Shannon Turner PhD

Shannon Turner took on the role of executive director of the Public Health Association of BC at the beginning of 2017 and comes to the association with over thirty years of experience in public health practice, healthy public policy, health promotion, program and project management, strategic planning, health informatics, quality assurance, risk management, logistics and accounting as well as conducting research on digital communication and citizen engagement.

Aside from her extensive academic credentials Shannon brings a wide range of experience from both the public and private sector. Prior to undertaking doctoral studies, Shannon served as Director of Public Health for Vancouver Island Health Authority. She has worked across the continuum of health services in acute, long term and primary care organizations.

In 1994 and 1996, Shannon served as a keynote in an international Speaking Tour in Sweden and Latvia and in 2008, she facilitated a thirteen country meeting in Uganda on behalf of the East, Central and South African Public Health Associations.

Shannon has been named to the Delta Omega Society for outstanding contribution to public health by the University of Hawaii. In 2008, she was awarded the James M. Robinson Award (UBC Public Health) for her significant contributions to public health and in 2017 she was awarded the honorary life membership award from the Canadian Public Health Association. She has served the World Health Organization Global Violence Prevention Alliance for the past decade as National Co-chair of Prevention of Violence Canada.