iMPACTS featured in the Institute for Human Development and Well-being Newsletter
The Institute for Human Development and Well-being (IHDW) is a transdisciplinary unit led by McGill's Faculty of Education. The IHDW draws together researchers from McGill's Departments of Family Medicine, Educational and Counselling Psychology, Integrated Studies in Education, Anthropology, Kinesiology and Physical Education, Psychiatry, the School of Urban Planning, the School of Social Work, and the Faculty of Dentistry. The Institute's work addresses the role that leadership and policy-making can play in human development and well-being.
This summer, the 2024 issue of the McGill IHDW newsletter puts the spotlight on several recent projects, publications, people, and events. Notably, the newsletter features two new iMPACTS publications, which are part of Professor Shaheen Shariff's edited series with Peter Lang, titled "Confronting Systemic Omissions and Impacts in Educational Policy".
Volume 3 of the series, titled "Surviving and thriving: Promoting health and well-being during and after COVID-19", was edited by Dr. Christopher Dietzel, Safia Amiry, and Safeera Jaffer. This volume aimed to analyze, through an intersectional and health justice-oriented framework, the health inequities and inequalities that were exposed and exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to offer evidence-based recommendations that could be applied to various sectors of society. This edited collection brings together research related to the health and well-being of various populations, including persons who experience homelessness, children and youth, young perfectionists, and students enrolled in health professions education.
Volume 4 of the series, titled "Redefining resilience: Overcoming social challenges during and after COVID-19", was edited by Dr. Christopher Dietzel, Safia Amiry, and Safeera Jaffer. This volume aimed to confront long-overlooked intersecting barriers and unpack the current and emerging problems that were exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly regarding health, education, and other social issues. As such, this volume identified and analyzed these pandemic-related challenges and develop realistic guidelines and suggestions for a post-pandemic world.
More information is available in the 2024 issue of the McGill IHDW newsletter.
