Jade Yehia was raised in Vancouver, BC, and has lived in various parts of the province. She completed her undergraduate studies in Montreal and holds a Master of Science in Health Impact Assessment.
Jade is a certified Environmental Health Officer and Consultant with a passion for building and retrofitting communities to embody innovation and green design. She is dedicated to promoting equity, conducting holistic assessments, and exploring the intersection of climate and health. In her free time, she enjoys biking, yoga, singing, dancing, and spending time in nature. Jade resides with her family in Victoria, BC, on the traditional territory of the Lək̓ʷəŋən peoples.
Experience
Jade boasts more than14 years of experience in Population and Public Health, focusing on climate change, healthy communities, and environmental public health.
She led Island Health's Healthy Built Environment program for nearly a decade before becoming the inaugural Climate Change and Health Lead at the BC Ministry of Health. Jade founded EJY Environmental Consulting, emphasizing holistic health assessments and sustainable land use planning. Her recent research focuses on planetary health as a pivotal force for systems transformation. Currently, she teaches part-time at Royal Roads University.
Memberships and Committees
- Member of the Healthy Safe Environments subgroup of the Capital Regional District health network
- Member of the Public Health Association of BC and the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors
- Steering committee member of the Healthy Built Environment Alliance
- Member in the Planetary Health Alliance
Education
2019
Master of Science in Geography
University of Victoria
2009
Certificate in Public Health Inspection
Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors
2008
Bachelor of Technology in Environmental Health
BC Institute of Technology
2005
Bachelor of Arts specializing in Human Geography
Concordia University
Awards
2022
Environmental Health Review Award
Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors
2021
Island Health Celebration of Excellence Award
Island Health
2007
Bob Herbison Award
Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors
Research
Research interest
Planetary health
Integrated watershed management
Ecological determinants of health
Publications
Yehia, E. J. (2019). Applying a health lens to the Environmental Assessment process: a British Columbia case study of the Ajax mine proposal (Doctoral dissertation).
Yehia, J. (2020). When Shelter in Place isn’t an option: Environmental Health Guidance during COVID-19.
Yehia, E. J. (2014). Analyzing the Tool of Empowerment to Improve the Health of Vancouver's Binning Community. BCIT Environmental Public Health Journal, 54-54.
Newell, R., Issac, J., Ghadiri, M., Dring, C., Dale, A., King, L., Krawchenko, T., & Sheldon, T., Yehia, J., & Das, R. (2023). Advancing the Climate-Biodiversity-Health Nexus: Social Justice, Scale, and Applications. doi.org/10.13140/rg.2.2.33422.33600.