Staff Development
The purpose of the WRHA PPH Staff Development Working Group is to support collective workforce cohesion, program identity, and shared values, and support learning opportunities and capacity building. For more information about the PPH Staff Development Working Group see the group's Terms of Reference.
The PPH Staff Development Working Group has proposed a plan for the 2019/20 PPH staff development season – review the plan here: PPH Staff Development 2019/20 Plan
Past PPH Staff Development Sessions
| Overview 2018/19 | PPH Staff Development 2018-19 PlanSummary Report: PPH Staff Development 2018/19 |
| June 12 & 13, 2019 8:30 – 12:00 pm | PPH Staff Development ½ day sessionTowards New Ways of Working Together Presentations: Population and Public Health Update Ways of Knowing and Working TogetherVideos: What causes addiction? Two-eyed Seeing: Poet Laureate Rebecca Thomas presents at Halifax Regional Council, 2016 |
| October 2018 | Feedback from Staff June Session & Team Discussions 2017/18 |
| June 12 & 13 2018 8:30am – 12 noon | Working Towards Reconcilliation Main room slide set |
| February / March 2018 | Acknowledging Truths Reading: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous PeoplesDiscussion Guide |
| September/ October 2017 | Reading – Let's Talk: Racism and Health Equity (NCCDH, 2017) Slides and discussion questions found here |
| June 2017 | The 2017 Staff Development Say sessions were held on June 13 and 14 on the topic of Shifting our Public Health Lens: Integrating Trauma Informed Concepts. Presentations and handouts from the session are available for review:Agenda & Speaker BiographiesDr. Mariette Chartier: What does MB's population based data tell us? – slides Alana Maertins: Breaking the Silence: Trauma-informed care – slides Trauma Informed Practice handout & discussion questions Self-care handout |
| March 2017 | Standing Team Agenda: WRHA Harm Reduction Position Statement |
| January 12th or 17th, 2017 9 to 10:30am | Webinar: Community Development“Putting Community in the Driver’s Seat” |
| December 2016 | Standing Team Agenda: Cultural Safety Reading Discussion Guide Handout |
| November 2016 | Standing Team Agenda: Understanding Neglect in First Nations Families. NCCAH (2013). Discussion Guide Handout |
| October 13th or 18th, 2016 9 to 10:30am | Webinar: Closing the Gaps in Indigenous Health |
| July 2016 | Standing Team Agenda Discussion Topic: “Let’s Talk…Advocacy and Health Equity“ |
| June 2016 | The 2016 Staff Development Day sessions were held on June 21 and June 23, 2016 on the topic of Anti-Racism in Indigenous Health. Presentations from the sessions are available for review:Welcome & closing – slidesDr. Marcia Anderson DeCoteau: Levels of Racism – slidesThe Mothering Project: Leading with Kindness: An approach to anti-racist health care – slidesDr. Ian Whetter: Reflections on White Privilege and White Fragility – slides |
| May 2016 | Standing Team Agenda Discussion Topic: “Let’s Talk…Universal and Targeted Approaches to Health Equity“ |
| April, 2016 | Webinar: Community Development and Public Health – slides |
| March 2016 | Standing Team Agenda Discussion Topic: “Let’s Talk…Moving Upstream“ |
| January 2016 | Standing Team Agenda Discussion Topic: “Let’s Talk…Populations and the Power of Language“ |
| December 2015 | Webinar: Indigenous Health Promotion – slides |
| November 2015 | Standing Team Agenda Discussion Topic: “Let’s Talk…Public Health Roles for Improving Health Equity“ |
| October 2015 | Standing Team Agenda Discussion Topic: “Let’s Talk…Health Equity“ |
| September 2015 | Webinar: Healthy Built Environments – Listen to the audio file while scrolling through the slides – Healthy Built Environments – slides– Healthy Built Environments – audio |
PPH Staff Development – 2014 Session
The 2014 Staff Development Day sessions were dedicated to conversations about health equity and the work of our program in the WRHA. Scroll through the slides as you can watch the video to hear and see the presentation made in September 2014.
– Building Population and Public Health’s Health Equity Plan – presentation slides
– Building Population and Public Health’s Health Equity Plan – presentation video
– Health for All: Building Winnipeg’s Health Equity Action Plan
– WRHA’s Health Equity webpage
PPH Staff Development – 2013 Session Presentations
– Workplace Wellness Ergonomics and Taking Care of Your Darn Self