Posted on October 2, 2018
Farm to School BC Celebrates
Farm to School Month!
Victoria, BC: October is Farm to School Month, and Farm to School BC is proud to be celebrating the hard work of students, teachers and school communities across the province who grow, cook and eat healthy food. We are also pleased to announce that Farm to School BC is accepting applications to receive up to $3,500 to kick-start a Farm to School program for new applicants, and up to $1,000 for previous recipients to expand their existing program. For more information and to apply, please go to https://farmtoschoolbc.ca/farm-to-school-bc-grant-application-form-2018/, or click here (deadline November 19, 2018).
To help us celebrate, we are launching our first Farm to School BC Photo Contest. Submit a photo of your Farm to School activity with a catchy caption, and enter for a chance to win one of five $100 stipends to go toward your Farm to School program! For more details, please click here. All schools are encouraged to participate! Just because you don’t have a formal Farm to School program or grant doesn’t mean that you aren’t supporting our cause. By promoting local and healthy food through hands on learning opportunities that foster school-community connectedness, you are already a superstar!
Learn about Farm to School BC activities that are sprouting across the province in the form of stories and photos via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/farmtoschoolbc), Twitter (@farmtoschoolbc) and Instagram (farmtoschoolbc).
Want to start your own Farm to School BC program? Visit our website at http://farmtoschoolbc.ca/ for resources and toolkits.
For more information about Farm to School BC, contact Provincial Manager, Richard Han at prov.manager@farmtoschoolbc.ca.
About Farm to School BC
Farm to School BC is a diverse and expanding provincial network that promotes, supports, and links Farm to School activities and programs across the province. From school gardens and local food at lunch, to farm field trips and more, Farm to School activities help students learn about their local food system, teach important life skills and provide the opportunity for healthy habits to take root. Farm to School also benefits local farmers and suppliers.
Posted on October 1, 2018
Building Safe & Inclusive Communities:
The Public Health Approach
November 15th & 16th, 2018
The Sutton Place Hotel
845 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC
First Round of Speakers Officially Released!
Stay at the Sutton Place Hotel with our Exclusive PHABC Room Rate
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We are excited to announce our first round of speakers for our upcoming conference, Building Safe & Inclusive Communities: The Public Health Approach, happening November 15th and 16th, 2018 at the Sutton Place Hotel in downtown Vancouver. Registration is on now, click here or copy the link below to register for the premier public health event of the season!
https://phabc.org/2018-phabc-conference-registration/
We are delighted to welcome a number of members from the World Health Organization’s Global Violence Prevention Alliance to host a couple of plenary sessions focusing on safety, violence prevention and injury prevention. These speakers include:
- Bridget Penhale, a Reader in Mental Health of Older People at the University of East Anglia in the UK. Bridget is a member of the UK National Social Care Research Ethics Committee, Chair of the University of East Anglia Research Ethics Committee, Board member of the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA), and is recognised nationally in the UK for her work on adult safeguarding/protection and internationally for her work on elder abuse. Bridget has published material on decision-making and mentally incapacitated adults, social work and older people and extensively on elder abuse.
- Finn Kjaerulf, a programme specialist in the area of urban violence at DIGNITY, the Danish Institute Against Torture. Finn is an international development professional with more than 20 years of experience as a policy, strategy and operations advisor to state institutions and civil society organisations. He has in recent years worked in the fight against torture and organised violence in conflict and post-conflict settings in Central America and South Africa, within a knowledge-driven, human security and rights-based development perspective.
- Dr. Arturo Cerventes Trejo, a professor and Chair of Public Health at the Faculty of Health Sciences at Anahuac University in Mexico. Dr. Cerventes has also served as general director of the Mexican National Center for Injury Prevention where he led the design and implementation of the Mexican National Program for Road Safety and was lead author of policy for the National Road Safety Strategy 2011 – 2020. As head of the National Center for Injury Prevention, he authored the National Specific Action Program for Road Safety and the National Specific Action Program for Violence Prevention, 2007 – 2012. Dr. Cerventes is also a founding member and research associate at the Mexicans against Corruption and Impunity think-and-do tank.
- Dr. Irvin Waller, an author and university professor at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Waller is a prize winning champion of victim’s rights, collaborative policing, and violence prevention and his life work is using science and logical practice to get victims´ rights and stop street and intimate partner violence across the world. Dr. Waller has received many international awards, including for his role as the founding executive director of the UN-affiliated International Centre for Prevention of Crime. The US National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) and the World Federation for Mental Health both recognized his pioneering work leading to the magna carta for victims – the UN Declaration on Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power.
