Steering Committee 2009-2010:
Sheila Cole (Co-Chair), Environmental Health Association of Nova Scotia, NS
Anne Ferncase (Co-Chair), Cedar Cottage Community Garden, BC
David Daughton, Eastern Co-operative Health Organization, PEI
Jim Elliott, The Gaia Group, SK
Lorna Heidenheim, Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition, ON
Sandra Madray, Chemical Sensitivities Manitoba, MB
David J. Parker, Vegetarians of Alberta Association, AB
Rohini Peris, Environmental Health Association of Québec, QC
Caucus Coordinator:
Sarah Heiberg
Tel.: (514) 833-9810
Fax: (613) 728-2963
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Mandate
The Health Caucus envisions an era of personal and planetary health for all peoples, with enough good food, fertile earth, pure water, uncontaminated air, and uncompromised genetic and cultural heritage for universal well-being.
The Health Caucus will act to address the range of environmental and related elements that influence the health and well-being of Canadian communities, our global neighbours, and Mother Earth. We will promote awareness of the complex relationships that affect ecosystem and population health. Our work will be rooted in respect for Creation.
Consultations
In Progress: view current consultations in which caucus members are participating.
Closed: view past consultations in which caucus members have participated.
* Please note that ENGO Reports related to consultations can be found on these consultations webpages.
Workplan
Annual Report
Projects and Activities
RCEN-SEP Consultation on Stakeholder Engagement
The RCEN in cooperation with Health Canada coordinated a Consultation and ENGO Position Paper on Stakeholder Engagement within Health Canada’s Safe Environments Programme (SEP). The consultation took place in Ottawa on 16 January 2007, and this consolidated ENGO report on the outcomes provides input on SEP priorities and gives feedback on specific policies and initiatives in the SEP program areas.
Fourth World Urban Forum
The World Urban Forum (WUF) was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanisation and its impact on communities, cities, economies and policies. Since the third WUF in 2006, the world population has shifted from being in majority rural to a majority urban.
Recognizing the success of the RCEN Health Caucus at the third WUF, the caucus was selected to host a networking event at the Fourth WUF which took place November 3-6 2008 in Nanjing, China. For more information on the WUF4, visit the official WUF4 website. In addition to hosting a Networking Event, entitled ‘A Culture of Sustainability: Multi-Stakeholder Process’ and morning NGO sessions, Arciris Garay-Arevalo was chosen to be part of the official Canadian delegation to WUF4 and the small delegation of Health Caucus members took part in multiple conferences, many of which are discussed in the reports found below.
Third World Urban Forum
The WUF3 Secretariat (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) and Environment Canada sponsored 18 ENGOs to participate in the third World Urban Forum (WUF3) that took place from June 19 to 23, 2006 in Vancouver, BC. For more information on the WUF3, visit the WUF3 website. In addition to participating fully in the many activities and events scheduled during the week, these delegates also organized several RCEN events at WUF3:
Documents
Research Papers:
A Toolkit on Ecological Lifestyles and Preventive Medicine
Related Links
* Please note that the RCEN is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Archives
Canadian Health Protection Act – March 2004
Comment on Environment Canada's Environmental Leaders Initiative
- A Discussion Paper from member organizations of the RCEN Toxics Caucus of the Canadian Environmental Network -
September 19, 2001
Health Caucus Steering Committee Meeting at the RCEN 2006 Annual Conference on the Environment: Agriculture and the Environment
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