About us
The Pacific Public Health Foundation (formerly BCCDC Foundation for Population and Public Health) works in partnership with the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), and other partners and stakeholders to improve public health outcomes. The BCCDC is BC’s government public health agency and provides health promotion and prevention services, harm reduction programming, analytical and policy support to government and health authorities, and diagnostic and treatment services to reduce communicable and chronic disease, preventable injury and environmental health risks.
As the philanthropic partner of the BCCDC, we convene, collaborate, and leverage relationships with internal and external partners to drive innovation that advances population and public health services for British Columbians. Established to protect and promote health, prevent harm, and prepare for threats by inspiring vision and philanthropy, the BCCDC Foundation envisions people living in health communities protected from infectious disease and environmental health hazards through innovative research and collaborative public health solutions.
Our three priority areas are: reducing harms; addressing threats; and emerging areas, and we support key projects within each priority. Currently, we find ourselves in an unprecedented situation with the pandemic. We were one of the first charities in Canada to act and respond to COVID-19, and as a public health charity and primary partner to the BCCDC, this work will continue to be a key priority.
The Foundation operates as a tax-exempt charity with its own Board and administration; as such, it is an arm’s length organization in place to support the BCCDC and public health broadly. Though a distinct entity, the Foundation is embedded within the BCCDC, allowing for unique functional and structural synergies, both within BCCDC and with other government entities.