Pacific Public Health Foundation Annual Report 2023-2024

2023-2024 Annual Report

Contents Letter from our Board Chair .............................................................................................................3 Letter from our CEO ............................................................................................................................4 In Memoriam ..........................................................................................................................................5 Our Campaigns .....................................................................................................................................6 Working Upstream to Create Long-Lasting, Proactive Solutions ....................................8 Societal Consequences of the Pandemic .................................................................................10 Donor Spotlight .................................................................................................................................12 Partner Spotlight ...............................................................................................................................13 Thank You to Our Donors .............................................................................................................14 Thank You to Our Partners ............................................................................................................15 Financials ..............................................................................................................................................16 Celebrating Our Rebrand ...............................................................................................................17 Thank You to Our Board of Directors and Advisors .............................................................18 Education Resources ........................................................................................................................19 Land Acknowledgment We acknowledge and show gratitude that we are able to work and live on the traditional and unceded ̓ lands of the xʷməθkʷəyəm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lo and SəÌílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and that our work humbly extends to all First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples across what we call British Columbia. We make our commitment to continue on our path of learning and reconciliation and, where welcomed to do so, to work with communities to support undoing inequities that have harmed and continue to harm Indigenous Peoples across the stolen and colonized lands of Turtle Island, or what we now call Canada. 2 Paci昀椀c Public Health Foundation

Letter from our Board Chair This year, I had the honour of becoming the Chair Although our of our Foundation, and I am proud of the direction organization is small, we are taking as an organization as we continue we are making a very to grow and make an impact in all corners of our big impact on public province. health. Throughout By grounding our work in partnerships and the year, we worked on a momentous branding collaboration, we continued our growth by project that led to a new name — Paci昀椀c Public increasing partnerships and funding across the Health Foundation — that better captures who province. Our valued partners span all areas we are and what we do with and in support of of public health, ensuring we stay agile and our partners across BC. We continue to leverage responsive to community needs where, how, and our momentum to tackle the most signi昀椀cant when they need it most. health crises BC is facing while focusing on collaboration, equity, and innovative, purpose- We selected and pursued equity-driven initiatives driven programming. that reduce harms, promote health, and maximize None of this work would be possible without the public health impact. The toxic drug poisoning dedicated support of our donors and partners. crisis and the unintended consequences of the Because of you, we are able to fund projects and pandemic continue to be public health areas implement critical public health activities that of priority. We launched vital campaigns this have an immediate and measurable impact on year addressing these priorities, with projects communities across our province. We thank you demonstrating tangible results and long-term for your trust in our work and dedication to our impact on public health. We also continued cause as we pursue our vision of a healthier, safer, promoting proactive population health strategies and more equitable future for all. that employ an upstream mindset to prevent illness and injury before they occur. Douglas Nelson, Board Chair 3 Annual Report 2023-2024

Letter from our CEO As the health landscape in BC changes, so too We continue to does our work. Beginning early in the year, build and strengthen we began a project that saw us launch a new partnerships to support brand and a new name in January 2024. While BC’s broad public we remain the same organization with the health community of same commitments to public health in every practice with a shared corner of our beautiful province, our new name interest of improved distinguishes us as BC’s premier public health population health outcomes. While collaborating charity and provides clarity in who we are and with the British Columbia Centre for Disease what we do. Being recognized as an independent Control (BCCDC) and other trusted partners, organization working through critical partnerships such as the Ministry of Health and Michael Smith across the sector puts us in a better position to Health Research BC, we expanded our reach by advance public health in BC. We’re very proud securing new partnerships with organizations of what we accomplished with our rebrand and like Northern Health, and new donors such as TD what it will enable us to do moving forward as Bank Group, learn more on pages 12 and 13. we undertake the next few years of our strategic The Foundation continues to grow, as we plan. I encourage you to 昀氀ip to page 17 to learn welcomed a new member to the board and new more about the new brand and the thoughtful elements that make it unique. colleagues to the of昀椀ce. This growth improves our capacity to advance public health as a cause. This past year we moved into pandemic recovery, Going beyond bringing new investments to the which includes youth mental health, Indigenous sector and funding critical projects, we also health, Rights, and Truth and Reconciliation, and implemented education, knowledge translation, the climate crisis, while continuing our strong and advocacy projects that truly improve focus on addressing the toxic drug poisoning understanding of what public health is and why it crisis. Our work is intersectoral and common matters — we are particularly proud of our unique, themes cross everything we do. We must two-pronged approach. Grounding our solutions- understand these intersections and undertake focused work in equity, social-justice, anti-racism, work that centres populations who experience Truth and Reconciliation, partnerships, and inequities due to systemic barriers. To that end, advancing public health, we ensure that our work we launched two fundraising campaigns that are is impactful to communities across BC. built upon the current crises facing our province, Thank you to all our donors, partners, advisors, while remaining nimble, responsive, and 昀氀exible and board members who support us as we to the needs of public health, Your Health, Our continue to improve public health in BC. Thank Commitment and Together We Act. You can learn you as well to Foundation staff who drive more about these important campaigns on pages our purpose and vision. We appreciate your 6-7 of this report. dedication, positivity, and passion as we make transformational change for public health in BC. Kristy Kerr, BSc, MPH-HP CEO 4 Paci昀椀c Public Health Foundation

