The NCCHPP will be in Halifax at the Public Health 2024 Conference, April 23-25

Symposium
The NCCHPP will offer a symposium entitled, What Can Public Health Organizations Do to Improve Their Capacities to Act on Healthy Public Policies? on April 25.

Presenters will give an overview of strategies available to public health organizations to enhance their capacity to play a bigger role in the promotion, adoption, and implementation of healthy public policies. Based on the NCCHPP’s analysis of the scientific literature and the experiences of Vancouver Coastal Health and Nova Scotia Public Health, presenters will describe a variety of initiatives established by public health organizations.

Poster Presentation
Our colleague Willy Dunbar will present a poster on Public Health Surveillance Functions in International Jurisdictions, based on a collaborative project with our colleagues from the NCC for Methods and Tools.

Session
Willy will also represent the NCCHPP during the session, Addressing the Social Determinants of Nutrition Through Public Health Surveillance: Documenting Food Inequities to Inform Policies. This session will be presented by the Canadian Alliance for Regional Risk Factor Surveillance, on April 23.

Exhibitor
The NCCHPP will be an exhibitor during the conference. Stop by for a chat!

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The NCCHPP is a partner of the ESPUM’s 1^st Symposium on Aboriginal Public Health

Join us for the 1^st Symposium on Aboriginal Public Health from the Université de Montréal’s School of Public Health (École de santé publique de l’Université de Montréal – ESPUM). By bringing forward aboriginal knowledges, this event aims to encourage a holistic comprehension of health by integrating cultural, historical, and social perspectives.

This event will take place in French, in the Agora of the ESPUM. Registration is free but hurry, seats are limited!

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Conference Lalonde@50: How Can We Move the Needle on Equitable Health Promotion?

To mark the 50^th anniversary of the publication of A New Perspective on the Health of Canadians, this conference will examine the history and legacy of Marc Lalonde's ground-breaking report to shed light on the future of population and public health and health equity. The NCCHPP is proud to be a partner in this event.

This free conference will be held on May 14-15 in a hybrid format, on Zoom and in person at the Mont-Royal Centre in Montréal, Québec. The event will include simultaneous French-English translation.

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Collaborating with Elected Representatives in Small Québec Municipalities

Presentations were made on February 21, 2024, by Madeleine Lefebvre, municipal councillor for the City of Maniwaki and researcher at the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and by Florence Morestin, Scientific Advisor at the NCCHPP.

On the invitation of the Québec Public Health Knowledge Translation Community of Practice (Communauté de pratique en transfert des connaissances en santé publique du Québec), Madeleine presented her research on the use of different types of knowledge by elected representatives in small municipalities in Québec, and the courses of action to more effectively reach them. Florence completed the presentation by explaining municipal government structures, highlighting additional considerations on the role of municipal public servants, and offering advice to public health actors on how to collaborate with the municipal level.

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Upcoming Events

• Le Rendez-vous Collectivités viables 2024 – Équité et territoires : pour des milieux de vie justes (in French)
  Presented by the Vivre en Ville organization.
  June 12, 2024: in person at the Marché Bonsecours in Montréal and also online.
   
• The Ontario Public Health Convention
  March 26, 2024: Workshops in person (at Beanfield Centre, Toronto)
  April 3, 2024: Virtual Convention

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