QHO Guyana

It is with a very sad heart that Queen’s Health Outreach recognizes the passing of our dear friend and partner, Reyaz Husein. Reyaz was an important partner with QHO for numerous years. He hosted QHO in his school, on NTN News, and encouraged our engagement with youth at the Everest Cricket Club. He was always welcoming, generous and protective of the Guyana Peer Educators who attended Georgetown each summer. Reyaz helped facilitate QHO’s Guyana Initiative for years, and did ...so much for the organization through his partnership and collaboration. We extend our condolences to his family, friends, and any one who knew him. He was a great man, and will be remembered by QHO for years to come. Here are some additional links for any interested to hear more about how Reyaz impacted the Georgetown and Guyana community. https://guyanatimesgy.com/tv-personality-reyaz-hussain-dies/ https://guyanachronicle.com/2020/12/26/454878/ https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com//popular-tv-show-host-/

Learn more about stress and the importance of self care as a way to cope or maintain mental health! How do you practice self- care?

This year the Guyana initiative has the pleasure of collaborating with Service To Humanity: Today's Children Our Future, located in Skeldon Guyana. We are excited to host biweekly health workshops with Service To Humanity as part of our virtual initiative this year. Check out the graphic below to see who will be facilitating these health discussions at the workshops. The topics that will be covering are as follows: - February 14th: Introduction to Mental Health (Positivity a...nd Stress) - February 28th: Depression and Suicide - March 14th: Substance Abuse and Addiction - March 28th: Abuse and Healthy Relationships - April 4th: Traditional Medicine Each workshop will run from 12pm-1pm EST. All are invited to join and learn about these various health topics. Check out the Zoom link below in order to join! Topic: QHO x STH Health Workshops Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/94627214269 Meeting ID: 946 2721 4269 Passcode: 527914

Next in our discussion about mental health, we’re going to talk about stigma! Check out the picture below to learn more about what stigma is, and ways that we can reduce it

Hello everyone! As part of our 2021 virtual QHO Guyana Initiative, we will be posting videos every few weeks surrounding different health topics. Check out this video where Ingrid and Avery discuss various aspects of mental health! We are a student-run organization and not health professionals. We are not teachers. We are not a crisis line.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gUExAiMUMk

We are pleased to introduce our 2021 Guyana Peer Educators (PEs)! Our PEs will be the ones creating and posting health content to our page. Check back regularly to see what new content they share each week!

Check out QHO’s fall 2019 newsletter!

Our wonderful PEs at our Initiative specific meeting!

Hi, we are the 2019-2020 Guyana Initiative Directors! Our names are Georgia and Caitlin, and we are very excited to represent QHO in Guyana this year. Last year we were both Peer Educators on the Guyana Initiative. Here are some quick facts about ourselves! Caitlin: 4th year Biology Major From Los Angeles, California... Favourite thing about QHO - making meaningful connections with community members, school faculty and students while on Initiative Georgia: 3rd year Life Sciences Major and Global Development Studies Minor From Calgary, Alberta Favourite thing about QHO - interacting with like-minded people who challenge and encourage you Stay tuned for Initiative updates and fundraiser information throughout the year!