In Memoriam It is with a heavy heart that we said goodbye to a “Cathy was a joy to dear colleague and friend, Cathy Daminato. Cathy work with. She always passed away in February 2024 after a courageous supported me, listened, battle with cancer. and offered to help where Cathy joined the Foundation as a Board Director she could. She was always in 2017, and became Chair in 2019, serving the open-minded even with Cathy Daminato organization faithfully through the pandemic my wildest ideas, and such and other critical priorities. Never one to shy a great sounding board. With a small team and away from hard work, Cathy led the Board and managing a very heavy load during the pandemic, supported the leadership team with kindness, Cathy was a strong leader, friend, and advisor, compassion, strength, and vision. always there if and when I needed her. I miss her leadership, her humour, her friendship, and her During her tenure, we accomplished many things. compassion every day.” — Kristy Kerr, CEO She would likely say her proudest moment was our Cathy had a full and rich life. Retiring and moving successful partnership with the Ministry of Health, to Osoyoos brought her much joy, and she was that led to a signi昀椀cant investment into COVID-19 always talking about her family and was so response and recovery efforts, and solidi昀椀ed our excited to become a grandmother, often sharing reputation as the go-to public health charity for BC. stories and photos that re昀氀ected her love and Cathy’s career and expertise spanned decades pride. in fundraising and leadership roles at Douglas She took up art in her retirement and enjoyed College, BCIT, the Royal Columbian Hospital sharing photos of her work, oftentimes with a Foundation, and Simon Fraser University. In wry quip about her skills. She also loved to share 2003, she became the 昀椀rst Vice-President of Advancement and Alumni Engagement at Simon stories of gol昀椀ng and taking the boat out on the Fraser University, tripling the fundraising activity, lake with her husband, Paul. building endowments, and raising signi昀椀cant “We are profoundly saddened by this loss. funds for key capital projects. Cathy earned a BSc Cathy’s absence is deeply felt by all, and we are in Life Sciences and an MBA, and held various eternally grateful for her service, dedication, and volunteer and board roles during her career. She commitment to the Foundation over the years. We was awarded the Association of Fundraising miss her around the Board table and her legacy Professional’s Giving Hearts Lifetime Achievement lives on.” — Douglas Nelson, Board Chair Award in November 2014 and was a 昀椀nalist for a Even after her dif昀椀cult diagnosis, Cathy always Woman of Distinction Award in the Non-Pro昀椀t and wanted to hear how we were doing, and what Public Service category in 2007. progress the Foundation was making. It was clear Cathy retired from her many years of service in she remained very proud of her contributions to 2016, and we were so lucky to gain her expertise our impact. Cathy touched many peoples’ lives at a time when the Foundation was launching and she is greatly missed, and we will ourselves into the new world of fundraising for never forget her commitment to the public health. Cathy believed in our purpose and Foundation, to public health, vision, and it fueled us to take a transformational and to this province. approach to philanthropy every day. 5 Annual Report 2023-2024

