Canadian Public Health Association

The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to public health.

Canadian Public Health Association logo

The association was founded in 1910 by the editors of the Public Health Journal, which became the Canadian Public Health Journal under the auspices of the new organization. CPHA's objective was to establish professional standards for the field of public health and to advance research in the area. Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn was named as the patron of the new organization, and its first president was T.A. Starkey of McGill University. CPHA received a federal charter in 1912.[1] The organization celebrated its centenary in 2010.[2]

The Association journal was later called the Canadian Journal of Public Health.[3] It is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).[4]

Associated Projects

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Conferences

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Canadian Immunization Conference

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CPHA is a leading collaborating organization behind the annual Canadian Immunization Conference (CIC) alongside the Canadian Association for Immunization Research, Evaluation and Education (CAIRE), the Canadian Paediatric Society, and the Public Health Agency of Canada.[5] Sponsors for the event have included GlaxoSmithKline, Innovative Medicines Canada, Medicago, Merck, Pfizer, Public Health Ontario, Sanofi Pasteur, Seqirus and Valneva SE.[6] Notable presenters include Dr. Shelley Deeks, Chair of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI).[7]

Ontario Public Health Convention

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CPHA co-hosts the annual Ontario Public Health Convention with the Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa) and Public Health Ontario.[8]

CANVax

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CPHA developed the Canadian Vaccination Evidence Resource and Exchange Centre (CANVax) with funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada through the Immunization Partnership Fund.[9][10] CANVax is a member of the World Health Organization-led project Vaccine Safety Net.[11]

Funding

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CPHA receives financial support from corporate partners including Seqirus and the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario.[12] Additional support has come from AstraZeneca, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, Doctors of BC, GlaxoSmithKline, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Innovative Medicines Canada, Johnson & Johnson, Merck Canada, Novartis, Pfizer, Provincial Health Services Authority, Public Health Ontario, Sanofi Pasteur, University of Alberta School of Public Health, University of Waterloo Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, and Vancouver Coastal Health.[13][14][15][16][17][18]

References

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  1. ^ Rutty, Christopher; Sullivan, Sue (2010). This is public health: a Canadian history. Canadian Public Health Association. p. 2.5. ISBN 978-1-894324-60-1.
  2. ^ Picard, André (16 June 2010). "Cheers to a century of better public health in Canada". The Globe and Mail.
  3. ^ "Canadian Journal of Public Health". Canadian Public Health Association. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Canadian Journal of Public Health". Springer. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  5. ^ "Collaborators | Canadian Public Health Association". www.cpha.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  6. ^ "CIC 2018 Final Program" (PDF). Canadian Immunization Conference. 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  7. ^ Public Health Agency of Canada (2022-02-25). "National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI): Membership and representation". Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  8. ^ "The Ontario Public Health Convention". The Ontario Public Health Convention. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  9. ^ "About CANVax". canvax.ca. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  10. ^ Public Health Agency of Canada (2022-10-12). "Immunization Partnership Fund". Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  11. ^ "CANVax". Vaccine Safety Net. 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  12. ^ "Corporate partners". Canadian Public Health Association. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  13. ^ "2020 Annual Report" (PDF). Canadian Public Health Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  14. ^ "2019 Annual Report" (PDF). Canadian Public Health Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  15. ^ "2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Canadian Public Health Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  16. ^ "2017 Annual Report" (PDF). Canadian Public Health Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  17. ^ "2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Canadian Public Health Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  18. ^ "2015 Annual Report" (PDF). Canadian Public Health Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
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