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Nutrition Month: The Diversity of Healthy Eating
As Health Canada says: "Eat well. Live well." March is Nutrition Month and we at N4 want to take this opportunity to highlight how you can promote optimal nutrition in your work with newcomers. For newcomers, there can be additional challenges to... Read more
Upcoming Webinar
Mar 26, 2021 · 1:00 PM EST · English · Free · Register now!
Speakers:
Dr. Hassan Vatanparast, MD, PhD - Professor, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition/School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Ginny Lane, RD, PhD - Registered Dietitian and Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan
Next Webinars
Mar 26, 2021
How healthy are newcomer children?
Speakers: Dr. Hassan Vatanparast and Dr. Ginny Lane · Register now
Apr 7, 2021
Learning more about vaccine hesitancy in pandemic time (Bilingual)
Speaker: Laurence Monnais · Register now
Apr 28, 2021
Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccination
Speakers: Dr. Anna Banerji, Esther Abijoye, Sarah Funnell · Register now
May 12, 2021
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Maternal Health of Newcomers
Speakers: Dr. Deshayne Fell and others · Register now
May 26, 2021
Law 101 for Newcomer-serving professionals from the health and settlement sector
Speakers: Nicholas Hersch and Laila Demirdache · Register now
Jun 23, 2021
LGBTQI+ Refugee Services
Speakers: Kelly Ernst and Centre for Newcomers (Calgary Team) · Register now
New Partners
- Niagara Health System, Hamilton, ON
- NWT Literacy Council, Yellowknife, NWT
- CDÉTNO, Yellowknife, NWT
- Alliance for Healthier Communities, Toronto, ON
- Catholic Immigration Centre, Ottawa, ON
From Our Network
North American Refugee Health Conference 2021 - September 16-18
Call for Abstracts!
The call for abstracts for NARHC 2021 is now open. We have a great lineup of speakers including:
Michael Woodman, UNHCR · Aniyizhai Annamalai · Martin Cetron · Paul Spiegel · Sahar Bahadi · Nahlah Ayed · and many more!
Featured Members
Recognizing Women in the field of Newcomer Navigation
Shler Ali is a settlement worker with MOSAIC Newcomer Family Resource Network, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Lorraine Thomas is a Family Support Specialist and Health Literacy lead at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto... Read more
New Members
Some of the cities and provinces our newest members come from:
Winnipeg, MB · Saint John, NB · Humboldt, SK · Peterborough, ON · Calgary, AB · Windsor, Ontario · Vancouver, BC · Fredericton, NB · Montreal, QC · Regina, SK · Hamilton, ON · Moncton, NB · Edmonton, AB · Halifax, NS
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Resources About Nutrition
If you are interested in learning more about nutrition, check out these resources in in the Resource Toolkit library:
- Discharge Planning - Canadian Malnutrition Task Force
- Canada's Food Guide: Health Eating Resources
- Immigration and Food Insecurity: The Canadian Experience - A Literature Review
- Cultural Contexts of Health and Well-being
50 - 30 Challenge
Message from the Federal Anti-Racism Secretariat
The 50 – 30 Challenge is an initiative recently launched by the Government of Canada and led by Minister Champagne, which is focused on developing a more diverse, inclusive and vibrant economic future for all Canadians. As you well know, research shows that... Read more
Federal funding available for vaccine confidence initiatives
Message from the Public Health Agency of Canada
The 50 – 30 Challenge is an initiative recently launched by the Government of Canada and led by Minister Champagne, which is focused on developing a more diverse, inclusive and vibrant economic future for all Canadians. As you well know, research shows that... Learn more
Training Resources on Nutrition
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