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About BCEOHRN

The BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network (BCEOHRN) was founded in 2005 through an award from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research.

As of March 31, 2010, BCEOHRN is no longer funded as a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Health of Population Network. 

BCEOHRN is now a society!
We have been granted society status by the provincial government. The new society will maintain the same vision and mission as the current organization. Our new Board of Directors has been formed, and members have volunteered to assume the following responsibilities on an interim basis.

Hugh Davies – President (includes fundraising and Special Interest Groups)
Larry Frisch – Treasurer
Heather Stewart – Secretary (includes conference planning and membership issues)
Christie Hurrell – Communications (including newsletter and website)
Luisa Giles – Director at large (assisting secretary/treasurer)

The new board is very interested in having other BCEORHN members join them in helping to shape the direction of our new Society.
Please contact us (hugh.davies@ubc.ca) if you are interested in the following:
• becoming a Director of the BCEOHRN Society (we are especially looking for a Vice President)
• helping to organize the 2010 Scientific Conference and AGM
• assisting with fundraising/special events

 BCEOHRN’s Overarching Strategic Goals

1. Improved research capacity through enabling inter-institutional collaboration and seed funding to develop innovative research ideas.
2. Student support by providing funding (travel bursaries, pilot funding, team building grants) and a mentorship program.
3. Improved knowledge transfer by hosting two meetings per year that bring together stakeholders (researchers, educators, policy makers, trainees) to address occupational and environmental health issues that are priorities to British Columbians.

Membership

The Network is currently comprised of over 1,000 members from across the province. Detailed information about our members can be viewed at our members’ database available by clicking the button at the top of any page on our website. Members are:
• University-based and community-based researchers from many disciplines
• Research trainees and students
• People who work in environmental and occupational health fields, and are interested in research
• Service providers
• Policy-makers, including local and regional health authority representatives

Core Activities

- Information sharing
- Building Connections
- Support services
- BCEOHRN endeavours to assist with grant writing
- Financial support
- Member-driven activities
- Knowledge Translation and Exchange (KTE)

BCEOHRN’s Primary Success Factors

- Active Membership
- Geographic Relationship-Building
- Diverse Board of Directors & Leadership
- Knowledge Translation and Exchange (KTE)
- Low overheads
- Forward Strategic Planning
- Performance Measurement

Performance Measurement

BCEOHRN underwent an external peer review through MSFHR’s Infrastructure Program in the spring of 2007. The panel gave the Network a rating of ‘excellent’, using CIHR’s rating scheme.

In the winter of 2007/08 BCEOHRN carried out a members’ satisfaction survey. Overall the results were overwhelmingly favourable. The majority of the respondents were highly satisfied with BCEOHRN’s services and feel BCEOHRN is supportive of their activities.

For more details, visit the About Us section.

 

 

 

Last updated June 03, 2010