External Advisory Bodies
External Advisory Bodies
Advisory Council for the National Collaborating Centres for Public Health Contribution (NCCPH) Program
The National Advisory Council for the National Collaborating Centres for Public Health Contribution (NCCPH) Program reviews the work and activities of six National Collaborating Centres (NCCs) and provides expert scientific and policy advice and guidance to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) on the NCCPH Contribution Program.
The NCCPH Contribution Program was created in 2004 to support the use of evidence for better decision-making in public health policies, programs and practices. The NCCs specialize in different priority areas of public health and work independently and collaboratively to build on existing knowledge skills and strengths to improve the use of scientific and other knowledge in order to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of Canada’s public health system. The Centres have national mandates to make useful research available and accessible to public health practitioners, foster linkages among researchers, the public health community and others. They also promote the sharing of knowledge across networks to strengthen public health in Canada.
For more detailed information about the Advisory Council for the NCCPH Contribution Program please refer to the National Collaborating Centres for Public Health website or contact the Secretariat.
Membership
The Advisory Council consists of members with public health expertise in each of the six NCC focus areas and the field of knowledge synthesis and translation. If needed, the Advisory Council may ask PHAC to contract with an expert in a given field to provide advice to the Council in a particular scientific or knowledge synthesis area.
The Chair of the Advisory Council is appointed by the Chief Public Health Officer on the recommendations of the Director General, Office of Public Health Practice. The Chair facilitates the review process, operations and procedures of the Advisory Council, in consultation with the NCCPH Contribution Program Secretariat.
As an agreement of membership, all external advisory body members complete a Confidentiality Agreement (Non-disclosure form).
For more detailed information about the members of the Advisory Council for the NCCPH Contribution Program, please refer to the following:
Meeting Information and Reports
Meetings occur up to four times a year and members are expected to spend a total of ten days a year working on Advisory Council business, including attendance at meetings.
Records of Proceedings are created following each meeting and reflect the Advisory Council’s discussions and recommendations. Any advice provided by the Advisory Council is in the form of recommendations to the Director General, Office of Public Health Practice, and are reached by consensus.
Contact Information
The NCCPH Contribution Program Secretariat provides administrative, substantive and communication support to the Advisory Council.
For any further questions or inquiries please contact the NCCPH Contribution Program Secretariat.
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