Our Campaigns Together We Act Unintentional drug overdoses have caused more Together We Act is a public health campaign than 15,000 deaths since being declared a public created to educate and advocate for solutions health emergency in BC in April 2016. This crisis is to the toxic drug poisoning crisis, and to fund having a tragic impact on people facing inequities projects and initiatives that take action through and injustices due to systemic barriers including innovative solutions, 昀氀exible and bold policies, and oppression, harmful drug policies, prohibition, collaboration across communities, governments, and misinformation. We know that people are and healthcare. losing their lives, every day, and we need this to end. We are dedicated to action on the toxic drug poisoning crisis — before more lives are lost. Project Spotlight: Wastewater Testing for Unregulated Drugs The Foundation is currently fundraising for an initiative that is harnessing wastewater testing for unregulated substances. Testing wastewater for trends in unregulated drug use, like fentanyl, may help provide a crucial new tool to combat the toxic drug poisoning crisis. With anonymous, population-level data, the testing will be used to arm our decision-makers with invaluable information that will help to create healthier public policies, ensure programs and policies keep pace with the changing needs and landscape of this emergency, and provide evidence to help understand the potential for new community-based safer supply models. A scientist studies samples through a microscope in a lab This work is being led by Dr Alexis Crabtree, Medical Lead of Harm Reduction and Substance “This project supports an equity-driven approach Use Services at BCCDC, and Dr Natalie to collecting and using sensitive data, which Prystajecky, Program Head for the Environmental ultimately can in昀氀uence critical health policies Microbiology Program at the BCCDC Public to advance life-saving solutions. And the scope Health Laboratory. The goal of this testing will of this population-level data is not available be for communities to be advised of the presence elsewhere, making it a real game changer for our of life-threatening substances before they can partners across the province.” — Dr Prystajecky cause fatal harm. and Dr Crabtree, BCCDC 6 Paci昀椀c Public Health Foundation

Your Health, Our Commitment The pandemic severely worsened existing Your Health, Our Commitment is about our inequities for people already made vulnerable due commitment to proactive population health to systemic barriers and determinants of health initiatives for people across British Columbia. such as poverty, colonialism, and criminalization. Through this campaign, we hope to strengthen It exposed the gaps, but it also showed us the the public health system so that it will be better opportunity to reinforce a well-funded, proactive, equipped and able to respond to current and preventative public health system, and to prioritize emerging threats to our health, keep people safe, and strengthen that system so that we can provide promote positive well-being, advance equity, and better public health solutions, and demonstrate foster healthier communities. why public health matters for the well-being of everyone. Project Spotlight: Test, Link, Call Test, Link, Call is an innovative project our Foundation has been supporting for a number of years. It is led by Dr So昀椀a Bartlett, Interim Scienti昀椀c Director Clinical, Prevention Services at the BCCDC. This initiative supports people with chronic hepatitis B and C, HIV, and syphilis by increasing their access to health and social services. It focuses on support for equity- deserving populations, including people who experience criminalization, stigma, racism, or other determinants of health. As inequities are increasingly driven by digital Pictured here are Trey Helten and Smokey-Devil, local determinants of health, for people without access graf昀椀ti artists, and some of the team members including Dr So昀椀a Bartlett, and Pam Young from Unlocking the Gates. to the internet or a phone, healthcare and other social services have become even more dif昀椀cult to access. This program provides participants with Test, Link, Call’s success to date has proven a cell phone and a six-month plan, and support it has the potential to change the current from peers with lived experience. According to trajectory of these diseases and recent data, the program is currently operating begin to reverse years of chronic with over 90% of participants with HCV enrolled underinvestment in care in treatment, which is more than twice as high as and treatment. rates usually achieved in this population. Not only has Test, Link, Call increased the “I think it’s big what you are doing by uptake of dedicated care and treatment for the o昀昀ering that device because populations served, it also saves money for the it shows that a) you care and healthcare system, by testing and treating people b) that there is a treatment out before they require hospitalization. Dr Bartlett there that is clearly close to 100% estimates a savings of $5,961 per participant, e昀昀ective. It gives people inspiration compared to the program cost of just over to follow through with it. It’s a two-way $1,000 per participant. street right? You trust us by giving these phones out before we begin the treatment.” 7 Annual Report 2023-2024 — Test, Link, Call Participant

