October 2014

Nov 4, 2014 @ 6:00-8:00pm. Parliment Hill. Network Partners are invited to share stories of Canadian progress in maternal, newborn and child health with Canadian Members of Parliament.

Oct 21, 2014 @ 12:30pm. CH&E Classroom #409, Centre for Clinical Research. This talk will explore how Health effects of material culture can inform architecture with reference to health facilities designed for specific cultural contexts.

Nov. 13, 2014 @ 7:30pm. Potter Auditorium, 6100 University Ave. Challenging the everyday effects of racism and violence on the health and well-being of African Canadians.

Nov 27-28, 2014. Holiday Inn, 101 Wyse Road, Dartmouth. This 2 day affair will give health professionals and service users that provide or receive mental health services an opportunity to gather to focus on the impact of health system delivery, navigation and response for persons of African descent living in Nova Scotia.

Oct 15, 2014 @ 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Dalhousie SUB rm. 224. Please join Paul Hutchinson, filmmaker of Upstanding: Stories of Hope from Northern Ireland and Martha Martin, Dalhousie Multifaith Centre for an interactive workshop that will explore bystander behaviour through stories of violence in Northern Ireland. Learn the skills to be an upstander.

Oct 23, 2014 @ 6:30-8:30 pm. Halifax North Memorial Public Library. PhotoVoice is a participatory action project conducted by youth from Needham Community Centre and St. George’s YouthNet. The photovoice project was completed over the summer and facilitated by a group of medical students from Dalhousie University.

Oct 21, 2014 @ 1:00-4:00 pm. Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Dalhousie Arts Centre, Halifax. The Imperative for New Approaches for Managing and Leading in Healthcare for the 21st Century. In honour of the School of Nursing's 65th anniversary, you are invited to attend an open colloquium. Facilitated by School Director, Dr. Kathleen MacMillan, the colloquium will feature a panel of internationally renowned thought leaders in health care.

Oct 15, 2014 @ 4:30 - 5:30 pm. Location:Tupper C206 (Dean's Council Room), DMNB Rm 218. Facilitator: Des Leddin, Professor, Faculty of Medicine Topic: Health Education; Can the Net Level the Playing Field?

Oct 9, 2014 @ 1:00-2:00 pm Location: Mona Campbell Rm. 3111 (School of Social Work Boardroom). A presentation and video screening by Ashlee Cunsolo Willox, PhD.

Date: Oct 15 @ 5-7 pm Location: Halifax: Tupper 2L7, DMNB: 221. This session is available for all students registered in the Advocates in Global Health Certificate. It will provide a general overview of the criteria and program stucture.