| Year |
Highlight |
| 1991 |
local Epidemiologists Lili Davis-Burchat and Manjusha Gossain summoned all interested parties to an initial meeting in Etobicoke. Fourteen attended and the "Health Unit Epidemiologist Group” took root |
| 1992 |
draft terms of reference created for "Ontario Association of Health Unit Epidemiologists” (unofficial name)
a scheduled of quarterly meetings was established and the first executive committee was elected. |
| 1993 |
the first annual APHEO workshop, with a topic of Perinatal Epidemiology, was held at the University of Toronto. |
| 1994 |
first constitution approved including official name and mission |
| 1995 |
became affiliate organization of the Association of Local Official Health Agencies (ALOHA, now alPHa, Association of Local Public Health Agencies), and member organization of Ontario Council on Community Health Accreditation (OCCHA) |
| 1996 |
first annual report produced |
| 1997 |
APHEO website launched www.cehip.org/apheo, APHEO logo produced
the association was expanded to include affiliates - those who have an interest in public health epidemiology and don’t meet membership requirements |
| 1998 |
alPHa Resolution: Improving Provincial Birth Data |
| 1999 |
alPHa Resolution: Reinstating Provincial Notice of Birth or Stillbirth (PNOB) Forms to Boards of Health
Promotional display produced
Core Population Health Indicators for Ontario produced |
| 2000 |
held first strategic planning session and produced strategic directions for APHEO |
| 2001 |
APHEOLIST listserve initiated and maintained for APHEO by CEHIP |
| 2002 |
became Constituent Society of OPHA
expanded annual conference from 1.5 days to full two day event
Second round of indicators project "Core Indicators for Public Health in Ontario” website www.cehip.org/apheo/indicators launched |
| 2003 |
new URL www.apheo.ca and web site redesign |
| 2004 |
inaugural APHEO Award of Excellence presented to Carla Troy
Executive Committe expanded to include Past President position
second strategic planning session held and updated strategic plan produced for 2004-2007 |
| 2005 |
further enhancements to website and APHEOLIST |
| 2006 |
first joint meeting held between the Council of Ontario Medical Officers of Health and APHEO
Core Competencies for Public Health Epidemiologists drafted
Epidata Project planning initiated with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and the Denmark Epidata Group
APHEO provides consultation in the development of the Ontario Public Health Standards (OPHS) and Public Health Assessment Protocol (PHAS) and the Core Indicators become integrated into the OPHS |
| 2007 |
first meeting of the Pan-Canadian Public Health Epidemiology Network atttended by APHEO members
first year of a three-year Epidata Project |
| 2008 |
Chronic Disease Risk Factor Inventory Matrix prototype developed by APHEO for PHAC
parts of APHEO website including Core Indicators Project updated to community-based wiki style
third strategic planning session held and updated strategic plan produced for 2009-2012 |
| 2009 |
first joint conference with Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CSEB) held in Ottawa |
| 2010 |
first workshop to be held every other year alternating with conferences |
| 2011 |
switched to webinar based business meetings and education sessions |
| 2012 |
semi-annual workshop held as Ontario Public Health Convention (TOPHC) Post-Convention Workshop
APHEO's new logo is released |
| 2013 |
... |
| 2014 |
... |
| 2015 |
APHEO rejoins the Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA) as
a constituent society
APHEO's new website is launched |
