Entries by Team Canada

2018 Health Promotion Canada Awards!

Health Promotion Canada is celebrating and acknowledging the contribution of Canadian Health Promoters through the HPC 2018 Awards. Nominations can be submitted here. There are six categories of Awards, including the Rising Star Award, Mid-Career Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, Organizational Achievement Award, Team or Group Award, and Student Award. Please note that the deadline for […]

Join HP-Atl in PEI for a workshop to advance Global Health & SDGs

Sponsored by the Global Action Group – 6th Global Forum on Health Promotion, the August 24 Moving Evidence to Action: Advancing Global Health and Sustainable Development workshop is designed to engage key partners in exploring the value of collective action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Health Promotion Atlantic will be featured on a panel as […]

Summer Call to Action!

Calling all health promoters: 1) Nominate a deserving health promoter and 2) Complete the mentoring survey! The inaugural HPC 2017 Recognition Awards offers the opportunity to elevate health promoters at various stages in their careers and celebrate those who are making significant contributions in the field of health promotion across Canada. The Nomination Form (en français) and two letters […]

HPO Annual Conference – celebrating 30 years in Ontario!

Each year, Health Promotion Ontario (HPO) provides a forum for students, practitioners and researchers to come together and discuss issues and ideas in and around the field of health promotion. This year’s conference will be in celebration of the 30thAnniversary of Health Promotion Ontario. Mark your calendars for this event: Thursday, November 23, 2017 at […]

Joining us at CPHA in beautiful Halifax?

We hope to see old friends and meet new ones at the upcoming CPHA annual conference from June 6-8. This year it is being held in beautiful Halifax, Nova Scotia. Come find us on Tuesday June 6 during the networking and poster session from 1:30 – 300 pm. HPC representatives, Thierry Gagné and Morgane Stocker, will […]

HPC & HPO responds to concerns about health promotion and professionalization

Thierry Gagné, Josée Lapalme, and Janette Leroux recently teamed up to respond to a recent letter to the editor (Graham, 2017) in the Journal Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada: Research, Policy and Practice (HPCDPC). In their response, they addressed the main concern that the development of national competencies for Canadian health promoters may lead […]

HPC and HP-Atl is going to CPHA Conference 2017!

Join us in beautiful east coast Halifax, Nova Scotia at this year’s CPHA 2017 annual conference. Early bird registration ends April 4 – so register now! Representatives from HPC and HPC-Atl will be attending the conference and will be featured in several presentations. Stay tuned for details to come!

Health Promotion Atlantic – Talk!

Join Health Promotion Atlantic in an exciting conversation about strengthening health promotion in Atlantic Canada. The online meeting will take place Tuesday March 21th, 2:30-3:30 pm Atlantic time, (3:00 pm in Nfld). We recommend signing in 10 minutes early or taking the time in advance to review log in information, in order to address any technical needs it questions. Join online […]