Public Health Association of British Columbia’s

Annual Conference & AGM

Building Safe & Inclusive Communities:

The Public Health Approach

November 15th & 16th, 2018
Sutton Place Hotel
845 Burrard St
Vancouver, BC
V6Z 2K6

The final countdown is on! This week is your last chance to register for early bird passes to the premiere public health conference of the year, “Building Safe and Inclusive Communities: The Public Health Approach,” happening at the Sutton Place Hotel in downtown Vancouver on November 15^th and 16^th, 2018. Prices increase September 16th, 2018.

This two-day conference is a unique collaboration of key-note presentations, case studies and hands-on workshops designed to give attendees new and innovative solutions to a variety of issues within their communities and beyond while providing the opportunity for professionals throughout the province to meet, mingle, and learn from each other.

Click here  or copy the link below to take advantage of the discounted rate before it’s too late!

https://phabc.org/2018-phabc-conference-registration/ 

This week is also your last chance to submit an abstract for the fall conference, if you have research or are part of a promising practice you think is helping to foster safety and inclusion in your community we would welcome your contribution to our dialogue.

Click here  or copy the link below to read more about the call for abstract and submit yours.

https://phabc.org/2018-phabc-conference-call-for-abstracts/

While the main theme is divided into five subthemes; Violence Prevention, Community Inclusion & Literacy, Health Equity, Building Safe & Inclusive Physical Environments, and Healthy Relationships & Emergency Responses, we encourage submissions from the full spectrum of public health and endeavour to be inclusive of quality submissions even if they do not fit under our conference theme.

Our annual call for nominations for our board of directors is now on. If you are interested in becoming more involved with the Public Health Association of British Columbia, please consider joining our board. Being a PHABC Director is an interesting and challenging opportunity, a terrific way to build your professional network, connect with like-minded people to advance the principles of public health in British Columbia.

We are seeking individuals for a total of 10 positions including 3 executive position: Vice-President (2 year term), Treasurer (2 year term), Secretary (2 year term) and 7 Directors-at-large positions (2 year term).

The call for nominations can be found on our website by clicking here or by copying the link below.

https://phabc.org/phabc-board-of-directors-call-for-nominations-now-accepting-applicants/

The call for nominations will close on September 24th, 2018. All nominations must be posted by 5 pm on that date. Only e-mail applications sent to staff@phabc.org are accepted. A slate of candidates will be prepared and the election process will commence on October 1st, 2018 and close on October 22nd, 2018 with the results announced at the annual general meeting during the fall conference.

As always, continue checking back on our event page to keep up to date on everything conference related. We look forward to seeing you in Vancouver this fall!

The Public Health Association of British Columbia

Board of Director’s

Call for Nominations 2018

The Board of Directors will begin accepting nominations for the following Director positions for 2018-2020. There are three Executive position: Vice-President (2-year term), Treasurer (2-year term), Secretary (2 year term) and 7 Director-at-large (2-year term) positions available. Being a PHABC Director is an interesting and challenging opportunity, a terrific way to build your professional network, connect with like-minded people and advance the principles of public health in British Columbia.

Directors come from different professions and locations in the province. It is the Board’s hope and intention to have each major geographic area of BC represented on the Board. Directors can expect to put in a minimum 4 to 5 hours of volunteer work per month – more if you are a member of the Executive Committee, or a committee chair. Many of the Board meetings and other committee meetings are conducted by telephone conference call.

A Director may be called upon to undertake a number of functions. Most of these functions are outlined in the Bylaws on the PHABC website. In addition, a Board member may be asked to Chair a committee such as the PEC (Public Engagement Committee), PARC (Policy, Advocacy, Research and Communications Committee), CBC (Capacity Building Committee) or to work on specific projects or issues. A Director may be asked to attend events in their area to represent PHABC. More information can also be found about PHABC on our website. If you are interested in becoming a Director you must be a PHABC member in good standing. In case your membership is expired here is a link to renew your membership. In order to complete your nomination application 2 PHABC members must support your nomination.

