Black History Month Panel Discussion: Health promotion interventions in Black communities across Canada
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The Black History Month (BHM) Planning Collective of the School of Population and Global Health invites the McGill community for an informative and engaging discussion on "Health promotion interventions in Black communities across Canada". The discussion will be led by a panel of remarkable McGill faculty and students working on health equity and well-being in Black communities through the lens of varied disciplines, including Education, Psychology, Family Medicine, and Public Health. The panel discussion will highlight progress being made in health equity in Canada, while acknowledging the realities of the current socio-political landscape and all that it represents for the education, mental health, and physical wellbeing of Black individuals.
This event is open to McGill students, faculty members, staff, and alumni. There will be light refreshments and live music before the discussion. Please join us for food and drinks afterwards.
WHEN: Thursday, 13th February from 3:30 to 7 pm. Panel discussion begins at 4 pm.
WHERE: hybrid | 2001 McGill College Avenue, 11th floor, room 1140 and online
Our panelists
Nikita Boston-Fisher
Nikita is the Associate Director of the Laidley Centre for Business Ethics & Equity at McGill. She has worked in various public health environments: government, nonprofit, contracting and academia. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Community Health and a Master of Public Health in Global Health with a concentration in Reproductive Health and Population Studies. She holds a Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES) certification. She created a patient empowerment podcast called The Good Health Cafe. Among other roles she has worked as a Health Education Officer and provided technical assistance to nonprofits working on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
N. Keita Christophe
Professor Christophe is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. He received his PhD in Developmental Psychology from the UNC Greensboro and was a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) T-32 Predoctoral Fellow at the Carolina Consortium on Human Development. His research examines (1) the impact of racialized stressors on the well-being of ethnoracially minoritized youth and families and (2) the development and effects of cultural resilience factors (e.g., ethnic-racial identity, youth anti-racist activism, familial cultural values, etc.). A third line of work is aimed at improving the tools we have to better study cultural processes in minoritized communities.
Divine-Favour Chichenim OFILI
Divine-Favour Chichenim OFILI is a public health professional and doctoral candidate in epidemiology at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. She holds a BSc in Public Health (Hons) from University of Calabar, Nigeria, and an MScPH from McGill. With a focus on social epidemiology, she aims to improve health outcomes for underserved populations, particularly immigrants. Her doctoral thesis examines the impact of immigration status and other social factors on healthcare use trajectories and health outcomes among people with diabetes. She also coordinates local and global health programs, including the McGill Global Child Health program. Outside work, she enjoys food shows and collecting/caring for plants.
The panel will be moderated by Gabrielle Jacob, PhD student at the McGill School of Population and Global Health.
