Posted on August 8, 2022
Dr. Lindsay McLaren
Lindsay McLaren PhD is a Professor of Population and Public Health at the University of Calgary where her research and teaching focus on healthy public policy and social and ecological determinants of health. She is also a Research Associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, National Office.
Lindsay held an Applied Public Health Chair research award, 2014-19 (funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions) and she received the 2019 CIHR-IPPH (CIHR Institute of Population and Public Health) Trailblazer Award (mid-career category), a career achievement award that recognizes exceptional contributions in population and public health research.
Lindsay is past-president (2014-18) of the Alberta Public Health Association, and currently serves as Senior Editor for the Canadian Journal of Public Health and as Co-Editor for the international peer-reviewed journal, Critical Public Health.
See the full list of PHABC’s 2022 Conference speakers here.
Posted on July 25, 2022
Dr. Shannon Waters
Dr. Shannon Waters is Coast Salish and a member of Stz’uminus First Nation on Vancouver Island. She completed the First Nations Family Practice program at the University of British Columbia and worked as a family doctor in Duncan, BC.
While honored to work close to home, Shannon became frustrated with seeing people when they were unwell, and wanted to focus on maintaining health and well-being. She returned to school and completed her specialty training in Public Health and Preventive Medicine.
Shannon worked as the Director of Health Surveillance at First Nations and Inuit Health Branch and, at First Nations Health Authority as the Acting Senior Medical Officer for Vancouver Island Region. She has worked with Vancouver Island Health Authority as a Medical Director and with the Ministry of Health as the Aboriginal Physician Advisor.
She is currently honored to have come full circle and to be working in her home territory as the local Medical Health Officer with Island Health.
See the full list of PHABC’s 2022 Conference speakers here.
Posted on July 18, 2022
About PHABC’s 2022 Conference
Public Health Association of BC (PHABC) is pleased to share this year’s conference topic: “Our Health, Our Planet: Creating Well-Being Societies and Making Peace with Nature.” The conference topic was inspired by recent WHO and UN initiatives, as well as the importance of recognizing the role Indigenous knowledge has in creating a healthy relationship between humans and the Earth.
There is urgency from globally and locally to focus on making peace with nature. According to the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, “Humanity is waging war on nature. This is suicidal.” (December 2020). The UN 2021 report Making Peace with Nature further identified climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution as a “triple crisis” that threatens our well-being.
Creating well-being societies is dependent on making peace with nature and focusing on ecojustice and applying a eco-social approach to everything we do. The public health community has an opportunity here to weave eco-social approaches into their work to address both ecological and social injustices.
Creating a truly healthy public will only be possible if we work together to create healthy, sustainable and equitable communities.
Conference Goal
To bring together public health and other related professionals to work towards improving planetary health and creating well-being societies in ways that will enable progressive and effective policy changes and improve the lives of people and communities in BC and beyond.
Together we will explore the population health and health equity implications of global ecological changes (aka the Anthropocene) and identify innovative, effective societal and community level interventions.
Conference Themes and Structure
To invigorate public health practice, education and research towards a healthy, just and sustainable future. The conference plenary sessions will focus on four inter-related themes:
- Making Peace with Nature for Public Health
- Ecojustice/Eco-social Equity and Public Heath
- Well-being Societies
- Local (Practice) and Action
Conference Promotions
Hotel Discounts: Conference attendees will receive discounts to partner hotels. Once registered, you will be provided with a discount code.
Volunteers: All volunteers will be provided FREE tickets to the event. For more information on volunteering, contact conference@phabc.org.
Join PHABC’s Board of Directors
We’re looking for dedicated public health professionals to join our board for the 2022-2024 term. Help make a difference in the province by joining our board!
Nominations open August 2, deadline for applying is September 16.
Learn about what it means to be a board member and fill out the application. Learn More
Awards Nominations Open
Do you know someone or an organization in the public health community whose hard work & dedication deserves recognition? Nominate them for a PHABC award!
Check out the award categories & nominate today! Winners will be announced at the annual PHABC conference. Learn More
Sponsorship Opportunities
Interested in becoming a sponsor for the conference? Contact us for more details regarding tiers, target audiences, and benefits. Email: conference@phabc.org.
Posted on March 29, 2022
The Public Health Association of BC is Hiring!
Administrative Coordinator
Victoria, BC
1.0 FTE
Download a copy of the posting here.
