Reference Sources & Websites
The following sources were used as reference materials for the 2006 Youth Report to the Community:
Canadian Association for Adolescent Health (CAAH). (2006). Sexual Behaviour and lack of Knowledge Threaten Health of Canadian Teens. http://www.acsa-caah.ca/
Canadian Institute for Health Information. (2005). Improving the Health of Canadians, Ottawa, Canada: Canadian Institute for Health Information. www.cihi.ca
Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. (2003). Canadian Youth, Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS study: Factors influencing knowledge attitudes and behaviours, from www.cmec.ca/publications/aids.
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2005). U.S. Teen Sexual Activity. www.kkf.org
Ministry of Health. (1997). Mandatory health programs and services guidelines. Toronto, ON: Queen’s Printer for Ontario. http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/providers/pub/pubhealth/manprog/manprog.html
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long term Care. (2003). Pregnancy rates 1996-2000. HELPS (Health Planning System) Release: September 2003. http://www.health.gov.on.ca/
Oxford University Press. (2004). Paperback Oxford Canadian Dictionary, Don Mills, Canada: Oxford University Press. http://www.oup.com/
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario. (2002). Enhancing Healthy Adolescent Development. Toronto, Canada: Registered Nurses of Ontario. http://www.rnao.org/
Thunder Bay District Health Unit. (2001). Teens’ Perspectives: Preventive Strategies for Decreasing Teen Pregnancy in the Thunder Bay District, November 2001.
World Health Organization. (1975). http://www.who.dk/
Youth Strategy Steering Committee Healthy Living. (2004). Promoting Health With Youth Planning Health Promotion Initiatives with Youth. Calgary, Canada: Calgary Health Region. http://www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/youth/index.htm
Credits
Thank you to all of the actors and their families for participating and supporting this project. There were no small parts—everyone contributed to making this a great success!
The following Health Unit staff were instrumental in developing the 2006 Youth Report to Community:
Communications
Eileen Dias, Communications Officer
Epidemiology
Lee Sieswerda, Epidemiologist
Family Health
Susan Andrew-Cotter, Public Health Nurse
Sheila Hansen, Public Health Nurse
Graphic Design
Lorraine Dixon, Graphics Designer
Healthy Living
Tiina Ahokas, Health Promotion Planner
Angela Hollett, Public Health Dietitian
Anne Ostrom, Health Promotion Planner
Catherine Schwartz-Mendez, Public Health Dietitian
Injury Prevention & Substance Abuse
Marita Campbell, Public Health Nurse
Judi Marton, Public Health Nurse
Patty Hajdu, Health Promotion Planner
Sexual Health
Tara Champagne, Public Health Nurse
Superior Points Harm Reduction Program
Don Young, Hepatitis C & Needle Exchange Coordinator
Lori Franzen, Hepatitis C & Needle Exchange Coordinator
Tobacco Control Unit
Daniel DePeuter, Youth Coordinator
Susan Trevisan, Public Health Nurse