Today is the United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
3.4 million Canadians live in poverty so let’s vote in the federal election on October 21 for the party that’s promising action on poverty. We’ve taken a look at the platform promises on income security, low-wage work, housing, healthcare, education, child care, and equity, and here’s where the parties stand:
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aster University, in partnership with Health Canada, the Ontario College of Family Physicians and the Clean Air Partnership, have designed a certified program to provide professionals working in the health industry with reliable, evidence-based information on radon. The course requires only one hour of time which can be conducted over multiple sessions, and is accredited for Continuing Professional Development credit by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (1 Mainpro-M1 credit) and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (1.0 hours).
For non-smokers, radon is the leading cause of lung cancer in Canada and has been linked to the deaths of 3,200 Canadians every year. All homes have some level of radon and talking to patients about the need to test their homes is an important part of preventing radon-related cancer.
tise and support to the Plan H program.Sarah has been an amazing contributor to PHABC. Her leadership on projects especially financial systems have left a lasting positive impact on our administrative functions. We will miss Sarah but know that she is just around the corner with our friends at BCHC. We wish her every success and trust our shared commitment to public health will ensure our paths cross again
Alexandria Ross is replacing Sarah as office coordinator. Alex recently moved from Toronto where she worked as a legal secretary for 20 years. She has extensive experience as an office administrator, in customer service and bookkeeping. Alex enjoys keeping fit, being creative and curious. She is excited to join PHABC’s initiatives. Please welcome Alex at staff@phabc.org.
Join us, on 10 October, in “40 seconds of action” to raise awareness of the scale of suicide around the world and the role that each of us can play to help prevent it.
Many have asked ‘What can I do?’ … wear something purple ~ open the discussion about what mental 
is ~ talk about wellness strategies ~ change your outside lights for the day to purple – Use purple on your Facebook Profile or Cover Page – Light a Purple Candle ~ have a purple bake sale ~ show or make snowflake decorations ~ count jellybeans ~ find purple stories ~ purple drinks – just be creative.
~ Carol Todd
Through donations and contributions by generous supporters to Amanda’s Legacy, we have been successful in our goals of building awareness, education and conversations around mental health, cyberbullying and internet safety. The legacy endeavours to empower youth and even their parents in order to provide trust and confidence to make a difference in not only their own lives but the lives of others.
You can help by participating in this online auction until October 14th: https://www.32auctions.com/amandatoddlegacy2019
In 2012, Cindy Brach and colleagues published a discussion paper describing the 10 attributes of a health literate health care organization. In 2015, Chris Kowalski and colleagues published a new tool “The Health Literate Health Care Organization 10-item Questionnaire” or the HLHO-10 to assess those attributes. In this webinar we will review the development of the tool and an adaptation CCMI created for Canada based on the original research.
Thank you to everyone who submitted an abstract for our upcoming conference, “Simplifying Complexity: Public Health Approaches & Practice in Complex Systems,” happening November 14th and 15th, 2019 at the Sutton Place Hotel in downtown Vancouver. We’re excited to read about all the important work you have been doing for public health in BC and beyond!
For those of you who wanted to submit an abstract but life got in the way and the deadline passed. You’re in luck! We are pleased to announce that we have extended our call for abstracts until Monday September 23rd at 5pm PST. Act now to get yours in before the deadline, check out our website* to read the call and get yours in before time’s up!
Are you still on the fence about submitting an abstract and not sure about how your work links to complex adaptive systems or complexity science? Many public health issues are in fact complex in nature and therefore require complex solutions. If you work in population health, work with multiple stakeholders to address issues within your community, collaborate with various team members to achieve a goal, and/or have clients actively participating in public health initiatives then you are likely working within a complex system and we want to hear from you! Click here or copy the link below to read the full call and show us what you’ve been working on.
https://phabc.org/2019-phabc-conference-call-for-abstracts-submission-guidelines/
Have you ever wanted to join the Public Health Association of British Columbia’s Board of Directors? If so, please consider submitting a nomination application for this year’s call for nominations, open now until September 23rd, 2019. PHABC Board members are expected to participate via videoconference at monthly board meetings, meet face to face twice a year, join at least one PHABC committee, contribute to the annual summer school and conference, and promote and advocate the association’s mission. Click here or copy the link below to submit your application today!
https://phabc.org/call-for-nominations-phabc-board-2019-2021/
As always, keep checking back on our website* for the most up to date conference information and we look forward to seeing many of you in Vancouver this fall!
https://phabc.org/phabc-conference-2019/
*New for 2019! Everything conference related can now be found on our main menu by looking under the “Conference 2019” tab! You can read the call for abstracts & submit yours, nominate fellow PHABC members for our annual awards, apply to become a PHABC board member before the 23rd, register to attend the conference and read up on all aspects of the event as information is released!*
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