New Brunswick/Prince Edward Island Branch, CPHA
Mission Statement
The NB/PEI Branch-CPHA members believe in universal and equitable access to the basic conditions that are necessary to achieve health for all. The Branch's mission is to advocate for the improvement and maintenance of personal and community health according to the public health principles of disease prevention, health promotion and protection, and healthy public policy.
History of the CPHA - NB/PEI Branch
The first organizational meeting was held in Fredericton, NB on November 18th, 1952. The luncheon meeting was held at the Lord Beaverbrook Hotel with an attendance of ninety-five.
"The objects of the NB/PEI Association shall be the development and diffusion of the knowledge of preventive medicine and public health in all our Branches and all matters and things pertaining there to or connected therewith."
1952 Elected Officers
| President: | Dr. J. A. Melanson, Chief Medical Officer (Fredericton, NB) |
| Vice President: | Dr. O. H. Curtis, Deputy Minister of Health (Charlottetown, PEI) |
| Secretary/Treasurer: | A. J. Blakeney, MA |
| Members: | Mona Wilson, RN, Director of Public Health Nursing (Charlottetown, PEI) |
| A. J. Cameron, Fredericton, NB | |
| J. Emile LeBlanc, Campbellton, NB |
It should be noted that in 1918, the late Honorable Wm. F. Roberts of Saint John became the first Minister of Health in NB and the first Minister of Health in the British Empire.
Board of Directors
| President: | Dr. Cristin Muecke |
| Vice President: | |
| Secretary/Treasurer: | Ann Harling |
| Past President: | Marjorie Allison-Ross |
| Members: | Debbie Godlewski |
| Teresa Hennebery | |
| Anne Lebans | |
| Monique Minville LeBlanc | |
| Jo-Ann MacDonald | |
| Branch Honorary Life Members: |
Joyce Thompson, Charlottetown, PEI. |
| Ray Cogswell, Fredericton, NB. | |
| Ann Harling, Fredericton, NB. Ann is also the recipient of the CPHA Defries Award and Honorary Life Member CPHA 1995. | |
| Dr. Lamont Sweet, Charlottetown, PEI. |
Objectives
The objectives of the Branch shall be to further the development of personal, community and environmental health (thereafter referred to collectively as Community Health):
- by providing liaison and partnership with the CPHA;
- by promoting professional and personal development of those persons interested in community health;
- by promoting positive health practices to the public, government and industry;
- by providing an effective liaison and network both nationally and provincially in collaboration with various disciplines, agencies and organizations, on relevant community health issues; and
- by encouraging and facilitating measures for disease prevention, health promotion and protection and healthy public policy.
Biennial Conference and General Meeting – 1 day
Held in the fall of the year, dates vary. The location alternates between NB and PEI, however to accommodate members' travel in both provinces, Moncton, NB is the location of choice. The conference provides education reflecting a multidisciplinary approach on current health issues.
Newsletters
The NB/PEI Branch Newsletters are published annually. Submissions from members and the public are welcomed. We are indebted to members who volunteer to collect submissions and prepare the newsletters for publication.
Membership
Membership on the NB/PEI Branch will also include membership in the Canadian Public Health Association. Individual membership is for a period of one year.
Active membership may be granted to persons who are engaged in community health activities or who subscribe to the objectives of the Branch.
Since 1952, our active membership has fluctuated between 40 and 150 members. Our present active membership is 48.
Contact
Ann Harling, Secretary-Treasurer
NB/PEI branch, CPHA
Low Wood Condo #34,
2865 Rothesay Road
Rothesay, NB. E2E 5V1
telephone: 506.847.0311
fax: 506.847.0311