26 Facts About Bonnie Henry

Bonnie Henry is a specialist in public health and preventive medicine, and is a family doctor.

Bonnie Henry's father was a major in the Canadian Army; the family lived in many different locations due to his postings, including Calgary, St John's, and the Netherlands.

In 1986, Bonnie Henry received a Bachelor of Science from Mount Allison University.

In 1990, Bonnie Henry earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine.

From 1996 to 1999, Bonnie Henry did a residency in preventive medicine at the University of California, San Diego.

Bonnie Henry served for ten years at CFB Esquimalt, located in Victoria, BC on Vancouver Island.

Bonnie Henry continued to work with the WHO in 2001, moving to Uganda to support their efforts to tackle the Ebola virus disease.

Bonnie Henry helped to establish the Canada Pandemic Influenza Plan, which contains recommendations for health-related activities during the spread of a virus.

In September 2001, Bonnie Henry joined Toronto Public Health as an associate medical officer of health, where she led the Emergency Services Unit and the Communicable Disease Liaison Unit.

From 2005 to 2007, Bonnie Henry worked as a physician epidemiologist at the BC Centre for Disease Control.

Bonnie Henry helped Canada to plan and police the 2010 Winter Olympics.

In December 2013, Bonnie Henry was made interim provincial executive medical director of the BC Centre for Disease Control.

Bonnie Henry was made Deputy Provincial Health Officer in August 2014, a position she held for three years.

Bonnie Henry helped to lead British Columbia through a catastrophic wildfire season, which impacted the air quality, as well as advising the Government of Canada on the Influenza A virus subtype H7N9 epidemic.

In February 2018, Bonnie Henry was appointed as the provincial health officer for British Columbia, the first woman to hold the role.

Bonnie Henry called for more efficient electronic systems to understand vaccine uptake, as well as manage Canada's vaccine inventory.

Bonnie Henry has taught at the University of British Columbia School of Population and Public Health, and the Faculty of Medicine since 2010, where she is an associate professor.

Bonnie Henry received an honorary degree from the University of British Columbia in 2021.

Bonnie Henry leads the provincial government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia.

Bonnie Henry's early handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia earned praise from the New York Times in June 2020.

Bonnie Henry did confirm that they were sharing all aggregate data.

Bonnie Henry was named a co-investigator in the Canadian Network of COVID-19 Clinical Trials Networks, a $6 million grant provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to support research and implementation of public health interventions across Canada.

In July 2021, Bonnie Henry warned that while it was an individual choice to accept or decline a COVID-19 vaccine, "there are consequences for people who are not immunized".

On July 26,2024, Bonnie Henry announced all remaining restrictions, including the vaccination requirement for health-care workers, will be rescinded.

Bonnie Henry met her husband while serving in the Royal Canadian Navy.

Bonnie Henry was made a Member of the Order of British Columbia in 2021.