We are pleased to announce that 15 distinguished Canadian and international members have accepted The CAPTURE Project’s invitation to join its International Advisory Board (IAB) for a two-and-half year term.
The IAB members have been selected for their expertise in the following areas: evaluation, chronic disease prevention policy, practice and management, intervention research, knowledge translation and exchange, information technology, e-learning, and sustainability. The IAB represents a balance of local, regional, national and international perspectives.
The CAPTURE Project IAB members include:
- Ted Bruce (Executive Director for Population Health, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority)
- Chris Calitz (Director Partnership Development, North America – MEND)
- Lawrence W. Green (Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Co-Leader, Society, Diversity & Disparities Program, School of Medicine and Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California at San Francisco)
- Margo Greenwood (Academic Leader, National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health)
- Tim Hutchinson (Director, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada)
- Jon Kerner (Chair, Primary Prevention and Senior Scientific Advisor for Cancer Control and Knowledge Translation, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer)
- Laura Kettel Khan (Senior Scientist, Office of the Director, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity & Obesity Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion)
- Ian McKillop (Associate Professor – Information Systems – Public Health Program, David R Cheriton School of Computer Science and Executive Director, University Health Research, Office of Research, University of Waterloo)
- Hallie Preskill (Executive Director, Strategic Learning & Evaluation Center, FSG Social Impact Advisors)
- Judith Purcell (Prevention Coordinator, Cancer Care Nova Scotia)
- Harry Rutter (Director, English National Obesity Observatory, Oxford, England)
- Jocelyne Sauvé (Director of Public Health, Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de la Montérégie)
- Gregory Taylor (Director General, Office of Public Health Practice, Public Health Agency of Canada)
- Jacqueline Tetroe (Senior Advisor, Knowledge Translation and Public Outreach Portfolio, Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
- Megan Ward (Associate Medical Officer of Health, Regional Municipality of Peel)
The IAB was formed to provide CAPTURE’s staff with strategic advice on a range of topics, including:
- Platform content, features, functionality and design
- performance monitoring and evaluation
- Engagement and communication strategies
- Linkages, partnerships, and strategic alliances
- Sustainability.
We are convening the inaugural meeting of the board for April 12-13, 2010. Stay tuned for updates on the meeting.