Positions currently available on the Board are: Vice-President, Treasurer (2-year term), Secretary (2-year term)  and 7 Director-at-Large positions.

If you are interested in being a Board member, please send the completed form by email to Sarah Dyer at staff@phabc.org, she will also be happy to answer any questions you may have. The call for nominations opens on September 3rd 2018 and the deadline for applying is September 24th  at 5:00 pm. The Elections open and close respectively on October 1st and October 22nd @ 5 pm, 2018. Results of the Election are announced at the AGM on November 15^th, 2018. After receiving your completed form, a member of the Governance Committee or one of the current Directors will contact you by phone.

Download the form here: PHABC BOD call for nominations 2018

Public Health Association of British Columbia’s

Annual Conference & AGM

Building Safe & Inclusive Communities:

The Public Health Approach

November 15th & 16th, 2018
Sutton Place Hotel
845 Burrard St
Vancouver, BC
V6Z 2K6

Call for Abstracts is on now until September 15th, 2018!

Click here to read the full call for abstracts

Click here to submit an abstract

The Public Health Association of British Columbia will host its annual conference on November 15th and 16th, 2018 at the Sutton Place Hotel in downtown Vancouver, BC. This year’s theme will build on that of our annual summer school, “Building Safe & Inclusive Communities,” and will explore sub-themes of violence prevention, literacy, health equity, community inclusion, healthy relationships, emergency response and building safe, healthy and inclusive physical environments.

A public health approach to safe and inclusive communities recognizes that the quality of both the social and physical environments influence individual and community health and well-being. This is because health is created and lived by people within the settings of their everyday life; where they learn, work, play and love.

Health is created by caring for oneself and others, by being able to make decisions and have control over one’s life circumstances, and by creating the conditions that allow for the attainment of health by all people.

The PHABC Conference provides the opportunity for professionals throughout the province to meet, mingle, and learn through a unique combination of keynote presentations, case studies, symposia and hands-on workshops. The conference aims to teach attendees how to identify and work with public health approaches to building safe and inclusive communities while showcasing innovative and collaborative methods of promoting community safety and inclusivity.

If you have research or are part of a promising practice you think is helping to foster safety and inclusion in your community we would welcome your contribution to our dialogue. We encourage submissions from the full spectrum of public health and endeavour to be inclusive of quality submissions even if they do not fit under our conference theme.

The conference will include the following presentations: 

• Plenary sessions to stimulate thinking about the conference theme
• Workshops to build skills and strategies
• Oral presentations to present findings related to the conference theme and sub-themes
• Poster presentations to present findings related to the conference theme and sub-themes

If you are considering submitting an abstract, please ensure your work will be presentable in at least two of these formats.

Abstract Submission Guidelines:

Those submitting individual abstracts will be required to submit the following information:

• Speaker contact details
• List of co-authors, if applicable, and their contact information
• Presentation format (oral presentation, poster presentation, symposia, workshop)
• Conference sub-theme
• Presentation title
• An abstract of 250 words or less

If your abstract describes primary or secondary research, you are encouraged to submit a structured abstract covering: background, methods, results and discussion/conclusions.

Those submitting practice-based abstracts are encouraged to include information on: Purpose, focus/content, significance for the sub-theme and target audience.

To submit your abstract online Click Here!

Early Bird Registration on Now

If you do not have an abstract to submit but are interested in joining us in November, we encourage you to take advantage of our early bird registration rates, on now until September 15th!

Click here to register!

Early Bird Registration Rates (including GST)

Public Health Association of British Columbia’s

Annual Conference & AGM

Building Safe & Inclusive Communities:

The Public Health Approach

November 15th & 16th, 2018

Sutton Place Hotel

845 Burrard St

Vancouver, BC

V6Z 2K6

Mark your calendars! The Public Health Association of British Columbia’s annual conference will take place from November 15th to 16th, 2018 at the Sutton Place Hotel in downtown Vancouver.

Early Bird Registration on now until September 15th, 2018!

Click here to register!

Early Bird Registration Rates (including GST)

Click here to find all the up-to-date on our events page!