ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION OF CANADA — Quick View

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Reporting period ending: 2021-12-31

Programs and activities:

Ongoing programs:
THE ACTIVITIES OF THE EHFC ARE COORDINATED BY A BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHO COME FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSION, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNMENT, AND INDUSTRY. DURING 2021 OUR TEN (10) MEMBER, VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS GAVE THEIR TIME, EXPERIENCE, AND EXPERTISE TO THE WORK OF THE FOUNDATION THROUGH OUR EXECUTIVE, ADVANCEMENT AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEES BY: PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION ACROSS CANADA. SUPPORTING ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES BY SUPPLYING THEM WITH FOOD SAFETY, DAFE DRINKING WATER AND PROPER MAINTENANCE OF SEPTIC SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. SUPPORTING CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION OF CANADIAN CERTIFIED PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS. SUPPORTING AND RECOGNIZING STUDENT RESEARCH CONDUCTED AT THE FIVE (5) POST SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ACCREDITED BY CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS (CIPHI). PROMOTING AND ISSUING TO OUR PROFESSIONAL BODY THE THREE (3) AWARDS THAT RECOGNIZE AND SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION, AND STUDENT RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH THAT RECOGNIZED THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF DEDICATION, COMMITTMENT, INSPIRATION, AND LEADERSHIP.

New programs:
BEGAN DISCUSSIONS ON THE UPDATING OF THE FOUNDATION'S STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. CONTINUED FUNDRAISING AND REACHED OUR GOAL OF RAISING $30,000 FOR OUR 30TH ANNIVERSARY. THESE FUNDS WILL BE ENDOWED AND USED TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH AID PROJECT(S) IN CANADA AND/OR INTERNATIONALLY, AND FOR A BURSARY TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE CIPHI NATIONAL ANNUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE. DISCUSSED 2022 FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES. PARTNERED WITH A LIKE-MINDED CANADIAN FOUNDATION TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THE BUILDING OF A WATER WELL THAT NOW PROVIDES SAFE DRINKING WATER TO OVER 1,000 FAMILIES IN A POOR NICARAGUAN VILLAGE. EXPLORED SEVERAL FUTURE EDUCATION INITIATIVES INCLUDING CANADIAN BLACK HISTORY MONTH: A PROJECT WITH INDIGENOUS EDUCATORS THROUGH OUTDOOR LEARNING FOR CANADIAN CHILDREN ACROSS CANADA JK TO 8 AND SUMMER CAMPS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR WATER; PROMOTION AND RECOGNITION OF SEPTIC MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS ACROSS CANADA; AND PARTNERING WITH A LIKE-MINDED FOUNDATION TO CREATE AND PROVIDE FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION IN SPANISH FOR DISSEMINATION IN POOR SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES.

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