9I制作厂免费-UofT Wellbeing Research Seminar
The 9I制作厂免费-UofT Wellbeing Research Seminar Series is co-organized by Dr. Felix Cheung (University of Toronto) and Sofia Panasiuk (University of Toronto), Anthony McCanny (University of Toronto), and Dr. Chris Barrington-Leigh (9I制作厂免费). The seminar series is open to all and will be held online via Zoom.
Registration for this series/any talk is required in advanced, but is free.
Schedule Winter 2025
Social Media and Wellbeing miniseries
March 11 (12 pm ET) - Panel Discussion: Social Media and Wellbeing
Climate Justice in the Age of Polycrisis
The 9I制作厂免费 Department of Global and Public Health and the 9I制作厂免费 Centre for Climate Change and Health are delighted to invite you to a talk with Caroline Brouillette, Executive Director of Climate Action Canada, titled聽Climate Justice in the Age of Polycrisis.
- 顿补迟别:听Tuesday, March 18, 2025
- 罢颈尘别:听12PM 鈥� 1PM
- 滨苍-辫别谤蝉辞苍:听2001 9I制作厂免费 College Avenue, 11th floor, room: 1140
- 翱苍濒颈苍别:听registrants will receive the Zoom link via email prior to the event
For event questions please email:聽globahealthteam.dgph [at] mcgill.ca
Description:
We鈥檙e facing the climate crisis, increasing geopolitical tension, an eroding social safety net and the rise of xenophobia and the far right. US broligarchs have unleashed the threat of tariffs on the Canadian economy, leading to economic anxiety and fossil fuel profiteering. Corporate-aligned governments of all stripes are profiting off this moment to promote further resource extraction, deregulation and deportations. What does a people-first response to this moment look like, and how can it cut through all the noise?
Climate Action Network Canada leads the country鈥檚 farthest-reaching network of organizations working on climate and energy issues. Known as Climate Action Network 鈥� R茅seau action climat (CAN-Rac) Canada, this coalition of more than 180 organizations spans coast to coast to coast. The network unites environmental groups with trade unions, First Nations, social justice organizations, development and health advocates, youth groups, faith communities, and local grassroots initiatives.
Caroline Brouillette
Caroline is the Executive Director of Climate Action Network Canada. Caroline is the first francophone Director of the network, and works tirelessly to create strong social consensus for climate solutions that address the convergence of crises the world is faced with, both through national policy development and in international diplomacy fora. Caroline is a columnist for L'actualit茅, Canada's leading French-language public affairs magazine, where she writes about climate issues.
Housing Security for Women Fleeing Violence: The Effectiveness of Transitional (Second-Stage) Shelters
Friday, March 21, 2025: 12:00 to 13:30
DEEP is pleased to invite you to join us for this webinar co-hosted by the Quebec Homelessness Prevention Policy Collaborative (an initiative co-founded by the Old Brewery Mission and DEEP) and the MaxBell School of Public Policy.
The effectiveness of transitional (second-step or second-stage) shelters for women fleeing violence is poorly understood and has been the subject of few comprehensive studies. In Quebec, this form of housing 鈥� as a mechanism to prevent homelessness 鈥� has been the focus of the work of the QHPPC. In 2024, a comparative, rapid review of the literature was undertaken to assess the relative effectiveness of first- and second-stage shelters in helping women escape domestic violence and achieve stable housing in Quebec. Input was also sought from a reference group of experts and survivors about the functioning of shelters in Qu茅bec. This webinar will share preliminary results, explore the essential role of these shelters, and highlight promising practices and approaches.
Description: This webinar discusses the results of a literature review and of an expert reference group in Quebec in 2024 examining the role and effectiveness of second-stage shelters for victims of domestic and intimate partner violence as a strategy for preventing homelessness.
Speakers: Melissa Shemirani, BSc, MSc candidate, McBurney Fellow; Pearl Eliadis, Associate Professor (professional) Max Bell School of Public Policy, Co-chair of the Gender Research Stream of the QHPPC
Discussants:
- Melpa Kamateros, Executive Director, Shield of Athena Family Services; Co-chair, Gender Research Stream of the QHPPC
- Hayfa Ben Miloud, Intervention coordinator, Research and Training, Alliance MH2
- Claudine Thibaudeau, Clinical support and training, SOS violence conjugale
Lecture series in winter 2025:
Building Climate Resilience: Public Health Solutions for a Changing Environment聽
This series is presented as a collaboration between the Department of Equity, Ethics and Policy and the 9I制作厂免费 Centre for Climate Change and Health.
