Happy sunny Friday 🌞

Here's my conversation with David Cochrane Power & Politics about the need for every Canadian to be connected to a publicly funded #primarycare team in their neighbourhood. #HealthForAll youtube.com/watch?v=KYzLlu…

In their new Forefront article, Anjali Dixit, MD, MPH, Pooja Lagisetty, + Dr. Sean Mackey from Stanford Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, + Stanford Pain Medicine discuss the need for the research + clinical communities to understand medication-managed opioid use disorder as a chronic condition. bit.ly/3UjTTJg

New paper just accepted at Demography Journal with Regina Baker & Ryan Finnigan: “The Role of Single Motherhood in America’s High Child Poverty.”

The role is small or modest. The US would have HIGH child poverty even if there was ZERO single motherhood.

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Another reason to love coming to work The Mount (MSVU) - the beautiful deer found around campus munching on the greenery.
Mount Saint Vincent Alumni
MSVU Students' Union
MSVU Library

🆕study UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 exposes concerning trends in generative #AI showing how it reinforces harmful gender stereotypes. This research sheds light on critical issues @ intersection of technology & social norms & why applying #gender lens is crucial

Read more 👉 unesco.org/en/articles/ge…

Lack of good #transport translates into girls missing #school , #unemployment , & the inability to access health services. If women had full equality w/ men in using transport, they would have more control over their life choices.

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The UK has the 12th largest #gender health gap in the world.

Closing it will require investment, but would reap rewards for women and the country, reports Sarah Graham
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To support & encourage openness & transparency:
⚡️ #Reformscape only includes publicly available information
⚡️ The methods used to collect & categorize the data are available on the site ow.ly/k4iw50Rgy6J
⚡️ The raw data can be downloaded ow.ly/I3mO50Rgy6I

Improving gay, bisexual and transgender inclusion in blood and plasma donation policies and programmes in Canada: A qualitative study - Wright - Vox Sanguinis - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/vo…

Thank you to everyone who came out in support of the Bide Awhile fundraiser Pours for Paws last night, including product representatives!
#adoptashelterpet
#BideAwhile
Pet Valu
Propeller Brewing Co
North Brewing Co.
Compass Distillers
Burnside Brewing Co.
@GoodRobotbrewing

The Canada Health Act is 40. Does it need updating, or do we need a fresh start? by André Picard theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl… via Globe Opinion #cdnhealth

Looking forward to hearing this presentation Cdn Public Health Assoc. on innovations for HIV & STBBI testing with Shannan Grant (she/hers) & team!
The Mount (MSVU)
MSVU Research Office
HPI
Saint Mary’s University
StFX University
CBU Research

Happy rainy Caturday greetings from the fabulous Margaret Catwood!
#Caturday
#AdoptAShelterCat

Spring 2024 is a new chapter in our fight against COVID-19! The NACI recommends an extra dose of XBB.1.5 vaccine for at-risk Canadians. If you're 65+, in long-term care, or immunocompromised, it's time to boost your immunity. Find out more here: globalnews.ca/news/10338744/…

Almost 30% of donor kidneys are discarded every year and that number has been on the rise. It’s time to reimagine our transplant system and ensure that everyone who needs a kidney can get one, during #DonateLifeMonth and beyond. #TransplantsForAll kidney.org/transplantatio…

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