RMA, AUMA, and the Alberta Policy Coalition for Chronic Disease Prevention (APCCP) are pleased to host a series of educational webinars on using policy to support community health and well-being. Policy topics explored during this series will include smoking and vaping, active travel, healthy eating, and a health-in-all-policies approach.
The first webinar, Smoking and Vaping: Policy options for municipalities, takes place from 2:00 – 3:00 pm on Thursday, February 13, 2020 (click on the link to register). The rates of youth vaping have skyrocketed in recent years and municipalities can help to curb teen vaping by restricting public consumption. A growing number of Alberta municipalities are passing bylaws to make public places smoke-free and vape-free such as parks, public events, and recreation amenities. In this webinar, Action on Smoking and Health will provide municipalities with a number of options, tools, and resources to help reduce public exposure to smoking and vaping.
The second webinar, Health in All Policies: The importance and impact of a health-in-all-policies approach for municipalities, takes place from 2:00 – 3:00 pm on Friday, March 13, 2020 (click on the link to register). Health starts where we live, learn, work, and play. Consequently, municipalities have a very important role to play in supporting citizens’ health and well-being. The Alberta Public Health Association will present on how municipalities can develop and implement a health-in-all-policies approach. This approach integrates and articulates health considerations into policy-making across sectors to improve the health of everyone in the community, and recognizes that health is created by a multitude of factors beyond healthcare. Please join us to learn more about the what, why, and how of the health-in-all-policies approach.
You can also save the date for the next two webinars in the series:
- Active Travel – 2:00 – 3:00 pm on Wednesday, April 8, 2020
- Healthy Eating – 2:00 – 3:00 pm on Friday, May 8, 2020
Keep an on eye on Contact, as the links to registration for these webinars will be sent out in February.
For enquiries, please contact:
Warren Noga
Policy Advisor
warren@RMAlberta.com
Tasha Blumenthal
Director of External Relations & Advocacy
tasha@RMAlberta.com