Strengthening Healthy Development: Education and Public Health in Partnership

Health and education sectors have different but complementary objectives: improving the health of learners contributes to improved learning outcomes; likewise, better education improves health.

Presented in partnership with the BC Teachers’ Federation

Location: Sheraton Airport Hotel, Book your room
7551 Westminster Highway, Richmond, BC

Registration is now open! Conference Registration Form

We invite students, trainees and professionals from health, education and allied sectors!

PHABC is hosting its annual conference for 2016 in partnership with the BC Teachers’ Federation. This 2016 conference takes place on the 30^th anniversary of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, a foundational document within the Public Health sector. The Charter recognized that health promotion cannot be achieved by the health sector acting alone and that health promotion involved advocating for structural change and nurturing individual empowerment to allow individuals, families and communities to increase control over their health and well-being.

Likewise, education is not limited to a single sector. Here we include both formal and informal education, from early childhood to old age – in other words, lifelong learning. At the same time, we have a particular focus on the main settings for formal education – schools (K-12) as well as preschool settings, and post-secondary education.

Purpose:

To create a forum for deliberative dialogue and respectful exchange of ideas related to the intersections of public health and education, in order to build meaningful collaboration, mutual understanding and support between the public health and education communities in achieving well-being for all.

View program here: 2016 PHABC Conference – Final Program

Registration Rates:

Special 1 day or 2 day registration rates will be offered to abstract presenters upon confirmation at the end of September*

Students interested in volunteering are encouraged to contact coordinator@phabc.org to make arrangements for registration.

Conference Online Registration

Accommodation:

Rooms at the Sheraton Airport Hotel will be available to book at a group rate. Stay tuned for more details.

Benefits of becoming a PHABC Member when registering for the 2016 Conference:

1. SAVE on registration for the Annual Conference and Summer School;
2. Stay in touch with public health activities and health promotion initiatives across BC; and
3. Network with intersectoral partners concerned about public health, education and the wellbeing of British Columbians.

PHABC membership annual fee:

Regular: $50.00

Student/Retired: $30.00

PHABC Membership Registration/ Renewal:

For more information about registration or memberships please contact Cecilia Velasco at staff@phabc.org