Bonnie Henry

Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Henry grew up in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, where her mother, father, sister, niece, and nephew live.{{cite news|last1=Fraser|first1=Sarah|title=Meet one of the heroes of the pandemic: B.C.'s Dr. Bonnie Henry is from P.E.I.|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-dr-bonnie-henry-british-columbia-public-health-1.5552824|work=CBC News|date=4 May 2020}} Her 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. Henry is the second-oldest of four daughters.

In 1986, Henry received a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from Mount Allison University. In 1990, Henry earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine. From 1996 to 1999, Henry did a residency in preventive medicine at the University of California, San Diego. In 1999, she earned a Master of Public Health degree in epidemiology from San Diego State University.{{cite news|title=Biographies: Dr. Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health Officer|url=https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/about-bc-s-health-care-system/office-of-the-provincial-health-officer/biographies|access-date=7 June 2020|work=British Columbia Ministry of Health|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320225111/https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/about-bc-s-health-care-system/office-of-the-provincial-health-officer/biographies|archive-date=20 March 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bcpharmacy.ca/news/meet-bcs-provincial-health-officer-dr-bonnie-henry|title=Meet B.C.'s provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry {{!}} BC Pharmacy Association|website=www.bcpharmacy.ca|access-date=2020-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320225112/https://www.bcpharmacy.ca/news/meet-bcs-provincial-health-officer-dr-bonnie-henry|archive-date=2020-03-20|url-status=live}}

During her third year of her medical degree at Dalhousie, Henry joined the Royal Canadian Navy and served as a medical officer after graduating. She served for ten years at CFB Esquimalt, located in Victoria, BC on Vancouver Island.{{cite news|last1=D'Souza|first1=Jason|title=Dr. Bonnie Henry brings wealth of global experience to B.C.'s COVID-19 response|work=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/dr-bonnie-henry-profile-1.5531167|date=15 April 2020}}

In the early 2000s, Henry served as part of the World Health Organization (WHO) UNICEF polio eradication programme in Pakistan.{{Cite web|url=https://nccid.ca/partner/bonnie-henry/|title=Bonnie Henry|date=2015-04-30|website=National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases|language=en-CA|access-date=2020-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320225111/https://nccid.ca/partner/bonnie-henry/|archive-date=2020-03-20|url-status=live}} She continued to work with the WHO in 2001, moving to Uganda to support their efforts to tackle the Ebola virus disease.{{Cite web|url=https://sciencepolicy.ca/bonnie-henry|title=Bonnie Henry|date=2015-12-03|website=Canadian Science Policy Centre|language=en|access-date=2020-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320225121/https://sciencepolicy.ca/bonnie-henry|archive-date=2020-03-20|url-status=live}} Henry helped to establish the Canada Pandemic Influenza Plan, which contains recommendations for health-related activities during the spread of a virus.{{Cite web|url=https://bc.ctvnews.ca/dr-bonnie-henry-virus-hunter-and-healer-resolves-to-break-covid-19-1.4844011|title=Dr. Bonnie Henry, virus hunter and healer, resolves to 'break' COVID-19|last=Meissner|first=Dirk|date=2020-03-08|website=British Columbia|language=en|access-date=2020-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320225110/https://bc.ctvnews.ca/dr-bonnie-henry-virus-hunter-and-healer-resolves-to-break-covid-19-1.4844011|archive-date=2020-03-20|url-status=live}}

In September 2001, 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. In this capacity she was operational lead of the response to the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 outbreaks in Toronto.{{Cite web|url=https://www.spph.ubc.ca/person/bonnie-henry/|title=Bonnie Henry|website=School of Population and Public Health (SPPH)|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320225111/https://www.spph.ubc.ca/person/bonnie-henry/|archive-date=2020-03-20|url-status=live}}

From 2005 to 2007, Henry worked as a physician epidemiologist at the BC Centre for Disease Control. From 2007 to 2014, she was the medical director of Public Health Emergency Management while also working as medical director of Communicable Disease Prevention and Control starting in 2011. She helped Canada to plan and police the 2010 Winter Olympics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kvmr.org/podcasts/soap-and-water-and-common-sense-bonnie-henry-md-mph/|title="Soap and Water and Common Sense" Bonnie Henry, MD, MPH|website=KVMR Community Radio|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320225108/https://www.kvmr.org/podcasts/soap-and-water-and-common-sense-bonnie-henry-md-mph/|archive-date=2020-03-20|url-status=live}}

