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MHST601 Fellow Students
Click on a name to see e-portfolios of MHST601 students, an interdisciplinary force of wellness from across Canada
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Alex Jocic Doctorate Candidate University of Toronto, Toronto ON
Brittany Corolis Evaluation & QI for Alberta Health, Calgary AB
Cherie Clarke PT, Professional Practice Leader, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Janelle Richer RN Manager Primary Care Integrated Health Services, Calgary AB
Kim Taylor RN, Moose Creek ON
Lisa Gotell, Project Manager-Strategic Planning Home & Community Care, Brooklin ON
Lisa Hunter RN, Application Support Analyst with MetaVision, Calgary AB
Marie-Soleil Harvey Aviation Physiology HAAMS Tech, Canadian Armed Forces, Ottawa ON
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My Role in the Canadian Health System
What is a Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN), what is their scope of practice and how do they fit into the interdisciplinary health care team? Find out here!
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What Is Health?
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​What do the experts have to say about the definition of health? What should be included? What's still missing? Below are some fantastic articles to help answer these questions.
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Canadian (Mental) Health System
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Some great resources for mental health practioners, consumers and advocates
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Social Determinants of Health in British Columbia
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The following curated resources were utilized in learning about social determinants of health in the province of British Columbia​
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Multi-Level Health Resources: CSC's Aboriginal Continuum of Care Model
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The following articles, artifacts, law and policy were curated in researching Correction Service Canada's multi-level approach to Aboriginal health.
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Social determinants of health and health inequalities (policy)
718.2(e) of the Criminal Code, Gladue and Aboriginal People (law)
First Nations Health Authority: Our History, Our Health (website)
CD843: Interventions to Preserve Life and Prevent Serious Bodily Harm (policy)
Chronic Diseases in Canada
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The following resources were curated in researching chronic illnesses affecting the patients I work with as a RPN with CSC:
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Canada's Opioid Crisis
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The resources below were utilized when comparing Ontario and BC's provincial response to the opioid crisis:
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Meet B.C.’s Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Judy Darcy (article)
By the Numbers: The Opioid Overdose Emergency in BC (infographic)
Mental Health Promotion in Ontario: A Call to Action (website)
Report and Recommendations on the Opioid Crisis in Canada. (House of Commons Report)
A new population-based measure of the economic burden of mental illness in Canada (article)
Ontario Making Historic Investment in Mental Health Care (news article)
Tories blasted for $335M cut in planned spending on mental health (news article)
Insite - Supervised Consumption Site (Health Authority website)
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Aboriginal Health
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The resources listed below were utilized in examining the systemic discrimination, and health consequences, of Aboriginal individuals in my place of practice.​
Roots of resilience: overcoming inequities in Aboriginal communities
718.2(e) of the Criminal Code, Gladue and Aboriginal People (law)
First Nations Health Authority: Our History, Our Health (website)
CSC Aboriginal Offenders Continuum of Care (policy/multi-level approach)
Highlights from the Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (report).
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Vulnerable Populations
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The resources below were curated in researching vulnerable populations in Canada.
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Indigenous Federal/Provincial/Territorial Jurisdiction and Self-Governance
Indigenous health services often hampered by legislative confusion (Article)
Vulnerable populations: an area CMAJ will continue to champion (article)
PURSUING HEALTH: UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN CANADA (presentation)
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