About UsFounded in 2004, the Urban Public Health Network (UPHN) is a membership-based network of Lead Medical Officers of Health located within urban centres in Canada who work collaboratively and with a collective voice to address public health issues affecting our populations and communities. The Network encompasses approximately 50% of the Canadian population. UPHN is based at the University of Saskatchewan, located in Saskatoon. Several UPHN research teams operate out of this location, with input from scholars and advisers throughout the country. The pan-Canadian UPHN hosts two member meetings per year and facilitates a number of knowledge translation activities with its membership and the wider general public on research regarding public health concerns and solutions within urban and peri-urban contexts. | UPHN Members with CPHO Dr. Theresa Tam Montreal, October 2023 |
Our Statement of Purpose:The UPHN functions as a pan-Canadian fellowship of leading, local medical health officers to exchange and generate knowledge to inform practice-based strategies in addressing key public health issues affecting urban populations. |
Our Values:Collaboration, Expertise on Public Health matters in urban contexts, Shared research interests for action-oriented interventions. |
UPHN Objectives include:
Regular meetings are held twice a year, bringing together UPHN members, local public health experts and researchers. Additional meetings have been held on specific topics such as emergency preparedness and public health research topics. | UPHN Research Group Saskatoon, September 2023 |
The UPHN works with other organizations that have a shared interest in improving population health in Canada, all of whom have an interest in improving the health of the Canadian population. |
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| URBAN PUBLIC HEALTH NETWORK University of Saskatchewan 5D40 Health Sciences 107 Wiggins Road Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5 |
