Commercial Determinants of Health:
Moving from Harmful to Healthy
November 18th and 19th, 2024
Sutton Place Hotel, 845 Burrard Street, Vancouver
About the Conference
The Public Health Association of BC (PHABC) is thrilled to announce the theme of our 2024 conference, “Commercial Determinants of Health: Moving from Harmful to Healthy.”
We are the first association in the world to lead a conference on the commercial determinants of health! We will be partnering with the World Health Organization, the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health, and other notable partners to bring you an excellent, innovative and educational conference.
Conference Themes
- Taking action on industries that affect health: marketing, risks, and essential goods
- Building public sector strength: considering regulatory and functional opportunities
- Improving business practices: creating policies for healthier markets
- Rethinking economic development: sustainable approaches and cultural perspectives
Conference Learning Objectives
- Develop a Comprehensive Understanding of Commercial Determinants of Health (CDoH)
- Define and explain the concept of CDoH, and identify key industries and commercial practices (e.g., tobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods, fossil fuels) that impact public health.
- Analyze Public Health’s Role in addressing CDoH
- Critically examine how strategies by commercial actors, including marketing, lobbying, and product development, shape health behaviors and outcomes, highlighting both positive and negative effects.
- Examine core competencies for Public Health as they relate to CDoH
- Learn from Successful Interventions Against Harmful Commercial Practices
- Explore case studies and stories of successful interventions that have effectively mitigated commercial risks to public health.
- Develop Strategies for Strength-Based Harm Prevention
- Address the identification and prevention of health harms caused by commercial activities, emphasizing the use of strengths-based language and approaches in public health interventions.
- Provide exemplars of commercial activities generating wellbeing economies
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