In December 2013, Henry was made interim provincial executive medical director of the BC Centre for Disease Control.{{Cite web|url=https://www.virology-education.com/bonnie-henry-md-mph-frcpc/|title=Bonnie Henry, MD MPH FRCPC|website=Virology Education|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320225113/https://www.virology-education.com/bonnie-henry-md-mph-frcpc/|archive-date=2020-03-20|url-status=live}} She was made Deputy Provincial Health Officer in August 2014, a position she held for three years.{{Cite web|url=https://www.spph.ubc.ca/dr-bonnie-henry-appointed-deputy-provincial-health-officer-of-bc/|title=Dr. Bonnie Henry appointed Deputy Provincial Health Officer of BC|date=2014-08-21|website=School of Population and Public Health (SPPH)|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320225110/https://www.spph.ubc.ca/dr-bonnie-henry-appointed-deputy-provincial-health-officer-of-bc/|archive-date=2020-03-20|url-status=live}} She 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.voiceonline.com/provincial-health-officer/|title=Dr. Bonnie Henry will be first female provincial health officer in B.C. {{!}} Indo-Canadian Voice|last=Mall|first=Rattan|website=www.voiceonline.com|date=24 January 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320225112/https://www.voiceonline.com/provincial-health-officer/|archive-date=2020-03-20|url-status=live}} In 2015, she testified as an expert witness alongside Allison McGeer in a labour arbitration between the Ontario Nurses' Association and Sault Area Hospital regarding a "vaccine or mask" policy.{{Cite web |date=2015-09-08 |title=Sault Area Hospital and Ontario Nurses' Association, 2015 CanLII 55643 (ON LA) |url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onla/doc/2015/2015canlii62106/2015canlii62106.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220426192522/https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onla/doc/2015/2015canlii62106/2015canlii62106.html |archive-date=2022-04-26 |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=CanLII}}

In February 2018, Henry was appointed as the provincial health officer for British Columbia, the first woman to hold the role. She chairs the pandemic influenza task group.{{Cite web|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/are-we-ready-canada-and-the-world-have-work-to-do-before-next-pandemic-say-experts|title='Are we ready?': Canada and the world have work to do before next pandemic, say experts |publisher=Ottawa Citizen|first=Elizabeth|last=Payne|date=2018-12-05|language=en|access-date=2020-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320225109/https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/are-we-ready-canada-and-the-world-have-work-to-do-before-next-pandemic-say-experts|archive-date=2020-03-20|url-status=live}} The group looks to minimise the number of people who become seriously ill during a pandemic, as well as limiting the social disruptions. She called for more efficient electronic systems to understand vaccine uptake, as well as manage Canada's vaccine inventory.

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. She also received an honorary degree from the University of British Columbia in 2021.{{Cite web |title=2021 Honorary Degree Recipients {{!}} Graduation at UBC |url=https://graduation.ubc.ca/event/ubc-honorary-degrees/2021-honorary-degree-recipients/ |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=graduation.ubc.ca}}

File:EagleBayHenrySlogan.jpg, Canada, bearing the phrase "be calm, be kind, be safe", coined by Dr. Henry during the COVID-19 pandemic.]]

