The Wellness Coalition
Promoting wellness in the Avalon East region through community collaboration, awareness, and action.
Together for Wellness
We promote the sharing of wellness related ideas and resources within our communities.
Resources & Funding
The Wellness Coalition provides wellness related resources and funding.
Our Members
Join our network and connect with other community partners that are promoting wellness. Share ideas, stories, resources and thoughts about your wellness-related work.
Community Grants Program
As a member of the Coaliton, your group or organization can apply for funding up to $1000 for wellenss projects. Application deadlines October 1 and February 1.
Resources and LInks
Looking for information about health and wellness? Want to find a wellness coalition in another part of the province? Check out the Resources or Links sections.
News and Events
Find out about coalition news and events.
The Wellness Coalition - Avalon East is one of six wellness coalitions in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Membership is diverse and consists of community, government and non-government agencies and others with an interest in promoting wellness and improving the health and well being of people in the Avalon East Region.
The Avalon East Region includes the St. John's and Mount Pearl metropolitan areas, Bell Island, Conception Bay South, the Southern Shore to St. Shotts, and Torbay to Portugal Cove.
The Coalitions provide leadership,coordination and support for local wellness initiatives.They build partnerships by bringing together individuals, groups and organizations interested in working together on common wellness issues in their local regions. Activities may include advocating for healthy public policy, providing community grants to enhance local wellness projects, or developing and delivering community wellness programs.
The Wellness Coalition-Avalon East is supported by the Department of Children, Seniors, and Social Development, and by Eastern Health.
News
Welcoming Our New Co-Chair
One of the benefits of being involved in this coalition is getting to share the co-chair leadership role with some fabulous people from community organizations that work tirelessly to promote wellness.
For the past four years, Jim Crockwell of MacMorran Community Centre has shared the helm at the Steering Committee. Now the role of Co-chair (Community) passes to Jeff Pinsent, Fitness and Active Lifestyles Coordinator, Department of Community Services, City of St. John's. And like Jim, Jeff will no doubt bring his own style and own knowledge of wellness and community to help strengthen our network and create healthier places where we live, learn, work and play. Thank you Jim and Jeff!
c/o Health Promotion, Eastern Health
Mount Pearl Square – Community Services
760 Topsail Road, Mount Pearl, NL A1N 3J5
