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APHA welcomes new president and (re-) elects 10 board members --Praise for outgoing President Lindsay McLaren and two outgoing board members

APHA held its annual general meeting on May 9th at the University of Calgary, immediately after a very successful 75th anniversary event. Thank you to all members who participated, either in person or remotely.

Angeline Webb, a well-known public health advocate with the Canadian Cancer Society and a long-time APHA member, was affirmed as APHA’s new president.  Webb takes over APHA’s leadership from Lindsay McLaren, a University of Calgary professor at the O’Brien Institute, who was president from 2014 - 2018.


“I want to thank Lindsay McLaren for her tremendous leadership and dedication in supporting and improving APHA,” says Webb. “The ongoing priorities of APHA will be to continue to focus on the reinforcement and sustainability of a vibrant public health community as well as engaging our members in meaningful opportunities to contribute to a healthy Alberta.”

APHA also formally thanked two retiring board members for their invaluable service: Benjamin Kung, who served as Chair of our Governance Committee from 2014 to 2018, led the improvement of our bylaws, policies and procedures as well as board engagement and education efforts. Ben’s attention to detail and expertise in the complicated world of board governance will be greatly missed.

Kenda Swanson, our Secretary and Chair of the Student Committee, kept us diligently on track for five years. As Chair of the Student Committee, Kenda also developed educational opportunities to help public health students navigate their academic and career paths, as well as networking opportunities to engage public health professionals. Kenda’s expertise with student engagement and her diligence in making sure we fulfil our actions items will be missed.

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Center for Healthy Communities Innovation Forum

Plan to connect with citizens, practitioners, industry professionals, Indigenous organizations, and researchers from across Alberta. At the Forum, you will find active support for you and your project, whether you are at the idea stage, implementing, or have results to share. 

Click here to register for the forum.

November 4, 2019 , 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Horowitz Events Centre, University of Alberta

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Lessons from the History of the Alberta public Health Association

The Alberta Public Health Association is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2018. In recognition of APHA’s important history, we are pleased to present some materials from a research project titled “Public Health Advocacy: Lessons from the History of the Alberta public Health Association, funded by a grant from the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation’s Heritage Preservation Partnership Program awarded to Lindsay McLaren, Kelsey Lucyk, and Frank Stahnisch. 

This larger project started in 2015 and aimed to examine the history of APHA from its 1943 foundation to the present day. We invite you to review our Narrative History, scroll through the List of Past Presidents, and consider the impressive breadth of Historical APHA Resolutions. 

We welcome feedback (including corrections) on these materials. Please send comments to apha.comm@gmail.com.

Best Regards,

Dr. Lindsay McLaren

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