Free Training

Intersectoral Action Training

One Webinar, One Virtual Workshop and Five Drop-In Coaching Sessions

Intersectoral action training


Intersectoral Action Training SeriesThe Ontario Regional Office of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has partnered with the Tamarack Institute to offer Ontario Public Health Units, government departments, NGOs and Ontario-based community partners in well-being a unique, 3-part virtual learning series to strengthen your collective capacity for intersectoral action to enhance well-being across the province. These learning sessions will be adapted to your needs based on your input.

This free learning series draws upon findings from Working Together to Thrive: Well-Being and Public Health a report by the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, to provide Ontario’s public health units and their community partners, as well as other government departments or organizations in Ontario whose work impacts the determinants of health (i.e., environment, employment and education, income, culture, race/racism etc.) with an understanding of well-being and how it can be strengthened through intersectoral action. The three components of the learning series include:

1. A Webinar | Advancing Well-Being Through Intersectoral Action – Join PHAC’s Christine O’Rourke and Sylvia Cheuy, Tamarack’s Director of Collaboration on Feb 17, 2026 from 10:00-11:00am ET to explore the case for focusing on well-being through multi-sector collaboration.  Be inspired by stories of intersectoral action and learn about their successes in advancing lasting change together.

2. A Virtual Workshop | Tools & Strategies for Intersectoral Action – Participants of this 2-hour, virtual workshop on March 4, 2026 from  1:00–3:00 pm ET will discover essential mindsets for effective collaboration; learn effective strategies to mobilize intersectoral action; and discover useful tools and resources to engage diverse perspectives, share data meaningfully and engage in shared problems-solving in order to translate these strategies into action.  Tamarack’s Sylvia Cheuy will provide participants with stories, tools and resources that you can use to mobilize diverse partners to work together to enhance your community’s well-being.

3. 1-Hour Drop-In Coaching Sessions – Participants of this learning series have an opportunity to join one or more of five one-hour coaching sessions on March 10 & 11 at 10-11 am and 1-2 pm ET and March 13th at 12:30 – 1:30 pm ET to get tailored advice and support to translate the theory of intersectoral action into a reality within their own community.  Tamarack’s Sylvia Cheuy will draw upon her own decades of experience mobilizing diverse sectors to provide further advice and/or resources to move your community well-being strategies into action.  Bring your questions and come ready to share your own insights with peers and leave with greater confidence in your ability to be a catalyst for intersectoral action in your own community. 

You are welcome to join any or all of these learning opportunities and, of course, we encourage you to invite your community partners to join you.  Please RSVP here to confirm your participation.

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Sylvia Cheuy is the Consulting Director, Collaboration with the Tamarack Institute. She is passionate about community change and what becomes possible when residents and various sector leaders share an aspirational vision for their future. Sylvia believes that when the assets of residents and community are recognized and connected, they become powerful drivers of community change. In her work at Tamarack, Sylvia has designed and facilitated strategic planning processes for several organizations and collaboratives across Canada, the United States and globally. She has also worked with and supported strategy development with many collaboratives. Sylvia is skilled at supporting organizations to innovate and create plans that achieve their intended impact. 

Christine O'Rourke is the Manager of the Public Health Capacity and Knowledge Mobilization Unit at the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Ontario Regional Office. Christine has over 25 years of experience in public health, including 20 years at the Public Health Agency of Canada, where she has worked across community-based programming, evaluation, knowledge mobilization, policy development, and public health capacity building. Her work has focused on strengthening the connection between evidence, practice, and policy to support effective public health action. Prior to joining PHAC, she spent several years working in community settings, including with unhoused youth and in community development initiatives. This frontline experience provided firsthand insight into the benefits of intersectoral action in addressing complex health and social issues. Her work is grounded in a strong commitment to the social determinants of health and advancing health equity, with an emphasis on collaborative, systems-level approaches that promote sustainable and meaningful change.

 

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