Working Upstream to Create Long-Lasting, Proactive Solutions environments that foster good health, and What if we could prevent illnesses and importantly, addressing social injustice, inequities, injuries before they occur? and the determinants of health. That perspective on public health solutions is From building trust with Indigenous Peoples, to “working upstream,” preventing health problems addressing the negative impacts of the climate from occurring at the source. Upstream has crisis on equity-deserving populations, and making become a key analogy for how we must think our roads safer, thinking upstream is fundamental about health. It encourages a focus on prevention, to our work. Find out more at Working Upstream. health promotion, protecting people, creating Cycling Safe Passing Fall Prevention Distance Study We funded a project in the Northern Health With more cyclists on the roads in BC since the region that is taking an upstream approach pandemic, we partnered with the Ministry of to preventing serious injuries in seniors. This Health and Provincial Health Services Authority project is studying the impact COVID-19 had on a project, conducted by the University of on fall risks for seniors and fall prevention British Columbia, BCCDC, Australia’s Monash measures in rural and remote communities. University, and Fraser Health Authority, to make Working with seniors, elders, health the roads in our province safer for both cyclists authority, and community leaders, this and drivers. This project seeks to establish, for information will help to create the Healthy Aging in the North Strategy and Action Plan the 昀椀rst time, the average passing distance when vehicles pass cyclists. and help provide more regional programming This initiative is taking an upstream approach to support senior fall prevention. by researching driving and cycling habits to potentially prevent accidents in the future, and is already informing legislation.. 8 Paci昀椀c Public Health Foundation

Members of the Chee Mamuk team assemble Kloshe Nanitch medicine bundles Kloshe Nanitch Supporting Indigenous-led health initiatives The act of reaching out to Indigenous is a core priority for the Foundation and a key communities with bundles of support, hope and responsibility within the public health sector. healing is a small step in our work towards Truth One of our current funding priorities is the and Reconciliation. The historical and ongoing Kloshe Nanitch medicine bundles, a thoughtful colonization and oppression of Indigenous project which demonstrates how we can work Peoples has created a pervasive lack of trust in upstream to build trust and forge new ways of government and related institutions, including working collaboratively to eradicate the harms of public health. It has created ongoing health colonialism and structural racism. This project is and socioeconomic disparities, poorer health led by communities who collaborate with Chee outcomes, and extensive inequities. Building that Mamuk, the Indigenous-led, self-determining trust and addressing these inequities program within the BCCDC. will require hard work and Kloshe Nanitch means “take care” in Chinook collaboration with Indigenous Jargon, used as a trade language between First communities, with a focus Nations, Métis, Inuit, and early settlers and on thoughtful public traders. This is precisely what these bundles health initiatives strive to do. They take care of health and rooted in wellness needs in Indigenous communities respect. throughout the province. Because gifting is such an important way to show respect in many “When we think and act upstream, Indigenous cultures, these bundles build trust we create a healthier and safer world. and reciprocity. Small or big, upstream solutions must become the way of our future.” — Kristy Kerr, CEO, Paci昀椀c Public Health Foundation 9 Annual Report 2023-2024

Societal Consequences of the Pandemic Supporting Population Health Surveys Since 2020, our generous donors have funded SPEAK 1 and 2, SPEAK 3 is providing important the vital British Columbia Surveys on Population information about how British Columbians Experiences, Action, and Knowledge (SPEAK). experienced the pandemic and how those The aim of this series of surveys is to better experiences changed over time, ensuring that understand British Columbians’ general health inequities and unintended societal consequences status and well-being. Round three of SPEAK had are addressed, and the overall health and well- close to 90,000 people sharing their thoughts being of the population is improved. and experiences. Combined with the data from Investing in Youth Mental Health Growing evidence of the unintended consequences “We’re very grateful to Paci昀椀c Public Health of the last few years is showing damaging Foundation for this opportunity because we think effects on youth mental health, and data from there is a window here for that burning platform BC’s SPEAK surveys shone a light on the fact that really sees a shift for child and youth mental that youth mental health deteriorated during the health. And not just to focus on once the damage pandemic. is done, but what are we doing to protect children? Upfront, upstream, and create conditions that lead This evidence prompted us to partner with the them to ful昀椀ll their potential.” — Shannon Turner, Ministry of Health, Vancouver Coastal Health Executive Director, PHABC and the Public Health Association of BC to collaborate on solutions. We funded a project Supporting Youth Mental Health and that included a provincial Best Brains Exchange Substance Use Intervention forum, as well as regional discussions throughout We partnered with Vancouver Island Health BC. This important conversation brought many Authority (Island Health) on a project that voices together, including BC’s regional health improves access to mental health and substance authorities, medical health of昀椀cers, and of course, use supports for youth. This project allows Island and perhaps most importantly, youth. Health school districts to provide evidence-based Grounding our work in a population mental programming to middle-school aged students wellness approach, directing adequate resources deemed at risk for mental health and/or substance to support research and evaluation, joining use issues. Quali昀椀ed programs that promote forces with the education sector, addressing mental health and substance use intervention mental health for equity-deserving groups, and techniques will be implemented in various school collaborating with Indigenous communities are just districts throughout the Island Health region, a few recommendations that came out of the Best supporting students to access the tools they need Brains Exchange forum. to cope with the challenges they face in these important years of development. 10 Paci昀椀c Public Health Foundation

