North End Matters
Dr. Ingrid Waldron
Maureen MacDonald and Joan Rankin join us on this week’s show
Wednesday, July 4 (today), 5pm Live-Streamed
Press Release:
After the lively discussion, with host Charla Williams two weeks ago,
North End Matters continues today to explore the social determinants
of health in the North End. Today'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
today, July 4 at 5pm.
For more information:
Aaron Johnson or Sarah Wakely at: [log in to unmask] or 429-3647
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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