Henry leads the provincial government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia.{{Cite web|date=2020-03-20|title=COVID-19 precautions 'not optional,' B.C.'s Dr. Bonnie Henry warns|url=https://www.trailtimes.ca/news/covid-19-precautions-not-optional-b-c-s-dr-bonnie-henry-warns/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320225110/https://www.trailtimes.ca/news/covid-19-precautions-not-optional-b-c-s-dr-bonnie-henry-warns/|archive-date=2020-03-20|access-date=2020-03-20|website=Trail Daily Times|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=B.C. health officials to provide Friday update on coronavirus response|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6709493/bc-coronavirus-update-friday-march-20/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320225111/https://globalnews.ca/news/6709493/bc-coronavirus-update-friday-march-20/|archive-date=2020-03-20|access-date=2020-03-20|website=Global News|language=en}} Her early handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia earned praise from the New York Times in June 2020.{{Cite news |title=The Top Doctor Who Aced the Coronavirus Test |work=The New York Times |date=5 June 2020 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/05/world/canada/bonnie-henry-british-columbia-coronavirus.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608234624/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/05/world/canada/bonnie-henry-british-columbia-coronavirus.html |archive-date=2020-06-08 |last1=Porter |first1=Catherine }} In August, September, and October 2020, Henry was criticized for not mandating public mask usage and the province's back-to-school plans.{{cite news |title=COVID-19 back-to-school drama has been kryptonite for hero top doctors in B.C. and Alberta |language=en-CA |work=National Post |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/covid-19-back-to-school-drama-has-been-kryptonite-for-hero-top-doctors-in-b-c-and-alberta |accessdate=17 October 2020 |quote=As the number of COVID-19 cases rose in B.C., criticism was also surfacing on social media for the lack of any mandatory mask policy in the province.}}{{cite web |title='Unrealistic': Critics slam B.C. back-to-school COVID-19 ad featuring Dr. Bonnie Henry |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7306040/coronavirus-b-c-teachers-union-back-to-school-ad/ |accessdate=17 October 2020 |website=Global News}}{{cite news |last1=Paterson |first1=Shannon |date=27 October 2020 |title=Businesses, doctors call for mandatory mask order in B.C. |language=en |work=British Columbia |url=https://bc.ctvnews.ca/businesses-doctors-call-for-mandatory-mask-order-in-b-c-1.5163849 |accessdate=30 October 2020}} In November and December concerns were raised regarding the lack of transparency around COVID-19 data.{{cite news |last1=Carney |first1=Bryan |date=22 December 2020 |title=Expert Bashes BC for COVID-19 Data Gaps |language=English |work=The Tyee |url=https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2020/12/22/Data-Gaps-BC/ |access-date=23 December 2020}} In December 2021 she was criticized for previous claims that COVID mostly spreads by droplets instead of aerosols.{{cite news |date=25 December 2021 |title=Dr. Bonnie Henry receives scathing criticism from atmospheric chemistry experts for comment on aerosols |language=en |work=The Georgia Straight |url=https://www.straight.com/covid-19-pandemic/living/dr-bonnie-henry-receives-scathing-criticism-from-atmospheric-chemistry-experts-for-comment-on |access-date=26 December 2021}}

A book written by Bonnie Henry and her sister Lynn Henry was released in February 2021 called Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe. It describes the four early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite book |last1=Henry |first1=Bonnie |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/672036/be-kind-be-calm-be-safe-by-dr-bonnie-henry-and-lynn-henry/9780735241855 |title=Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe |last2=Henry |first2=Lynn |publisher=Allen Lane Canada |year=2021 |isbn=9780735241855 |location=Toronto}}

On 30 January 2020, following confirmation of the first infected person in British Columbia, Henry advised the public that "It is not necessary for the general public to take special precautions beyond the usual measures recommended to prevent other common respiratory viruses during the winter period."{{cite news|title=First coronavirus case in British Columbia confirmed|language=en-CA|work=Vancouver Sun|url=https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/first-coronavirus-case-in-british-columbia-confirmed/wcm/7ff6bdb4-2ba4-446a-bad5-ab743f5bd8ca/|access-date=6 November 2020}} In March, medical columnist for The Globe and Mail described her as "a calming voice in a sea of coronavirus madness".{{Cite news|title=Opinion: Bonnie Henry is a calming voice in a sea of coronavirus madness|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-bonnie-henry-is-a-calming-voice-in-a-sea-of-coronavirus-madness/|url-status=live|access-date=2020-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315105614/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-bonnie-henry-is-a-calming-voice-in-a-sea-of-coronavirus-madness/|archive-date=2020-03-15}} In April, she cautioned against relying on mass testing as a strategy to control the spread of SARS-CoV-2 due to the risk of "up to 30 per cent" of tests potentially resulting in false negatives.{{Cite web |last=Uguen-Csenge |first=Eva |date=2020-04-15 |title=Why B.C.'s top doctor still believes mass testing isn't the way to stop COVID-19 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bonnie-henry-third-covid-test-results-false-negative-1.5531288 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200825111317/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bonnie-henry-third-covid-test-results-false-negative-1.5531288 |archive-date=2020-08-25 |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=CBC News}} In June, Henry was featured in a New York Times article titled "The Top Doctor Who Aced the Coronavirus Test", praising the way that she has handled the COVID-19 pandemic.

