An online, on demand, bilingual and accredited course
Developed by the UBC School of Population and Public Health and leading air pollution and health experts, this course provides a comprehensive overview of air pollutants, the health effects of air pollution and how to advise at-risk patients.
This web-based course features multimedia content and extensive information that is designed to provide physicians and health professionals with an understanding of the basics of:
The health effects associated with air pollution and air pollution for susceptible populations.
Guidelines for health professionals on how to advise their patients on actions to reduce the adverse impacts of outdoor air pollution on their health.
The use of the AQHI as a risk communication tool.
Time and cost
Learners can complete the course in 3-4 hours, plus time in a discussion forum. There is no cost to participants.
Continuing education credits
This program has been accredited by The College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 3 Mainpro-M1 credits.
This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity eligible for up to 3.0 Section 1 credits as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. This program has been approved by UBC Division of Continuing Professional Development. Other professional credits are available.
For more detailed information and to register, visit http://www.spph.ubc.ca and select the link “Continuing Education”
On behalf of the National Alcohol Strategy Advisory Committee (NASAC) and the LRDG Knowledge Exchange Working Group, CCSA is pleased to announce the posting of several new resources to assist you in promoting Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines, which were launched on November 25, 2011.
Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines
This brochure provides the guidelines previously launched. The fifth guideline (“delay your drinking”) has been revised to provide greater clarity to our recommendations related to youth and young adults. Should you wish to reproduce and disseminate the guidelines, this is the version to use.
Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines (adaptable version)
Use this version of the brochure if you wish to include your organization’s logo or local contact information on the document.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
This resource was developed to assist you in promoting and explaining Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines to clients, colleagues and networks. Although helpful to Canadians, these FAQs are not specifically targeted at the general public. As we receive additional questions, we will add them and the corresponding responses to this document.
Guidelines for Healthcare Providers
This set of guidelines was developed specifically for primary healthcare providers (such as family physicians and nurse practitioners), based on feedback from these professionals.
Communicating Alcohol-Related Health Risks
Healthcare providers are encouraged to use this resource to help tailor the population-level guidelines to patients with specific health conditions or risks.
Are you passionate about getting more local, sustainable food into your campus cafeterias?
Don’t miss out on an amazing opportunity to reach this goal. Selected students will join a national network of students engaged in this work, receive an honorarium, resources and direct staff support.
Public Health Summer School: Tues-Fri – July 24 to 27, 2012
Making the Case for Public Health:Health Communication & Evaluation
The Public Health Association of BC, in partnership with BC universities, health authorities and community organizations is pleased to announce 3rd annual Public Health Summer School. In support of this event, please forward this notice on to colleagues/students who you think would be interested in attending the 2012 Public Health Summer School. This four-day long professional development opportunity is divided into two, two-day sessions. Please plan to register for one session or both!
Who? Individuals from a variety of backgrounds and sectors who work directly or indirectly with public health. All health frontline providers, managers, leaders, consultants, researchers, educators, inter-sectoral and community partners and post-secondary students welcome.
When? July 24 & 25 (Tues/Wed) = Two-day Health Communication session
July 26 & 27 (Thurs/Fri) = Two-day Evaluation session
Where? Four major sites – Vancouver (UBC), Victoria (UVIC), Prince George (UNBC), Kelowna (UBC-O)
** Please contact the PHABC if you are interested in facilitating the addition of a smaller site to the Public Health Summer School.
Why? To inform and improve public health practice. To share, collaborate and learn from each other.
How? Presentations, group discussions, case studies and active learning opportunities.
Registration will soon be available on the PHABC website. Registration fees are currently being confirmed and will be kept as low as possible.
Please contact coordinator Kayla Pompu at education@phabc.org if you have any questions about this year’s public health summer school or would like to become involved. Please feel free to print and post the Public Health Summer School ‘Save the Date’ poster at your workplace.
Each year, the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) has the opportunity to recognize individuals, groups and organizations that have made a significant contribution in the area of public health.
On Saturday March 10, delegates from as far away as St John Newfoundland occupied City Hall in Richmond British Columbia to launch Farm to Cafeteria Canada.
The event “Farm to Cafeteria: Redesigning the systems that feed us – one tray at a time” drew media attention from national to local sources with clips appearing on CBC, and articles appearing in the Vancouver Sun, the Tyee, and the Richmond Review (to name a few)! Twitter air was abuzz with live broadcasts from the conference reaching more than +44,000 followers. The favorite tweet? Dr. Warren Bell’s statement “We need to make farming visible”.
To view full articles on different media please visit the links below:
