consortium
FRC is a project of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
and is funded through the Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion. |
Healthy Communities Ontario
The Ministry of Health Promotion’s new Healthy Communities approach is part of an evolving process that will position Ontario as a leader in health promotion. The Ontario government is committed to implementing a holistic and integrated approach that will work to improve the health of Ontarians.
This new approach, “Healthy Communities Ontario” encourages the development of new partnerships and strengthens existing ones, resulting in improved access to priority health promotion programs and services for Ontarians. This new approach will be mobilized by the Healthy Communities Fund, which will support provincial and community organizations to plan and deliver integrated initiatives that address multiple risk factors and promote health and wellness, at all levels, across the province.
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