Registry of Lobbyists
Total Number of Communication Reports: 19
Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0
Version 2 of 23 (2008-05-13 to 2008-07-01) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.
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Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) / Association canadienne de santé publique (ACSP)
400-1565 Carling Avenue Ottawa, ON K1Z 8R1 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 613-725-3769 Ext.: 127 | ||||||||||||
| Fax number: | 613-725-9826 | ||||||||||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Debra Lynkowski, CEO | ||||||||||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is a national not-for-profit association incorporated in 1912. CPHA is composed of health professionals from over 25 health disciplines and is active in conducting and supporting health and social programs both nationally and internationally. CPHA stresses its partnership role by working with federal and provincial government departments and international agencies, non-governmental organizations and the private sector in conducting research and health services programs.Mission Statement: The Canadian Public Health Association is a national, independent, not-for-profit, voluntary association representing public health in Canada with links to the international public health community. CPHA's members believe in universal and equitable access to the basic conditions which are necessary to achieve health for all Canadians.CPHA's mission is to constitute a special national resource in Canada that advocates for the improvement and maintenance of personal and community health according to the public health principles of disease prevention, health promotion and protection and healthy public policy. | ||||||||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | The membership is the strength and spirit of CPHA. Members give the Association unparalleled credibility, direction and authority, as well as expertise and human resources, both nationally and internationally. In return, the Association provides members with an opportunity to speak out on broader public health issues, outside discipline boundaries.Membership in CPHA is voluntary. The composition of members encompasses professionals in public health practice, professors and researchers in universities and colleges, government workers and individuals interested in issues that affect community and public health.Membership is open to any individual who subscribes to the objectives of the Association and is engaged or interested in community or public health activities. CPHA categories of membership are: Regular, Student, for full time, post-secondary students, Retired, Low Income, International, for non-residents of Canada, Corporate, Honorary Life. | ||||||||||||
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | Yes | ||||||||||||
| End date of the organization's last completed financial year: | 2007-12-31 | ||||||||||||
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| Name: | James Chauvin |
| Position title: | Director, Policy & Global Health Programs |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Ian Culbert |
| Position title: | Director, Corporate and Business Development |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Sylvia Fanjoy |
| Position title: | Director, National Programs |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Debra Lynkowski |
| Position title: | CEO |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Janet MacLachlan |
| Position title: | Associate CEO |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Members of the House of Commons, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, Chronic & Communicable Disease, Consumer Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Environment, Environment & Health, Health, Healthy Public Policy, Infrastructure, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Prevention of Disease, Public Health Capacity, Public Health Human Resources, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | From November 2007 to present, the Canadian Public Health Association has participated in a number of activities which include the following:Canadian School Health Non-Governmental Organization Network whose purpose is to share information among NGOs on school health issues and activities.Coalition on Community Safety, Health and Well-being which was funded until March 2007 by Crime Prevention Partnership Program of the National Crime Prevention Strategy. The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police acts as secretariat and has funded the coalition since March 2007. The purpose of the coalition is to promote a vision and best practices for the practical realization of community safety. The Canadian Public Health Association is part of the Steering Committee for the 8th Canadian National Immunization Conference. In November 2007 the Canadian Public Health Association had an informal meeting with Chief Public Health Officer.The Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian of the Canadian Public Health Association was invited by Health Canada continues to sit as a member of the National Drug Prevention Advisory Committee Meeting.On November 26, 2007 CPHA participated in CDPAC national consultation meeting - the Cube Project - Alignment of primary prevention priorities across comprehensive chronic disease strategies.February 11, 2008 - Ian Culbert participated in National Dialogue on Future Directions for a Renewed Hepatitis C Program sponsored by the Public Health Agency of Canada, Hepatitis C, Support & Research Program.Feb 12, 2008 - Sylvia Fanjoy participated in the Expert Roundtable conference on Practicing Public Health from a social Determinants of Health Perspective sponsored by the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health.March 6, 2008 - The CEO of CPHA and Jim Chauvin attended the Bacon & Egghead Breakfast on Parliament Hill entitled Preparing for the Next Pandemic: How we can against he upper hand against new diseases.April 18, 2008 - The CEO of CPHA participate din the Roundtable on Reducing Disparities in Health, held by the Senate Subcommittee on Population Health. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | CPHA is a member of following coalitions who have met and will meet to lobby various levels of government on public health issues, Health Action Lobby, Canadian Coalition for Public Health in the 21st Century and is a Steering Committee Member of the Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada (CDPAC).April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009 - CPHA has a representative on the Health Care Advisory Committee for Correctional Services CanadaCPHA sits as a member of Canadian Heart Health Strategy and Action Plan (CHHS-AP) Steering Committee.CPHA sits as a member of the Canadian Reference Group to the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of HealthCPHA has met and continues to meet informally with senior staff at the Public Health Agency of Canada to discuss areas of mutual interest and collaboration.CPHA will be invited by the Public Health Agency of Canada to sit on the Advisory Committee for the new International Public Health Department. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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