CPHA Event Co-hosted with PHPC Navigating through different career options can be challenging. This panel will highlight the unique paths and personal experiences of three different types of public health practitioners. Andrew Gray, a Medical Health Officer; Lorraine Telford, a community health nurse; and Paul Cseke, an Environmental Health Officer will share what they currently...

Register now! https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/429099087839384323 Please join BC Healthy Living Alliance on Thursday, April 6th from 9:00-10:30am to learn about how you can increase the wellness of workers outside of the office environment. Get access to the latest case studies, how-to’s and hands-on resources. BCHLA and our partners at Canadian Cancer Society and Canadian Mental Health Association...

  The Hands-on Cook-off contest is back on April 18 to May 18, 2017. This video contest is all about bringing together food and fun in the kitchen by having at least two generations demonstrate how to prepare a recipe. Breakfast, BBQ, pizza, salad, dinner, snacks…recipes in any category are acceptable. Share one of your...

Click here to register. This webinar will focus on inadequate income as the root cause of food insecurity, and actions public health professionals can take to shift practice beyond food-focused initiatives and towards income-based policy solutions. We will hear about the role of public health in social justice issues, and what public health programs that address the...

  Registration is now available: https://ubc.eventsair.com/decvs2017/decregis/Site/Register Course Description Diabetes is an emerging epidemic. No matter what area of healthcare you work in, you will encounter people affected by diabetes. New approaches to diabetes management are continuously appearing. This comprehensive course is for health professionals from a variety of disciplines who face diabetes in practice. The...

“Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Sometimes it falls on a generation to be great. YOU can be that great generation. Let your...