Climate Change and Planetary Health Lead - Belcarra, Canada - Fraser Health

Fraser Health

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Belcarra, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Why Fraser Health?:

Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka'pamux Nations, and is home to six Métis Chartered Communities.

Our team of 43,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care.

Learn more.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to come work with us in a career that impacts climate change as a

Climate Change & Planetary Health Lead.

Fraser Health is proudly recognized as a BC Top Employer.

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

Specific duties include:

Partner with the Medical Health Officer, Environmental Health, and the Health Protection team to lead the implementation of climate change and health adaption initiatives across Fraser Health Authority (FHA)
Supporting Indigenous Health team in advancing climate change and health adaptions in Indigenous communities and population through out the health region.
Create and build effective relationships with external partners and other health sector stakeholders including Health Canada, BC Ministry of Health, other regional Health Authorities, First Nations Health Authority and the Provincial Health Services Authority.
Coordinate and support knowledge translation related to climate change and planetary health and represent Fraser Health on climate change committees.

Qualifications:

Masters degree in a discipline related to Environmental Health, sustainability, and climate action

- (7) Years' of recent, related experience, including environmental health promotion and knowledge translation experience.

Detailed Overview:

Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families:

Responsibilities:

Leads the implementation of Fraser Health climate change and health adaptation actions within the Office of the Chief Medical Health Officer. Works with the Manager, Environmental Health Services Health Protection, Medical Health Officer, Environmental Health, Environmental Health Scientist, and senior leaders to coordinate, plan prioritize activities, develop timelines, allocate resources and implement change management plans.
Coordinates the strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation of priority climate and planetary health initiatives in Population and Public Health. Documents performance trends and recommends modifications to improve the climate changerelated programs. Organizes and maintains an uptodate database of priority initiatives relating to climate change and health, and supports broader organizational initiatives relating to monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
Collaborates with the Medical Health Officer, Environmental Health team and Environmental Health Scientist on other work related to climate change and planetary health.
Assists Healthy Built Environment team with climate change evidence and actions, and supports community outreach efforts to contribute to a strategic and effective process.
Contributes to relationship building with external partners, and contributes to intersectoral action initiatives with municipal and First Nation staff, as well as those that provide healthrelated services and other allied services.
Supports Indigenous Health team in advancing climate change and health adaptation in Indigenous communities and populations throughout the health region. Advances partnerships with urban Indigenous and Metis organizations in collaboration with FH, Climate Action Secretariat, Ministry of Health, and others.
Collaborates with the Environmental Health Scientist, Fraser Health Public Health Observatory, and external organizations like BC Centres for Disease Control and Ministry of Health to advance surveillance and reporting for climatesensitive health outcomes.
Coordinates and supports knowledge translation related to climate change and planetary health, including mapping, guidance resources, research summaries, conference and webinar presentations, and policy recommendations. Supports Fraser Health's web and social media presence.
Supports the process by which PPH reports to Ministry of Health on climate change activities described in the bilateral agreement/mandate letter, as well as any created under the Climate Accountability Act (e.g., risk management for health services).
Supports Fraser Health response to other clim