Join us for a one-day training on the Frontiers of Innovation approach to program development and evaluation The Center on the Developing Child is pleased to be hosting its second Science-Based Innovation Training this spring, and registration is now open. Participants from a broad range of settings are encouraged to attend, including program developers and...

The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation's May Webinars   Educator engagement for practice change Co-presenters: Linda Kaser & Judy Halbert (Networks of Inquiry and Innovation) Date: May 18, 2017 @ 12pm PST/3pm EST (1 hour) WellAhead’s experience in Year 1 highlighted the relevance of educator autonomy as a factor in embedding wellbeing in schools, and the role of peer...

Global Health in a Changing Environment: A Conversation with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Canada Special Guest: Emily Fister from the David Suzuki Foundation       As the speed and trajectory of climate warming accelerates, human health is increasingly impacted. This creates both urgent humanitarian concerns and opportunities for individuals, societies and communities...

Vancouver's Drug Crisis Breaking Down Stigma   The City of Vancouver and Mayor Gregor Robertson invites the publis to hear more about the overdose crisis. Learn more about this crisis is happening, what needs to be don and how it's a matter of life and death. The event is open to anyone who wishes to...

Please join us on May 30th for How Do We #MakeBCHealthier4Kids: A Discussion on Policy Options   On Tuesday, May 30th, please plan on joining the BC Healthy Living Alliance and the YMCA BC for an engaging policy discussion on the health and wellbeing of children and youth in BC at the Robert Lee YMCA,...

Partnerships Project FASD Facilitator Training June 5th – 7th 2017 Instructional Principles Workshop June 5th, 2017 9:00 am to 4:30 pm Partnerships in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder June 6th & 7th, 2017 9:00 am to 4:30 pm ****** Location: Fort St. John Child Development Centre 10417-106th Ave, Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada V1J 2M8...

  “Blueprint for Action, Making Connections” Community Health Nurses of Canada (CHNC) is pleased to invite you to participate in the 12th National CHNC Conference in Niagara Falls, ON. This conference brings together individuals who have an interest in Community Health Nursing from practice, research, administration, policy and education. Plan to attend and share your...

Webinar The CIHR Institute of Gender and Health, in partnership with the Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health and the Health Canada Gender and Health Unit, is pleased to announce the Sex- and Gender-based Analysis Health Policy-Research Partnerships. These research-policy partnerships will help bridge the gaps between research knowledge and policy development and support the rigorous evaluation of...

Fractured BC: Fracking, Site C, Health and Human Rights   The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) BC Volunteers would like to invite you to at attend Fractured BC: Fracking, Site C, Health and Human Rights.   In April, CAPE called for a moratorium on fracking BC and in Canada as a whole, until the health...

Diabetes Educator Course, Vancouver 2017 October 19-21, 2017 Best Western Plus Chateau Granville Hotel & Suites & Conference Centre Website: http://interprofessional.ubc.ca/initiatives/in9564/ Registration: https://ubc.eventsair.com/dec-vfall2017/decvfreg/Site/Register   Diabetes Educator Course, Toronto 2017 November 16-18, 2017 Four Points by Sheraton Toronto Airport Website: http://interprofessional.ubc.ca/initiatives/in9568/ Registration is now available: https://ubc.eventsair.com/dect2017/reg/Site/Register   Diabetes is an emerging epidemic. No matter what area...

Healthy School Communities National Forum Healthy Schools – Healthy Children – Healthy Communities November 2-3, 2017 Brookstreet Hotel Ottawa, Ontario   The Healthy School Communities National Forum is a must attend event for community leaders working in health, education, research, government and active living sectors. Connect with school health champions and district and government leaders...

The Public Health Association of BC would like to invite you to our Public forum in conjunction with our annual conference, "Facing a Changing World: Transformative Leadership and Practice." The theme of this year’s conference is transformative leadership and practice, an innovative leadership style that provides an empowering system that encourages group members to take initiative, innovate and transform into...

50th Anniversary of Postgraduate Public Health Training in Western Canada Nov. 17th, 2017 School of Population and Public Health University of British Columbia, Point Grey Campus, Vancouver   Proposed Agenda and Speakers 8:00 – 9:00      Light breakfast and networking - Michael Smith Laboratories Rm 101 9:00 – 12:00     Resident Research Day presentations - Michael Smith...

Open Pharma - More than Meets the Eye? November 27th 5:30PM - 7:00PM SFU Harbour Center - Room 7000 Event Description Join special keynote speaker Dr. Andrew Boozary, one of Canada's most influential young physicians and policy leaders. Speaker Description ANDREW S. BOOZARY, M.D., M.P.P., S.M., is the founding member of the Open Pharma initiative...