CHS/IPH Seminar – Dr. Craig Stephen

The Department of Community Health Sciences and the Institute for Public Health present: Why Nature Matters Friday, January 17th, 2014 Time: 12:00 to 12:50 p.m. G500 – Health Sciences Centre, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary Dr. Craig Stephen Professor, Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine This presentation discusses the environmental determinants of health outside of the built environment as foundational concerns for public health. It advocates for greater prominence for environmental determinants in an era where the social determinants of health and environmental sources of harm predominate the population and public health agendas. Options to better link public health and the environment will be presented. Craig Stephen (DVM, PhD) is a Professor in the Department of Ecosystem and Public Health (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine) and is cross appointed in the Department of Community Health Science (Faculty of Medicine). He is a Clinical Professor at the UBC School of Population and Public Health. Craig is the founding director of the Centre for Coastal Health, a non-profit organization that works at the interface of human, animal and environmental health. Objectives: Re-examine the relevance of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion in an era of unprecedented environmental change Identify strategies to link public and population health management with priorities and activities for conservation and environmental care Review how the environment is a positive and foundational contributor to human health This event is a self approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada After the seminar, you are invited for continued discussion over coffee and cookies. This seminar is also available via an online Elluminate session: To attend the seminar from another location via your computer, click on the Join Session link: https://elluminate.ucalgary.ca:443/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1276153917886 At the login prompt, enter your email address and enter your first and last name for the display name. This session does not require a password to join – please leave this field blank. You may join the session 60 minutes prior to the start time. It is advisable to test your audio before the seminar starts. The Elluminate session is also archived for later viewing at: https://elluminate.ucalgary.ca/recordings.html. On the calendar, choose the date of the seminar; select the CHS/IPH Seminar Series; and login as Guest, by entering your email address and name.

Location:

G500 HSC

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/chsiph-seminar-dr-craig-stephen