Overview
Reporting to the Operations Manager with oversight from the Executive Director, the Administrative Coordinator is responsible for handling the clerical and administrative duties of the association. The Administrative Coordinator will support the Financial Officer and Operations Manager to ensure the smooth operation of the organization including acting as primary phone and email contact, maintaining the digital and physical office files, board, executive & committee support, managing the large membership and volunteer base, providing administrative support to multiple on-going and up-coming projects, coordinating events, and basic website and social media posting and maintenance.
The ideal candidate will be confident in a dynamic environment with multiple project and duties, be a professional communicator, detail oriented, flexible, solutions-focused and able to work independently. A valid divers license and a personal vehicle is required to complete duties in town and occasional travel out of town for PHABC engagements. The position is located in Victoria, BC.
Background
The Public Health Association of BC (PHABC) is a voluntary, non-profit charity (est. 1953) that promotes and protects public health by actively working to advance the development and implementation of healthy public policy, by encouraging and facilitating research that supports public health and cooperating regionally, nationally and internationally with partner organizations. Its national linkages enable the PHABC to participate in dialogue and action on matters of interest across Canada. The PHABC has a long track record of fiscal and administrative stability and considerable experience with community development, continuing education, initiatives addressing the determinants of health and project planning, implementation, assessment and evaluation. PHABC has partnered with the federal and provincial governments to carry out significant knowledge development and exchange projects.
PHABC maintains a number of provincial programs including I Boost Immunity, Farm to School BC, Immunize BC, Can You Dig It, BC Coalition for Healthy School Food – BC Chapter and Kids Boost Immunity, now a national program with a pilot recently developed in Scotland and interest from other countries.
Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities
- Perform clerical duties to ensure effective workflow of the office including filing, faxing, picking up & delivering mail, answering phone calls, and responding to emails;
- Support of Board and Committees activities, assisting the ED and Committee Chairs in the organization and coordination of meetings and other events, including; agenda creation & distribution, collecting materials, attending meetings, taking minutes, distributing approved minutes, managing committee member lists;
- Format and edit all documents (contracts, policies, communications, notices, presentations and publications) as requested;
- Create and execute office calendar and arrange travel for ED, staff, and board as necessary and requested;
- Maintain the electronic records of the association including policies, project documents, policies, and financials;
- Provide logistical and administrative support to the coordination of a variety of events including the PHABC conference, summer institute, annual general meeting, and board face-to-face;
- Support communication activities such as newsletters, social media posts and website postings;
- Membership database maintenance and customer service support;
- Assist Operations Manager, Financial Officer and ED to conduct activities related to financial month- and year-end reviews;
- Assist with the completion of reporting requirements for funders as assigned;
- Assist project managers and consultants to meet project deliverables by developing and providing administrative documents as requested;
- Provide general office support including mailing, ordering/maintaining office supplies, managing office storage locker, coordinating banking deposits with Financial Officer, etc.
Qualifications & Required Skills
- Post-secondary certificate in Administration, Business or a related field & minimum 2 years’ professional experience;
- Experience and familiarity with non-profits, charities & reporting to a board of directors;
- Highly proficient in MS Office: including Word, Excel, Project, Outlook, PowerPoint;
- Experience using Adobe Acrobat, website management programs (WordPress, CiviCRM), and mailing services (Cyber Impact) preferred;
- Strong organizational and administrative skills;
- A detail-oriented, flexible and solutions-based work ethic;
- Ability to work independently, take initiative and assume responsibility with minimal supervision;
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, set priorities and meet deadlines;
- Demonstrated ability to work with a diverse people and groups, strong interpersonal & relationship building skills;
- Possess a fundamental respect for all whom they meet & encounter through their work;
- Valid BC Driver’s license and a personal vehicle.
This is a 1.0 FTE position, valued at forty (40) hours per week at a rate of $24.72 per hour and including three (3) week’s paid vacation. The selected candidate will be offered permanent employment including extended health & dental benefits, sick leave, and access to the association’s group savings plan following a successful probationary period of ninety (90) days.
To Apply
Please submit a resume, 3 references, and a cover letter detailing why you would be the ideal candidate for the position to Christina Harding at ops.manager@phabc.org by Friday April 15th, 2022. Please include PHABC Administrative Coordinator Job Posting in your email subject line.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
PHABC is an equal opportunity organization and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for this position without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.
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