Rachel Kirkland, MPH

Global Health Diplomacy & Policy @GovCanHealth | Co-Chair @rjpypn | Policy wonk and health equity enthusiast. Settler. Un/re/learning. Views own. RT ≠ endorse.

[Rachel Kirkland, MPH @Rachelka92]

@MarcelaPopowich @rjpypn Thank you for joining us - we are thrilled to have been able to have more folks from outside the NCR participate this year!

[Rachel Kirkland, MPH @Rachelka92]

@Jen_MacDougall @rjpypn Thanks for joining us @Jen_MacDougall!

[Rachel Kirkland, MPH @Rachelka92]

@AnnieClaireBO @MintoSkating Is this drop in/ticket ice? Or members only? Looks lovely!

[Rachel Kirkland, MPH @Rachelka92]

@Tiff_Fitz This is a phenomenal resource @Tiff_Fitz - thanks for sharing!

[Rachel Kirkland, MPH @Rachelka92]

Informative thread on #COVID2019

[Sui-Lee Wee 黄瑞黎 @suilee]

1. There's a lot of buzz on the astronomical jump in cases from Hubei on Wednesday -- 14,840 new confirmed cases, almost 10 x compared to a day earlier. New deaths rose to 242, more than double fr day b4. The govt has changed the diagnostic criteria used to confirm cases. More ..

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

(Taking a test)

Hippocampus: It’s B

Prefrontal cortex: You sure?

HC: Yes I’m sure

PFC: The last 3 questions were B

HC: I know but—

PFC: Haven’t had a C in awhile

HC:

PFC: Oh wow look at A

[Joseph Wong @JosephWongUT]

In 2003 during the #SARS outbreak, when I'd get on the #TTC subway, I'd clear half the car. Presumably because I'm visibly Asian. If I cleared my throat, I'd get the entire car to myself. Got to commute in comfort, but let's not do a repeat of that, okay?
https://t.co/DgBAnN8Bq1

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

@PattyHajdu @CIHR_IRSC .@PattyHadju mandate letter (2):
- new investments in pediatric #cancer research
- study possibility of national dental care;
- create National Institute for Women’s Health Research;
- implement national #concussion strategy;
- eliminate blood ban for men who have sex with men

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

Highlights of mandate letter for Health Minister @PattyHajdu:
- ensure Canadians have access to the medicines they need;
- address the rapid rise in youth #vaping;
- creation of a national #autism strategy;
- provide additional funding to @CIHR_IRSC
https://t.co/77YnmORO5C

[Apathy is Boring @apathyisboring]

(not so) gentle reminders:
- Same day registration is a thing;
- You can use your phone to confirm your address;
- Your employer is obligated by law to grant you 3 consecutive hours off to vote;
- @lyft is offering 50% rides to the polls in TO & Ott;
- Your vote matters.
#Elxn43

[Rachel Kirkland, MPH @Rachelka92]

@uOttawa_SEPH Hi @uOttawa_SEPH , this looks like a great event! Is it open to non-students?

[Dalai Lama @DalaiLama]

Optimism does not mean being blind to the actual reality of a situation. It means maintaining a positive spirit to continue to seek a solution to any given problem. And it means recognizing that any given situation has many different aspects—positive as well as problematic.

[Rachel Kirkland, MPH @Rachelka92]

A fantastic, easy to understand overview of pharmacare in preparation for Monday. @docdanielle is goals!

[Rachel Kirkland, MPH @Rachelka92]

Day 2 of #CCGH2019 starting off with a critical discussion on peace, conflict, and governance. Honoured to have the opportunity to hear from @muznadureid on her experiences as a Syrian refugee. She ended with a call to action: exercise our right to vote as Canadians on Monday.

[Maggie Woo Kinshella @MaggieWooK]

“Power is often invisible because we’re often so socialized to it,” says Dr Lisa Forman at #CCGH2019, “this invisible aspect of power is in part how it maintains itself”

#PowerPoliticsandJustice @UBCPREEMPT
@UofT_dlsph
@IDRC_CRDI

[Rachel Kirkland, MPH @Rachelka92]

No better way to end a bit of silence on the Twitter front. Excited for two days of learning at the 25th Canadian Conference on Global Health #ccgh2019

[Bodega Baddie @CAMONGHNE]

"I tell my students, ‘When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else."

- Toni Morrison

[Parveen Kaswan, IFS @ParveenKaswan]

A simple model to show how #deforestation leads to;

- #soil erosion
- siltation of #rivers & subsequent #floods
- removal of #nutrients & then over use of #fertilisers

You know what we all need to do.

[Tilla Brook @TillaBrook]

If you write - reports, blogs, essays, ANYTHING, please read this

[Health Policy Watch @HealthPolicyW]

#ClimateAction is a 'Well-Being' Issue; @OECD Secretary-General decries lack of political will among world leaders; failure to act mortgages the future of #Youth. https://t.co/SxbEUBUPdW #OECDClimateTalk #IHEID