Category: Events & education

In alignment with the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors National Bylaw 1 (2024), CIPHI is seeking Expressions of Interest for two (2) National Director positions. 

Position Responsibilities:

The National Directors will be responsible for co-chairing the portfolios to which they are assigned and working in partnership with the other members of the CIPHI Board of Directors to advance the vision and directives of CIPHI.

This call for Expressions of Interest is for National Directors to support the following portfolios:

• Policy and Governance
• Education

Qualifications:

• Be at least eighteen (18) years of age
• Be Regular/Life/Retired member of CIPHI
• Not have the status of a bankrupt
• Not be a person who has been found under any applicable statute to be incapable of managing property
• Not be a person who has been declared incapable by a court in Canada or elsewhere

Term of Appointment:

The National Directors will be appointed for a two (2) year term. Directors are eligible to serve for consecutive terms. 

Election Process:

Upon receipt of Expressions of Interest, the CIPHI Nomination Committee (made up of CIPHI Officers) will review each application for the skills, experience, and qualifications in alignment with the CIPHI mission and priority objectives and may conduct interviews to gather additional information about applicants and their qualifications for the role. The CIPHI Board of Directors will vote to elect candidates brought forward by the Nomination Committee at a duly convened meeting.

Please submit a written expression of interest outlining how you meet the above criteria (no more than 250 words) along with a recent resume/CV to elections@ciphi.ca. Expressions will be received until 16:00 PST on December 1, 2024. Late applications will not be considered.

CIPHI is excited to share a variety of resources developed for our members and partners to use and promote throughout the week.

This year’s theme is “Creating Resilient Communities through Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation“. For more information. please visit International Federation of Environmental Public Health webpage. EPHW will take place from Monday, Sept 23 to Sunday, Sept 29, 2024

We encourage everyone to share images and posts that highlight the incredible work EPHPS do to keep our communities safe. This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase how EPHPS contribute to community resilience through their efforts in preparation, response, and recovery.

You can find EPHW resources on the CIPHI website Association Documents – ciphi. We look forward to celebrating with everyone next week!

The Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors will be holding the 90th Annual General Meeting on
Monday, September 23rd, 2024 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM CST

Location:
Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Regina
1818 Victoria Avenue
Regina, SK, S4P 0R1

Virtual Participation via Zoom will be available. Please register as a virtual attendee through this link:

https://fnha.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5MsfuugrTkrE9FlOR8VlX8aFinOAwztyGdp

The 2024 AGM Report can be found here:

https://ciphi.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-AGM-Report-Revised-on-September-16-2024.pdf

I wanted to share with you some recent updates on the CIPHI recruitment campaign.

Phase one of the national recruitment campaign recently wrapped up, with phase two launching on September 16, 2024. This phase will again target current and recently graduated post-secondary students with a background in science. The campaign’s goal is to raise awareness of Environmental Public Health (EPH) as an exciting and rewarding career path and to encourage further exploration of this field.

Phase two will continue our various digital and social media ads (Instagram, TikTok) with new images. We have also purchased transit ads and billboards near accredited schools across Canada and will run an ad on Spotify. Below are the locations of the out-of-home advertisements if you are in the area and want to check them out:

• Vancouver – Patterson SkyTrain Station (Sep 23-Oct 20, 2024)
• Edmonton – Coliseum Station, Central Station, Bay/Enterprise Square (Sept 16 to Oct 11, 2024)
• Toronto – Wellesley Subway Station (Sept 16 to Oct 11, 2024)
• Montreal – 1253 McGill College – Digital LED Wall and Rue McGill 5m N/O Rue St-Maurice WS F/S (Villemarie) (Sept 16 to Nov 3, 2024)
• Cape Breton – 6 King posters on transit services and Grand Lake Rd 100m E/O MacGuire Dr SS F/E (Sept 16 to Oct 3, 2024)

Finally, we encourage members to share these materials that can be found under promotional materials folder on the CIPHI website Association Documents – ciphi. If you have connections with your human resources department or are interested in partnering on recruitment efforts, please reach out. Images are available on the CIPHI website, or you can contact advocacy@ciphi.ca.

Dear CIPHI members,

I am pleased to announce that the newest issue of the Environmental Health Review is now available (https://pubs.ciphi.ca/toc/ehr/67/3).

In this issue, you will find:

• A case study on rabies in a domestic cat in Niagara Ontario
• A technical article from the NCCEH on managing cyanobacterial blooms in recreational waters
• An emerging issues article by Tim Sly on Avian Influenza in dairy cattle

We also have our spotlight feature highlighting the great work being done by environmental health students at Toronto Metropolitan University. We have Nelson Fok’s research article summaries to keep us updated on the variety of research being done in this field, as well as a branch update from British Columbia.

A note about access to articles: Free access to all articles in the EHR is included in your CIPHI membership. To get full access to articles, please go to: https://ciphi.ca/–> under professional development –> Environmental Health Review. 

If you ever have trouble accessing articles or have questions please feel free to reach out to me. 

I hope you enjoy the issue!

Wendy Pons, PhD, CIPHI(C)
Editor- Environmental Health Review

The Lethbridge Historical Society recent recognized one of the city’s first sanitation and health inspectors, John T.J. Vallance by naming an alley after him.

John T.J. Vallance moved to Lethbridge in 1909 after accepting the role of City Sanitary Inspector for the 7,000 residents in the community. He remained a driving force in public health for the next 43 years, making him one of the longest serving civil servants in the City of Lethbridge at the time. During his career he helped implement new technologies of the era to help prevent the spread of disease and championed for the city to invest in water treatment including a filtration plant and chlorination, successfully bringing this important health measure to the city in 1916. Vallance retired in 1953 and passed away in 1968.

Hurricane Fiona An Environmental Health Response & Relief Effort Thursday May 30th 12:00pm EST

This presentation will highlight resources, procedure and communication in the role of Environmental Health and response to Hurricane Fiona weather event in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. There were significant impacts on the Southwest Coast of the island resulting in injuries, infrastructure damage, significant erosion along the coastline and even death. Fiona occurred on Sept 24, 2022 creating an enormous storm surge that destroyed over 100 homes and displaced hundreds of residents. Recovery efforts are still ongoing. Features of the presentation will include data collection during initial assessment, cleanup and recovery.

Meeting Registration – Zoom

Thank you to those who attended the March 28, 2024 session. “Stepping into Confidence: Learning how to Quiet your Inner Critic” with Michelle Lyne   Thursday March 28th 12:00pm EST   Remember to enter your PDHs and watch for upcoming events

Are you looking for CIPHI campaign material or documents? Visit Association Documents – ciphi to view and download.

Should you wish to get involved in future advocacy projects please each out to advocacy@ciphi.ca.