A dynamic conversation between Dr. Andrea Baumann and Dr. Sonia Anand on local & global health + reflections on the McMaster GH Office programs.

In this episode, our host, Shania Bhopa is joined by Ajita Vidyarthi and Jenn Wani from Plan International Canada to discuss female activism and all the challenges that come with it. Our guests discuss their most recent global research study which involved 1000 young female activists worldwide. This study showed the world what kinds of barriers young, female activists in today’s world have to face. Did you know that although 20% of participants reported that they feared for their safety when engaging in activism, 95% still believe that their activism has a positive impact on them? Throughout the episode, we also get to hear personal experiences from our guests as they delve deeper into the kinds of barriers that they had to face throughout their activism journey.

In today's episode, Lulwama Mulalu, a Global Health Ph.D. candidate from McMaster University, welcomes Dr. Alexandra Martiniuk, an esteemed epidemiology professor from the University of Sydney's Faculty of Medicine and Health. She is also a senior research fellow at the George Institute for Global Health. Additionally, she is an adjunct professor in epidemiology at the University of Toronto. She holds an MSc in Community Health and Epidemiology and a PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from Western University. Dr. Martiniuk has expertise in Epidemiology, Health Systems and Services Research, Implementation and Evaluation of Complex Interventions, Indigenous and Global Child Health. Her work is committed to improving the health of individuals living in disadvantaged settings locally and globally. She was awarded the Australian Academy of Sciences 2020 Gustav Nossal Medal for Global Health and is the recipient of 29 additional awards and 6 fellowships. Dr. Martiniuk provides a holistic perspective on community health and the interconnected factors of healthcare and health systems. Throughout the episode, Dr. Martiniuk will delve into her holistic approach to low-income community health, emphasizing the intricate web of healthcare and health systems. She also shares insights from her consulting experiences in global health, touching upon knowledge translation, global health governance, and international health policymaking.

In this exciting episode, our host Shania speaks to the SCORE! team, which includes Dr. Sonia Anand, Dr. Andrea Baumann, Dr. Russell De Souza, Dr. Sujane Kandasamy and Ms. Parsa Memon. SCORE! Is a project where Health Equity meets Public Health and endeavours to discover effective strategies that can enable Newcomer families when they arrive in Canada to optimize the health trajectories of their children. This includes all aspects of Healthy Active Living to prevent early onset chronic disease risk factors such as overweight and type 2 diabetes while promoting optimal mental health and well-being, community integration, and success at school.

To find out more about the SCORE! Team and their ongoing projects, please click the following link: https://okanagan.mcmaster.ca/score/#tab-content-ov

In this exciting episode host Shania speaks to the SCORE! team, which includes: Dr. Sonia Anand, Dr. Andrea Baumann, Dr. Russell De Souza, Dr. Sujane Kandasamy and Ms. Parsa Memon. SCORE! Is a project where Health Equity meets Public Health and endeavours to discover effective strategies that can enable Newcomer families when they arrive in Canada to optimize the health trajectories of their children. This includes all aspects of Healthy Active Living in order to prevent early onset chronic disease risk factors such as overweight and type 2 diabetes for example, while promoting optimal mental health and well-being, community integration, and success at school.

Having empathy can make all the difference in your work and in yourself. In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Amanda Sim, a research fellow, PI and assistant professor at McMaster University. Her work focuses on intergenerational impacts of war and adversity on child well-being and working with local communities to design and evaluate interventions to promote child and family resilience. Despite the challenges of implementing interventions and change, Dr. Sim discusses how to improve the well-being of families, refugees, and ourselves through compassion and empathy.

Checkout Dr. Amanda Sim's most recent project in the Hamilton community focused on art workshops and connecting through activity. 

In today's episode hosted by Shania Bhopa and Danielle Denwood, they engage in a dynamic conversation with Ann Keeling from the Women in Global Health. 

The discussion focuses on gender equity and women's economic empowerment. Thinking about the lack of research and absence of data about unpaid women working in health systems across the globe. 

It is critical that we begin thinking about and actively engaging in discussions for early career researchers, students, and global health professionals to promote women's economic empowerment. 

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Ann Keeling, WGH Senior Fellow, is a British citizen whose 40-year career in global health and social development has included posts in Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, the Caribbean, Belgium, the USA, and her come country, the UK. She held the post of Head of Gender Equality Policy with the UK Government and is currently the Chair of the NGO Age International and Senior Fellow of Women in Global Health. Ann Keeling has been CEO of two global health NGOs, was UNFPA Country Representative and Director Commonwealth Secretariat leading on Health, Education, and Gender. 

Follow @womeninGH on Twitter and check out your local chapter today. 

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Don’t sweat the small stuff and focus on doing your best, even in the worst case scenario. In this episode, we are joined with positive energy from Dr. Deb Sloboda who is a researcher, professor at McMaster University, and one of the founding Co-Presidents of the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Society of Canada. Her work involves understanding the impact of early life adversity on the mother, and the developing fetus and how fetal adaptations to adversity influence the risk of chronic disease later in life. Join us in a discussion about work-life integration, the incorporation of acts of service and fostering healthy relationships to promote well-being.

Through the power of transcontinental, transdisciplinary education within the M.Sc. Global Health program, students from all over the world have gained diverse learning experiences and life-long relationships. In this episode, Shania speaks with multiple Global Health students in the Masters program to hear about their experiences navigating the program, the mobility/exchange options, and the transition from virtual learning to in-person. This episode features students in the thesis stream and across various concentrations, including those who went on exchange. The collective experiences of these students highlight the vast opportunities in the program for one to challenge themself, to gain insightful and interactive learning across and within different cultures, to foster positive memories and to grow as global health leaders.

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