In August, September, and October 2020, Henry was criticized for not mandating public mask usage and BC's back to school plans. This included not allowing the requirement for masks in classrooms in the province,{{cite news |title=Port Moody principal forced to retract in-class mask policy 1 day after introducing it {{!}} CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/port-moody-principal-forced-to-retract-in-class-mask-policy-1-day-after-introducing-it-1.5709461 |access-date=1 January 2021 |work=CBC |date=2 September 2020}} and only permitting the universal requirement for masks in hospitals on November 6, 2020.{{cite news |title=Masks now mandatory for patients, staff, visitors in B.C. health-care facilities {{!}} CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/masks-health-care-facilities-bc-now-mandatory-1.5793478 |access-date=1 January 2021 |work=CBC |date=6 November 2020}}

A limited edition Compass card featuring the quote from Henry, "Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe" was released by TransLink on September 15, 2020.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-15|title=Enter to win a "Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe" Compass Card with a DayPass!|url=https://buzzer.translink.ca/2020/09/enter-to-win-a-be-kind-be-calm-be-safe-compass-card-with-a-daypass/|access-date=2020-11-03|website=The Buzzer blog|language=en-CA}} On 22 September 2020, Henry stated that she received death threats and "(has) had to have security in (her) house."{{cite news|date=22 September 2020|title=B.C.'s chief health officer says she's received death threats, abuse {{!}} CBC News|work=CBC|agency=CBC|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bonnie-henry-death-threats-1.5734809|access-date=6 November 2020}}

In November 2020 the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) stated that BC was no longer saying what proportion of people who tested positive are healthcare providers. Initially Henry denied that these data were not being provided to the Canadian government, while also saying that she was worried that the federal government would not present it properly. The numbers were subsequently released with 1,442 (8.9%) out of 16,136 cases in BC in healthcare providers. In November, Henry indicated that not all public health data were being shared with the federal government due to concerns with how they were being interpreted at the federal level, and that could lead to incorrect assumptions regarding COVID-19 spread. She did confirm that they were sharing all aggregate data.{{cite news|date=5 November 2020|title=Top doctor says B.C. is sharing data on health care workers with COVID-19, with some caveats {{!}} CBC News|work=CBC|agency=CBC|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-data-sharing-health-workers-phac-holes-1.5788386|accessdate=6 November 2020}} Further concerns were raised in December regarding the lack of transparency of COVID-19 data in BC.

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.{{Cite web |last=Canadian Institutes of Health Research |date=2021-01-20 |title=Canadian Network of COVID-19 Clinical Trials Networks |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/institutes-health-research/news/2021/01/canadian-network-of-covid-19-clinical-trials-networks.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220515190019/https://www.canada.ca/en/institutes-health-research/news/2021/01/canadian-network-of-covid-19-clinical-trials-networks.html |archive-date=2022-05-15 |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=Government of Canada}} The funding period runs from December 1, 2020 until June 30, 2022.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-12-01 |title=The Canadian Network of COVID-19 Clinical Trials Networks |url=https://webapps.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/funding/detail_e?pResearchId=9808793&p_version=CRIS&p_language=E&p_session_id= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515190325/https://webapps.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/funding/detail_e?pResearchId=9808793&p_version=CRIS&p_language=E&p_session_id= |archive-date=2022-05-15 |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=Canadian Research Information System}}

On December 22, Henry received one of the first 3,600 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, saying "It’s really my way of showing how confident we are in the vaccine and how important it is for all of us to be immunized in solidarity with (health-care workers)".{{cite news |title=Dr. Bonnie Henry receives first COVID-19 vaccine dose |url=https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/dr-bonnie-henry-receives-first-covid-19-vaccine-dose-1.5241853 |access-date=23 December 2020 |work=Vancouver Island |date=22 December 2020 |language=en}}

In July 2021, 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".{{Cite web |date=2021-07-27 |title=Not vaccinated against COVID-19? B.C.'s health officials say there will be 'consequences' |url=https://bc.ctvnews.ca/not-vaccinated-against-covid-19-b-c-s-health-officials-say-there-will-be-consequences-1.5525139 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210729182409/https://bc.ctvnews.ca/not-vaccinated-against-covid-19-b-c-s-health-officials-say-there-will-be-consequences-1.5525139 |archive-date=2021-07-29 |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=CTV News Vancouver |language=en}} In December 2021 she was criticized for prior claims that COVID-19 mostly spreads by droplets instead of aerosols.

