The Board of Certification of Public Health Inspectors (BoC)
To ensure that our members are experts in environmental public health, the BoC grants the Certificate in Public Health Inspection (Canada), or CPHI(C), to candidates who fulfill the requirements outlined in our regulations respecting certification.
The Council of Professional Experience (CoPE)
The Council of Professional Experience (CoPE) administers our Continuing Professional Competencies (CPC) program. In operation since early 2010, CoPE is composed of members appointed through consultation with the CIPHI branches.
The Retirees Advisory Committee
In recognition of the importance of strengthening the public health system and public health human resource capacity in Canada, the Retirees Advisory Committee was established in September 2005 as a joint project of the CIPHI and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to:
- Address the need for qualified environmental public health professionals, also known as public health inspectors and environmental health officers, to deal with potential public health emergencies.
- Determine a framework to serve as a tool to enhance the public health system capacity.
- Serve as a pilot for the establishment of retiree committees in other health disciplines.
Bringing together retired environmental public health professionals from all regions of Canada, the committee draws on its members’ past experience and corporate knowledge to fulfill its mandate to provide CIPHI with guidance, assistance, and advice on public health issues. In its role as an advisory body, the committee forms working and/or task groups to support CIPHI in addressing the following key aspects relating to public health capacity:
- The delivery of public health services in times of a public health emergencies.
- Planning public health initiatives Identifying needs, and promoting, mentoring, and championing initiatives within the profession of environmental public health professionals and future committees of retired public health professionals.
- Supporting CIPHI’s vision, mission, and values.
Committee initiatives
- Developing enhanced services and benefits for retired CIPHI members
- Encouraging and supporting CIPHI efforts to re-establish a Quebec branch and the use of the CPHI(C) certification by employers at all levels in the province
- Advocating for a stamp to be issued by Canada Post and a coin to be issued by the Canadian Mint to celebrate the 100th year of the institute in 2013
- Leading the initiative to create a History of Public Health Inspection in Canada document
- Supporting Canadian Public Health Association projects to celebrate its 100th Anniversary in 2010
- Developing a database of all retired environmental health officers (EHOs) and public health inspectors (PHIs) in Canada (also known as environmental public health professionals) to be available in the event of a major disaster or public health crisis in Canada so that retirees who are interested and available can be contacted quickly to assist local health agencies
- Providing letters of congratulations to retiring PHIs/EHOs and letters of condolences to families of deceased PHIs/EHOs
Members
Name
Province
Name
Province
Calvin Morgan
Newfoundland
Pat Murray
Newfoundland
Leonard Gallant
Nova Scotia/PEI
Joe Bradley
Nova Scotia/PEI
Pamela Scharfe (Chair)
Ontario
Ken Gorman
Ontario
Bernie Chrisp
Manitoba
Lesly Andrews
Manitoba
Yvonne Graff
Saskatchewan
Russell Scott
Saskatchewan
Nelson Fok
Alberta
Tony Mak
Alberta
Maxine Marchenski
British Columbia
Peter Rogers
British Columbia
Committee documents
For past Senator Forum newsletters and AGM committee reports, see Association documents