Mural created at the Climate Change and Health Community Climate Crisis Gathering by Drawing Change (@drawing_change) January 2024, Nanaimo, BC. The climate crisis is a public health priority, “This event is the 昀椀rst step and the with immense population health impacts. While foundation for the next 10 to 15 years of complex — and the scale and scope make it an work in our new Healthy Environments and overwhelmingly daunting task to address — we climate change programs, and we wanted to must. start building it on the input of communities The Foundation actively engages in conversations in the region we serve.” with our partners in regions across BC to — Dr Réka Gustafson, Vice President of better understand community needs and local Population and Public Health and adaptations to the climate crisis. Through these conversations, we are shaping how to improve Chief Medical Health O昀케cer, Island response, support, and investments in this critical from “Making connections for climate Health area. action: recapping the Climate Change and Health Community Gathering, May 10, 2024” One of these conversations led us to partner with Island Health and fund the Climate Change and Health Community Gathering, in Snuneymuxw Territory (Nanaimo) in January 2024. This gathering included climate experts, Indigenous Elders, and community members, who came together to share knowledge, strengthen existing “Involving youth is vital partnerships, and form new ones, and produced in this — because youth will be recommendations that will be included in the new Island Health Healthy Environment Programs in the next stewards of the land.” Population and Public Health. This will ensure that — Elder Geraldine Manson, in the future, climate change considerations will Snuneymuxw First Nation, be included in community planning and from “Making connections for climate action: design processes. recapping the Climate Change and Health Community Gathering, May 10, 2024” 1111 Annual Report 2023-2024

Donor Spotlight TD Bank Group — Supporting Work that is Driving Change TD Bank Group (TD) joined our community of “ Test, Link, Call aims to reach equity-deserving supporters recently and we are thrilled to work populations in need of care that meets their with them as a like-minded organization that needs and bridges gaps in healthcare while recognizes the importance of funding upstream promoting a more inclusive approach to public health solutions. TD has generously committed health. We’re working to provide supportive to supporting Test, Link, Call, featured on page 7, and non-judgmental care that addresses both with a donation of $200,000 over 2 years! structural and interpersonal barriers to care and acknowledges outcomes ‘beyond cure’ “ TD is proud to support Paci昀椀c Public Health by treating the person, not just the disease. Foundation and Dr Bartlett’s efforts to bring Thank you, TD, for your support and steadfast awareness, screening, testing, and personalized commitment to investing in our communities.” care for people from vulnerable communities — Dr So昀椀a Bartlett who are living with sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections. Through the Better Health driver of our corporate citizenship platform, the TD Ready Commitment, we aspire to support projects and initiatives like Test, Link, Call that work to provide access to tools, programs, and services that help underserved communities access the care they need.” — Richard Lennon, Manager, Sustainability and Corporate Citizenship, TD Bank Group Members of the Foundation’s Fundraising and Marketing teams are pictured with Richard Lennon, National Granting Manager, Better Health I Sustainability and Corporate Citizenship, TD Bank Group (middle left) and Dr So昀椀a Bartlett, Scienti昀椀c Director (Interim), Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC (middle right). Mural credit: Quw’ustun’ (Cowichan) artist Charlene Johnny, as seen in the BCCDC building lobby, Vancouver, BC 12 Paci昀椀c Public Health Foundation

