Did you know that life expectancy in Canada fell between 2021 and 2022 and did you further know that this is the third year in a row that life expectancy has fallen?
statcan.gc.ca/en/about/smr09…
Every woman deserves a chance to shine and thrive 🌸 We're celebrating #WomensDay2024@Cohesu, supported by @GlobalGiving, through our self-education and empowerment program SEAM - Learn more at wix.to/2Z4ggyG
Extreme #heat has significant public #Health implications. The #Elderly, the #poor, #women, #Children and persons with pre-existing medical conditions will be the most affected by #thermal stress.
In 2017, Dr. Naila Keleta-Mae was one of the first to use the hashtag #BlackAndFree and has since turned it into a positive social movement and research-creation project, funded by multiple grant-funding organizations.
More: bit.ly/3SWhuPC | #BHM
ALT Photo taken in Africville, Nova Scotia, while on a research site visit for Black And Free in August 2023; Keleta-Mae's 2020 "Fire Woman" album cover photo
Excited to share updates and registration information for the International Medical Geography Symposium (IMGS) in Atlanta, July 14 to 19, 2024. imgs2024.org/index.html. LMK If you want to engage actively in conference planning activities!! @theAAG@HealthGeography@cag_health
....And so on (I could do this all day LOL!)
What else would you add? What else are you celebrating as a win today?
I'd love to see your #PhD and #research wins, big and small.
Share them here and tag me!
The second edition of the Peatlands and Climate Change book is finally here!
A fantastic group of authors brings content on peat accumulation, peatland GHG exchange, responses to disturbance and links to international conventions.
holvi.com/shop/peatlands/pro…
I am excited to finally share our virtual hub for Ganawishkadawe —The Centre for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health—which we launched on Winter Solstice. Lots of resources & readings here about Indigenous health. Hope it is helpful! @WCHospitalindigenoushealth.womenscolle…
Exploring the power of geospatial data in tracking Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)! 🌍🗺️
Read this insightful blog post from @maryamarabiee on how countries & cities leverage location intelligence for impactful monitoring: wrld.bg/4nwY50Qn18R#GeospatialData#SDGs
Very proud to have been a very small part of this amazing team that produced a systematic review of the health impacts of climate change on the world’s Indigenous populations. See the paper here:
link.springer.com/article/10…