An exciting opportunity exisits to fill the role of Knowledge Mobilization Coordinator. This position supports CRHESI’s knowledge sharing activities with and among academic and community partner organizations; it also supports research activities so as to develop tailored KMb plans. The KMb Coordinator works closely with the Research/Evaluation Coordinator to support the administrative functions of CRHESI. The KMb reports to the Academic Director and the Community Director. This is a part-time, contract position with Western’s Faculty of Health Sciences, Arthur Labatt School of Nursing…

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James Shelley, CRHESI’s outstanding Knowledge Mobilization Coordinator, is taking on a new full-time role as Knowledge Mobilization Specialist with Western’s Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), which started on February 1, 2022. We want to sincerely thank James for his exceptional work with CRHESI these past years – we truly would not be where we are, especially in terms of outreach and impact, without his innovative approach to knowledge-sharing and commitment to authentic community partnership. James’ contributions to CRHESI have been significant and we are grateful. Congratulations and very best wishes, James! Your CRHESI family will deeply miss you, but we take comfort in knowing that you’re not far away!

This analysis examines the characteristics of immigrants who came to Canada as children and their socioeconomic outcomes, such as participation in postsecondary education and median wages, based on income tax data in 2019.

Source: Socioeconomic outcomes of immigrants admitted to Canada as children, 2019

“Our research team, consisting of medical doctors, nurses, and academics with decades of experience regarding the health and human rights of migrant agricultural workers in Canada, several of whom participated in a death review carried out by the Deputy Coroner of Ontario in 2020-21, conducted a research study to identify (a) common and divergent medical issues and trajectories, as well as (b) social determinants and resources available to migrant agricultural workers that may help explain the context, and/or may have contributed to the deaths of these nine individuals during the 2020 and 2021 seasons.”

Watch the introductory video with Susana Caxaj and read the full report at migrantworker.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/EWG-Key-Findings-and-Recs_Final.pdf

Funded by CANFAR, we aim to apply community-based participatory principles and peer-led approaches to develop and distribute an electronic-based survey to determine meaningful HIV prevention interventions for youth from diaspora MENA communities in Ontario and British Columbia (BC) that will capture the diverse voices of youth. The goal is to address gaps in research and services on sexual health needs of MENA youth and encourage collaborations for future research initiatives and knowledge translation and exchange.

See Job Posting: https://crhesi.uwo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Job-posting_Research-Coordinator_Brescia_YSMENA-Study.pdf