Partner Spotlight Northern Health Food Action Authority Rural, Remote, and Indigenous (RRI) communities in northern BC have been impacted in many unique Northern Health Authority (Northern Health) is one ways by the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, of our many valued partners. At the Foundation, and climate-related events. During the pandemic, it we believe in fostering youth mental health and became clear that RRI communities are vulnerable working toward Truth and Reconciliation — two to food insecurity. Northern Health collaborated important priorities shared in the Northern Health with the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) region. to create the Rural, Remote, and Indigenous Food Action Grant. This grant was developed to support Food and Nutrition community food action across northern BC with the goal of promoting food security and Indigenous Literacy food sovereignty within the region, and to support sustainable, long-term food-based projects in RRI communities. Our Foundation helped bolster We were privileged to partner with our friends this program by adding to their funding, allowing at Northern Health to support the creation of Northern Health to support even more important an evidence-informed nutrition curriculum tool food action initiatives in their region. for high school educators that supports positive In 2023, nine programs, with impact in at least and culturally-inclusive approaches to nutrition 18 Indigenous communities, were supported with education. The new curriculum tool also protects RRI Food Action Grants. For example, both the against risk factors for disordered eating among Saik’uz First Nation and Tea Creek, an Indigenous- youth by discouraging the promotion of unsafe led, culturally safe, land-based Indigenous food dieting behaviours. This work is supporting sovereignty and trades training educators in the Northern Health region by initiative, received funding providing quality, safe, and positive food and to support the purchase nutrition education approaches for youth. of farming machinery. “We’re incredibly grateful to Paci昀椀c Public Health Foundation for supporting programs in the Northern Health region that have an immediate and lasting impact on the health of the many diverse communities that we serve. We have already accomplished great things together with our aligned goals of Truth and Reconciliation, fostering youth mental health, and addressing the consequences of the climate crisis, and look forward to further collaboration on programs that will advance equity and improve well-being for all those who live in Northern BC.” — Dr Jong Kim, Chief Medical Health O昀케cer, Northern Health 13

Thank You to our Donors Thank you to all our donors who have provided crucial support to our Foundation. Your compassion and commitment to the well-being of people across BC is the driving force behind the many positive changes we are seeing across the spectrum of public health. We hope you are proud of your investment in building and strengthening the many crucial initiatives you have read about here. Your support is changing and saving lives today, while paving the way for improved health and wellness for the generations to come. We are so grateful to all of you for your commitment to our cause. Our Donors Visionaries Allies Friends < $1,000 Kristy Kerr $250,000 - $1,000,000 $10,000 - $50,000 Kim Acedo Danielle Kimmerly BC Centre for Disease BC Alliance for Healthy John Andru Natasha Krotez Control Living Society John Boggiss Rowena Lunn Changemakers BC Injury Research and Lesli Boldt Madison Mackenzie $100,000 - $250,000 Prevention Unit Jessica Chenery Alison Maclennan Island Health TB Vets Charitable Foundation Geoffrey Chum Jennifer Merri昀椀eld TD Bank Group Ambassadors Melanie Cotiangco Nadine Nickull Leaders $1,000 - $10,000 Georgine Cua Hala Nugent $50,000 - $100,000 Leith Wheeler Danielle D Sa Justin Parks AbbVie Canada Corp. Investment Counsel Nicolas Dufort Tracy Penner Gilead Sciences Mathisen Family Private Thanyathip Erawat Jat Sandhu Canada Inc. Foundation Kristi Ferguson Judy Sturm The Medical Cannabis Lai K Fung Proud Zebra Dispensary, Vancouver Mitchell Dispensary Society Dr Judith Hall Tourangeau Douglas Nelson Carol Harrison Ann True Bruce Harwood Frank Turley International Network on WZ “I recently Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users Carmen Wiseman decided to Arif Kassam Jason Wong become a monthly Wendy Kebwaro Matthew Wright donor to the Foundation after years of giving We acknowledge and appreciate all those who donated anonymously. occasionally. I believe it’s important for us to be looking at long-term, proactive solutions to some of our most pressing health needs, and this is an organization that truly gets behind that aim.” — Melanie, Monthly Donor and Long-Time Supporter since 2019 Paci昀椀c Public Health Foundation

