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| About Us |
The Canadian Network for Human Health and the Environment covers
broad human health-related environmental issues relating to air, water, soil,
food, climate change and consumer products.
This network is funded by the Safe Environments Programme of Health Canada
(SEP). While its
principal target membership is health-based non-governmental
organizations which have an active interest in environmental impacts on human
health, membership is also open to government policy-makers, researchers and
healthcare professionals.
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| Background: |
In March 2007 SEP convened a workshop to with non-government
organizations as part of a larger initiative of the Safe Environments
Programme of Health Canada to strengthen and formalize relationships
with its stakeholders. The focus of that consultation was to determine the
best ways to engage health NGOs in providing input to the development of
SEP priorities and in providing feedback on specific SEP policies and
initiatives. Arising from that workshop SEP developed a call for proposals to
establish and deliver a Healthy Environments NGO Network. Through MERX,
many organizations responded and we are very pleased that the New
Brunswick Lung Association was awarded the contract.
The network provides a mechanism to increase co-operation between the
Government of Canada and the health NGO sector, increases the
opportunity for dialogue among all stakeholder groups in the network
throughout the entire public policy process, provides an NGO lens for policy
development and reviews conducted by the federal government, and
provides information that is more readily available and accessible in order to
increase the understanding of one another’s broad policy objectives.
The work of the network includes:
- Coordination of knowledge sharing through emails and regular
bulletins
- Opportunities for networking through the website, topic-based
teleconference calls, web
seminars and member surveys that seek
input on priorities.
- A delegate selection process for Government consultation activities.
This will be limited to NGO members only.
Benefits to members:
- Increased access to new and timely information on health and
environment
policy initiatives, ground-breaking research studies,
upcoming conferences, funding and employment opportunities.
- An opportunity to make policy and other priority recommendations to
Health Canada, through our twice-yearly member survey
- Access to web seminars on new research or other topics
recommended
by members
- Contact with a large group of individuals for answers to your
questions, either through email or web bulletin boards.
- An opportunity to attend Health Canada consultations through the
delegate selection process (Canadian NGOs only)
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Notices of Meetings
None scheduled
Minutes/ Summaries of Meetings
None available yet
Member Surveys
Under development
Terms of Reference for the Canadian Network for Human Health and the Environment
Vision
Health organizations in Canada empowered to take action on the interrelated issues of environment and human health:
- to improve policy,
- to increase engagement of the citizens they represent, and
- to better integrate research with policy, educational, and health
promotion/healthcare goals
Mission
“To provide a network for Canadian-based organizations interested in human health and the environment as a determinant of health, through knowledge exchange, networking and consultation.” Principles The Canadian Network for Human Health and the Environment will:
- Be transparent in its operations
- Be inclusive in its membership with respect to Canadian geography, languages, cultures, ages, genders, and area of health specialization
- Act as facilitator for the work of it members
- Not take advocacy positions
Goal
To deliver a national network for health organizations interested in environmental health issues which:
- Increases the capacity of members to take action on environmental health issues
- Provides mechanisms for members to express their needs, exchange knowledge, gain credible information and best-practices and discuss Network business
- Collaborates with other networks or groups with similar goals
- Provides an credible and reliable resource for governmental agencies for information exchange and consultation
Membership
Membership is open to any member of an NGO, academic institution, health professional institution or government department that has a primary focus on human health and which as also concerned with the environment as a determinant of health. Certain aspects of the network will have opportunities only for NGOs. For example, the delegate selection process, where government agencies specifically request NGO stakeholders for consultations.
Advisors to CNHHE
From time to time the Coordinator of the Network will have need for specific advice and feedback on policy or other issues relating to the work of the CNHHE. To meet this need, the Coordinator will maintain a list of Advisors who can be accessed for assistance. The Coordinator will strive to have a diversity of representation (geographic, ethnic, interest focus, gender, organizational) within the list of Advisors. Consultation of Advisors will be issue-triggered.
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