2013 Public Health Association of BC Conference in Partnership with the Pan-American Health Organization
“Health in all Policies: Taking Intersectoral Action for Equitable & Sustainable Health”
November 4th & 5th 2013
8:00AM – 4:30PM
Hilton Vancouver Metrotown
6083 McKay Ave, Burnaby, BC V5H2W7 | (604) 438-1200
The Public Health Association of British Columbia is hosting a Regional Conference for 2013, with a theme focused on the international approach ofHealth in All Policies. This approach is a contemporary development of the ‘Building Healthy Public Policy’ action area of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion. The key foundation for this work is the insight, developed by health promotion and population health, that most of the activities that contribute to the health of societies and communities are generated outside of the health care system itself. Taking action on this insight requires developing a broad, integrated, intersectoral approach to human development in order to achieve equitable and sustainable health for all people. This means that public health must work across government sectors at all levels with coherent, coordinated health promotion strategies. It also means moving beyond government, recognizing that policies and practices in the non-governmental/voluntary and private sectors are equally important to health. This intersectoral conference will be followed by a half-day session from the Ministry of Health focusing on emerging public health priorities.
Ministry of Health Emerging Public Health Priorities
November 6th 2013 – 8:30AM – 12:15PM