Thank You to Our Partners Thank you to our partners, who continue to provide crucial support to our Foundation. Your advice, collaboration, and shared commitment make it possible for us to develop programs and projects grounded in the most signi昀椀cant public health priorities facing our province. “As an avid table tennis player, I thought it would be fun to challenge my colleagues on Giving Tuesday to try to beat me at a game or match to raise some money. The BCCDC works with Paci昀椀c Public Health Foundation on some of the most important public health issues in BC, so raising money to support them was an easy decision to make. Some of my colleagues even got in on the fun and generously matched my donation. Kristy Kerr, the Foundation’s CEO, also matched what we raised, and in total we donated $2,440 in support of the Kloshe Nanitch medicine bundles project. I played 10 matches made up of 22 games and only lost three. We had fun and got some exercise. What a success!” — Dr Jat Sandhu, Chief Strategy Of昀椀cer, BCCDC A Special Thanks to some of our Key Partners Please visit our website for a full list of our partners. 1515 Annual Report 2023-2024

Financials This year we proudly invested over $1.1M into We also added new members to our team, and public health initiatives and actioned 32 projects, as we grow, so too does our reach and ability some of which you can read about in this to advance equity, community resiliency, and report. We conducted a massive organizational measurable population health outcomes. rebrand, and launched new campaigns and fundraising projects. Statement of Financial Statement of Operations Position 2022/23 2023/24 2022/23 2023/24 Total Revenue $1,169,342 $2,256,140 Assets $12,016,537 $11,953,747 Project $983,558 $1,053,683 Liabilities $1,570,744 $4,841,209 Expenses Deferred $10,197,520 $11,580,440 Operating $759,717 $1,077,423 Contributions Expenses Unrestricted $248,273 $373,307 Excess -$505,207 $125,034 Net Assets (de昀椀ciency) of revenues over expenses Investments in Public Health 2023/24 5% 11% Pandemic Reponse and Recovery $205,946 5% Indigenous Health Promotion $61,650 Advancing Priorities for $160,605 17% Equity-Deserving Groups 18% Impacts of the Climate Crisis $99,570 Youth Mental Health $169,000 Increasing Immunization $194,375 6% Improving Food Safety $53,737 15% Injury Prevention $52,976 14% Education and Knowledge $121,275 9% Translation $1,119,134 16 Paci昀椀c Public Health Foundation

Celebrating Our Rebrand After 10 years of active service, we launched a The wordmark is positioned as a part of the circle, refreshed brand and new name at the start of indicating that our Foundation 昀椀lls a critical space 2024. The shift allowed us to better represent the in the pursuit of fulsome and complete public and broad scope of our work, positioning ourselves population health. The logo also suggests that, and our partners for increased opportunities to through our unique approach to transformational fund and implement vital equity-driven public and impact philanthropy, we collaboratively health initiatives throughout British Columbia. Our integrate multiple approaches and activities to new brand is inspired by the idea of a mosaic, of advance population health. distinct parts coming together to form a whole, a Further, the placement concept that is integral to the work we do. of the triangles/arrows Our logo tells the story of our work, with the with their tips inward triangles in part representing communities coming indicates that our together, and the essence of public health being Foundation supports about groups and partnerships, working together, a diverse mosaic of diversity and equity. It puts people at the centre of multiple organizations, communities, and priority public health. areas, while maintaining a singular, consistent The logo also represents data-driven, evidence- focus on our vision of a healthier, safer, and more based change, as the shapes are pieced together equitable future for all. to create a whole, much like research and evidence See the new brand in action by visiting our combine to produce credible, trusted, and practical website, and following us on social media, solutions, and our focus on collaboratively as we grow our community dedicated to the integrating multiple approaches and activities. advancement of public health in BC. 17 Annual Report 2023-2024

Thank You to our Board of Directors and Advisors We would like to thank our Board of Directors and Advisors that contribute so greatly to the success of our organization. These accomplished volunteers dedicate their time because they believe in our cause and support our work. We are accomplishing great things, together. Douglas Nelson Andrew Montgomerie, Caryn Dooner Jane Ingman Baker, Board Chair CPA, CMA Director and PhD Secretary-Treasurer, Governance & Director and Finance Audit Nomination Committee Committee Chair Chair Noorjean Hassam, Carmond Ng Edoye Porbeni Kelly Pollack MHA, CHE Director Director Director Director David M. Patrick, MD Jat Sandhu, PhD, MBA, Jason Wong, MD, MPH FRCPC, MHSc MPH Advisor Advisor Advisor 18 Paci昀椀c Public Health Foundation

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