Who Is Involved?

An Advisory Committee and several planning committees are required to ensure the smooth delivery of the Summer Institute.

The Advisory Committee of the Atlantic Summer Institute on Healthy and Safe Communities is a non-incorporated organization of representatives from research, government and community that provide broad-based guidance for program direction, partnership development, and resource commitment for the Institute and its related projects.

Specifically, the Advisory Committee provides project guidance and focus for the Institute, creates the agenda and program, supports/guides the sub-committees, encourages and supports attendance of participants, ensures a comprehensive evaluation process, and promotes the development of projects from the Institute.
One such project, developed in 2005 was the provincial networks. These were created in order to reach out further into the Atlantic Canadian communities with the vision of increasing diversity and representation from each of the four provinces.

Lead Partner

The Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health (ACEWH) is the lead partner and administrator of resources for the Institute.

Co-Hosts

The University of Prince Edward Island’s Centre for Life-Long Learning and the PEI Health Research Institute co-host the Institute.

Coordinators

The Quaich (pronounced Qwake) Inc., a consulting and marketing company whose principle focus is on health promotion, innovation, and change in the health field, has handled the organization and delivery of the Summer Institute since its inception in 2004.

Sponsors

The major funder for the past three years has been the Government of Canada’s National Crime Prevention Strategy.

Advisory Committee Members - 2008

Barbara Clow
Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health, Nova Scotia

Barb Dewtie
Atlantic Coordinating Committee on Crime Prevention and Community Safety, Nova Scotia

Dawn Shepherd
Public Health Agency of Canada, Nova Scotia

Fiona Chin-Yee
Public Health Agency of Canada, Nova Scotia

Karen Swan
Public Safety Canada, Nova Scotia

Lynn Langille
Nova Scotia Health Promotion and Protection, Nova Scotia

Malcolm Shookner
Nova Scotia Community Counts, Nova Scotia

Paul d'Entremont
Réseau Santé-Nouvelle-Écosse, Nova Scotia

Barbara Losier
Mouvement Acadien des Communautés en Santé du Nouveau-Brunswick Inc., New Brunswick

Eric Chamberlain
Corrections Canada, New Brunswick

Monique LeBlanc
Health Canada, New Brunswick

Alton Hollett
Newfoundland and Labrador Statistics Agency, Newfoundland

Diane Kieley
Newfoundland Department of Health and Community Services, Newfoundland

Lisa Pike
Community Health Promotion Network Atlantic, Newfoundland

Colette Arsenault
La Société éducative de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard, Prince Edward Island

Isabelle Christian
Centre for Life-Long Learning, University of Prince Edward Island, Prince Edward Island

Jill Lightwood
Prince Edward Island Office of Attorney General, Prince Edward Island

Patsy Beattie-Huggan
The Quaich Inc, Prince Edward Island

Roseanne Sark
Mi’kmaq Confederacy of Prince Edward Island, Prince Edward Island.

Sally Lockhart
Atlantic Network for Injury Prevention, Prince Edward Island

Secretariat

Andréa Wilson
Megan MacLean
Nathalie LeFrancois
Judy McKnight

The Quaich Inc. Prince Edward Island