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Public Health Newsletter
September/16/2021
 
Happy Thursday Public Health Superheroes! 

Many thanks for sharing your thoughts on the newsletter with us over the month of August. Over the next few weeks, you will see some changes with our newsletter based on the feedback that we've received from you. Please be patient with us as we make these changes. Many thanks for your valuable feedback, we really appreciate it.

With love,

"It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
—Nelson Mandela
PH SPOT PODCAST
Quick Career Tips: Tap into your network - Strategies to gain public health work experience (part 3), 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 third of these three strategies: tap into your network!

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
CANADA

Communications Advisor (ON)
Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
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Field Epidemiologist (Various locations)
Public Health Agency of Canada - Centre for Emergency Preparedness
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Research Coordinator II - Research Knowledge Translation (ON)
St. Michael's Hospital
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Dietitian I - Public Health (AB)
Alberta Health Services
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Program Assistant (ON)
Thunder Bay District Health Unit
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National Network Coordinator (ON)
Community Food Centres Canada
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Vice-President Research – Programs (ON)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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Provincial Hep C Community Development Coordinator (Remote)
PASAN
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Associate Medical Officer of Health (ON)
Public Health Sudbury and Districts
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Bilingual Projects Leader (ON)
Ophea
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OTHER REGIONS

Health Cluster Coordinator (Mekelle, Ethiopia)
World Health Organization
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Human Resources Business Partner – Global Health, Global Growth & Opportunity and Subsidiaries  (Seattle, WA, USA)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Health Information Associate, West Africa (Flexible across the Francophone WCE Africa region, pending country authorization)
Clinton Health Access Initiative
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Regional Humanitarian Advisor (Dakar, Senegal)
World Food Programme
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TOOLS, RESOURCES & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
Unless otherwise explicitly stated, all opportunities shared below are not directly affiliated to PH SPOT. The PH SPOT team aims to share opportunities and resources that are presented by reputable and trusted organizations. We also encourage you to evaluate the opportunities presented below, especially if a monetary transaction is involved. In the case, you have had a poor experience with any of the opportunities/resources we have shared this week or in the past, please contact us immediately at hello@phspot.ca.
Public Health 2021
The Canadian Public Health Association hosts a national virtual conference - Public Health 2021. The conference will take place from October 6th to 8th between 11:00am EST to 4:00pm EST.
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Examples of Novel Applications of Biostatistics in Advancing Public Health
On Friday, September 24th, 2021, Dr. Recai Yucel will present examples of collaborative work that contribute to the advancements of biostatistical methodology and subject matter fields from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT.
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Public Health Prevention in Maternity - A forward view for NENC
On Monday, October 4th, 2021, ICS - North East and North Cumbria will discuss about the topic of improving maternity outcomes through Public Health Prevention, Reproductive Health, from 1:00pm to 4:00pm BST.
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WHAT WE'RE READING AT PH SPOT

Part-Time Jobs: How Many Hours a Week, What Benefits You Get, and More
If you are looking for a part-time job, the article answers basic logistical questions that can help you decide if pursuing part-time work is right for you.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Inequality and the Fight for Vaccine Solidarity
In addition to the various inequalities that low-income countries face, the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that there is also a vaccine inequality that exists.
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How to Respond to “Walk Me Through Your Resume”—and Get Your Interview Started on the Right Note
Check out 7 tips as well as an example on how you may walk a prospective employer through your resume.
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START LEARNING
FREE ONLINE COURSES 

e-Bug Health Educator Training
The course will strengthen the learners' ability to teach children and young people how to prevent the spread of infection and to use antibiotics responsibly.
Approximately 2 hours // 3 weeks
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Infection Prevention for Vulnerable Patients
In this course, learners will learn how to personally contribute to the fight against healthcare inequalities in vulnerable patients.
Approximately 2 hours // 2 weeks
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OTHER ONLINE COURSES

Analyzing Survey Data in R*
Learn survey design using common design structures followed by visualizing and analyzing survey results.
4 hours / 49 exercises / 14 videos
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Pivot Tables with Spreadsheets*
Explore the world of Pivot Tables within Google Sheets, and learn how to quickly organize thousands of data points with just a few clicks of the mouse.
4 hours / 54 exercises / 13 videos
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Data Analysis with Spreadsheets*
Learn how to analyze data with spreadsheets using functions such as SUM(), AVERAGE(), and VLOOKUP().
3 hours / 27 exercises / no videos
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Introduction to Data [Interactive Course]*
Learn the language of data, study types, sampling strategies, and experimental design.
4 hours / 15 exercises / 46 videos
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*Note: PH SPOT is an affiliate partner with data camp, which means, we receive a commission if you decide to sign up for a paid plan (this is at no extra cost to you) - so thank you if you do end up signing up! :)
FEATURED BOOK
Hope in Hell: Inside the World of Doctors Without Borders

In Hope in Hell: Inside the World of Doctors Without Borders, Dan Bortolotti shares updates and stories from relief operations carried out during his visit to Haiti in 2009.
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