2017
Why I’ll be considering First Nations issues this Canada Day
June 29, 2017
There’s the Beothuk, for example, a small group of indigenous people in northern Newfoundland wiped out by tuberculosis, a disease that still affects Canada’s indigenous people at a rate six times greater than the national average, according to the Canadian Public Health Association.Public health guidelines aim to lower health risks of cannabis use
June 23, 2017
"These guidelines are an important tool supporting a public health approach to cannabis use," says Ian Culbert, Executive Director of the Canadian Public Health Association. "People who use cannabis and cannabis-derived products, front-line practitioners, and public health professionals can all benefit from having access to evidence-informed guidelines that can help reduce the potential negative health effects associated with cannabis use. Through their widespread adoption, the guidelines will provide people who use cannabis with the information they need to manage their use and protect…
CPHA: The heart of Canadian public health
June 13, 2017
In her role as Chair of the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA), Dr Suzanne Jackson champions a public health perspective on important public policy discussions that impact the health and well-being of Canadians. She spoke to us about CPHA’s influence since its foundation – both the positives and negatives – before highlighting where public health policy needs to focus its attention in the coming months and years.
BC NDP plans to combat opioid crisis with dedicated minister role
June 12, 2017
Last week, Terry Lake, the former Liberal health minister who did not run in last month’s election, was awarded the National Public Health Hero award by the Canadian Public Health Association for his work dealing with the opioid crisis.
Lake declared 'hero' for work on opioid crisis
June 7, 2017
At a breakfast in Halifax this morning, Lake was given the National Public Health Hero award by the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA).
In recognizing Lake, the CPHA said he provided "unwavering support... for the declaration of a public health emergency and the subsequent actions to stem the tide of tragic deaths from illegal drug overdoses in BC."
La pauvreté infantile comme source de problèmes de santé
June 7, 2017
Sur plus d'un million d'enfants pauvres au pays, trois provinces de l'Atlantique sont parmi ceux qui en ont la plus grande proportion. La Conférence annuelle de l'Association canadienne de santé publique, à Halifax, a notamment fait le lien entre la santé et la pauvreté au Canada.
From endless growth to a steady state
June 7, 2017
In our report for the Canadian Public Health Association on the public-health implications of global ecological change, my colleagues and I did a simple extrapolation of two of the three key forces driving global ecological change: population growth and economic growth.
Report says clean needle programs are in high demand, underfunded
June 6, 2017
Dr. Susan Kirkland is a professor at Dalhousie’s department of community health and epidemiology, and the director of the Atlantic Interdisciplinary Research Network for Social and Behavioural Issues in Hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS. This week, she is presenting a recent report she authored for Mainline Needle Exchange, on the impact of their services on the harm reduction landscape, at the Canadian Public Health Association’s annual conference, which is being held in Halifax.
Public not warned about parkade needle due to communication error, city says
June 6, 2017
“Public health has learned this lesson time and time again,” said Culbert. “When there is anything that has the potential to impact a population’s health, it is incumbent upon us to share that information with the community, because if we don’t, it raises questions like are being posed today.”Injection sites supported in opioid battle
June 6, 2017
A special advisory committee on opioid addiction is working toward eradicating the national issue.
Theresa Tam, Canada’s interim chief public health officer, heads up the board with Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief public health officer, and both were attending the Canadian Public Health Association’s Public Health 2017 conference in Halifax this week.