PHABC

Strategic Priorities for Building Research Capacity (IPPH)

University of Victoria

Strategic Priorities for Building Research Capacity

Institute of Population and Public Health (IPPH)

(reception to follow)

April 20, 2010 | 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

HSD A240

Public Presentation by Dr. Nancy Edwards

Scientific Director, Institute of Population and Public Health

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

For more information about Dr. Edwards or the event, please click here

Addressing Inequities in Health through Literacy and Health Literacy

Workshop & Video Conference Announcement

Co-sponsored by the:

Public Health Association of BC and Vancouver Coastal Health

Date: April 26th, 2010

Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 noon

Main Location: Eye Care Centre (Vancouver General Hospital) 2550 Willow Street Vancouver, BC

Video Conference Satellite Sites *: Prince George; * additional sites available

For information about registration, program and view of the entire poster, please click here.

NEW online CME course

NEW online CME course

Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Tools and strategies for front-line clinicians

Best practices in preparedness, early detection and response to notifiable and emerging infectious diseases
Designed primarily for front-line clinicians, including family doctors, emergency physicians, paediatricians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and outpost nurses
Evidence-based with links to provincial/territorial resources

Developed by the Public Health Agency of Canada in collaboration with the Canadian Public Health Association and Professional Development & Conferencing Services, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University.

Register now at www.publichealth.gc.ca/outbreaks-course

NOUVEAU cours de formation médicale continue offert en ligne

Éclosions de maladies infectieuses : outils et stratégies pour les cliniciens de première ligne

Pratiques exemplaires en matière de préparation, de dépistage précoce et d’intervention face à l’éclosion de maladies infectieuses à déclaration obligatoire
Conçu pour les cliniciens de première ligne, notamment les médecins de famille, les urgentologues, les pédiatres, les infirmiers(ères), les infirmiers(ères) praticiens(nes) et les infirmiers(ères) d'avant-poste
Cours fondé sur l’expérience clinique et offrant des liens vers les ressources des provinces et des territoires

Cours élaboré par l’Agence de la santé publique du Canada en collaboration avec l’Association canadienne de santé publique et le Bureau des services de perfectionnement professionnel et de conférences, faculté de médecine de la Memorial University de Terre-Neuve.

Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant : www.santepublique.gc.ca/cours-eclosions

Built Environment Project

The Public Health Association of BC in partnership with the National Collaborating Centre on Healthy Public Policy (NCCHPP) is seeking a consultant to work with the association on a project to survey Regional Health Authorities about public policies which inform the built environment.

Objectives:

Survey recent and future interventions in public policies that inform the built environment of regional health authorities (RHA).
Support planning of interventions in public policies that inform the built environment of regional health authorities by providing expertise in public policy processes and public policies effects on health.

Work required will include:

Conduct a primary survey to find out and secure:
1. RHA staff interests in participating in the overall project (questionnaire and focus groups/workshops)
2. What they would like to know/learn from other RHAs past experiences and future activities
3. If they want support and what kind of support they would like from NCCHPP in their planning of interventions in public policy processes
Organize and facilitate half-day focus-groups/workshops to complement questionnaires (developed by NCCHPP) March 2010.

The themes/questions to be addressed in the meetings will be developed in close cooperation with NCCHPP and will be based on expectations outlined by RHA staff.

The project will take place from January to March 2010. The selected consultant will have contacts within regional health authorities and be able to identify 4-5 key staff in each RHA of the province.

Interested individuals should submit expressions of interest to Michael Barnes, Executive Director, Public Health Association of BC at execdir@phabc.org by December 17th.

December 2, 2008 Workshop:

"Responding to Health Inequities: The Role of Public Health".

On December 2, 2008 PHABC held an exciting new workshop on �Responding to Inequities in Health: The Role of Public Health� using a regional video conferencing format. The event was sponsored by the Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport and the Public Health Agency of Canada. The main location of the event was in Vancouver where 128 people attended. An additional 50-60 people attended via video feed in Victoria, Kelowna, Vernon, Powell River and Prince George.

