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 National Advocacy Committee
The Advocacy committee works to advocate for the profession and works to advance the profession.
Education Committee
The Education Committee works to provide environmental public health professionals with educational opportunities. We offer monthly education sessions for members to grow, learn and connect with others.
Policy Committee
The policy committee works to ensure CIPHI policies and documents are up-to-date and in compliance with applicable by-laws. They provide recommendation to the National Executive Council on potential changes, updates and new documents to govern and provide direction to the Institute.
CIPHI THE RETIREES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Background
During the period following the 2003 SARs outbreak in Canada several key reports stressed the importance of strengthening the public health system and public health human resource capacity in Canada. Public health departments and agencies were found to be under constant pressure to fill vacancies with qualified and competent individuals in view of competing agencies and the private sector for qualified staff and the lack of candidates interested in making public health a career. As a result, an innovative initiative by the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) in 2005 resulted in the creation of a Retirees Advisory Committee (RAC) consisting of retired Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) from across Canada. The experience and corporate knowledge of retired PHIs was considered an asset to the future planning of public health initiatives to address the need for qualified public health inspectors to deal with potential public health emergencies; determine a framework to serve as a tool to enhance the public health system capacity; and serve as a pilot for the establishment of retiree committees in other health disciplines.
At the September 14, 2006, meeting of the RAC, the CIPHI National President Claudia Kurzac informed the members that the CIPHI National Executive Committee had formally approved RAC as a committee of CIPHI. Darryl Johnson, NL Branch was appointed as the NEC liaison to the committee. The founding committee members were:
- Claudia Kurzac (CIPHI)
- Joan Reiter (PHAC)
- Carla Troy (PHAC)
- Jennifer Lowe (PHAC)
- Tim Roark (BC)
- Bill Koroluk (SK)
- Dean Sargaent (MB)
- D. Savoie (NB)
- Jim McCorry (NS)
- Warick Swyers (NL)
- Len Gallant (PE)
- Martin Tonary (HC)
- Brian Hatton (ON)
- Roland Duguay (QC)
- Bill Chrapko (AB)
Mandate
The mandate of the RAC is to act as counsel and support to CIPHI on issues related to public health capacity and as a link to retired members by:
- Supporting the vision, mission, and values of CIPHI.
- Exploring the role of retired public health inspectors in the event of public health emergencies.
- Championing the importance of retirees in building the public health workforce and strengthening public health infrastructure.
- Developing and maintaining a database of all retired PHIs to contact during public health emergencies to assist local public health agencies with surge capacity issues.
- Investigating and developing enhanced benefits to Retired and Life CIPHI members.
Responsibilities
The RAC will provide guidance, assistance, and advice on public health issues to CIPHI. The committee functions as a working group and an advisory body. Working groups will be formed as necessary at the request of the CIPHI through the RAC Chair. All requests for involvement or participation of the RAC shall be made through and approved by the NEC.
Committee documents
For past Senator Forum newsletters and AGM committee reports, see Association documents.
To contact the RAC Chair, send an email to CIPHIChair@gmail.com