While this is a free event, please register by emailing Ashley Murphey to receive the webinar link:  ashley.murphey@gmail.com

The Northern Health Healthy Settings team works with local governments and other community partners to promote and advance community health. As we know, some of the critical factors that influence community health include transportation, food systems, climate, neighbourhood design, and housing. Planners have the unique opportunity to have a positive influence on health through policy development and professional recommendation. Join this conversation to explore how our teams can collaborate on this innovative work to advance health in our northern communities.

Our Speakers

Lana Pestaluky
Northwest Healthy Settings Advisor, Population & Public Health team, Northern Health
Lana joined Northern Health in 2020 as a Healthy Settings Advisor, where she supports healthy community development initiatives across the Northwest. Lana has a Master of Public Health and nearly two decades of experience working at various levels of government. Her passion for working with northern communities stemmed from her first public health position in Nunavut. She is eager to build connections with planners to advance community-led priorities. 

Jeff Kormos
North Interior Healthy Settings Advisor, Population & Public Health team, Northern Health
Jeff joined Northern Health as a Healthy Settings Advisor in 2018, upon completion of his Master of Arts in political science at the University of Northern British Columbia. He is an enthusiastic practitioner of asset-based community development and enjoys partnering with communities in the Northern Interior to support their community health priorities. Jeff is excited to continue working with communities on complex and interrelated challenges that exceed the traditional scope of local government and the health authority. 

Erin Powers
Northeast Healthy Settings Advisor, Population & Public Health team, Northern Health
Erin joined the Northern Health Healthy Settings team in 2023 as the northeast advisor. Erin is a long-time northerner located in Fort St John on the traditional lands of the Dane-Zaa peoples. With a diverse background in the social determinants of health, land use planning and Indigenous governance, Erin is keen to build connections and identify collaborative opportunities to advance community health and wellbeing at a population level.