Posted on September 25, 2018
PHABC is pleased to have Sarah Dyer join the team as our new office and events coordinator!
Sarah has an MSc. in nutritional sciences and has a passion for health and healthy living. She recently moved from Toronto to Victoria where she had many years in research project management within the academic health research field. After arriving in Victoria she became a member of PHABC and attended the 2017 Summer School. Everyone here at PHABC is excited to be working with Sarah. If you want to congratulate Sarah on her new role, contact her at staff@phabc.org.
Our previous office and events coordinator, Christina Harding, is evolving her role within PHABC; first moving into the position of Conference Coordinator for this year’s annual PHABC conference, “Building Safe & Inclusive Communities: The Public Health Approach,” happening from November 15th to 16th, 2018 at the Sutton Place Hotel in downtown Vancouver. Christina has helped coordinate a number of PHABC and partner events over the past two years including our annual summer school 2017 & 2018, our 2017 annual conference ‘Facing a Changing World: Transformative Leadership & Practice,’ ‘Groundswell: Communities leading local action on overdose’ (in partnership with Community Action Initiative, the Vancouver Foundation and Pacific Aids Network), the BC Population Health Network’s Social Determinants of Health Public Forum, and the PHABC board’s annual face to face meeting for 2017 & 2018.
In the new year Christina will move on to her role as Project Coordinator where she will assist the organization in procuring and managing new programs and assisting in the expansion of existing ones. Her double major bachelor’s degree in Linguistics and Anthropology combined with excellent organization and time management skills makes her a perfect fit for this position and we here at PHABC are delighted to have her continue to develop her career with us. If you want to congratulate her on her new role or if you have projects that may be of interest for PHABC, you can contact her via email at coordinator@phabc.org.
Posted on September 19, 2018
Farm to School BC (F2SBC) and Public Health Association of BC (PHABC) seeks a dynamic, creative, and inspiring individual to create, coordinate, and strengthen the Farm to School Northwest Regional Hub. The Northwest Regional Hub will stretch from Terrace to Telkwa, and include surrounding communities. Reporting to the Provincial Manager of F2SBC, the Animator provides students with access to healthy, local food and hands-on learning opportunities that foster food literacy while strengthening the local food system using a comprehensive and collective impact framework.
For a complete job description, qualifications and application details click below.
Job Description – Farm to School BC Animator – Part Time
Posted on September 6, 2018
Shannon Clarke, Community Well-being Specialist, BC Healthy Communities and Director-at-Large, Public Health Association of BC has posted a retrospective of our Summer School 2018: The Public Health Approach: Building Safe and Inclusive Communities. To read the full article click here.
Posted on August 10, 2018
Public Health Association of British Columbia’s
Annual Conference & AGM
Building Safe & Inclusive Communities:
The Public Health Approach
November 15th & 16th, 2018
Sutton Place Hotel
845 Burrard St
Vancouver, BC
V6Z 2K6
Mark your calendars! The Public Health Association of British Columbia’s annual conference will take place from November 15th to 16th, 2018 at the Sutton Place Hotel in downtown Vancouver.
Early Bird Registration on now until September 15th, 2018!
Early Bird Registration Rates (including GST)
| PHABC Member – 2 day |
$345.00 |
| Non-Member – 2 day |
$418.00 |
| PHABC Senior/Student Member – 2 day |
$270.00 |
| Non-Member Senior/Student – 2 day |
$311.00 |
| PHABC Member – 1 day |
$193.00 |
| Non-Member – 1 day |
$253.00 |
| PHABC Senior/Student Member – 1 day |
$133.00 |
| Non-Member Senior/Student – 1 day |
$156.00 |
Click here to find all the up-to-date on our events page!
Posted on June 23, 2018
We are pleased to share the final line-up of speakers and presentations for the Summer School session on Building Healthy/Safe/Inclusive Environments.
Safety and Risk – Finding the Right Balance – Presented by Dr. Ian Pike
Experiencing and managing risk is an essential element to healthy development, particularly among children. This session focuses on the importance of risky play for children, and examines current parent and caregiver perceptions of risk and hazards, as well as the predominant ‘helicopter parenting’ approach.
Dr. Ian Pike is Director of the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit in Vancouver, BC; Professor of Pediatrics at the University of British Columbia; Investigator at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute; and Co-Executive Director for The Community Against Preventable Injuries (Preventable). His academic training is in health promotion and injury prevention, with particular emphasis on population health and the workplace. With some 30 years of experience in injury prevention and healthy lifestyle promotion, Dr. Pike has worked in the private, not-for-profit, and academic sectors.
Healthy Built Environment Linkages Toolkit 2.0 – Presented by Jade Yehia
Our neighbourhoods and how they are built influence how healthy we are and how safe we feel. The Healthy Built Environment Linkages Toolkit (2.0) describes how population health is influenced by the design of our neighbourhoods, housing, transportation systems, natural environments, and food systems. It brings together health evidence and land-use planning. Furthermore, in this 2.0 version, research on social well-being shows us how our physical and mental health is also impacted, shaped by the communities in which we all live, work, and play.
Jade Yehia is Island Health’s Regional Built Environment Consultant. Her main objective is to promote health in land use planning, and building safe and inclusive communities is integral to this. Her background is in Geography, Public and Environmental Health.
Urban Planning (Crime Prevention & Community Engagement) – Presented by Steve Woolrich
Are we designing our streets and neighbourhoods to be truly safe and inclusive? Our built environment must support best practices and processes that achieve optimal outcomes. Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) helps cities achieve this but the methodology is often misunderstood or not utilized to its full potential. We will explore 2nd Generations concepts and a Full Spectrum Approach including such principles as social cohesion, culture and placemaking to create compelling places that help us thrive.
Steve is the principal of Rethink Urban (RU), a company based in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, specializing in Community Safety and Engagement. Steve is an expert in Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) promoting a Full Spectrum Approach that supports People – Place – Connection. Steve is also serving his 2nd term on the Board of Directors with the Greater Victoria Placemaking Network focusing on safe, compassionate and inclusive streets in Victoria, BC.
The sessions will wrap up with a hands-on activity that will encourage participants to venture into nearby environments to observe and discuss what they learned about risky play, healthy built environments, crime prevention and social cohesion.
Posted on
View a PowerPoint presentation on Health and Health Literacy by Irving Rootman, Ph.D. from the BC Health Literacy Networks
https://phabc.org/about-us/partners-and-collaborators/health-literacy/4/
Sarah has an MSc. in nutritional sciences and has a passion for health and healthy living. She recently moved from Toronto to Victoria where she had many years in research project management within the academic health research field. After arriving in Victoria she became a member of PHABC and attended the 2017 Summer School. Everyone here at PHABC is excited to be working with Sarah. If you want to congratulate Sarah on her new role, contact her at staff@phabc.org.