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Blog Callout: POWER AND GLOBAL HEALTH DAY 2022

The Global Health Equity @ Western hub team would like to invite you to create a Blog on the topic of RACIAL JUSTICE AND GLOBAL HEALTH.

Racial Justice is the systematic fair treatment of people of all races, resulting inequitable opportunities and outcomes for all. Unfortunately, due to racial injustice, many inequities arise and marginalized populations do not have access to the same resources as others making them more vulnerable to negative health outcomes. These include higher chronic disease risk (diabetes & cardiovascular disease), reduced health seeking, higher levels of unhappiness, loneliness, and depression. BInequities for racialized populations in access to health and care have been further underlined during the COVID-19 pandemic, exemplified by inequities in COVID-19 morbidity, mortality and vaccine distribution.

The Global Health Equity @ Western hub goal is to instigate discussion beyond calls for equity, trans-national solidarity and responsibility, to identify actionable interventions and shifts in thinking that can advance racial justice as it pertains to health.

For this year’s Power & Global Health Day with its theme of Racial Justice, you may consider producing a blog about (for example, but not limited to)…

  • Lived experiences of racial (in)justice
  • Indigenous Health
  • Community-based healing and advocacy
  • Access to Healthcare
  • Environmental Racism
  • Microaggressions
  • Gender inequities
  • Gender Rights and Health
  • Culture and Migration Experiences and Policies

Submissions are welcome from the entire Western community as well as external community members. Current students’ Blogs will be submitted to a panel composed of students, faculty, and community representatives, with the most compelling 5 submissions awarded a prize of $100 and featured on the Global Health Equity HUB @Western University

You do not need to be a current member of the Western community to submit. We want to hear from you! All Blogs meeting submission criteria will be featured on Western’s Global Health Equity website.

Blogs will be accepted from now until October 30th at midnight. Winning student submissions will be announced on Thursday November 24th, 2022, at Power & Global Health Day.

Blogs should not exceed 1500 words and should align with the general blog guidelines for the GHE hub which can be found here.

Please send your submission here

The Global Health Equity @ Western hub looks forward to hearing from our community and holding these important conversations. Please also join at Power and Global Health Day on Thursday, November 24th, 2022

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2022 London Newcomer Day

This year’s event will be held on October 29, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the RBC Place London. Participants at this year’s event will hear from successful entrepreneurs, employment experts and a variety of London employers. Participants will also have the opportunity to take part in panel discussions on various topics and visit the Employer Exhibition.

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Invitation to Participate: Opportunities and Challenges in Settlement Services Delivery

The  London & Middlesex Local Immigration Partnership (LMLIP) conducts a series of meetings to hear thoughts on the existing opportunities and challenges with the provision and funding of settlement services to refugees and immigrants. This Fall, LMLIP will be hosting consultation meetings with stakeholders and Indigenous Communities as part of the process to develop a Community Based Model for Settlement Services. 

All meetings will continue to be virtual during this calendar year. Please click on the link to register below;

Opportunities and Challenges for Healthcare, Housing, Education/Childcare, and Employment – Sep 29, 2022, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

The session will include an overall presentation followed by breakout sessions on the topics of Healthcare, Housing, Education/Childcare, and Employment – Register Here

Environmental Scan Review: Healthcare, Housing, Education/Childcare, and Employment – Oct 18, 2022 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

The session will include an overall presentation summarizing the results of the initial research phase of the project (the Environmental Scan), followed by breakout sessions on the topics of Healthcare, Housing, Education/Childcare, and Employment – Register Here

Environmental Scan Review: Ethnocultural and Faith Based Groups, Immigration and Settlement Services (Facilitation in French will be provided) – Oct 20, 2022 05:30 PM – 7:00 PM

The session will include an overall presentation summarizing the results of the initial research phase of the project (the Environmental Scan), followed by breakout sessions dedicated to Ethnocultural and Faith Based Groups, as well as organizations offering immigration and settlement services – Register Here

Agendas for each meeting will be circulated to registered attendees prior to each meeting.

If you have any questions please feel free to reach out Beuglet, Nicole nbeuglet@dillon.ca

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Collecting and Using Data for Collaborative and Equitable Change 

On June 3rd, 2022, CRHESI brought together community members, professionals, academic and community researchers and students to discuss key issues around collecting and using data for collaborative and equitable change in our community.

For a summary of the day’s events, and next steps click here

Collecting and Using Data for Collaborative and Equitable Change: Introduction (Wathen & Lizotte)
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