In 2022, internal emails obtained by members of the press showed that Henry and other BC public health officials had been aware of concerns about BC's COVID-19 school transmission data, including a "daunting" spike in exposures, while having publicly claimed that transmission was very low and parents shouldn't worry "needlessly".{{cite news |last1=Basu |first1=Brishti |last2=Gangdev |first2=Srushti |title=Emails show Dr. Bonnie Henry knew of concerns over BC’s COVID-19 data and school exposures while publicly downplaying them |url=https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/henry-stanwick-covid-school-exposures-emails |access-date=16 February 2024 |work=Capital Daily |publisher=Overstory Media |date=October 24, 2022 |ref=DownplayingSchools}} Earlier that year, Henry had co-authored a peer-reviewed study documenting a steep increase in COVID-19 infection in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in 2022, with the highest numbers among children and youth.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Charlie |title=Study coauthored by Dr. Bonnie Henry documents colossal increase in COVID-19 in Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley |url=https://www.straight.com/ovid-19-pandemic/living/study-coauthored-by-dr-bonnie-henry-documents-colossal-increase-in-covid-19-in-metro |access-date=16 February 2024 |work=The Georgia Straight |publisher=Overstory Media |date=13 September 2022 |ref=Study}}

In April 2023, Henry removed the mask requirement from BC medical settings, drawing criticism from independent experts{{cite news |title=B.C. lifts universal mask mandate for health-care facilities, with some exceptions |url=https://www.cheknews.ca/b-c-health-officials-dix-henry-provide-update-on-respiratory-illness-season-1147637/ |access-date=16 February 2024 |work=CHEK News |date=6 April 2023 |ref=MasksRemoved}} as well as BC's Human Rights Commissioner, who stated the action "does not uphold a human rights centred approach to public health".{{cite web |last1=Govender |first1=Kasari |title=Human Rights Commissioner troubled by end of mask mandates in healthcare settings |url=https://bchumanrights.ca/news/human-rights-commissioner-troubled-by-end-of-mask-mandates-in-healthcare-settings/?fbclid=IwAR3cW5P559tYM8HtkEB3XiyY3-YIeA8DTsamVsiuKKgymhqSLUJNkICBx5s |website=British Columbia's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner |access-date=16 February 2024 |ref=HRCTroubled}} At the time, the World Health Organization continued to recommend mask requirements in healthcare settings.{{cite web |title=Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Masks |url=https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-masks |website=World Health Organization |access-date=16 February 2024 |ref=WHO on masks}} After public pressure,{{cite news |last1=Wells |first1=V.S. |title=Four months after healthcare mask mandate dropped, a protest calls for its return |url=https://www.straight.com/city-culture/four-months-after-healthcare-mask-mandate-dropped-a-protest-calls-for-its-return |access-date=16 February 2024 |work=The Georgia Straight |publisher=Overstory Media |date=25 August 2023 |ref=AugustProtest}} Henry partially restored healthcare mask requirements on October 3, 2023.{{cite news |last1=Lindsay |first1=Bethany |last2=Pawson |first2=Chad |title=New masking rules for health-care settings in B.C. coming into force Oct. 3, officials confirm |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-enhanced-masking-health-care-settings-1.6980600 |access-date=16 February 2024 |work=CBC News |date=28 September 2023 |ref=MaskingOct2023}}

On July 26, 2024, Henry announced all remaining restrictions, including the vaccination requirement for health-care workers, will be rescinded.{{cite news |title=B.C.'s top doctor ends four-year COVID-19 public health emergency |url=https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-s-top-doctor-ends-four-year-covid-19-public-health-emergency-1.6979006 |access-date=26 July 2024 |work=The Canadian Press}}

Henry lives in Victoria, British Columbia.{{cite journal|title=Proust for Physicians. Proust Questionnaire: Dr Bonnie Henry|journal=British Columbia Medical Journal|date=October 2018|volume=60|issue=8|page=418|url=https://www.bcmj.org/proust-physicians/proust-questionnaire-dr-bonnie-henry}} She met her husband while serving in the Royal Canadian Navy. The couple separated after 20 years of marriage. Henry was made a Member of the Order of British Columbia in 2021.{{cite press release|url=https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021IGRS0023-001503|title=B.C.'s highest honour recognizes 16 British Columbians|date=August 2, 2021|publisher=Government of British Columbia}}

• 2009: Canadian Pandemic Coordinating Committee responding to pandemic H1N1 influenza, Member
• Canadian Public Health Measures Task Group, Chair
• Canadian National Advisory Committee on Immunization, Member
• Immunize Canada, Chair
• Infection Control Expert Group, Member
• National Infection Control Guidelines Steering Committee
• Ontario SARS Scientific Advisory Committee, Executive Team Member

