March 2015

Thursday March 26, 2015 6:30 - 8:00 pm. Halifax North Memorial Public Library. African Nova Scotian Youth, families and community members are invited to attend this free public event! Promoting Leadership in health for African Nova Scotians (PLANS) invites you to meet African Nova Scotian students, faculty and staff who will answer your questions about admissions and education options in medicine, dentistry, and health professions. Light refreshments will be served.

Thursday, June 4th, 2015 @ 6-‐9 pm. The Westin Nova Scotian 1181 Hollis Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Please join the Nova Scotia Gambia Association (NSGA) for their Annual African Dinner, Auction & Entertainment! Reception & Silent Auction 6 pm Dinner 7 pm Live Auction & Entertainment to follow. Celebrating 30 years!

June 4-6, 2015. Toronto, Canada. The North American Refugee Health Conference is recognized as the premier conference for those who work with refugee populations. Health professionals and experts from many disciplines, will meet to discuss the best health practices, challenges for optimal care, research and advocacy for the refugee patient population both pre and post migration. The latest research on refugee health issues will be profiled as both novices and experts share ideas with local and international colleagues.

April 11, 2015 @ 9am-5pm. Loyola L 174 and L 173, Saint Mary's University, Halfiax. Eastern and Western Medicine meet to explore a collaborative and integrative approach to advance health and wellness for women.

March 23, 2015 @ 7:00-8:30pm. Halifax Central Library, Paul O'Regan Hall. Join leaders in the fields of public health as they engage a public audience in a conversation about vaccination and the ethical tensions that exist in exercising our collective and individual rights.

Application Deadline: Friday March 27, 2015. Intership Dates: May 11 - Aug. 28, 2015. PASADA – Project Assistant, Key Populations Project Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. AUCC is pleased to partner with Community Foundations of Canada and Rideau Hall Foundation to manage the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships Program. This program is made possible with financial support from the Government of Canada, provincial governments and the private sector. This is a new initiative that is intended to lay the foundation for the next generation of entrepreneurs, public servants, community leaders and academics with innovative minds and a sense of commitment to Canada and the Commonwealth.

Wed. March 25, 2015 @ 6:30-8:30 pm. Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Rd - Paul O'Regan Hall This event features a discussion with social worker Robert Wright and author, Evelyn C. White on the topic of "What it means to be African Nova Scotian and LGBTQ".

Mar 24, 2015 @ 6:30-8:00pm. Halifax Central Library, O'Regan Hall. Award-winning physician Dr. Jeffrey Turnbull will share his experiences as one of the founders and currently the Medical Director of the Inner City Health Project for the homeless in Ottawa. An interactive panel discussion on Poverty, Health and Homelessness in Halifax will follow.

Mar 10, 2015 @ 7-8:30pm. Spatz Theatre, Citadel High School. LGen Dallaire (ret’d) will discuss his ultimate mission, to end the use and recruitment of child soldiers. General Dallaire is achieving his mission through the organization he founded, The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative at Dalhousie University. The Dallaire Initiative has created the world’s first prevention-oriented, security sector focused approach to ending the use of child soldiers in conflicts.

Mar 13, 2015 @ 12-12:30pm. Rm 104, Weldon Law Building. The Health Law Institute hosts an extremely popular series of seminars that are open to the public and attracts a broad audience from across the university, government, and health care communities.