Hon. Chantal Petitclerc: Honourable colleagues, I rise today to express my appreciation to our public health professionals, including those of the Canadian Public Health Association, for their leadership in the…
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The Coalition for Healthy School Food
The Public Health Association of BC are proud new members of the Coalition for Healthy School Food, supporting public investment in a universal, cost-shared school food program for all students…
Webinar: “UBC’s Learning for Life: Teaching Kids to Navigate Online Health Information and Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours”
The Public Health Association of BC, the BC Health Literacy Network and the Centre for Collaboration, Motivation, and Innovation presented a 1-hour webinar plus Q & A. The webinar, titled…
Surrey school leads country in vaccine donations to UNICEF Canada
During a presentation at Senator Reid Elementary in Surrey on Tuesday, April 23, students announced during an assembly that they had answered 56,970 question and donated 3,255 vaccinations to UNICEF Canada. Students in…
National Immunization Awareness Week April 20-27
BC’s ongoing measles outbreak reminds us that high immunization rates are essential to ensure that vaccine-preventable diseases don’t come back. National Immunization Awareness Week takes place from April 20-27 to…
April 15-21 is Prevention of Violence Against Women Week
Watch the NFB documentary film “A Better Man” https://blog.nfb.ca/blog/2018/11/23/a-better-man-film/and check out the associated high school guide to conversations about healthy relationships http://www3.nfb.ca/sg2/NFB_ABetterMan_Guide_En.pdf