July 2011 - Announcements

Planning for The Ontario Public Health Convention 2012 (TOPHC) is well underway. TOPHC 2012 is being hosted by the Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA), the Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa) and Public Health Ontario (PHO)*. As per last year, the convention aims to advance public health in Ontario by increasing the level of both knowledge and skills in the workforce.  

We are pleased to announce that the call for abstract submissions is now open.   

TOPHC 2012 will take place in Spring 2012, and will include an exciting mix of plenary sessions, presentations to share new knowledge, panel discussions, and educational workshops that build and refine practical skills. As per last year, the focus is on the application to public health and building of practical skills.

Submission process: Please submit your proposal online at www.tophc.ca/Pages/Call-for-Abstracts.aspx

Theme: The theme is “Staying Ahead of the Curve”.  In order to give more direction, the TOPHC Program Committee has created more detailed goals and objectives:  The goals and objectives for the convention are provided on the official TOPHC 2012 website at www.tophc.ca. We recommend you review the goals and objectives before submitting a proposal.  

Presentation formats: As indicated above, there are 5 types of presentation formats. These include: 3-hour workshops, 90 minute workshops, 90 minute panel discussions, 15 minute presentations (includes evaluation and applied research) and poster sessions. Please note that due to time constraints, there will be room for only ten 3-hour workshops. Details on each presentation format are provided on the website. 

Review process: A review process will be completed in late October 2011.

The deadline for submission of a research abstract or workshop proposal for The Ontario Public Health Convention 2012 (TOPHC) is 5 p.m. on September 30, 2011.    We hope this longer time period for making a submission will contribute to you creating a great one.

Questions: If you have questions, please contact program@oahpp.ca

*Please note: Public Health Ontario is the new operating name for Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion.
Notez que Santé publique Ontario est le nouveau nom de l’Agence ontarienne de protection et de promotion de la santé.


We’d like to share some very exciting news with you!
Health Nexus in partnership with 3M Canada is launching a new national award.
The 3M Health Leadership Award will recognize an outstanding community leader that has had an impact on the health of their community by addressing at least one of the social determinants of health.   In its inaugural year, this award will celebrate those who have enhanced their community through dedicated contribution and inspiring change. 

The award will recognize an individual from the non-profit sector who works outside of the formal health care field.  Preference will be given to those who have not been previously recognized or celebrated on a national level.

In addition to perhaps having someone you’d like to nominate, we’re hoping you can forward on this information to those whom you think would be interested in learning about the new award and the upcoming symposium on community leadership.
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” -  John Quincy Adams

Visit the award’s site to find out more about the award and symposium.
Printable flyers and press releases can be found here.  
For more information contact:
Melissa Potvin
416-408-6904
1-800-397-9567 ext: 2230
leadershipaward@healthnexus.ca

 

The Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada (CDPAC) is pleased to announce the Call for Abstracts for the fourth CDPAC pan-Canadian Conference titled, Integrated Chronic Disease Prevention: It Works! held at the Delta Ottawa City Centre, February 8-10, 2012.

The conference will build upon the previous three successful conferences and focus on how individuals, organizations, strategies and sectors have collaboratively acted on the root causes of chronic disease in Canada. Producing the greatest gains in the health status of Canadians will require continued urgent action to reduce the inequalities that give rise to chronic diseases.

The conference has six tracks, which will serve as the framework for the creation of the conference scientific agenda. Those tracks include:

  1. Childhood Obesity
  2. Emerging Risk Factors
  3. Food Security
  4. Health Inequities
  5. Health Literacy
  6. Mental Health

For additional information about the conference visit www.cdpac.ca

For abstract submission information and guidelines refer to the Call for Abstracts document attached or click here

To submit your abstract click here

Deadline for submissions is Monday August 8, 2011.

For further information, please contact:
CDPAC Conference Secretariat
Telephone: 613-725-3769, ext. 126
cdpacconference@cpha.ca