News and Events
The NCCHPP will be in Halifax at the Public Health 2024 Conference, April 23-25
The NCCHPP will be in Halifax at the Public Health 2024 Conference, from April 23 to 25, 2024. Click to learn more about the various activities that we will be hosting, or partnering with, at the conference.
Presentation – Collaborating with Elected Representatives in Small Québec Municipalities
This presentation was organized by the Québec Public Health Knowledge Translation Community of Practice (Communauté de pratique sur le transfert des connaissances en santé publique du Québec) for their members. It foregrounded the expertise of Madeleine Lefebvre, a municipal councillor and researcher at the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue and of Florence Morestin, Scientific Advisor at the NCCHPP. This presentation was held on February 21, 2024.
International environmental scan of public health surveillance functions
This environmental scan aims to describe characteristics of national public health surveillance functions from countries with comparable contexts to Canada to provide a global perspective on corporate surveillance system coordination functions at a national level.
First Meeting of the Canadian Network for Health in All Policies (CNHiAP)
Have a look at the Powerpoint presentations from the first meeting of the Canadian Network for Health in All Policies (CNHiAP). This meeting was held on September 19-20, 2023, in Montréal.
What Factors Can Public Health Actors Consider to Facilitate the Borrowing of a Public Policy?
This document presents a list of factors that public health actors can mobilize when considering proposing the adoption in their jurisdiction of public policies that have been effective elsewhere.
Call for Applications: 2024 NCCPH Knowledge Translation Graduate Student Awards
The National Collaborating Centres for Public Health (NCCPH) Knowledge Translation (KT) Graduate Student awards is now accepting applications for three $1500 awards. The application deadline is February 5, 2024.
Supporting Public Health Human Resource Planning: A Survey of Canadian Universities’ Public Health Training Programs
This document provides a snapshot of Canadian university public health education program offerings in 2022 and is intended to inform ongoing discussions related to public health workforce planning and capacity building in Canada.
Upcoming Event – Centre for Healthy Communities 2023 Innovation Forum
Registration is now open for the Centre for Healthy Communities 2023 Innovation Forum! Join us and engage with practice, policy, industry, and research leaders from across Alberta to share ideas for building a sustainable, healthy future for our communities! This online event will take place on November 30, 2023.
The NCCHPP offered a presentation at the Metropolis Social Determinants of Health Conference
Our colleagues Willy Dunbar and Val Morrison, Scientific Advisors at the NCCHPP, shared their expertise and sparked discussion on health inequalities during a panel entitled Health Inequalities in Public Health Crises: How COVID-19 Impacted Existing Inequalities during the Metropolis Social Determinants of Health Conference that was held in October 2023, in Gatineau.
New Acting Scientific Lead at the NCCHPP
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Marianne Jacques as Acting Scientific Lead for the National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy (NCCHPP) effective on September 4, 2023.