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How to Get Experience Without Experience: Continuing Education in Public Health and Global Health and Finding Job Opportunities After Completing Your Public Health Program

Gordon Thane May 22, 2022 No Comments

Working in the fields of public health and global health can be a rewarding experience, with the ultimate vision of achieving equity in health for all people worldwide. The global…

Anti-Asian Racism: Violence, Xenophobia, & the Model Minority Myth

Gordon Thane May 22, 2022 No Comments

With North America’s recent spotlight on the socioeconomic plight of Black and Indigenous populations, it is tempting to overlook the experiences of marginalization other cultural or racial groups have faced.…

The History of Pandemics: Applying Old Lessons to a New Virus

Gordon Thane May 8, 2022 No Comments

March 11th, 2022 marks two years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. For many, this grim milestone may evoke feelings of despair, grief, and hopelessness…

Ending Violence Against Women and Girls

Gordon Thane April 23, 2022 No Comments

Gendered violence is a significant public health issue both in Canada and globally, affecting individuals of female gender in particular. Many women and girls live in circumstances of fear as…

Gender-Based Violence: Public Health Consequences and Societal Impact

Gordon Thane April 14, 2022 No Comments

Be it in the workplace, at school, or at home, thousands of individuals worldwide are subjected to some form of gender-based violence every day. Gender-based violence (GBV) is an umbrella…

The Greatest Public Health Podcasts For Students, Graduates, & Career Professionals in 2022

Gordon Thane April 7, 2022 No Comments

Podcasts have been gaining popularity with people, businesses, organizations, and industries, as an asynchronous medium to share information with diverse audiences. Podcasts are digital audio files, often released in an…

Burnout and the Public Health Workforce

Gordon Thane April 7, 2022 No Comments

As we pass the two year since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, I want to ask you, my fellow public health professionals, how are you…

Time Capsule: Popular Guests of 2020 – A One-Year Anniversary Recap

Gordon Thane April 2, 2022 No Comments

It has been two years since Public Health Insight launched our podcast in March of 2020, and we are excited to celebrate this incredible milestone with our followers in over…

COVID-19 as a Case Study: Real World Applications of the Socioecological Model (SEM)

Gordon Thane March 29, 2022 No Comments

The Socioecological Model (SEM) has been widely adopted in public health and considers how health is determined by complex, interrelated factors at individual, community, and environmental levels. This model can…

UN Sustainable Development Goal 3: Achieving Universal Health Coverage Through Digital Transformation

Gordon Thane March 15, 2022 No Comments

Digital technology has transformed life as we know it - from automating daily tasks, to essentially allowing us to carry around pocket-sized computers. Health systems are also rapidly transforming as…

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