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Here's a wonderful opportunity to lead efforts in global women's health: https://candidates.perrettlaver.com//board_chair_and_memb/

It’s almost time for our next webinar! Tuesday May 25th, 8am PST. Check your time zone! Maternal mental health in developing countries and the fear of birthing in India during the COVID 19 pandemic. Please join us! And sign up early to secure your space: https://healthyseminars.com/MIH-Canada We look forward to seeing you there.

Artist: Ravina Toor

We hope that this day will be one that is meaningful for all of you. Happy Mother's Day! The love of mothers is often the healing balm that the world needs. Here is a MIHCan collective image based on our moms' wisdoms

Our latest newsletter is fresh off the virtual press. Check your inbox, or feel free to view it below!

Dear colleagues, On behalf of Dr Mike Ryan and Dr Soumya Swaminathan, we are reaching out to give you a heads up that WHO will host a global COVID.19 Research and Innovation Forum on 13-14 May 2021 between 13:00 - 18:00 (on both days) Central European Time (CET). The background information to this Forum is provided below. The goals of the Global Forum are two-fold:...Continue reading

We need more #research in #health #promotion & #disease #prevention as our Founder suggested to this #CBC #reporter, during this #pandemic & at all times! We have a strong focus on #treatment in our system as well; we'd benefit from more #upstream efforts. Just in time for mothers day, you'll note that she mentions the wisdom of our grandmothers https://www.cbc.ca//b-c-health-researchers-call-for-better

Thank you Rachel Bates & Tarini Boparai for MCing Int'l Sexual & Reproductive Health Awareness Day!Thank you Rachel Bates & Tarini Boparai for MCing Int'l Sexual & Reproductive Health Awareness Day!

UBC has organized the event on Feb 25th: Black(in)Visibility: Black Nurses in Canada who Paved the Way. Register here: https://nursing.ubc.ca/even/2021/black-nurses-who-paved-way

Check out our research assistants Tarini Boparai and Rachel Bates chat about their experiences with Sex Education in India and Canada on their live stream for International Day of Sexual and Reproductive Health (with some fun technical difficulties included!). We hope you take this day to reflect on the importance of sex education, not only to you, but to population health all over the world!

The Livestream has been switched to Instagram! Come join us to talk about sex education in Canada and India! https://www.instagram.com/maternalinfanthealthcanada/

Some final words from Farah Shroff this #InternationalWomensReproductiveHealthDay and a reminder to get outside while staying safe this Valentine's Day! Thanks for following along with us this week!

Thank you to Dr Emilie Salomons for an amazing presentation today! Eva Sullivan did a wonderful job of organizing and moderating this event today!

MIHCan members are hosting a series of well-being webinars to boost our community during COVID-19. It is called Wellbeing Convene during COVID-19. Happy Thursday! Please join me!! I'm hosting or leading these.... I am hosting and presenting a series of wellbeing webinars. The schedule can be found here so you can check regularly. https://grad-postdoc.med.ubc.ca//studen/wellbeing-convene/ Wellbeing Convene | Graduate & Postdoctoral Education grad-postdoc.med.ubc.ca Register now: Stress First Aid as a form of Peer Support Dr Joanna Cheek Friday, November 20 @ 8:00am Event registration link: https://wellbeingconvene-stress-first-aid.eventbrite. Please join us for upcoming webinar Friday Nov 20 at 8:00am PST with Joanna Cheek and Jennie Aitken, event registration: Event registration link: https://wellbeingconvene-stress-first-aid.eventbrite.com Stress First Aid and Peer Support Joanna Cheek and Jennie Aitken share what they've learned working during the pandemic by normalizing COVID-19 stress reactions and discussing why peer support is necessary. They will illustrate the stress continuum model and outline the steps of stress first aid. Dr. Joanna Cheek is a psychiatrist and Clinical Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at UBC. She specializes in psychotherapy with people who have experienced trauma. She is a meditation teacher and co-created the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Skills group, teaching family doctors to facilitate mental health groups, which has served over 8000 people in BC and is expanding across the province. She is currently expanding this program to offer Raising Resilient Kids classes for parents.

Here's an article that our Founder and Lead co-authored, about the critical imperative to end violence against womxn. https://socialinnovationsjournal.com/ind//article/view/485

MIHCan would like to thank all our volunteers for their amazing work! We are honoring one very dedicated volunteer, Carolina Judcowitz, for her years of solid dedication and unwavering commitment to supporting global women and children's health through education, research and innovation!!

Come join "The experience of women and health care providers in assessing history of gender-based violence during perinatal care"! Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/ Meeting ID: 965 160 897 77 | Password: 089777

We hope you can join us tomorrow!