Canadian Public Health Association

The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to public health.

The association was founded in 1910 by the editors of the Public Health Journal, which became the Canadian Public Health Journal under the auspices of the new organization. CPHA's objective was to establish professional standards for the field of public health and to advance research in the area. Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn was named as the patron of the new organization, and its first president was T.A. Starkey of McGill University. CPHA received a federal charter in 1912.[1] The organization celebrated its centenary in 2010.[2]

The Association journal was later called the Canadian Journal of Public Health.[3]

Associated Projects

CPHA developed the Canadian Vaccination Evidence Resource and Exchange Centre (CANVax) with funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada.[4] CANVax is a member of the WHO-led project Vaccine Safety Net.[5]

References
  1. Rutty, Christopher; Sullivan, Sue (2010). This is public health: a Canadian history. Canadian Public Health Association. p. 2.5. ISBN 1-894324-60-9.
  2. Picard, André (16 June 2010). "Cheers to a century of better public health in Canada". The Globe and Mail.
  3. "Canadian Journal of Public Health". Canadian Public Health Association. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  4. "About CANVax". canvax.ca. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  5. "CANVax". Vaccine Safety Net. 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
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