Community Liaison Committee: National Microbiology Laboratory 

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About the committee

The Community Liaison Committee is a forum to create and maintain an atmosphere of public trust, confidence and cooperation between the Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health and the surrounding local Winnipeg community.

The Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health is home to the:

The federal ministers of health and agriculture established the committee in 2000 to provide ongoing opportunity for discussion and sharing of information between the community and the Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health.

The committee is composed of local community members and representatives from the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

The objectives of the committee are to:

The committee meets quarterly with management representatives from the laboratories to:

Members host public meetings and publish periodic community reports, as well as share information about the committee with their networks to connect with the public.

Other high containment laboratories around the world have emulated this community relations model as a best practice, including the establishment of a community liaison committee.

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Member representation

The committee consists of 12 to 18 volunteer members who represent a wide range of expertise and perspectives, including:

Current members

Contact the committee

The committee's goal is to ensure the community's interests are represented effectively through open communication. Share your thoughts or concerns by emailing us at communityliaisoncommittee-comitedeliaisoncommunautaire@phac-aspc.gc.ca .

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