Partners

Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) – is a national, independent, not-for-profit, voluntary association representing public health in Canada with links to the international public health community. CPHA's members believe in universal and equitable access to the basic conditions which are necessary to achieve health for all Canadians.

Canadian Institute for Health Information – Canadian Population Health Initiative (CIHI-CPHI) – CPHI, a part of CIHI, has as its mission to foster a better understanding of factors that affect the health of individuals and communities and to contribute to the development of policies that reduce inequities and improve the health and well-being of Canadians.

Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Institute of Population and Public Health (CIHR-IPPH) – IPPH supports research into the complex interactions that determine health, and its application to improve the health of individuals, communities and global populations. IPPH is one of 13 institutes of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. CIHR is Canada’s major federal funding agency for health research. Its objective is to excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health for Canadians, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened Canadian health care system.

Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) – works closely with provinces and territories to keep Canadians healthy and help reduce pressures on the health care system, by focusing on more effective efforts to prevent chronic diseases, like cancer and heart disease, prevent injuries and respond to public health emergencies and infectious disease outbreaks.

Public Health Association of British Columbia (PHABC) – is a voluntary, non-profit, non-government organization. The PHABC's mission is to preserve and promote the public's health. The Association works toward this mission through its activities in four essential areas: disease and injury prevention, health promotion, health protection, and healthful public policy. The PHABC was founded in 1953 and incorporated as a non-profit society in 1980.