Why Support PHABC?
The Public Health Association of BC has a long history of service to public health interests. It is a voluntary association that focuses on advocacy to protect, promote and improve population health. The Association is a non-profit organization and operates under the Societies Act. It is joined in its mandate to the Canadian Public Health Association and other provincial and territorial branch organizations. This national linkage enables the PHABC to participate in dialogue and act on matters of interest to provincial and national public health. The stability of the PHABC makes it a low risk for funding and granting agencies and demonstrates the viability of the Association to act for the common good over an extended period of time. As a partner in community based advocacy the Association has a membership with a vast range of experience and public health competencies. The Association has considerable experience with coalition building, community development, health informatics, initiat
