Public Health Cafe: Recent Episodes
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Conversations about public health topics in Canada hosted by Joanna, Manal, Yue and their friends. Grab a cup of tea and join us as we chat about various public health topics and news from the Canadian perspective.
In this episode, we asked six health professionals for their insights on what health equity means to them, and how it shows up in their work.
In our news session, we chat about vaccine distribution and vaccine nationalism.
https://theconversation.com/the-evolution-of-fairness-will-drive-the-distribution-of-covid-19-vaccines-for-better-or-worse-151360
According to the latest surveillance report published by the Public Health Agency of Canada, a total of 2,561 HIV diagnoses were reported in Canada in 2018. An estimated 7,271 British Columbians are living with HIV. People living with HIV often face stigma and discrimination, which may significantly affect their mental health and well-being, as well as financial security and stable housing. We talk to Katie who works at McLaren Housing Society of BC about this issue and also discuss some challenges the Covid-19 pandemic has presented in supporting people living with HIV. Resource Links:
McLaren Housing Society of BC: https://mclarenhousing.com/ Rainbow Refugee: https://www.rainbowrefugee.com/ The Unspoken Complexity of “Self-Care”: https://blog.usejournal.com/the-unspoken-complexity-of-self-care-8c9f30233467
News Article: https://globalnews.ca/news/6932539/hiv-aids-pandemic-lessons/?fbclid=IwAR13LqKkIMNNi9XF8uiT3q66mQlIIC1GUh8xwowkaQJue4BHeWiUK05fOIs
In this episode, we will be talking about immigrant health. In Canada, immigration represents a large part of Canada’s population growth. Based on the 2016 Census conducted by Statistics Canada, almost 22% of the Canadian population were immigrants . So in trying to understand the health of populations in Canada, it is important to also talk about the health of immigrant populations in Canada. Our guest for this episode is Stef, a PhD student at Simon Fraser University and a research associate at the Centre for Gender & Sexual Health Equity.
Resource Links: https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/subjects-start/immigration_and_ethnocultural_diversity Learn more - https://www.ryerson.ca/cerc-migration/ Immigrant Women of Canada IG: @immigrantwomenofcanada Evaluating Inequities in Refugee and Immigrant Women’s Sexual Health Access (IRIS) Project: http://www.cgshe.ca/research/clinical-intervention-research/iris/?fbclid=IwAR0FcQsebmAEtjIgpx07kFir7F0AYmdiksRPEkjm_Ase-kvR58-ebKF8W9I News Article: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canadian-universities-scramble-to-maintain-flow-of-international/
Hello world! We (Joanna, Manal and Yue) introduce ourselves and talk about our motivations for starting this podcast. We also discuss what public health means to us and why we're drawn to this field. News Article: https://theconversation.com/unmasking-the-racial-politics-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic-139011