Black health (PLANS)

Support for Black students aspiring to a career in health

PLANS (Promoting Leadership in health for African Nova Scotians) seeks to increase representation of African Nova Scotians in the health professions through recruitment and retention, community collaborations and partnerships to improve health outcomes within the African Nova Scotian community.

PLANS offers programming (e.g. advising, mentorship, high school co-op, summer camp), resources (e.g. health program and career information), and attends community and school events to provide health career preparation and support to:

• current post-secondary students
• youth in junior high and high school including parents/families
• community members, education and health organizations
• teachers, student support workers, and guidance counsellors
• post-secondary staff and faculty

If you are interested in receiving support from PLANS or for more information please complete the PLANS Support Form.

*NB. International students (Students studying outside Canada) should contact the Dalhousie International Student Advising Centre for support.

PLANS is supported by the Johnson Scholarship Foundation, in collaboration with Dalhousie’s Faculties of Health, Dentistry, and Medicine, and Nova Scotia’s Department of Labour and Advanced Education and African Canadian Services Division (Department of Early Childhood Development and Education).

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