March 20, 2025 - 1:30-2:25
Hybrid - 2001 9I制作厂免费 College, 11th floor, room 1140 or via ZOOM
Unraveling the biophysical mechanistic links between climate change and infectious disease transmission
Abstract: There is clear evidence that climate change will alter the timing, intensity, and geographic range of infectious disease outbreaks with important implications for public health. Nevertheless, the mechanistic links between climate and infectious disease transmission, particularly for respiratory infections, remain incompletely resolved. Consequently, models that incorporate climate into disease transmission largely rely on the use of statistical methods to regress the time-varying transmission rate derived from epidemiological data against climate variables, despite there being many insufficiencies to these approaches. In this talk, we will discuss known climate-sensitive biophysical drivers of a broad range of infectious diseases, including vector- and water-borne infections. We will then focus on our work in the area of respiratory infections, unraveling the biophysics of aerosol-based transmission in complex mucosalivary fluids.
Speaker Biography:
Caroline Wagner is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at 9I制作厂免费. She holds an MSc and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, where she used experiment and theory to study the microscopic and macroscopic rheological properties of mucus. She then trained as a postdoctoral fellow in mathematical disease modeling at Princeton University. Her research program focusses on understanding interactions between pathogens and biological fluids, and modeling the effect of such interactions on population-level disease transmission and dynamics. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Caroline and her colleagues developed models to explore the effect of various factors including immune responses, vaccine dose spacing, and vaccine nationalism on the future burden and timing of Covid-19 infections. This work resulted in three publications in the journal Science, and has been covered in numerous media outlets including Quebec Science, La Presse, and Wired.
April 3, 2025 - 12-1
Hybrid - 2001 9I制作厂免费 College, 11th floor, room 1140 or via ZOOM
The potential of carbon offsets in agriculture: promoting the adoption of technologies and best management practices
Abstract: Carbon sequestration practices have the dual benefit of replenishing soil organic matter levels while simultaneously mitigating greenhouse gas emissions by capturing and storing carbon in agricultural soils. Despite their potential, these practices are far from being widespread. The first part of the talk will examine how uncertainty and risk play a part in farmer鈥檚 decisions to adopt intercropping, a practice shown to enrich soils and absorb carbon. The second part of the talk will examine how carbon offsets might be designed to incorporate agriculture and promote the adoption of practices, like intercropping, that offer producers benefits while helping offset greenhouse gas emissions.
Speaker biography:
Aur茅lie Harou is an agricultural, development and resource economist. Some of her recent research examines farmer behavior and incentives to reduce groundwater consumption in India, quantifies the effects of cultivating multiple seasons on resiliency, nutrition and food security in Malawi, and estimates the effect of climate change on cooperation among farmers in an irrigation scheme in Tanzania. She has published in leading journals including the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, among others, and is an associate editor of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics. She partners with local organizations as well international ones, including the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, the United Nations World Food Program and the World Bank, CIAT, CIMMYT, IMWI. She holds a BSc in Geography and Environmental Science from the University of Sussex, an MS in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California Davis and a PhD in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University. Before joining the faculty in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences at 9I制作厂免费, she was an Earth Institute post-doctoral fellow at the Agriculture and Food Security Center and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society at Columbia University.
April 29, 2025 - 12-1
Hybrid - 2001 9I制作厂免费 College, 11th floor, room 1140 or via ZOOM
Climate change, extreme heat, and health
Abstract: Climate change has resulted in an increase in the global mean temperature. In recent decades, Canada has seen a rise in the frequency, duration, and intensity of heat waves. In order to provide patient care and health care delivery with broader strategies for mitigating and adapting to rising temperatures, a comprehensive understanding of the wide range of health impacts of extreme heat exposure is crucial. This presentation will summarize the epidemiological evidence on the health risks associated with heat, its disproportionate impact on vulnerable populations, and the protection strategies that can be taken at both the individual and community-level to prevent these risks.
Speaker Biography:
Eric Lavigne is a Research Scientist with Health Canada and an Adjunct Professor in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa. His research interests include the interconnections between air pollution and climate change, particularly in the context of early life exposure and children's health. The research is aimed at being policy-relevant and contributing to well-informed decision-making to improve the protection of human health.
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