Stay tuned for our second wave of speaker announcements and the release of our full program!
If you submitted an abstract for consideration please note that our reviewers are currently in the process of evaluating all the submissions. Please be patient as they work through the high volume of submissions received and keep an eye on your inbox for your results in the next couple of weeks! Best of luck to everyone who submitted their research!
We are also delighted to announce a special conference hotel room rate of $195/night(plus tax) for all PHABC conference attendees at the Sutton Place Hotel, 845 Burrard Street, Vancouver. This discounted rate is only available for the nights of November 11th-18th, 2018 and is subject to room availability.
To access this rate copy or click on the link below and use the group code PHABC to book.
https://www.suttonplace.com/hotels/sutton-place-hotel-vancouver-van?groupCode=PHABC2018
Join PHABC and members of the Global Violence Prevention Alliance on November 14th, 2018 at SFU’s Harbour Centre in downtown Vancouver as we celebrate the opening of our conference at our annual public forum. The event is free to attend and open to the public. It will serve as chance for the public to learn more about public health while providing networking opportunities for public health professionals.
We will be releasing more information about our public event shortly, including the link to register via Eventbrite, and we hope to see you there.
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Posted on September 28, 2018
Langley School District
Physiotherapist
The Langley School District is an innovative, inspiring and unified Learning Community and the sixth largest School District in BC. Our mission is to inspire all learners to reach their full potential and create a positive legacy for the future. We are looking for individuals that share our values of Integrity, Excellence, Courage and Community. If you share our passion for creating an inspiring Learning Community, we are accepting applications for a Physiotherapist for the full 2018-2019 school year.
For further information and job description please click here
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BC Public Service Agency
Occupational Health Nurse
Take the next exciting step in growing your career in Nursing as an Occupational Health Nurse. The BC Public Service Agency’s Occupational Health & Rehabilitation team is committed to restoring, maintaining, and improving the health of BC’s public service employees. Make a difference in the lives of others in this exciting nursing opportunity in beautiful British Columbia.
For further information and job description click here
Posted on September 25, 2018
The Vancouver School District is an exciting and dynamic school district which offers a wide range of opportunities for more than 50,000 learners from Kindergarten to adult. We are looking for a Health & Safety Officer who will work with the Health & Safety Team and be responsible for a wide range of Claims Management, Emergency Management and Occupational Health and Safety duties.
For further information and job description click here
Posted on September 17, 2018
Conference and AGM
Call for Abstracts Extended until September 24th, 2018
We know, we know, September is a busy time of year. School is back in session, everyone is home from vacation, extracurricular activities start up again and you are just getting back into your regular schedule. We know you wanted to submit an abstract for our upcoming conference but between everything else you haven’t found the time and soon it will be too late…
Or will it??
We are pleased to announce we will be extending our call for abstracts until Monday September 24th, 2018! If you have research or are part of a promising practice you think is helping to foster safety and inclusion in your community we encourage you to submit your abstract for our conference, “Building Safe & Inclusive Communities: The Public Health Approach,” happening from November 15th to 16th, 2018 at the Sutton Place Hotel in downtown Vancouver. Click here or copy the link below to read the call and submit yours before it’s too late!
https://phabc.org/2018-phabc-conference-call-for-abstracts/
Our call for nominations for 2018-2020 board member positions is still open until 5pm Monday September 24th, 2018. If you are interested in becoming more involved with the Public Health Association of British Columbia, please consider joining our board. Being a PHABC Director is an interesting and challenging opportunity, a terrific way to build your professional network, connect with like-minded people to advance the principles of public health in British Columbia.
The call for nominations can be found on our website by clicking here or by copying the link below.
https://phabc.org/phabc-board-of-directors-call-for-nominations-now-accepting-applicants/
Don’t forget! Only e-mail applications sent to staff@phabc.org are accepted. We hope many of you will consider becoming more active within PHABC and apply for a board member position. We have had an exciting couple of years of growth and more is expected in the following years. Help us shape the future of our association and public health across BC and beyond.
We are always looking for volunteers to help note-take, keep time, support our public forum and work the registration desks. We are pleased to provide volunteers with a complimentary registration provided they complete 8 hours of volunteer work.
If you would like to volunteer, please contact Christina at coordinator@phabc.org to sign up. Preference will be given to those who have successfully completed a volunteer shift for PHABC in the past (in either the summer school or conference).
Keep checking on our events page for the most up to date information on the conference, and stay tuned for details about our public forum, happening the evening of November 14th, 2018.
