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
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.
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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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Although life may not be truly balanced, it is still possible to feel fulfilled in all aspects and that is how Dr. Deborah DiLiberto, a mother and Global Health professor, carries on her day-to-day life. Rather than fixating on one goal, Dr. DiLiberto showcases the beauty of being open to all opportunities and feeling gratitude for one’s unique timeline amidst the world of comparisons and pressures to achieve success at a specific time. As a woman in academia, Dr. DiLiberto addresses the challenges when faced against stereotypes about women. Instead of looking at compassion as a weakness, Dr. DiLiberto demonstrates that putting people in the field of view of her work is a strength that helps her feel motivated and ambitious. Join her as she discusses the importance of being true to yourself, sorting your priorities, and how to approach living a fulfilled life.
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How is it like to manage 2 full-time careers, a physician and a mother? Join Dr. Stephanie Liu, aka Dr. Mom, as she takes us along her journey of self-development and finding balance from her time as an undergrad student, to grad student, to medical student, to physician and mother who runs “lifeofdoctormom,” a medically credible blog on Instagram for new moms, and is the founder of “By Dr. Mom,” a company that empowers parents with evidence driven books, activities, products, and clothing for babies and children. Dr. Liu encourages listeners that it is possible to be great at parenting while managing a full-time career if you ignore the negatives, remember that perfectionism is overrated, set your goals and go get it!
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Instagram: @lifeofdrmom & @bydrmom
Website: bydrmom.com
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While navigating through this fast paced world, it is important for us to ground ourselves and have faith to find balance. Join Dr. Jean Chamberlain, as she guides us through her journey of balance with her professional life as a physician, professor, and founder of Save the Mothers, along with her family life, and personal life. Dr. Chamberlain empowers us to be open-minded, supportive, and resilient to make a positive difference in the world.
Dr. Jean Chamberlain is an Obstetrician/Gynecologist, a Professor at McMaster University in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology with a focus on international women's health and education, and she is the founder and Executive Director of Save the Mothers, an organization in Uganda that promotes safe motherhood. Dr. Chamberlain is an advocate for women’s health and health education. Her work has gained international recognition and praise for her exceptional impact on the health of mothers globally.
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How can we be hopeful and make a difference? Join Hila Taraky as she highlights the history of Afghanistan, how we can engage in the discussion about the crisis in Afghanistan, and tangible action towards supporting Afghan refugees. In a time of great distress, Hila discusses that there is hope and how we must make the best of this situation to spark action and create impactful change.
Hila Taraky is a business lawyer who carries on a focused practice in corporate transactions, land development and commercial real estate at Arfocus Legal and the co-founder of Lifeline Afghanistan, a campaign which engages Canadians in supporting the sponsorship of Afghan refugees.
Calls to Action:
1. Donate or lead a fundraiser for organizations that provide relief to Afghans in Afghanistan or supporting those who have made it to Canada:
2. Learn more about the crisis that is ensuing and determine what your friends, family, community and university are doing to assist Afghans.
3. Determine where your Member of Parliament stands on Canadian foreign policy, provision of humanitarian aid and immigration with respect to the crisis in Afghanistan.
4. Learn more about, and advocate for, the following policy changes to help streamline pathways to Canada for human rights and women’s rights activists, journalists, lawyers, judges and refugees who are at risk:
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How can we welcome the Arctic? How can the Arctic welcome us? Join Margherita Paola Poto, as she discusses about empathy, compassion and care in the environment. Despite the Arctic being one of the coldest places on Earth, Margherita’s stories of her exploration in the Arctic bring warmth as she provides a refreshing insight on developing relationships among people and the Earth.
Margherita Paola Poto is a Researcher at the Faculty of Law, UiT The Arctic University of Norway and a Professor of Administrative Law from the University of Turin, Italy.
She is currently involved in an interdisciplinary project at the crossroads of food, environment, and health. Her research interests cover administrative and comparative law, environmental law, indigenous law and methodology, ocean and nature-centered visions. She is particularly interested in new methodological approaches to law that encompass indigenous methodologies, community and gender-sensitive research, storytelling and illustration.
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Welcoming Dr. Arathi Rao a phenomenal Global Health Leader and Coordinator for the MPH Program, Department of Health Policy and the Coordinator for the Manipal Health Literacy Unit at PSPH, MAHE, Manipal.
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Welcome back to the Global Health Collective - our host Shania Bhopa will take you along this season through the stories from Global Health professionals situated across the world.
This episode is all about female empowerment, ecology, and environmental health.
Welcoming Avanti Wadugodapitiya an Ecologist from Colombo, Sri Lanka, and currently works at the Department of Health, Ethics and Society at Maastricht University in the Netherlands.
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Have you ever wondered what it is like starting a project or a non-profit organization .. during a pandemic! Well look no further, we present to you a conversation between 4 young founders (and full-time students) on how they went from an idea to a full-blown operating organization.
Shania Bhopa - Founder of The Canadian Courage Project sits down with Luke Kyne; Founder of the Hamilton Homeless Hub, Sukhmeet Sachal founder of the Sikh Health Foundation, and Adamo Donovan founder of PPE portraits Canada.
This conversation is created to inspire, empower and showcase the details behind starting an organization and balancing life as students.
Being the change they wish to see and hope to see you be a part of as well.
Join our host Shania as she chats alongside her classmates Evelyne Onari, Alison Tidmarsh, and Yordan Stoyanov on their virtual mobility exchange and what they loved about their experience.
The MSc program offers students the option to go on a "virtual exchange" where they learn at one of the six partner institutions from around the world.
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A sit-down chat with Dr. Claire Bodkin, an inspiring Hamilton leader and physician working to promote equity and make the world a better place.
Claire Bodkin is a queer femme, community organizer, and resident physician in Family Medicine at McMaster University. As a family doctor-in-training, her clinical and research interests are the care of people who use drugs, people who experience incarceration, and people who are queer and trans. She is a co-organizer with Hamilton Social Medicine Response Team (known as HAMSMaRT), who has been working with Hamilton’s harm reduction group Keeping Six to support the needs of people who are homeless and people who use drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic. She looks up to her Mom, her sister, and all of the rad community organizers, elders, and youth working towards collective freedom and health.
"Young people are not just the future; we are today already living the consequences of centuries of unsustainable exploitation of nature and of vulnerable communities. Children and youth are among the most vulnerable groups to environmental harm, and so our voice matters greatly in decision-making on the environment, in order to ensure intergenerational equity. Moreover, young people have the ability to communicate, act and mobilize others, bring in fresh perspectives, and critically question the status quo. We can, and are already contributing to change on the ground. If not us youth fighting to better our collective future, then who?" - Mika Tan
Welcome to part 2 of the IUCN podcast series -
Mika Tan has been working with youth in the environmental scene for the past decade. Her expertise lies in youth empowerment, urban biodiversity, systems thinking, capacity building, public speaking, and hosting and facilitation. Currently, she is the Coordinator of the ASEAN Youth Biodiversity Programme (AYBP) at the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, as well as the Co-Founder of the Urban Biodiversity Hub (UBHub).