Shannon Clarke, Community Well-being Specialist, BC Healthy Communities and Director-at-Large, Public Health Association of BC has posted a retrospective of our Summer School 2018: The Public Health Approach: Building Safe and Inclusive Communities. To read the full article click here.
Health Promotion Canada is a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting health promoters from every province and territory in Canada, sharing tools, resources and strategies to practice health promotion effectively, ethically and comprehensively.
In accordance with its mission to advance the practice of health promotion in Canada, Health Promotion Canada is pleased to announce the launch of its 2018 Recognition Awards. This competition aims to elevate health promoters at various stages in their careers, and celebrate those who are making significant contributions in the field of health promotion across Canada. Individuals, organizations, and teams/groups can be nominated for one of six award categories: Rising Star Award, Mid-Career Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, Organization Achievement Award, Team/Group Award, Student Award.
The competition opens on August 21, 2018 and closes on October 15, 2018 at 11:59PM Pacific Standard Time.
Recognition Award winners will be announced at Health Promotion Canada’s Annual General Meeting via teleconference on December 13, 2018. Each winner will receive a one year complimentary membership to Health Promotion Canada, a 2018 Recognition Award Certificate, and the publication of their professional profile on the Health Promotion Canada website.
More information about the Health Promotion Canada 2018 Recognition Awards is described here and at: https://www.healthpromotioncanada.ca/get-involved-canada/recognition-awards/
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 15th, 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
November 15th & 16th, 2018
Sutton Place Hotel
845 Burrard St
Vancouver, BC
V6Z 2K6
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:
Abstract Submission Guidelines:
Those submitting individual abstracts will be required to submit the following information:
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.
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!
Early Bird Registration Rates (including GST)
| PHABC Member – 2 day | $345.00 |
| Non-Member – 2 day | $418.00 |
| PHABC Senior/Student Member – 2 day | $270.00 |
| Non-Member Senior/Student – 2 day | $311.00 |
| PHABC Member – 1 day | $193.00 |
| Non-Member – 1 day | $253.00 |
| PHABC Senior/Student Member – 1 day | $133.00 |
| Non-Member Senior/Student – 1 day | $156.00 |
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 Rates (including GST)
| PHABC Member – 2 day | $345.00 |
| Non-Member – 2 day | $418.00 |
| PHABC Senior/Student Member – 2 day | $270.00 |
| Non-Member Senior/Student – 2 day | $311.00 |
| PHABC Member – 1 day | $193.00 |
| Non-Member – 1 day | $253.00 |
| PHABC Senior/Student Member – 1 day | $133.00 |
| Non-Member Senior/Student – 1 day | $156.00 |
Click here to find all the up-to-date on our events page!
Deadline for Proposal Submission: August 10, 2018
Contact Person: Richard Han, Provincial Manager
Prov.manager@farmtoschoolbc.ca
Click here to read the entire request for proposal
The Public Health Association of BC is seeking proposals for qualified and experienced individuals or companies to conduct an evaluation of the Farm to School BC program (F2SBC).
Established in 2007, Farm to School BC (F2SBC) is a K-12 school-based, healthy eating program administered by the Public Health Association of BC (PHABC), which brings healthy, local, culturally appropriate and sustainable food practices into classrooms. By linking schools to their communities and mobilizing stakeholders, the program empowers students, builds school capacities, strengthens community relations, fosters food literacy skills, and strengthens local food systems.
Three core elements of Farm to School BC are:
Farm to School BC activities look different in every school, school district, community and region. From microgreens, school garden beds to beekeeping, tower gardens and aeroponic systems, the programs are driven and maintained by a Farm to School team identified at each
school and community.
Currently, there are five established Farm to School BC Regional Hubs across the province
The regional hubs are coordinated by local Community Animators and supported by a network of stakeholders including public health dietitians and community partners. F2SBC provides grants to schools within and outside the regional hubs to help them plan and implement F2SBC activities. To date, 163 schools have received funding to implement and sustain their respective Farm to School program.
A mix of quantitative (e.g. surveys) and qualitative (e.g. focus groups, interviews) can be used to assess the impact of F2SBC on participating students and schools. Because the program is customized by schools to meet their unique needs, the evaluation approach and tools need to be developed to fit the F2SBC model as implemented in BC public schools. Please refer to the attached request for proposals for a full list of schools participating in the program since 2014 and for potential metrics to consider in the evaluation.
Proposed target groups
Research project term
The successful applicant must be available to start planning for this evaluation as soon as confirmed by PHABC (late August 2018) and willing to work with an Advisory Group to finalize evaluation design and tools.
December 13, 2019
Click here to read the entire request for proposal