North End Matters

Maureen MacDonald and Joan Rankin join us on this week's show

July 4

5pm Live-Streamed

                                                                        
         Dr. Ingrid Waldron, School of Occupational Therapy, Dalhousie  
University

Press Release:  June 27, 2012

After last week's lively discussion, with host Charla Williams, North  
End Matters continues next week to explore the social determinants of  
health in the North End. Next week's show brings in former Minister of  
Health, (and former Minister of Health, Promotion and Protection)  
Maureen MacDonald, and Joan Rankin of the IWK's Collaborative Mental  
Health Care Team. The topic will be a discussion of health and mental  
issues of some of the most vulnerable families in the North End.

The Honourable Maureen MacDonald was first elected to the Nova Scotia  
House of Assembly as MLA for Halifax Needham in 1998 and was  
re-elected in 1999, 2003, 2006 and 2009.

Prior to her election, Maureen was a faculty member at the Maritime  
School of Social Work, where she taught social policy and community  
development. Maureen?s past employment includes social work at the  
Nova Scotia Hospital (Adolescent Services), advocacy at Dalhousie  
Legal Aid, and community development with the North End Clinic and the  
North End Parent Resource Centre.

Since Aug of 2009, Joan Rankin has been a part of the IWK  
Collaborative Mental Health Care Team and works in the community with  
the North End Community Health Centre and Duffus Health Centre, where  
her primary responsibility is to respond to referrals from primary  
health professionals who are concerned with the mental health of the  
children and families that they are seeing.Joan has 30 years  
experience as a health and mental health professional.

North End Matters is produced by Pink Dog Productions for Dr.Ingrid  
Waldron, Assistant Professor in the School of Occupational Therapy at  
Dalhousie University and hosted by haligonia.ca. This online series is  
based on Dr. Waldron's study, "Challenges and Opportunities:  
Identifying Meaningful Occupations in Low Income, Racialized  
Communities in North End Halifax". Last winter Pink Dog Productions  
produced a video that served as a stimulus for a diverse group of  
people to discuss and maybe even find solutions to the cycle of  
poverty and its devastating effect on health (and therefore on our  
economy). A forum, Can We Talk?, was held at the North Branch Library  
in February that stimulated dialogue and offered new and creative ideas.

North End Matters is a live-streamed, online talk show that brings in  
policy makers and service providers to discuss upcoming changes in the  
North End. Our broadcast includes a chat system that enables viewers  
to ask guests questions that matter to them. Please join us in this  
community engagement! You can find us on Facebook and at haligonia.ca  
on Wednesday, July 4 at 5pm.

For more information:

Aaron Johnson or Sarah Wakely at: [log in to unmask] or 429-3647



Thanks,

Ingrid

Ingrid Waldron, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Occupational Therapy
Dalhousie University
5869 University Avenue
Forrest Building
Room 207
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada
B3H 3J5
Phone: 902-494-4558

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