Community Health and Wellbeing Week 2019 - Overview of Connected Teams, Connected People, Connected Communities

Sep 11, 2026

Uploaded by Mack Lee

Community Health and Wellbeing Week (CHWW) is an annual communications campaign coordinated by the Alliance for Healthier Communities, running October 21–27, 2019. The campaign focuses on the theme Connected Teams, Connected People, Connected Communities, outlining context such as the federal election and Ontario’s health system restructuring. It presents suggested activities, contact information, CHWW 2019 goals, and key messages describing how alliance members advance integrated, comprehensive primary health care, build local connections, and reduce barriers to wellbeing across Ontario.

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Community Health and Wellbeing Week 2019 at a Glance

WHAT, WHEN, THEME

Context and Suggested Activities

About the Alliance for Healthier Communities

Goals of CHWW 2019

CHWW 2019 Key Messages

How can we participate?

Theme days schedule

Community Health and Wellbeing Week Connected Teams, Connected People, Connected Communities October 21-27, 2019 Community Health and Wellbeing Week 2019 at a Glance WHAT: Community Health and Wellbeing Week (CHWW) is an annual communications campaign coordinated by the Alliance for Healthier Communities. Every year during CHWW, members of the Alliance mount a wide range of communication activities and special events to bring attention to the issues that are important to them. The Week also provides an opportunity to highlight and celebrate the great work that Alliance members do to achieve the best possible health and wellbeing for everyone living in Ontario. WHEN: October 21-27, 2019 THEME: Connected Teams, Connected People, Connected Communities CONTEXT: • Federal election on October 21, 2019 • Health system restructuring in Ontario and creation of Ontario Health Teams SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES: • Community Health and Wellbeing Day at Queen’s Park • “Bring Your MPP to Work” Day • Federal election • TeamCare Launch • Bus/walking/cycling tour of your community • Connecting the Dots social media campaign • Sharing our stories [RESOURCES AND INFORMATION:](RESOURCES AND INFORMATION: www.AllianceON.org/CHWW2019)[ www.AllianceON.org/CHWW2019](RESOURCES AND INFORMATION: www.AllianceON.org/CHWW2019)[ ](RESOURCES AND INFORMATION: www.AllianceON.org/CHWW2019)CONTACT PERSON: Oleksandra Budna, [oleksandra.budna@allianceON.org](oleksandra.budna@allianceON.org) The Alliance for Healthier Communities is the voice of a vibrant network of community-governed primary health care organizations. Alliance members serve diverse communities across the province, and are rooted in the communities they serve. We share a commitment to advancing health equity through the delivery of comprehensive primary health care. Through comprehensive primary health care, we aim to eliminate barriers that leave 3.5 million people in Ontario at risk of poor health. Together, we work to address the root causes of illness by changing social, economic and environmental policies to address and change inequities harming people’s health. Together with members and partners, the Alliance for Healthier Communities stands for healthier people, healthier communities, a more inclusive society, and a more sustainable healthcare system. Goals of CHWW 2019 • Highlight the important role Alliance members play in the health system transformation and Ontario Health Teams; • Position Alliance members as leaders in building local connections and working closely with partners, clients and community members to develop local solutions to the issues their clientsand communities face; • Spotlight the many different ways Alliance members deliver comprehensive, people-centred, team-based primary health care services, contribute to a more integrated health system and build more connected, vibrant communities. CHWW 2019 Key Messages Overarching theme: We build connections Connected Teams, Connected System Alliance members have an important role to play as Ontario embarks on a journey to build a more integrated health care system. With the Model of Health and Wellbeing, grounded in interprofessional, team-based care and based on addressing determinants of health, at the core of their work, Alliance members have decades of experience bringing health and social programs and services under one roof, building strong partnerships in the community and enabling warm and efficient transitions between services for the people they serve. And with innovative projects, like TeamCare and Social Prescribing, spearheaded by Alliance members across the province, we are building even stronger connections between different parts of the health, social and community supports systems and making comprehensive primary health care available to more people who need them most. Connected People, Connected Communities Alliance members put people and communities they serve

FAQs

What is Community Health and Wellbeing Week (CHWW) and who coordinates it?

CHWW is an annual communications campaign coordinated by the Alliance for Healthier Communities. Members run communications activities and special events to highlight important health and wellbeing issues in Ontario.

What theme guides CHWW 2019?

The theme is Connected Teams, Connected People, Connected Communities. It emphasizes stronger linkages across health, social and community support systems and the people and communities served.

How can organizations participate in CHWW 2019?

Organizations can coordinate celebrations around theme days and corresponding focus days, showcasing innovative, high-quality care and community efforts. Events do not need to match focus days exactly, but should reinforce the campaign messages through speeches, written materials, and social media content.

Sep 11, 2026

Uploaded by Mack Lee