The workshop was a great success and raised awareness on social inequities in relation to disadvantaged population groups.

PHABC wishes to thank the Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport and the Public Health Agency of Canada for their support, as well as Vancouver Coastal Health, Interior Health, Northern Health and the Vancouver Island Health Authority.

The workshop featured an exciting panel of public health leaders discussing the concrete actions public health should take to address the social determinants of health. The keynote speaker was David Butler-Jones, Canada�s Chief Public Health Officer who spoke on the topic from a national perspective. He was followed by a Panel consisting of Heather Fraser (Manager of Health Determinants and Global Initiatives, for PHAC) who presented an international perspective, Trevor Hancock (Public Health Consultant, BC Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport) and John Millar (Executive Director, Population Health Surveillance and Disease Control Planning, Provincial Health Services Authority) who both presented provincial perspectives, Ginette Thomas (Program Director, National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health) who spoke from a Aboriginal point of view and Lynn Moran (Executive Director, Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC) who presented a multicultural perspective. Click here to review the proceedings. (PDF)

View PHABC 2008 AGM Conference Video

PHABC Workshop: Addressing Inequities in Health - The Role of Public Health and the PHABC 2008 AGM

The Public Health Association of BC in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health, hosted a panel of public health leaders, including Canada''''s chief Public Health Officer, Dr. David Butler Jones on December 2nd 2008. The main location of the event was in Vancouver where 128 people attended. Citizens across British Columbia attended via Video feed in Victoria, Kelowna and Prince George.

The workshop was a great success and raised awareness on social inequities in relation to disadvantaged population groups.

PHABC wishes to thank the Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport and the Public Health Agency of Canada for their support, as well as Vancouver Coastal Health, Interior Health, Northern Health and the Vancouver Island Health Authority.

Stay tuned for a video broadcast and other related resources from the event.

CPHA Advisory Council Newsletter - January 2009

In the second release of our Advisory Council Newsletter, we�re pleased to highlight a number of new items of interest to those involved in public health throughout the country. The CPHA website continues to be a major resource for stakeholders and will be referenced several times throughout the Newsletter.

Constitution and Bylaws

On behalf of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee the attached draft documents will be considered at the AGM on December 2, 2008 in Vancouver, BC.

Click here for: Letter to Members and Questions and Answers
Click here for: Draft revised Constitution
Click here for: Draft revised Bylaws

You can contact the Committee by email at: revised_bylaws @ phabc.org.

Click here for current Constitution and Bylaws

Building Capacity for Public Health in BC

The Public Health Association of BC is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Public Health Agency of Canada for a project titled Building Capacity for Public Health in BC. This project is dedicated to strengthening province-wide public health capacity, supporting public health infrastructure, and facilitating collaboration and information exchange among networks of public health professionals. More.....

Building Sustainable Communities

The Fresh Outlook Foundation is pleased and proud to host its third annual Building SustainAble Communities conference for community leaders in the public, private, non-profit, and academic sectors.
Last year�s conference drew 320 delegates from 68 communities in BC. Given the larger venue and more aggressive marketing, we�re expecting up to 600 participants from BC and across Canada.
New This Year� The foundation is committed to making each conference much better than the last. To that end, we�re introducing the following:

Two stand-alone streams on SustainAble Agriculture and SustainAble Business
ECO-EX Trade Show & Tell with Breakfast Breakouts (page 4)
Debates on three high-profile issues (page 4)
SENSORIUM... a unique sustainability experience (page 4)
A 'Taste-of-Kelowna Dine-Around' to showcase local restaurants and sustainability experts in different fields.

View Agenda & Registration Package (PDF)

More information at: www.freshoutlookfoundation.org or
jo @ freshoutlookfoundation.org
or phone (250) 766-1777