In this episode, we continue our conversation with Alpha Abebe and Rhonda C. George! (Haven't heard the first conversation yet? Listen here!) This time, we talk about Black communities' response to COVID, and public health response to Black communities.
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During a public health crisis is the exact wrong time to try and build relationships and trust with communities who have not historically been included in health policy decision making, and whose health and health care needs continued to be neglected. But this, of course, doesn't mean that Black communities didn't recognize both the real danger posed by COVID, or their own tenuous connection to mainstream health services. Alpha and Rhonda share how leaders of Black-led organizations rallied to address community needs during COVID, and discuss the importance of supporting Black communities to build capacity and resilience for the future.
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Alpha Abebe is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Humanities at McMaster University, and Rhonda C. George is a PhD candidate in Sociology at York University. They're both researchers with the Public Engagement in Health Policy Project.
This series is supported by the Public Engagement in Health Policy project, which promotes research, critical reflection and dialogue about engagement issues that have a health and health policy focus. Learn more about this Future of Canada project at engagementinhealthpolicy.ca
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Alpha Abebe
Rhonda C. George
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Spring Update 2023: Checking in with Jen and Em
Beyond Mandates: The Essential Input of Residents in Long-term Care Policy (Health Policy Series)
Critical Reflections on Public Engagement (Health Policy Series)
Transformative Public Engagement: Pitfalls, Possibilities and Promise - keynote by Dr. Jamila Michener (Health Policy Series)
Understanding Legitimacy in Public and Patient Engagement, with Katherine Boothe (Health Policy Series)
Deliberation, Democracy and Public Engagement: A Conversation with Kim McGrail (Health Policy Series
The Business and Politics of Engagement, with John Perenack of StrategyCorp (Health Policy Series)
”Flipping the script” on narratives about Black communities and engagement, with Alpha Abebe and Rhonda C. George (Health Policy Series)
Health Policy Series Kick-off!: A retrospective look at public engagement, with Julia Abelson
Onwards and upwards: Jen and Emily check in
Season 3 Finale: Patient Partner Reflections, brought to you by OSSU
Moral Distress in Engagement Professionals, with Mark Weir
Engagement in Context: Reflections from Jenn Broad and Paula Tookey of the South Riverdale Community Health Centre
Discussing Failures in Participatory Research, with Lori Ross
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Interview Extra: Advocacy and Health Equity, feat. Biba Tinga of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of Canada
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