Heather Orpana

[Cross Country Checkup @checkupcbc]

Our question this week: Should small amounts of drugs such as opioids or cocaine be decriminalized? How does the overdose problem in Canada affect you?

The lines are open — call us: 1-888-416-8333, or email: [email protected] https://t.co/EjYzYe2iUD

[Canada's CPHO @CPHO_Canada]

You’re not alone. Help is available 24/7, at no cost, for people of ALL AGES across Canada. If you need someone to talk to, discover the support options available to you. 👇🏽👇🏽

[Heather Orpana @heatherorpana]

@BenLeikin @theroyalfdn @TheRoyalMHC @ottawahealth So well deserved! You are my local public mental health hero!

[Heather Orpana @heatherorpana]

Always proud to be a federal research scientist in population mental health!

[Canada's CPHO @CPHO_Canada]

Dr. Heather Orpana is a Senior Research Scientist at #PHAC, and an Adjunct Professor @uOttawaMed. She leads the Integrated Data and Enhanced Analytics team that informs our understanding of the #OpioidCrisis and substance-related harms. #WomenInScience

[Canada's CPHO @CPHO_Canada]

1/5 I am concerned about the growing number of reports of #racism and stigmatizing comments on social media directed to people of Chinese and Asian descent related to #2019nCOV #coronavirus. #EndStigma

[Health Canada and PHAC @GovCanHealth]

#HarmReduction services save lives. Over the last two years, there have been 433,000+ visits to supervised consumption sites across Canada, with 3,900+ overdoses reversed without a single death within a facility. Find services near you: https://t.co/2ZvLytF5Wp

[Heather Orpana @heatherorpana]

Right back at you @BenLeikin! Ottawa Public Health has done amazing work in the mental health domain. I'm lucky to live here! #PHAC #PHSP19 #CPHA2019 #mentalhealth

[Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) @IHME_UW]

Between 1990 and 2016, the age-standardized rate of suicide in China dropped 64.1%, the largest decrease in any country over the same time period. Read more: https://t.co/XQj8VQtAKW

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

Number of suicide deaths have risen globally to over 800,000 in 2016, finds a new study in @bmj_latest. The findings will help inform national suicide prevention efforts, say researchers https://t.co/Wzoc0VEYF4

[Heather Orpana @heatherorpana]

Patterns of suicide mortality vary considerably by age, sex and region and can be used to inform suicide prevention efforts #suicideprevention

[Heather Orpana @heatherorpana]

Check out our latest study in BMJ showing that the global age-standardised mortality rate from suicide has decreased by a third from 1990 to 2016 https://t.co/GAaykSeLRv

[Heather Orpana @heatherorpana]

Cancer, cardiovascular diseases, muskuloskeletal diseases, and mental and substance use disorders are the leading causes of disability adjusted life years in Canada...new research we published today in CMAJ! https://t.co/4kl5YbR3oC

[Canada's CPHO @CPHO_Canada]

This morning at #PHSP2018, I visited poster presentations by #PHAC’s Sharon Bartholomew and Justin Lang. Thank you for your contributions to Canada’s public health evidence base. @CPHA_ACSP

[Heather Orpana @heatherorpana]

Public health friends...interesting job! https://t.co/Zt57rYKuv0

[Public Health jobs @pubhealthjobsuk]

Tenure Track Fellow in Public Health (NCD Prevention and Food Policy)
University of Liverpool
£39,992 - £50,618
Closes 16/04

https://t.co/l74gjI57EV

[Heather Orpana @heatherorpana]

Looking forward to seeing the next generation of girls going into STEM fields! Amazing to see the range of work undertaken by women in science at #PHAC https://t.co/Wn2PghQpJ1

[Canada's CPHO @CPHO_Canada]

👩‍🔬 Thanks for following along today. I am proud to show off the contributions of some of my distinguished #PHACsci female colleagues. 👏 #ChooseScience #WomenInScience

[Heather Orpana @heatherorpana]

Fantastic night at Kaleidoscope of Hope, Rise Together Gala in support of youth mental health services. @KOH_Ottawa #youthmentalhealth

[Public Health PHAC @PHAC_GC]

PHAC experts @CPHA_ACSP talking about suicide prevention & complex systems approaches for #PublicHealth

[Public Health PHAC @PHAC_GC]

Latest #PHAC journal has estimates of the burden of disease for #MS, #Diabetes & #Anxiety in Canada #HPCDP https://t.co/Nqr735M7pO

[Public Health PHAC @PHAC_GC]

Canada’s Federal Framework for #SuicidePrevention is online. Learn more: https://t.co/b1vK6DkYkb

[Gayatri Jayaraman @JayaramanGaya]

65% of Canadians rate their #PositiveMentalHealth as high. Want to learn more? https://t.co/c2kXw3jdZR #PHAC_GC #HPCDP Journal