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SUMMARY:BC Healthy Living Alliance - Food insecurity in BC webinar
DESCRIPTION:Ripe for Change – Food Insecurity in BC  \nPlease join BC Healthy Living Alliance on Tuesday\, December 6th from 9:00-10:30 am for an informative webinar on food insecurity in BC. \nFood\, wonderful food! It nourishes us\, giving us the energy we need to lead active lives and provides a centre-point in important relationships as we cook for\, and with each other\, and join together for meals and special feasts.  But when food quality or quantity is compromised it creates stress and ultimately negative health consequences. \nThis webinar will delve into the current data and look at who is at risk for food insecurity in BC and what can be done about it. We hope to create a dynamic dialogue with many voices and opinions on how policy and practice can work to support food security for ALL British Columbians. \nSo please join us and add your perspective to the mix! \nFeatured Speakers: \nMelanie Kurrein will share the findings of a recent research project that explored the characteristics and health implications of food insecure households in BC. She will also speak to her team’s ongoing work on food costing\, which demonstrates the challenges low income families face in affording healthy food. The presentation will conclude with discussion of policy and practice implications. \nJammi Kumar will speak about the “First Nations Food Systems Program” a province wide project funded by the First Nations Health Authority and administered by Heart and Stroke Foundation Canada.  He will highlight what’s happening on the ground in First Nations communities – emphasizing what can be done to strengthen capacity and resilience. \nGerry Kasten will share key points from the new Dietitians of Canada position paper on Individual and Household Food Insecurity and introduce the audience to all of the associated resources. Gerry will also go through some of the actions that participants can undertake to start building more food secure communities. \n  \nSpeaker Profiles:  \nMelanie Kurrein is the Provincial Manager of Food Security with the Population and Public Health Team with the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) at PHSA. She has worked in food security for over 15 years at both local (health authority) and provincial levels. As the Provincial Manager of Food Security\, Melanie works closely with the regional health authorities\, the First Nations Health Authority and the Ministry of Health to facilitate provincial collaboration and coordination of activities to inform food security policy and initiatives across the province. In her spare time Melanie loves to be outdoors and loves most things to do with food including cooking\, gardening\, eating and reading about food! \nGerry Kasten loves food! He was born to a farming family and still helps his brother bring in the harvest each year.  He has an Honours Diploma in Commercial Cooking and has both Bachelors and Masters degrees in Nutrition. He has worked in Public Health in BC for the past twenty-six years\, has led the boards of directors of both Dietitians of Canada and the BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation and is also an Adjunct Professor in UBC’s Dietetics program.  Gerry’s varied past has led him to a critical analysis of the constructions of gender\, particularly as they are enacted through food.    He wants to live in a world where people celebrate food\, sharing it with those they love\, taking its pleasure without restraint because its flavour saturates their most sensuous appetites. \nJammi S. Kumar is the owner and operator of AgriFirst Canada\, an independent consulting firm specializing in First Nations Agriculture Development.  He is a trained Agriculture Economist and a certified Professional Agrologist.  With 20 years of experience in international agricultural development\, (Food and Agricultural Organization of United Nations) Jammi has expertise in areas of small farming systems development\, capacity building and organizational design; providing solutions to complex issues that involve balancing of culture\, environment and the business operations. Jammi served with the BC Ministry of Agriculture for nine years as First Nations Agribusiness Development Specialist.  In 2010\, the “First Nations Community Foods Systems Project”\, which he conceptualized\, implemented and managed was recognized by the Premiers Award for “Innovation and Excellence in Public Service” \nTo register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6439341903781157122
URL:https://phabc.org/event/bc-healthy-living-alliance-webinar/
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SUMMARY:2016 PHABC Conference - Registration closes Dec 9th
DESCRIPTION:Strengthening Healthy Development: Education and Public Health in Partnership\nHealth and education sectors have different but complementary objectives: improving the health of learners contributes to improved learning outcomes; likewise\, better education improves health. \nPresented in partnership with the BC Teachers’ Federation \nLocation: Sheraton Airport Hotel\, Book your room\n7551 Westminster Highway\, Richmond\, BC \nRegistration is now open! Conference Registration Form\nWe invite students\, trainees and professionals from health\, education and allied sectors! \nPHABC is hosting its annual conference for 2016 in partnership with the BC Teachers’ Federation. This 2016 conference takes place on the 30th 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. \nLikewise\, 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. \nPurpose: \nTo 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. \nView program here: 2016 PHABC Conference – Final Program\nRegistration Rates:\n\n\n\nType of Registration\nEarly-Bird (Ends Nov. 1st)\nRegular Registration\n\n\n2 days PHABC member\n$312.40\n$356.00\n\n\n2 days Non-member\n$396.00\n$440.00\n\n\n2 days senior and students PHABC Member\n$267.30\n$305.00\n\n\n2 days senior and students non-PHABC Member\n$313.50\n$352.00\n\n\n1 day registration (either day)\n$261.80\n$286.00\n\n\n\nSpecial 1 day or 2 day registration rates will be offered to abstract presenters upon confirmation at the end of September* \nStudents interested in volunteering are encouraged to contact coordinator@phabc.org to make arrangements for registration. \nConference Online Registration\nAccommodation: \nRooms at the Sheraton Airport Hotel will be available to book at a group rate. Stay tuned for more details. \nBenefits of becoming a PHABC Member when registering for the 2016 Conference:  \n\nSAVE on registration for the Annual Conference and Summer School;\nStay in touch with public health activities and health promotion initiatives across BC; and\nNetwork with intersectoral partners concerned about public health\, education and the wellbeing of British Columbians.\n\nPHABC membership annual fee: \nRegular: $50.00 \nStudent/Retired: $30.00 \nPHABC Membership Registration/ Renewal: \nFor more information about registration or memberships please contact Cecilia Velasco at staff@phabc.org
URL:https://phabc.org/event/2016-phabc-conference-registration-is-open/
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SUMMARY:I Boost Immunity Public Event and Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:I Boost Immunity Public Event and Fundraiser\nSunday\, December 11th\, 6:30-8:30 pm\nSheraton Airport Hotel (Minoru Ballroom)\n7551 Westminster Highway\, Richmond\, BC\nView Poster\nYou are invited to join the Public Health Association of BC\, I Boost Immunity and UNICEF Canada for a public event and fundraiser to help raise awareness around immunization. Proceeds from the event will go towards purchasing vaccines for children in need around the world. The event will include: \n\nA presentation by Mabel Wong\, Board Director of UNICEF Canada;\nA silent auction;\nAn I Boost Immunity (IBI) quiz challenge with matching donations from London Drugs;\nFlu shots on-site\, provided by a London Drugs pharmacist; as well as\nLight appetizers and a cash bar.\n\nSponsored by: \n \nLondon Drugs will donate a vaccine each time one is earned\, so each quiz question answered correctly= 2 vaccines! \n  \nPlease purchase your ticket in advance: \nPurchase Ticket \n(If ticket price prevents you from attending or if you have questions\, please contact coordinator@phabc.org) \nThe public event and fundraiser will build off of the success of the I Boost Immunity (IBI) online learning and sharing platform\, which donates vaccines to UNICEF Canada for each piece of content shared or quiz question answered correctly. IBI purchases a mix of tetanus\, polio and measles vaccines from UNICEF Canada\, who then directs the vaccines wherever the need is greatest internationally.
URL:https://phabc.org/event/phabc-public-event-and-fundraiser/
LOCATION:Sheraton Airport Hotel (Minoru Ballroom)\, 7551 Westminster Highway\, Richmond\, British Columbia\, Canada
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