UPDATED: Healthy People Healthy Places: Exploring healthy built environs

CONFIRMED FOR JUNE 6, 2014

HEALTHY PEOPLE HEALTHY PLACES 2014:

EXPLORING HEALTHY BUILT ENVIRONMENTS FROM NEW YORK TO VANCOUVER

Join us for an inspirational morning of knowledge sharing and dialogue on planning and designing our communities for greater health and well-being

HEALTHY PEOPLE HEALTHY PLACES PROGRAM

8:00 – 8:30 Delegate check-in

8:30 – 8:40 MC welcome with Dr. John Carsley, Medical Health Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)

8:40 – 8:45 Aboriginal Blessing

8:45 – 9:00 Welcome remarks with Dr. Patricia Daly, Chief Medical Health Officer and Vice President, Public Health, VCH

Presentations (Each presentation will be followed by delegate Q and A)

9:00 – 10:30 The Key Roles of Community and Building Environments in Protecting and Promoting Health with Dr. Karen Lee, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

10:30 – 11:00 Refreshment break and networking

11:00 – 11:30 My Health My Community - preliminary results on health promoting environments with Dr. Jat Sandhu, Regional Director of the Public Health Surveillance Unit, VCH

11:30 – 12:00 The Healthy Built Environment Linkages Toolkit with Matt Herman, Executive Director of the Healthy Living Branch, BC Ministry of Health

12:00 – 12:30 Closing Remarks with Dr. Penny Ballem, City Manager, City of Vancouver