Benoit Lab

Welcome to Dr. Anita C. Benoit's lab account where we focus on community engaged and priority driven transdisciplinary Indigenous health research.

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Thank you for welcoming Emilia to your beautiful city with such generosity and warmth!

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On Friday the 8th of May, we met with our local researchers from Kyllkay for a training session on our methodologies, including the walk‑and‑talk method and focus groups with children and youth.

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The team is almost ready to begin data generation, and we couldn’t be more excited to work with such a warm, thoughtful, and brilliant group. After a long and productive session, we shared a delicious traditional food from Cotacachi, Ecuador, "carnes coloradas".

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Emilia outlines the expected goals and work to be done on the project: Revitalizing Ancestral Knowledge: Co-creating a culturally grounded game to support Kichwa youth mental health.

Visit our website via link in bio to learn more!

🎵: Chiri Paramo - Jatun Mama

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Emilia describes the importance of co-design and how this shapes the project - Revitalizing Ancestral Knowledge: Co-creating a culturally grounded game to support Kichwa youth mental health.

Visit our website via the link in bio to learn more!

🎵: Humazapas - Tamiajun

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The Benoit Lab recognizes International Women’s Day on March 8.

We truly appreciate the women from our current and previous staff, community partners, and participants who have made the Benoit Lab what it is today.

We truly appreciate everything women have done for us!

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Our lab is seeking a Research Coordinator for our CIHR-funded study titled: “Culture in Movement: The management and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes”!

See the link below, or click the link in our bio to learn more.
https://t.co/JFMLwxFNPC

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Our team is excited to share Emilia Zamora's project, supervised by Anita C. Benoit, Revitalizing ancestral knowledge: Co-creating a culturally grounded game to support Kichwa youth mental health!

Read more about the project on the DHS UTSC website via link in bio.

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Are you an organization that provides harm reduction services for people who are street-affected in Thunder Bay? We are looking for Indigenous study participants.

Please message us directly to receive a recruitment flyer.

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About our project 👇:

WHiSE 2.0 will create new knowledge on the harm reduction approaches and strategies desired and used by Indigenous people who use substances, including STBBI and substance use rates in Thunder Bay, Sudbury, and Sault Ste Marie, using a questionnaire.

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Claire Lin is an MPH student at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and is passionate about destigmatizing sexuality, addressing systemic injustice, and empowering people to exercise their sexual agency and rights.

Read about Claire on our website:
https://t.co/YxirBeCNoz

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The Benoit Lab recognizes Ribbon Skirt Day, where we use this time to honour resilience, culture, strength and connection as women.

Check out these photos from 2023 of our community members wearing their Ribbon Skirts (📸: Candida Sinoway)!

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With extensive experience in community medicine and health in Ghana, her work is grounded in a commitment to advancing health equity in underserved and rural communities among women and children.

Read more about Selina on our website!
https://t.co/hsfJ4c9HaK

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“Every step forward, no matter how small, is progress toward your ultimate goal of creating meaningful change”.

Selina Achiaa Owusu is an international student and Mastercard Foundation Scholar, currently pursuing her DrPH at the DLSPH.

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Our WHiSE 2.0 project has reached 110 participants in Thunder Bay, 60 participants in Sault Ste. Marie, and 47 participants in Sudbury.

We give special thanks to our community partners and research staff for all their great work!

Learn more here: https://t.co/kDDGsaQhYP

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Human trafficking disproportionately impacts Indigenous women and girls in Canada.

Connect with ONWA to learn more about Anti-Human Trafficking Supports and Services:  https://t.co/zPMFuQjDOq 

#orangetheworld #PushForward #16days #HumanTrafficking #safeSPACES

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Congratulations to Megan McKenzie for winning the Ontario Graduate Scholarship! 🎊

Her work will focus on the tension between societal pressures to internalize intensive mothering discourses and the subjective realities of psychological distress during pregnancy and after birth.

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The Benoit Lab recognizes today as the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.

We urge everyone to learn, reflect, and take action towards being a committed ally to Indigenous people and their communities. Visit the link in our bio to view resources and events for #NDTR.

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Check out our blog entries on our website, which introduce our newest research assistants in Sudbury and Thunder Bay!

Welcome to the team, Sam, Melissa, and Leonie! 🥳

Visit the link below to view our blog series on our website! 👇
https://t.co/sgeEA6SbXk