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Council Co-Chair re-Appointed

The Public Health Network is pleased to announce that Dr. Perry Kendall has agreed to serve an additional two-year term as Provincial Co-Chair of the Network’s Council.

Changes in Council Membership

The Public Health Network Council is pleased to welcome two new Council members:

  • Dr. David Williams, Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health and Acting Chief Medical Officer of Health for Ontario, joined Network Council in Fall 2007. Dr. Williams replaces Dr. George Pasut.
  • Mr. Rick Trimp, Executive Director of the Population Health Branch at Saskatchewan Health is the new Council member for Saskatchewan. Mr. Trimp replaced Dr. Ross Findlater, an original Council member for the Network, in Spring 2008. 

We thank Dr. Pasut and Dr. Findlater for their contributions to Public Health Network Council.

PHN at the Canadian Public Health Association’s 2008 Annual Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 1-4th

Please stop by our exhibit booth and plan to attend the pre-conference session on the Public Health Network: Sunday, June 1, 2008, from 0800- 1200 in Suite 302 of the Halifax World Trade and Convention Centre. Come learn more about the Network and what we are doing to strengthen public health in Canada…we look forward to seeing you there!

Council Co-Chair re-Appointed

The Public Health Network is pleased to announce that Dr. Perry Kendall has agreed to serve an additional two-year term as Provincial Co-Chair of the Network’s Council.

Changes to Council Membership

During 2006-07, there were several changes to Council membership. The Public Health Network wishes to thank the following people for their service as members of Council:

  • Dr. Nicholas Bayliss, Alberta
  • Ms. Marcia Thomson, Manitoba
  • Dr. Sheela Basrur, Ontario
  • Dr. Lamont Sweet, Prince Edward Island
  • Dr. Jeff Scott, Nova Scotia
  • Ms. Lynn Vivian-Book, Newfoundland

The Public Health Network is pleased to welcome the following new members to Council:

Note: Currently, the Province of Manitoba is undergoing the selection process to name a permanent representative to Council of the Public Health Network. In the interim, Manitoba remains an active participant in Council meetings and activities. Once a selection has been made, an announcement will be made on this website.

Canadian Public Health Association 2007 Annual Conference and Canadian Public Health Geomatics Conference

Come visit our booth at the Canadian Public Health Association 2007 Annual Conference and Canadian Public Health Geomatics Conference, September 16-19, 2007 at the Ottawa Congress Centre. See you there!

Public Health Network-ing

“Canada’s public health system: building support for front-line physicians”

http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/176/1/36

David Butler-Jones, in Canadian Medical Association Journal, January 2, 2007, 176(1)

“What makes a safe, healthy community”

http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/cpho-acsp/speeches-discours/scc-eng.php

remarks by David Butler Jones, Chief Public Health Officer for Canada and Federal Co-Chair of the Council for the Pan-Canadian Public Health Network at the Strengthening Canadian Communities: National Showcase on Community Safety, Health and Well-being, March 5, 2007-07-23, Winnipeg, MB