Jake Shea

Dal Alumni - BSc Medical Sciences MUN - MPH 2021 | He/Him

[Jake Shea @JakeMShea]

Check out this amazing article by a classmate and friend of mine, @KStCroix1! Such a current and important topic!

[Sarah Dobson @Sadobson_87]

So I just learned that all blood in Canada is tested for HIV before donation? Why do we still have a blood ban????

[Jake Shea @JakeMShea]

Check out this great commentary by one of my classmates, @BohnsackAlanna!

[Alanna Bohnsack @BohnsackAlanna]

Check out my commentary on the need for expansion of home care services!!👇🏻

[Jake Shea @JakeMShea]

Increasing accessibility to sexual health services is CRUCIAL! Please read if you have time #MED6288! So excited to have my name attached to a topic I feel so strongly about 😊

[The Guardian @PEIGuardian]

GUEST OPINION: How the COVID-19 response can be used to combat increasing STI rates in P.E.I. youth | The Guardian https://t.co/qq9ySEVKed

[Jake Shea @JakeMShea]

Increasing scope of #pharmacists on #PEI is one step in the right direction for decreasing long wait times. Great to see this and hope to see the trend continue #MED6288

[Health and Wellness @peigovhealth]

Starting April 1, Islanders who need assessment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections can visit any participating Island pharmacy for assessment free of charge. The cost of the appt will be covered by the provincial government. @PEIPharmacists @InfoPEI

[Jake Shea @JakeMShea]

Thanks for sharing this @BohnsackAlanna! Now to see if the rest of Atlantic Canada follows suit #MED6288!

[Alanna Bohnsack @BohnsackAlanna]

👏🏻👏🏻 this #harmreduction vending-style machine was just implemented in Sackville, #NB. It includes sterile needles, fentanyl testing strips, and other items like condoms and hand sanitizer. A great new initiative! #MED6288

[Jake Shea @JakeMShea]

Great to see the continued emphasis on testing in NS even after cases are dropping! And even better, taking initiative by bringing the tests to the person #MED6288!

[Nova Scotia Health @HealthNS]

Public Health’s Mobile Unit will be at the Sackville Legion from Friday, March 26th to Sunday, March 28th (9:30 a.m to 5:30 p.m.) for community-based testing.

Learn more at https://t.co/ybCw6zTJAJ

[Jake Shea @JakeMShea]

Great to see this! Increasing education around LGBTQ+ health is crucial, especially with increased stigma that members of the LGBTQ+ community face within the health system #MED6288

[Jake Shea @JakeMShea]

So happy to see PEI taking the steps to integrate tele-psychiatry on the province. Initiatives such as these are so important, especially on an island with a large rural population! #MED6288

[Health PEI @Health_PEI]

Islanders (or partners in care) who have seen a psychiatrist by videoconference invited to take part in an online survey to help Health PEI evaluate the virtual psychiatry platform. Participation is anonymous and confidential. https://t.co/4BpU2UfQ4Z
@PEIwellness @InfoPEI

[Jake Shea @JakeMShea]

Such an important group to ensure we have data available for! Hopefully this much needed data will push for increased access and availability of health services to folks in northern #Canada! #MED6288

[CIHI_ICIS @CIHI_ICIS]

Great news! For the first time, seniors in Yukon and N.W.T. will have their voices heard in the @commonwealthfnd survey. See details: https://t.co/a2GXFDT5TE @NWT_CPHO @yukonhss

[Shaelynn Barry (she/her) @ShaelynnLBarry]

Programs and services that help #ENDStigma increase the likelihood of safe behaviour and help-seeking. This is a relevant discussion for this week in disease and injury. #MED6288

[CBC News @CBCNews]

BREAKING: Health Canada has approved the use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine in Canada, CBC News has learned.
The single-dose vaccine is the fourth vaccine to be approved in Canada. https://t.co/fzLEg6POFF

[Jake Shea @JakeMShea]

So great to see 6/13 Indigenous communities across the province receive vaccinations this week! Paired with record breaking testing numbers the last few days, this province has been really impressive during this pandemic #MED6288

[Nova Scotia Gov. @nsgov]

COVID-19 Immunization Plan Update
https://t.co/OHXwd4uOxf

[Jake Shea @JakeMShea]

Be like Dolly! Get your COVID-19 vaccinations when eligible everyone!

[Jad Abumrad @JadAbumrad]

My Dad giving @DollyParton a vaccine shot. Wild.

[Jake Shea @JakeMShea]

Initiatives like these make me proud to be an #islander! So many low income and food insecure families rely on school lunch programs across the island and #COVID19 has definitely had an impact on this resource #MED6288

[PEI School Food Program Inc. @PEIschoolfood]

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With all schools closed until at least Wednesday, March 3, we understand that this may leave families who depend on school meal programs in a difficult situation.

If you are a family in this situation, the Department of Education and Lifelong Learning would like to...

[Jake Shea @JakeMShea]

Great to see so many provincial #COVID19 rollout plans including marginalized populations. Hopefully this is starting a trend to be picked up for various other life saving vaccines in the future! #flu #MED6288

[Canada's CPHO @CPHO_Canada]

#PublicHealth measures have kept more than #COVID19 at bay. #Flu and other vaccine preventable diseases have been laying low during the pandemic, but they won’t stay that way unless we make sure our vaccines are up-to-date!

[Naheed Dosani @NaheedD]

I'll never understand how we were able to fast track approval for 3 vaccines to address #COVID19 in less than a year but still haven't been able to get clean drinking water to First Nations communities who have been suffering for decades.

[Jake Shea @JakeMShea]

Although it’s all over Twitter tonight, I still feel the need to get my word in on #BillC213. Canadians should NOT have to choose between paying for their medications or paying their bills. National #pharmacare is essential to the health of countless Canadians #MED6288

[Jake Shea @JakeMShea]

@KStCroix1 If I could retweet this a million times, I would

[Jake Shea @JakeMShea]

Yes! Get tested regularly if you are sexually active! But more importantly, #healthpolicy is needed to increase the ability to do so! #PEI currently has only a handful of STI testing centres for almost 160,000 people, the majority of which are not available due to COVID! #MED6288

[Health Canada and PHAC @GovCanHealth]

STIs like #syphilis among youth have been increasing at an alarming rate in 🇨🇦 in recent years. #SexualHealth is an important part of your overall health. If you are sexually active, practice #SaferSex, and #GetTested regularly. https://t.co/xYtwHLZNaC