John Millar, University of British Columbia
Population and Public Health Professor Vancouver, British Columbia john.millar10@gmail.com
Bio/Research
After a 15 year career in clinical medicine, surgery, Health policy and
administration in the developing world Dr Millar returned to Canada where he specialized
in population and Public health (community medicine). After serving as a Medical
Health Officer in several BC...
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administration in the developing world Dr Millar returned to Canada where he specialized
in population and Public health (community medicine). After serving as a Medical
Health Officer in several BC...
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Bio/Research
After a 15 year career in clinical medicine, surgery, Health policy and
administration in the developing world Dr Millar returned to Canada where he specialized
in population and Public health (community medicine). After serving as a Medical
Health Officer in several BC jurisdictions, Dr Millar became the Provincial Health
Officer from 1992- 1998 during which time, among other achievements, he developed
health goals for BC.
After serving for 5 years (1998-2003) as the Vice President for the Canadian Institute
for Health Information in Ottawa, from 2003 to 2011, Dr Millar was the Executive
Director, Population and Public health for the BC Provincial Health Services Authority.
In this role Dr Millar has recently been the Chair of the BC Obesity Reduction
Task Force, Chair of the National Advisory Committee for the National Collaborating
Centre for the Determinants of Health and Chair of the BC Healthy Built Environment
Alliance. Dr Millar is a Lifetime Honourary member of both the Canadian Public
Health Association and the Public health Association of BC. He is a member of
the Health Officers Council of BC and a past member of the BC Population Health
Network and the BC Healthy Living Alliance as well as many other organisations
and networks dedicated to improving population health, reducing health and socio-economic
inequities and the better prevention and management of chronic disease.
Dr Millar continues his interest in international and global health issues and
has consulted on health projects in numerous developing countries (Cuba, Uganda,
Kosovo, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Laos, Zambia, Papua New Guinea).
Dr Millar has received several awards recognizing his contributions to public
health nationally and provincially and has many publications to his credit.
Dr Millar is a Clinical Professor at the School for Population and Public health
at UBC where he is involved in teaching and research in Public health leadership,
Health policy and international health.
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administration in the developing world Dr Millar returned to Canada where he specialized
in population and Public health (community medicine). After serving as a Medical
Health Officer in several BC jurisdictions, Dr Millar became the Provincial Health
Officer from 1992- 1998 during which time, among other achievements, he developed
health goals for BC.
After serving for 5 years (1998-2003) as the Vice President for the Canadian Institute
for Health Information in Ottawa, from 2003 to 2011, Dr Millar was the Executive
Director, Population and Public health for the BC Provincial Health Services Authority.
In this role Dr Millar has recently been the Chair of the BC Obesity Reduction
Task Force, Chair of the National Advisory Committee for the National Collaborating
Centre for the Determinants of Health and Chair of the BC Healthy Built Environment
Alliance. Dr Millar is a Lifetime Honourary member of both the Canadian Public
Health Association and the Public health Association of BC. He is a member of
the Health Officers Council of BC and a past member of the BC Population Health
Network and the BC Healthy Living Alliance as well as many other organisations
and networks dedicated to improving population health, reducing health and socio-economic
inequities and the better prevention and management of chronic disease.
Dr Millar continues his interest in international and global health issues and
has consulted on health projects in numerous developing countries (Cuba, Uganda,
Kosovo, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Laos, Zambia, Papua New Guinea).
Dr Millar has received several awards recognizing his contributions to public
health nationally and provincially and has many publications to his credit.
Dr Millar is a Clinical Professor at the School for Population and Public health
at UBC where he is involved in teaching and research in Public health leadership,
Health policy and international health.
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