NCCDH Webinar: Using community knowledge in COVID-19 planning, response and recovery
Date: March 24, 2021

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In this conversation, we will examine how communities across Canada have used grassroots action, collective voice and collaboration to ensure the specific needs within their community were met. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions and learn how public health can integrate the wisdom within communities in pandemic planning, response and recovery.

Speakers:
• Claire Betker, Scientific Director, NCCDH ([ Ссылка ])
• Anila Umar Lee Yuen, President and Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Newcomers ([ Ссылка ])
• Margo Greenwood, Academic Leader, National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health ([ Ссылка ])
• Sharon Davis-Murdoch, Co-President, Health Association of African Canadians ([ Ссылка ])

PART 1: Introduction (Claire Betker)
• Introduction to the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health
• Land acknowledgement
• Goals for the conversation

PART 2: Speaker introductions/opening remarks (Sharon Davis-Murdoch, Anila Umar Lee Yuen, Margo Greenwood)

Guiding Questions:
• How can communities ensure that their voice is heard and specific needs are met during a public health crisis?
• How can public health ensure that they’re engaging with communities to develop effective and equitable interventions?

PART 3: Discussion
• Speakers respond to each other’s opening remarks
• Addressing structural racism in relation to community responses

For more information, contact us at nccdh@stfx.ca.

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