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This month, we offer you an exclusive interview with Ms. Halimatou Ba, professor and researcher at the University of Saint Boniface in Manitoba. In 2020, she was named one of the 100 Black Women to Watch by the Canada International Black Women Event.
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Only available in French
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- Survey: Black Health Matters
A survey on the impact of COVID-19 on Black communities to identify barriers to effective prevention, treatment and management of COVID-19 in the African/Black population.
- Pandémie et santé mentale : répondre aux besoins maintenant et après la crise, Radio‑Canada, January 18, 2021.
Minister for Health and Social Services, Lionel Carmant, wants to improve services now and prepare the system for the post-pandemic years (in French).
- La COVID-19 nuit à la santé mentale, surtout celle des femmes, Acadie-Nouvelle, January 13, 2021. A survey shows that a number of Canadians experienced a mental health decline during the COVID-19 pandemic, with women generally suffering the most, as well as single parents, the unemployed, recent immigrants and racialized people (in French).
- Talking to Your Anxious Child About COVID-19
Children's Mental Health Ontario (CMHO) shares tips on how to talk to your anxious child about COVID-19.
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- Mental Health Initiative by the RésoSanté Colombie-Britannique Vivre sa vie, pleinement, a training developed on the principles of cognitive-behavioural therapy in order to build skills to help you overcome life's problems.
- Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Project
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health's Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Project, funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, is offering a free webinar: Les défis d’intégration dans les communautés francophones en situation minoritaire.
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Ottawa time)
Registration
- The Wellness and Prevention Center for the Afro-Canadians of Alberta (CBEP)
Please see this project, which builds on the available expertise to create video clips that meet the needs of members.
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SSF webinar to come
HIPPY en français : un programme gagnant-gagnant, gagnant! Webinar delivered by Monique Best, Ph. D., Director of French Programs, Mothers Matter Centre.
Description: This program targets families and facilitates the integration of immigrant and newcomer mothers in Canada.
February 10, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (EDT)
Registration
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New on the portal
N.B. For the February edition, there is no news on the Savoir Santé portal. However, there will be some news to share in the next issue of FOCUS.
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- Racism and public health
The website presents the Canadian Public Health Association's (CPHA) position statements on racism in Canada. These include a list of recommendations to a number of stakeholders including organizations, levels of government, and agencies involved in the research and provision of health and social services in Canada to eliminate systemic racism. Read
- Une première personne noire nommée ministre au Manitoba
Manitoba's new Minister of Health, Audrey Gordon, is the first black woman to hold a ministerial position in Manitoba (January 6, 2021) (in French). Read
- Un forum pour briser le tabou de la santé mentale dans les communautés noires du Canada
Report on a series of public meetings held in Winnipeg and Brandon from March 21-26, 2020 to discuss mental health in Canada's Black communities (in French). Read
- Des communautés noires de la Saskatchewan réclament des services en santé mentale
Interviews conducted by journalist Omayra Issa with Francophones who are members of the Black community in Saskatchewan (February 20, 2020) (in French). Read
- Les femmes noires, souvent travailleuses de la santé de mère en fille
According to a Statistics Canada study (August 13, 2020), from mother to daughter, Black women in Canada often work in the health sector.
(in French). Read
- The Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund
As part of this initiative, the Public Health Agency of Canada is partnering with community-based organizations, researchers and others in Black communities to generate new evidence on culturally focused programs and interventions that address mental health and its determinants for Black Canadians. Read
- Social determinants and inequities in health for Black Canadians: A Snapshot
This document, released in September 2020 by the Public Health Agency of Canada aims to highlight how Anti-Black racism and systemic discrimination are key drivers of health inequalities faced by diverse Black Canadian communities. Read
- A glimpse of Anderson Ruffin Abbott
He was the first Canadian-born Black person to graduate from medical school in 1861. Read
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