PHABC Committee Profile Descriptions – Volunteering Opportunities
Please contact the PHABC if you are interested in volunteering to be on one of PHABC Committees. Descriptions of each committee are found in the attached document.
Public Health Core Competency Development
Free Community Event – Stories of Strength – Nov 27
Please feel free to print, post and forward this community event poster to colleagues, friends and family who you think would be interested in attending. All are welcome!
PHABC Networking Event – Nov 28
Nov 28, PHABC Networking Event
All welcome. Come out and catch up with colleagues in your field and meet new contacts!
Evaluation and Communication
- BC Core Competencies Project, Communications Strategy Report
- PowerPoint Presentation, Summary of the BC Core Competencies Project
- Context and Connections Matrix Poster – BC Core Competencies Project
- Context and Connections – Environmental Scan Poster, BC Core Competencies Project
- BC Core Competencies Project Summary of Findings and Future Considerations
- A summary of the the work completed within this project over the past three years. Next steps for this project are synthesized and included at the end of this document to give direction to future work.
- BC Core Competencies Project Midterm Evaluation Final Report
- A midterm evaluation of the BC Core Competencies Project was comprised of feedback gathered from key informant interviews with project members. A logic model and evaluation framework were developed and included in this report.
National Opportunities
Graduate Programs in Public Health
Graduate programs in public health across Canada.
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/php-psp/master_of_php-eng.php
Community Health Nurses Association of Canada – Continuing education
- Developing leadership skills for a community of practice.
http://www.chnc.ca/nursing-continuing-education.cfm
Canadian Nurses Assocation – Educational opportunities
- Code of ethics.
- Distance and continuing education.
- Mentorship / preceptorship.
- Post-basic nursing program.
https://www.cna-aiic.ca/en/professional-development
Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN), Educational opportunities
- Graduate distance education.
- National nursing education strategy.
- IEN Project (Internationally Educated Nurses).
- Making it happen: Strengthening First Nations, Inuit and Metis Health Human Resources.
Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors – Continuing Professional Competencies Program
- Program components
- Core competency documents
- Course listings
http://www.ciphi.ca/corecomp.htm
Canadian Public Health Service Graduate Student Placement Opportunities
Partially of fully funded practicum opportunities for Master or PhD public health graduate students (thesis and non-thesis).
See: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/cphs-sspc/opportunities-eng.php#gs
PHAC – EC Development Program
Recruitment and training of public health biostaticians, epidemiologists and policy analysts.
Training is specific to each sub-discipline’s set of core competencies.
See: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/php-psp/esdp_about-eng.php#wi
Canadian Field Epidemiology Program
- Graduate placements.
- Monthly seminars.
- Three-week “Epi in Action” course.
See: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/cfep-pcet/index-eng.php
PHAC – Workforce Development Knowledge Exchange
Online listing of learning opportunities within PHAC and across Canada.
See: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/php-psp/workforcedevelopment-eng.php
PHAC – Skills Enhancement for Public Health
- Online continuing education modules.
- Facilitation opportunities.
See: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/sehs-acss/training_modules-eng.php
Atlantic Provinces Public Health Collaboration – Public Health 101, Orientation Module and Introduction to Public Health
Basic overview of public health principles.
Public Health 101 – Orientation Module and Introduction to Public Health
Naasautit Inuit Health Statistics – Inuit Knowledge Centre
Statistical and ethics training workshops.
See: http://www.inuitknowledge.ca/naasautit
Professional Development Series, School of Public Health – University of Alberta
Professional Development Series: Surveillance for Public Health.
See: http://www.publichealth.ualberta.ca/pd/surveillance/intro_surveillance.aspx
Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada – Online Resources
Core competencies orientation module.
Competency-based employee performance management e-learning module.
See: http://www.corecompetencies.ca/ & http://corecompetencies.ca/performance_elearning/
Council of Ontario Universities – Virtual Learning Centre
Institute of Interprofessional Health Sciences Education – Virtual learning centre.
See: http://www2.iihse.ca/ & http://www.cihc.ca/library/handle/10296/149
The Health Communication Unit – Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Skills for health promotion webinars and two-day workshops.
Self-directed online courses re: health promotion / communication.
See: http://www.thcu.ca/workshopsandevents.htm & http://www.thcu.ca/infoandresources.cfm
National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools, McMaster University
Online learning modules – Evidence informed decision making.
See: http://www.nccmt.ca/modules/index-eng.html