Education
We distribute information through the following channels:
working with local social service staff and chapters and area representatives to offer one-day provincial conferences of particular interest to professionals
acting as a resource to social service staff and volunteers to plan in-service programs for
health and community service workers and staff of long-term care facilities
distributing vital information to key professionals across the country
publishing a wide range of low-cost printed and audio/visual materials
for families and professionals:
the leading HD quarterly, Horizon
booklets, brochures, articles and care manuals on many aspects of HD
teaching videotapes (including some award-winners!)
Please note: Many of our publications have been translated into several languages. Through an excellent sharing process fostered by the International Huntington Association, member countries are encouraged to use materials produced by other countries to avoid duplication of effort and to maximize the resources available. The Huntington Society of Canada requires only that appropriate acknowledgement be given to HSC when material, including information gathered from this web site, is reproduced.
Public Awareness
HSC offers a wide range of services to increase awareness of HD by:
producing public awareness materials for use across Canada (e.g. posters, pamphlets)
coordinating �Huntington Disease Awareness Month� across Canada every May
distributing public service announcements to all radio and television stations
distributing camera-ready public service advertisements and press releases to most newspapers and magazines across Canada
providing speakers for service clubs, professional groups, church groups, etc.
creating videos on Huntington disease
distributing Horizon, our quarterly newsletter, and chapter newsletters
keeping a file of HSC members willing to talk to the media about HD and the Society
linking media professionals to HSC spokespeople, when possible
maintaining this web site
To find out more about public awareness programmes, please contact our Communications Coordinator.
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