All PHABC and PHABC/CPHA members is good standing have the opportunity to cast your vote to elect 6 Directors-at-large for a two year period (2016-2018).
If your membership is expired, please renew at: Membership Renewal and cast your vote. If you are not a member and wish to sign up and vote visit: PHABC membership
Voting will be open from Monday, October 24th to November 14th at 5:00 pm.
This year we have the pleasure of receiving 9 applications for Board positions. All the candidates are great professionals and academics in different fields of Public Health. The biographies of each candidate are in the link below for your review.
CCSA has updated the evidence and legislative context for these two reports from the Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis series. The reports summarize what we know about the effects of cannabis use on human functioning and development.
For an overview of the findings from the Clearing the Smoke series, have a look at our Highlights report, which has also recently been updated. I hope you find these reports to be helpful and invite you to share them with interested parties.
Join the conversation on Twitter to help create a healthier society, free of the harms of substance use, by following @CCSACanada.
Today Oct 24th, 2016, the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, announced that Health Canada started a process to revise Canada’s Food Guide to reflect the latest scientific evidence on diet and health, and to better support Canadians in making healthy food choices. The announcement was made during a keynote address at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress.
This announcement further signals the Government of Canada’s commitment to changing the food environment to help make the healthier food choice the easier choice for Canadians.
The multi-year Healthy Eating Strategy announced by the Minister includes initiatives on:
· improving healthy eating information, including revising Canada’s Food Guide
· protecting vulnerable populations, including restricting the commercial marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to children
· strengthening labelling and claims, including finalizing changes to the nutrition facts table and list of ingredient requirements by the end of 2016, and consulting on front-of-package labelling for sugars, sodium and saturated fat
· improving nutrition quality standards, including reducing sodium in prepackaged and restaurant foods, and consulting on eliminating the use of industrially produced trans fat in foods
· supporting increased access to and availability of nutritious foods through the Nutrition North Canada program
Health Canada also remains committed to openness, transparency and meaningful engagement with the public and stakeholders on healthy eating initiatives. As such, Health Canada is changing the way it communicates with stakeholders. This new approach entails the disclosure of information on stakeholder meetings and correspondence sent to Health Canada outside of formal consultation processes. This approach applies to the following healthy eating initiatives:
· front-of-package labelling
· elimination of industrially produced trans fat
· sodium reduction
· marketing to kids
· revision of Canada’s Food Guide
During the development of the new food guide, officials from the Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion will only seek expert advice from, and consult with, academics, health professional associations, health non-governmental organizations and federal, provincial and territorial officials. All stakeholders and Canadians will have the opportunity to participate and provide feedback during the public consultations.
Federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) Ministers responsible for sport, physical activity, and recreation (SPAR) in Canada (excluding Québec) requested the development of an FPT physical activity framework that will help guide efforts for governments to address physical activity and sedentary behaviour; that will exist alongside other government and/or community-led efforts that contribute to encouraging Canadians to live active lifestyles. These other efforts include Active Canada 20/20: A Physical Activity and Change Agenda for Canada (AC 20/20), the Canadian Sport Policy, Framework for Recreation in Canada 2015: Pathways to Wellbeing, Curbing Childhood Obesity: A FPT Framework for Action to Promote Healthy Weights, among others.
FPT governments want to hear from all relevant stakeholders as part of a consultation process to inform the development of this framework.
The Conference Board of Canada was commissioned in August 2016 by governments to oversee the consultation process and develop a report that will synthesize the insights generated from a public survey and discussions from a series of webinars and a national workshop to help inform the development of the physical activity framework.
You or your organization has been identified as an important voice in these discussion, and we encourage you to respond to the survey before November 12 for a chance to with a FitBit.
Presented in partnership with the BC Teachers’ Federation
Health and education sectors have different but complementary objectives: improving the health of learners contributes to improved learning outcomes; likewise, better education improves health.
We invite students, trainees and professionals from health, education and allied sectors!
PHABC is hosting its annual conference for 2016 in partnership with the BC Teachers’ Federation. This 2016 conference takes place on the 30th anniversary of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, a foundational document within the Public Health sector. The Charter recognized that health promotion cannot be achieved by the health sector acting alone and that health promotion involved advocating for structural change and nurturing individual empowerment to allow individuals, families and communities to increase control over their health and well-being.
Likewise, education is not limited to a single sector. Here we include both formal and informal education, from early childhood to old age – in other words, lifelong learning. At the same time, we have a particular focus on the main settings for formal education – schools (K-12) as well as preschool settings, and post-secondary education.
Purpose:
To create a forum for deliberative dialogue and respectful exchange of ideas related to the intersections of public health and education, in order to build meaningful collaboration, mutual understanding and support between the public health and education communities in achieving well-being for all.
Senior Manager, Health and Safety Management System
Salary $65,033.32 to $74,351.64 annually
Victoria BC
The Real Property Division (RPD) provides a range of workplace and real estate services to government ministries and the broader public sector. The real estate portfolio of leased and government-owned properties under RPD management is diverse and extends throughout the province. The Corporate Sustainability Team within RPD provides strategic advice and oversight of a management framework that addresses key responsibilities pertaining to the environmental stewardship and health & safety aspects of real property services.
The Senior Manager, Health and Safety Management System leads in establishing and the ongoing administration of an effective management system to uphold RPD accountabilities associated with workplace health and safety through recognized good industry practices
Qualifications for this role include:
Graduate of a recognized workplace health and safety certificate or degree program that is recognized under ISO 17024 standards.
CRSP, ROH or equivalent accreditation.
Considerable experience in the field of health and safety management systems best practices as recognized under ISO 18001/45001 standards.
Experience working with senior officials and contract service providers.
For more information on this career opportunity including how to apply online by November 9th 2016, please visit:
