Stand Up For Health
75 University Avenue W Waterloo, ON, Canada

What is your dream? You are going to university for a reason usually we all have an end goal. Is it to be a lawyer, teacher, engineer, or doctor? Regardless of what your dream may be perhaps it never occurred to you that certain influences beyond your reach were in place influencing your life outcomes from birth. The social determinants of health cover a broad spectrum of factors like race, income and genderthese factors affect your overall health, well-being and therefore..., prospects of life. Stand Up for Health is an organization that is currently Canada wide who aims on educating people about these factors that affect their lives. Wilfrid Laurier University is home to the founder of Stand Up for Health. Dr. Latif Murji is a Health Sciences alumni and was inspired by a course he took in his 3rd year called the social determinants of health course. On January 31st, 2019, you can have a once in a lifetime opportunity to undergo a unique education simulation. You will meet masters students who have graduated from different disciplines including health sciences and you will meet Dr. Murji and medical students who have been given the opportunity to grow from this simulation. What’s better than that? Well you can be trained to be a Change Agent. Change Agents are individuals who not only know the simulation through experience, but they hold the responsibility of transmitting knowledge and teaching the simulation. You can have the power to change people’s lives in your community, all it takes is for you to be inspired to show up, listen and participate: All Laurier, UW, and Conestoga Students are WELCOME! If you have a MyLaurier Email, use the following link to register for the event:https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSfZh-33exffpNv-J/viewform If you do not have a myLaurier email: RSVP to [email protected] (Nikki Khoshnood, the SU4H Laurier Presient) to register for the event

Have you ever wondered about how you can get involved with SU4H Laurier? If so, an opportunity has opened! Save the date on January 31st for Change Agent Training! We will be holding a Change Agent Bootcamp for people who sign up while spots are available. Being trained means that you will be officially educated and approved to help run the Stand Up for Health simulation to educate others about the social determinants of health! By teaching individuals about the social fact...ors that impact overall well being, you have the opportunity to grow as an individual. With the knowledge you gain on the 31st you will be able to attend educational seminars and teach community members here at Laurier and potentially in the future, in other educational environments! Where do you see yourself in the future? Grad school? Law school? Med school? Business school? This program has the ability to benefit ALL who participate. You will be joining masters students and other post graduate students among your fellow bachelors classmates--our Change Agents form a strong community and we invite you to join us. SIGN UP BELOW: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSfZh-33exffpNv-J/viewform

SU4H Laurier is joining The Perch, a Laurier Students' Union Clubs and Associations website that allows student an easy-to-access portal to all clubs at Laurier. Please request to be a member of our club here! https://wlu.campusvibe.ca//58a3cea4-4c87-4/group-dashboard

What an amazing way to get involved! Make an account on Perch to be updated with your favourite on Campus clubs, including US! https://wlu.campusvibe.ca//58a3cea4-4c87-4067-9613-e0eea3c

Happy reading week! To all who are interested in being general members of Stand Up for Health Laurier's 2018-2019 Year, Welcome! Get Registered in less that 5 minutes with this page! If you have yet to attend an event, simply estimate how many events you will be attending this year on the form. Happy reading! https://wlu.campusvibe.ca//58a3cea4-4c87-4067-9613-e0eea3c