Sustainability

Sustainability is a broad term, generally referring to continuation. Other words also may be used to describe sustainability including long-term viability, survival, durability, longevity and long- term maintenance (adapted from O’Loughlin, J., Renaud, L., Richard, L., Gomez, L. S., and Paradis, G. (1998)).

The Heart Health Resource Centre offers a number of publications and resources that will help in your efforts to develop a sustainable program.

Guides and workbooks

Heart Health Sustainability Workbook for Action, September 1998
This guidebook was developed by the HHRC as one part of comprehensive support to community heart health programs in the area of sustainability. The workbook along with regional workshops, consultation support, @heart sustainability newsletter and research literature were the components of this comprehensive support plan.

This report is only available in hard copy. To view a copy of the report contact us at the HHRC.

@heart newsletters

Sustaining Community Health Promotion Initiatives, Issue 20, Fall 2005 [PDF, 8 pages, 373kb]

Heart Health Sustainability, Vol. 3, No. 2 - Fall 1999 [PDF]
This newsletter introduced the concept of sustainability and its application to heart health programming in Ontario. Articles related to planning for sustainability and the four main components of sustainability (the issue, the program, the behaviour and the partnership) are also discussed in detail.

Sharing Stories, Vol. 3, No. 1 - Spring 1999 [PDF]
The focus of this issue is on sharing stories. The stories are scattered throughout the newsletter and focus on awareness-raising, education/skillbuilding, environmental supports and policy, or community mobilization.