BOARD CHAIR: A LETTER Cathy Daminato, BSc, MBA Chair – Board of Directors 2022-23 was a year of forward-thinking for our Foundation. Our staff and board worked through a lengthy strategic planning process, culminating with a comprehensive, inspired three-year strategic plan which will further guide us toward our vision and mission. This exciting process invigorated our team to refocus our commitment to health equity and population health as we move into our next 昀椀scal year. As our province continues to learn the effects of COVID-19, we made important investments to continue recovery efforts throughout the province. We invested in projects led by evidence-based 昀椀ndings that are informing, and will continue to inform, programs and policy throughout British Columbia. From surveying the societal consequences on our youth, to investing in novel research studies around vaccine hesitancy or vaccine effectiveness, we have remained nimble in investment and dedicated to helping to prepare for future pandemics and large- scale public health crises. Our hard work is ampli昀椀ed due to strong partnerships throughout the province, particularly with the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) and Ministry of Health. The Ministry of Health’s large investment in public health in 2021 continues to enable us to advance our pandemic recovery work by addressing societal consequences, strengthening the public health sector, and building resilient communities as we prepare for emerging threats. In addition, this past year, we formed new strategic relationships with health authorities across BC, and deepened those that were existing, in order to advance critical regional and community-level public health work. 4 2022-23 ANNUAL REPORT