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Surrey CityLab is a three year (2018 – 2021) initiative and collaboration between Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU), Simon Fraser University (SFU), and the City of Surrey designed to engage the region’s post-secondary students in real-world issues affecting the City, and to offer interdisciplinary and integrated learning opportunities for KPU and SFU students. Surrey CityLab is supported and guided by a governance structure comprised of representatives from each of the partners.
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The CPHA is hosting a webinar, Ways for Students to Get Involved on December 12, 10am-11am PT. This is in direct response to several queries from students each month about how they can get involved in the field of public health.
Students and early career professionals are integral to CPHA’s membership. The Student Director oversees the Student and Early Career Committee, which helps provide input on current student activities and future directions. Activities include developing the annual student webinar series, Mentorship Program, Ambassador Program, Editorial Group, and Annual Conference. This webinar will feature a brief presentation by Manasi Parikh, CPHA’s Student Director. Representatives from various student initiatives will be available to answer questions. We hope to foster a conversation and answer all your burning questions. Register for this webinar to hear more about current activities and ways to get involved.
Community Action Initiative is launching 2018 Community-Based Mental Health and Substance Use Survey!
The goal of this year’s survey is to identify opportunities for training, capacity development and other professional development initiatives for the sector’s workforce.
Through the 2018 Sector Survey, we’re exploring the capacity and demographics of the workforce, in addition to steps that community organizations are taking to develop and support the workforce, and existing linkages between the sector and policy-makers.
Community organizations in BC that provide some form of mental health and or substance use services are invited to participate. We ask that one person, either the Executive Director or a Senior Manager, completes this survey on behalf of their organization. The survey should take 15 minutes to complete.
The results of the 2018 survey will be shared with decision-makers, and the sector at large. Results from past-years surveys are available on our website. Survey responses are anonymous, and results will be analyzed at the aggregate level only.
Survey participants, who complete the entirety of the survey, are eligible to enter a draw for a chance to win 1 of 10 Chapters/Indigo gift cards valued at $50 each.
Thank you to our sponsors for their generous contributions to our 2019 Conference, Building Safe and Inclusive Communities: The Public Health Approach.
Thanks also to our stellar lineup of speakers and presenters, as well as our Conference Coordinator, Christina Harding, our Events Coordinator, Sarah Dyer, and our Executive Director, Shannon Turner for their hard work and dedication to ensure the success of this conference.
POVC’s 14th National Town Hall Meeting & Public Forum
Fletcher Challenge Theatre (Room 1900), SFU Harbour Centre
515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
Doors at 6:30pm, starts at 7:00pm
Please consider joining the Public Health Association of British Columbia on November 14th, 2018 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm for Prevention of Violence Canada’s 14th National Town Hall, Building Safe and Inclusive Communities: The Public Health Approach, at the Fletcher Challenge Theatre (Room 1900) in SFU’s Harbour Centre in downtown Vancouver, 515 West Hastings Street. This event is co-hosted by PHABC, Prevention of Violence Canada and the Canadian Red Cross and will serve as the unofficial opening of the PHABC conference.
We are excited to welcome a number of speakers from POVC’s partner organizations and members of the World Health Organization’s Global Violence Prevention Alliance to Vancouver for this event. Speakers will include; Dr. Irvin Waller from the University of Ottawa, Finn Kjærulf from the Dignity Institute in Denmark, Rachel Davies, executive director for the Prevention Institute in California, Sarah Burke from the Canadian Red Cross, Shannon Turner, executive director for PHABC, Dr. Arturo Cervantes from Anahuac University in Mexico, and Dr. Gord Miller from the University of Victoria. They will discuss their work on preventing violence and building safe, inclusive communities locally, nationally and internationally. Special guests include Carol Todd from the Amanda Todd Legacy Society, Judi Fairholm from the Canadian Red Cross and Blake Havard will be performing.
This event is free to attend and open to the public; coffee, tea and water will be served. Doors are at 6:30pm, the panel will begin at 7:00pm and finish at 8:30pm with the final half hour, until 9pm, reserved for networking.
This event is free to attend and open to the public; coffee, tea and water will be served. Doors are at 6:30pm, the panel will begin at 7:00pm and finish at 8:30pm with the final half hour, until 9pm, reserved for networking. Please RSVP by following Eventbrite link below to reserve your FREE seat today!
Thanks to staff and students at Colquitz Middle School for preparing a lovely salad and pumpkin soup (from their own garden!) to celebrate Farm to School Month Canada on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. The food was delicious and students and staff were very welcoming. Hon. Rob Fleming, Minister of Education and the Hon. Lana Popham, Minster of Agriculture were in attendance as well as representatives from PHABC, Farm to School BC, Farm to Cafeteria Canada, SD 61 school trustees, Lifecycles Project Society, Island Health, and Whole Foods. Special thanks to Aaren Topley and Marcus Lobb from Farm to School BC.