• 1999: American College of Preventive Medicine, Board Certification, Preventative Medicine
• 2001: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Fellow, Public Health and Preventive Medicine

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• {{cite book|last1=Henry|first1=Bonnie|title=Soap and Water & Common Sense: The Definitive Guide to Viruses, Bacteria, Parasites and Disease|date=2012|publisher=Anansi|location=Toronto|isbn=978-0-88784-937-4|oclc=805951252}}
• {{cite book| last1=Henry| first1=Bonnie| last2=Henry|first2=Lynn| title=Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe: Four Weeks that Shaped a Pandemic| date=2021| publisher= Allen Lane Canada | location=Toronto| isbn= 9780735241855| oclc=118342473}}

• {{cite journal|last1=Poutanen|first1=Susan M|last2=Low|first2=Donald E|last3=Henry|first3=Bonnie|last4=Finkelstein|first4=Sandy|last5=Rose|first5=David|last6=Green|first6=Karen|last7=Tellier|first7=Raymond|last8=Draker|first8=Ryan|last9=Adachi|first9=Dena|last10=Ayers|first10=Melissa|last11=Chan|first11=Adrienne K|date=2003|title=Identification of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Canada|journal= New England Journal of Medicine|language=en|volume=348|issue=20|pages=1995–2005|doi=10.1056/NEJMoa030634|pmid=12671061|issn=0028-4793|oclc=4638980317|doi-access=free|hdl=1807/16919|hdl-access=free}}
• {{cite journal|last1=Svoboda|first1=Tomislav|last2=Henry|first2=Bonnie|last3=Shulman|first3=Leslie|last4=Kennedy|first4=Erin|last5=Rea|first5=Elizabeth|last6=Ng|first6=Wil|last7=Wallington|first7=Tamara|last8=Yaffe|first8=Barbara|last9=Gournis|first9=Effie|last10=Vicencio|first10=Elisa|last11=Basrur|first11=Sheela|date=3 June 2004|title=Public Health Measures to Control the Spread of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome during the Outbreak in Toronto|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=350|issue=23|pages=2352–2361|doi=10.1056/nejmoa032111|pmid=15175437|issn=0028-4793|doi-access=free}}
• {{cite journal|last1=Loeb|first1=Mark|last2=McGeer|first2=Allison|author-link2=Allison McGeer|last3=Henry|first3=Bonnie|last4=Ofner|first4=Marianna|last5=Rose|first5=David|last6=Hlywka|first6=Tammy|last7=Levie|first7=Joanne|last8=McQueen|first8=Jane|last9=Smith|first9=Stephanie|last10=Moss|first10=Lorraine|last11=Smith|first11=Andrew|date=2004|title=SARS among Critical Care Nurses, Toronto|journal=Emerging Infectious Diseases|volume=10|issue=2|pages=251–255|doi=10.3201/eid1002.030838|pmid=15030692|pmc=3322898|issn=1080-6040}}
• {{cite journal|last1=Basrur|first1=Sheela V.|last2=Yaffe|first2=Barbara|last3=Henry|first3=Bonnie|title=SARS: A Local Public Health Perspective|year=2004|journal=Canadian Journal of Public Health|volume=95|issue=1|pages=22–24|doi=10.1007/BF03403628|pmid=14768736|pmc=6976208}}
• {{cite journal|last1=Henry|first1=B.|last2=Gadient|first2=S.|title=Canada's pandemic vaccine strategy|year=2017|journal=Canada Communicable Disease Report|volume=43|issue=7/8|pages=164–167|doi=10.14745/ccdr.v43i78a05|pmid=29770084|pmc=5764724|doi-access=free}}
• {{cite journal|last1=Henry|first1=B.|title=Canadian Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Health sector planning guidance|year=2018|journal=Canada Communicable Disease Report|volume=44|issue=1|pages=6–9|doi=10.14745/ccdr.v44i01a02|pmid=29770091|pmc=5937063}}

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• [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/about-bc-s-health-care-system/office-of-the-provincial-health-officer/biographies Bonnie Henry] at British Columbia Ministry of Health
• [https://www.spph.ubc.ca/person/bonnie-henry/ Bonnie Henry] at UBC School of Population and Public Health
• {{IMDb name|nm11405445|Bonnie Henry}}

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