Final Event Program
Thursday, November 30
Virtual event hosted by the Centre for Healthy Communities, School of Public Health in partnership with Alberta Health Services, the Alberta Real Estate Foundation, the Canadian Cancer Society, and the National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy.
| 9:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Land Acknowledgment Dr. Candace Nykiforuk, Scientific Director, Centre for Healthy Communities Welcome and Opening Prayer Elder Bert Auger Welcome Dr. Jeff Johnson, Interim Dean School of Public Health Event Overview and Housekeeping Dr. Candace Nykiforuk, Scientific Director, Centre for Healthy Communities |
| 9:45 a.m. |
Panel Discussion - Taking Action on Community Safety and Wellbeing Policy and Intersectoral Approaches Dr. Lisa Allen Scott (Director) and Dr. Gary Teare (Scientific Director), Alberta Health Services Healthier Together Team Marc Boychuk, Peace River City Councillor and Centre for Healthy Communities Practice Affiliate Tyler Gandam, Mayor City of Wetaskiwin and President of Alberta Municipalities Val Morrison, Scientific Advisor, National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy Moderator - Dr. Candace Nykiforuk, Scientific Director, Centre for Healthy Communities [time for questions from audience] |
| 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 a.m. | Community Marketplace Conversations (Session 1; detailed below) |
| 11:45 a.m. | Break |
| Noon | Community Marketplace Conversations (Session 2; detailed below) |
| 12:45 p.m. | Break |
| 1:00 p.m. | Community Marketplace Conversations (Session 3; detailed below) |
| 1:45 p.m. | Community Marketplace Roundtable Debrief |
| 2:20 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
About the Community Marketplace Conversations
- Opportunity for smaller group discussions and networking on the sub-topics related to the Forum theme of community safety and wellbeing policies in Alberta’s communities (preliminary sub-topics detailed below)
- Conversations are meant to spark insights, ideas, networking, and actions about the sub-topic
- Participants can choose which topic conversations they would like to join and will be able to move between the conversation topics within each session
- Participants are strongly encouraged to come prepared to engage in the community marketplace conversations
- A host will be present in each community marketplace conversation to briefly introduce the topic and get the conversation started
Community Marketplace Conversation Topics
Community Marketplace Conversation
(Session 1; 11:00 - 11:45 a.m.)
- Intersectoral partnerships for health: challenges and opportunities
- Hosted by: Alberta Health Services (AHS) Healthier Together Team - Dr. Lisa Allen Scott (Director, Healthy Settings, AHS and CHC Scientist), Dr. Gary Teare (Scientific Director, AHS and CHC Practice and Scientific Advisory Committee Member), and Robyn Sheedy (Team Lead, AHS)
- Sponsored by Alberta Health Services
- Land use policy in rural/smaller communities to support housing choice
- Hosted by: Trisha Hampton (Rural Revitalization Coordinator, Rural Development Network)
- Sponsored by the Alberta Real Estate Foundation
- Municipal collaboration for community safety and wellbeing
- Hosted by: Ingrid Hoogenboom (Manager, Partnerships and Evaluation, City of Edmonton)
- Policy development - setting change approaches to reduce exposure to chronic disease modifiable risk factors
- Hosted by: Angeline Webb (Senior Manager Advocacy, Canadian Cancer Society and CHC Practice and Scientific Advisory Committee Member)
- Sponsored by the Canadian Cancer Society
- Urban river valleys: balancing community access and use with sustainable and healthy environments
- Hosted by: Dr. Simon Otto (Associate Professor SPH and CHC Healthy Environments Research Thematic Area Lead)
Community Marketplace Conversation
(Session 2; 12:00 - 12:45 p.m.)
- Community safety and wellbeing with a focus on unstable housing and equity from a public health perspective
- Hosted by: Dr. Elaine Hyshka (Associate Professor SPH and CHC Scientist)
- Conversation on domestic and family violence
- Hosted by: Dr. Stephanie Montesanti (Associate Professor SPH and CHC Supporting Healthy Indigenous Communities Research Thematic Area Lead) and Elder/Grandmother Jackie Bromley from the Grandmother's Wisdom Network
- Creating climate resilient communities through stewardship of water resources - the case for water reuse
- Hosted by: Dr. Norman Neumann (Professor SPH and CHC Scientist)
- Micro-mobility (e.g., e-scooter, e-bikes, hoverboards) usage in municipal contexts
- Hosted by: Dr. Kathy Belton (Director, Injury Prevention Centre and CHC Research Affiliate), Patti Stark (Community Mobilization, Injury Prevention Centre) and Pascal Dumoulin (Health Promotion Facilitator, Alberta Health Services)
- Public health and wellbeing policies: what role for communities?
- Hosted by: Val Morrison (Scientific Advisor, National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy)
- Sponsored by the National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy
- Public safety and wellbeing: how can we use data and indicators better?
- Hosted by: Kayla Atkey (Evaluation Specialist, Edmonton Police Services and CHC Practice Affiliate) and Dr. Xinjie Cui (Adjunct Professor SPH and CHC Scientist)
Community Marketplace Conversation
(Session 3; 1:00 - 1:45 p.m.)
- Community safety, peoples’ wellbeing, and placemaking
- Hosted by: Ian Hosler (Strategy Implementation Coordinator, City of Edmonton and CHC Practice Affiliate)
- Crime prevention through environmental design
- Hosted by: Robert Lipka (Principal Urban Designer, City of Edmonton and CHC Practice Affiliate)
- Homelessness in parks
- Hosted by: Alberta Recreation and Parks Association (ARPA) - Steve Allan (Executive Director, ARPA and CHC Practice Affiliate) and CJ Blye (Project Coordinator, ARPA)
- Municipal wellbeing and sustainability policies in the context of climate change
- Hosted by: Dr. Candace Nykiforuk (Professor SPH and CHC Scientific Director) and Dr. Shelby Yamamoto (Associate Professor SPH and CHC Scientist)
- Racism, harassment, and violence
- Hosted by: Dr. Roman Pabayo (Associate Professor SPH and CHC Health Equity Research Thematic Area Lead)
Come prepared to engage in visionary conversations, share your experiences, and meet others working on these topics. Together, we will spark insights, ideas, and actions.