McCreary Centre Society recently released the report Understanding tobacco use and vaping among BC youth: Findings from the BC Adolescent Health Survey. The report considers smoking and vaping among youth in British Columbia using data from the BC Adolescent Health Survey (BC AHS). The BC AHS is a comprehensive youth health survey completed every five years since 1992 by students aged 12–19 in school districts across BC. In 2018, over 38,000 Grade 7–12 students in 58 of BC’s 60 school districts completed the survey. (For more details about the survey, visit www.mcs.bc.ca.)
As Deputy Chief Medical Officer you will provide centralized and strategic focus to promote and protect the health and wellness of BC First Nation peoples and communities while co-leading with the COO and CMO.You will have the opportunity to act as a champion for the First Nations philosophy and approach to population and public health by providing leadership in the areas of Environmental Health, Health Surveillance, Communicable Disease Management, Population Health and Health & Wellness Promotion.
In this role you’ll have an opportunity to make difference by:
• Co-leading with the CMO and COO to deliver First Nations centered services and care
• Providing physician leadership and strategic advice related population and public health strategies at provincial, regional, and local scale level
• Building and maintaining strong partnerships and networks to ensure sustained collaboration with health system partners regionally, nationally and internationally, and acts in an advocacy role for First Nations in BC.
• Providing expert advice on public health, population health, environmental public health, communicable disease, and crisis response for the BC First Nations population.
• Supporting the strengthening of the practice of cultural safety and humility among physicians and other health and wellness service
• Working support of the CEO, CMO, and in collaboration with COO and Regional Directors, representing FNHA on external committees
For more details and to apply to this position go HERE
In September 2010, Bell Let’s Talk began a new conversation about Canada’s mental health. At that time, most people were not talking about mental illness. But the numbers spoke volumes about the urgent need for action. Millions of Canadians, including leading personalities, engaged in an open discussion about mental illness, offering new ideas and hope for those who struggle, with numbers growing every year.
As a result, institutions and organizations large and small in every region received new funding for access, care and research from Bell Let’s Talk and from governments and corporations that have joined the cause.
Building on ten years of increased awareness and acceptance around mental health, Bell Let’s Talk is focused on engaging Canadians to take action to create positive change in mental health.
In March 2020, Bell announced the extension of the Bell Let’s Talk mental health initiative for a further 5 years and an increase in Bell’s total funding commitment for Canadian mental health to at least $155 million.
Helping is easier than you think.
Small actions can create a big impact!
Then tune in on Jan. 28 at 6:30 p.m. PT to watch live on Global BC, BC1, here on our website, or on our Facebook page. You can also listen live on CKNW.
The BC Adaptation Learning Network has online professional development courses coming up in February and March 2021. This includes one called: Intro to Climate Policy for Climate Adaptation Professionals beginning March 1, 2021.
If you are a resource professional, you may be interested in this professional development opportunity that will provide information about how to approach your day-to-day work through a climate adaptation lens. A list of all courses, and directions about enrollment can be found here: https://adaptationlearningnetwork.com/courses
These opportunities may be of particular interest to members of professional organizations. In BC, these include ones like:
