Upcoming Events

Sep
23
Fri
Community Event: Health Promotion of Immigrant Mothers of Children with Developmental Disabilities @ Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital/ Room 1E201
Sep 23 @ 11:30 am – 2:30 pm

Health Promotion of Immigrant Mothers of Children with Developmental Disabilities is a community event to present and discuss research project findings . We invite members of the academic community, social services sector (service providers) and public in general, to analyze and discuss the health promotion needs of immigrants mothers main caregivers of children with developmental disabilities living in the GTA.

Please RSVP to owhchair@yorku.ca

Nov
1
Tue
OPHA 2016 Fall Forum & AGM: Health For All @ Metro Toronto Convention Centre (North Building)
Nov 1 all-day

We will be doing a poster presentation on our most recent (ongoing) project, Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities (YADD) Study.

Poster Title: Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities and their Immigrant Caregiver - Experiences of Equity in Accessing Healthcare & Community Services

Presenter: Fatma Aidarus, BSW

 

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Mar
2
Thu
Accountability in Malaria Prevention and Treatment Financing Programs Targeting Women and Children: Addressing Current Challenges @ 956 Kaneff Tower
Mar 2 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Georges Danhoundo, PhD, Adjunct Professor and the Meighen Wright Postdoctoral fellow of the Office of Women's Health Research Chair in Mental Health in the Faculty of Health at York University, will be presenting one of his most recent research on the accountability frameworks and mechanisms in malaria prevention and treatment programs targeting women and children in the Republic of Benin (West Africa).

This Lunch & Learn event will take place on March 2, 2017 at 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM in the Kaneff Tower, Rm. 956

Come join us and send us your RSVP to owhchair@yorku.ca

Light Lunch will be Provided!

Nov
2
Thu
4th Meighen Wright Maternal-Child Health Learning Institute @ 519 Kaneff Tower
Nov 2 @ 9:30 am – 3:30 pm

We are very excited to invite you to the upcoming 4th Meighen Wright Maternal-Child Health Learning Institute taking place on Thursday November 2nd, 2017 at York University. We look forward to seeing you there!

We are now accepting abstracts for posters to be displayed at the event. If you have a relevant research poster to display (a new poster created for this day or a poster you have presented elsewhere) then send us your abstract for poster by the due date following the guidelines below.  Please note that the overall focus of the abstract and poster should be related to the Learning Institute’s foci. The presenters of selected abstracts will be notified and their abstract will be included in the 4th Meighen Wright Maternal-Child Health Learning Institute’s program booklet. RSVP_ 4th Learning Institute (due Oct 30)

Please RSVP to owhchair@yorku.ca

Invited Speakers:

- Dr. John Stone- Providing Culturally Competent Health Services to Persons with Disabilities

- Dr. Masood Zangeneh- Autism and Service Accessibility in the Middle East

- Dr. Yvonne Bohr-  Parents in a Mobile Technology Culture: Potential Repercussions for Infants

- Dr. Julie Cinamon- The Relationship Between Parental Support, Parent Emotional Reaction, and Parenting Stress with Children’s Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms following Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

- Victoria Chan, PhD (c)- Predictors of Parent Scaffolding in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Mar
2
Fri
Improving Privacy for Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities- An Interactive Workshop @ 519 Kaneff Tower, York University
Mar 2 @ 10:00 am – 3:30 pm

Please see attached flyer. RSVP to owhchair@yorku.ca by February 28, 2018. Workshop Privacy Young Adult March 2 2018 YorkU

Nov
16
Fri
BOOK LAUNCH: The Personal is Political: Stories from the Women’s Health Movement 1960-2010 By Lorraine Greaves @ Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Building Room 1005
Nov 16 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

BOOK LAUNCH: The Personal is Political: Stories from the Women’s Health Movement 1960-2010 By Lorraine Greaves

Refreshments Provided. Books available.
* RSVP by 14 November to owhchair@yorku.ca

See event flyer: PERSONAL AND POLITICAL TALK AND BOOK LAUNCH POSTTER YORK UNIVERSITY NOV 16, 2018

 

Jan
31
Thu
Racialized Maternal Health Conference @ Daniels Spectrum
Jan 31 @ 9:00 am – 6:00 pm

Dr. Nazilla Khanlou and Dr. Ulland Niel will be presenting a talk on "Equity based health promotion for black mothers wit children with develomental disability".

This conference brings together clinicians, students, community members, policy makers, and researchers, for discussions on racialized maternal health. The theme of this year's conference is: Politics of the Black Pregnant Body.

Registration for the conference will begin at 8am, and the conference itself will occur from 9am to 5pm. Through talks, panel discussions, and poster presentations, this conference aims to educate, inspire dialogue, and create opportunities for networking and change within the Canadian maternal health system.

See the event flyer here poster conference

See event website at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2019-racialized-maternal-health-conference-rmhc-tickets-51680050422

Feb
11
Mon
The LaMarsh Centre for Child and Youth Research Talk @ 519 Kaneff tower, York University
Feb 11 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

You are cordially invited to attend a LaMarsh talk by Dr. Nazilla Khanlou and Dr. Attia Khan (Ph.D. candidate) titled “The Barriers and Challenges of Racialized and Immigrant Families with Children and Youth with Developmental Disabilities”.

This presentation will provide an overview of findings from our recently completed
community‐based qualitative study in which racialized mothers and service providers were interviewed. A brief video of the project will also be presented.Emerging recommendations will be shared.
Date and Location: Monday, February 11, 2019 at 12:00 noon (1 hour), Room 519 Kaneff Tower

Please RSVP your attendance to backhous@yorku.ca by February 6, 2019

See the event flyer

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Feb
26
Tue
Mental Health Conference 2019 @ Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences,The Conference Place, Main Entrance700 Gordon Street, Whitby, ON L1N 5S9
Feb 26 all-day

Our team will be presenting at the Ontario Shores’ 8thAnnual Mental Health Conference. Research and Innovation in Mental Health Across the Lifespan:  Empower, Engage, Educate.

Presentation Title: Developing an equity-based health promotion framework for racialized mothers of children with disabilities: A community-based study.

Event details: Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences,The Conference Place, Main Entrance700 Gordon Street, Whitby, ON L1N 5S9.

See the Preliminary Program: https://www.ontarioshores.ca/UserFiles/Servers/Server_6/File/PDFs/MHConf/2019/OS%20Mental%20Health%20Conference%20Preliminary%20Program%202019.pdf

 

 

Nov
1
Fri
5th Lillian Meighen Wright Maternal-Child Health Learning Institute: Gender-Based Violence and Trauma- Informed Approaches
Nov 1 @ 9:30 am – 4:30 pm

We invite you to submit your poster to the upcoming 5th Lillian Meighen Wright Maternal-Child Health Learning Institute that will take place on Friday, 1st November 2019 at York University.

This one-day event is organized by the Women's Health Research Chair in Mental Health and the Lillian Meighen Wright Scholars Program Academic Lead, Dr. Nazilla Khanlou, and the Advisory Committee of this year’s Learning Institute.

We are now accepting abstracts for posters to be displayed, from community organizations, institutions, advocates, students, researchers, and any other interested member of the community. If you have a relevant research poster to display (a new poster created for this day or a poster you have presented elsewhere) then send us your abstract for the poster by the due date following the guidelines below.  Please note that the overall focus of the abstract and poster should be related to one of the following themes:

1) Maternal-Child Health, and/or

2) Gender-Based Violence and Trauma-Informed Approaches (in research/ practice/ policy)

We welcome abstracts from a wide array of fields, approaches and disciplines. The presenters of selected abstracts will be notified and their abstract will be included in the 5th Lillian Meighen Wright Maternal-Child Health Learning Institute’s program booklet.

Abstract Submission guidelines: See guidelines here: 5th LMW Institute Call for Abstracts_Oct 15 2019

For the event Program and RSVP details click here:v. Oct 24 2019 Save the Date_ Program Flyer 5th LMW Institute