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Public Health Newsletter
August/19/2021
 
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PH SPOT PODCAST
Quick Career Tips: Offer up your skills - Strategies to gain public health work experience (part 2), with Sujani Siva
 

This three-part career tips series is inspired by a blog post written and published in 2019 by Sujani titled: 3 strategies to build up your public health work experience, tested and proven by me. Today’s career tip spotlight is the second of these three strategies: offer up your skills!

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
CANADA

Administrative Assistant (ON)
St. Michael's Hospital
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Postdoctoral Position in Health/Social Inequality (SK)
The Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan
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Research Coordinator I - Knowledge Translation (ON)
St. Michael's Hospital
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Senior Executive Director, Operations (BC)
BC Centre for Disease Control Vancouver at PHSA
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Program Manager, Public Health (ON)
City of Ottawa
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Public Health Nurse (BC)
Fraser Health
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Associate Director Public Health (ON)
City of Toronto
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Public Health Technologist – COVID 19 Response (BC)
Provincial Health Services Authority
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Family Health Educator (ON)
Kingston Community Health Centres
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Public Health Travel Team Nurse (AB)
Indigenous Services Canada
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OTHER REGIONS

Roster for Zonal Coordinator (Neglected Tropical Diseases) (India)
World Health Organization
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Senior Program Assistant, Washington State Initiative (Seattle, WA, USA)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Associate, HIV and TB (Vientiane, Laos)
Clinton Health Access Initiative
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Communications Officer ()
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TOOLS, RESOURCES & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
EXploring Innovative TEchnologies in Family Medicine (EXITE) Summer Series
University of Toronto’s Department of Family & Community Medicine is hosting EXITE summer series. On August 25, 2021, Dr. Andrew Pinto will lead a discussion to assess the potential benefits and risks of AI in health with a panel that consists of Dr. Quynh Pham, Dr. Amol Verma, and Ms. Samira Adus.
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VOLUNTEER: Director of Media with Medical Herstory
Medical Herstory is looking for a Director of Media. For more information, please contact info@medicalherstory.com. To apply, please email a cover letter and CV to info@medicalherstory.com.
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Public Health Ophthalmology Summit 2021
The OHSU Casey Eye Institute will host the virtual Public Health Ophthalmology Summit on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, to bring together various experts to discuss challenges in the field of public health ophthalmology.
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WHAT WE'RE READING AT PH SPOT

8 COVID-Related Interview Questions You Should Be Ready to Answer During—and After—the Pandemic
As you are interviewing for your next opportunity, your interviewer(s) may be asking you questions related to the pandemic.
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West African health officials race to vaccinate amid spikes
There is a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in West Africa with a large population hoping to be vaccinated.
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To Ace Your Next Interview for a Management Position, Be Ready to Answer These 10 Questions
There are 10 questions that you may want to consider preparing for if you are interviewing for a management position.
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