Health Equity /globalhealth/taxonomy/term/313/all en A Framework to Help Identify Risk Factors for Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Adults /globalhealth/article/global-health-night-2021-global-health-equity-infectious-diseases/framework-help-identify-risk-factors-social-isolation-and-loneliness-among-older-adults <h2>Abstract</h2> <p>"Social isolation and loneliness (SIL) represent important social determinants of health in seniors, increasing the risk of adverse health outcomes, including depression, cognitive and functional decline, CVD, and mortality. COVID-19 mitigation measures have amplified these adverse effects, disconnecting older persons from the people, places, and services they rely on for social support in worldwide.</p> Mon, 25 Oct 2021 19:16:28 +0000 Adam Alias, Alayne Adams, Catherine Paquet 2745 at /globalhealth Understanding health holistically: Grounding quantitative work in qualitative findings through the operationalization of a holistic indicator of Inuit health and well-being /globalhealth/article/global-health-night-2021-americas-equity-indigenous/understanding-health-holistically-grounding-quantitative-work-qualitative-findings-through <h2>Abstract</h2> Mon, 25 Oct 2021 19:59:58 +0000 Morgen Bertheussen, Mylène Riva 2749 at /globalhealth How is policy incoherence problematised at the global level, and what are the implications for NCD prevention? /globalhealth/article/global-health-night-2021-global-health-equity-non-communicable-diseases/how-policy-incoherence-problematised-global-level-and-what-are-implications-ncd-prevention <h2>Abstract</h2> Mon, 25 Oct 2021 21:23:18 +0000 Alua Kulenova, Anne Marie Thow, Raphael Lencucha 2755 at /globalhealth Human Rights in Climate Adaptation Policies in India /globalhealth/article/global-health-night-2021-asia-health-equity-non-communicable-diseases/human-rights-climate-adaptation-policies-india <h2>Abstract</h2> Mon, 25 Oct 2021 21:51:39 +0000 Katherine Lofts, Molly French, Sajneet Mangat, Sébastien Jodoin 2757 at /globalhealth A qualitative inquiry into the ethics of closing humanitarian projects in the Philippines, focusing on moral experiences of community stakeholders /globalhealth/article/global-health-night-2021-asia-health-equity/qualitative-inquiry-ethics-closing-humanitarian-projects-philippines-focusing-moral-experiences <h2>Abstract</h2> Mon, 25 Oct 2021 22:20:27 +0000 Isabel Muñoz Beaulieu, Matthew Hunt 2759 at /globalhealth Mapping mobile health clinics in Canada: lessons and solutions to deliver equitable primary care /globalhealth/article/global-health-night-2021-americas-health-equity-healthcare/mapping-mobile-health-clinics-canada-lessons-and-solutions-deliver-equitable-primary-care <h2>Abstract</h2> <p><strong>Introduction</strong>: The delivery of healthcare in Canada has changed with the advent of new technologies ranging from telehealth to mobile health clinics. To date, there is no comprehensive database of primary care mobile health clinics providing services to vulnerable populations in Canada. This study aims to characterize such clinics.</p> Thu, 04 Nov 2021 22:58:21 +0000 Anne Xuan-Lan Nguyen, Alexander Kevorkov, Patricia Li, Rislaine Benkelfat 2777 at /globalhealth From Concern to Commitment: Learning to center Black perspectives in reconfiguring healthcare education at SPOT /globalhealth/article/global-health-night-2021-americas-health-equity/concern-commitment-learning-center-black-perspectives-reconfiguring-healthcare-education-spot <h2>Abstract</h2> Mon, 25 Oct 2021 23:02:11 +0000 Layla Razek, Hiba Zafran 2764 at /globalhealth Integration of Population-based Cohorts into Synthetic Ecosystem Digital Convergence Platform /globalhealth/article/global-health-night-2021-americas-health-equity-healthcare/integration-population-based-cohorts-synthetic-ecosystem-digital-convergence-platform <h2>Abstract</h2> Mon, 25 Oct 2021 23:19:26 +0000 Maahir Shah, Raja Sengupta 2767 at /globalhealth Child and Youth Participation in Mental Health Policy Making: Who is at the Table and Who is Not? /globalhealth/article/global-health-night-2021-global-health-equity-non-communicable-diseases/child-and-youth-participation-mental-health-policy-making-who-table-and-who-not <h2>Abstract</h2> Mon, 25 Oct 2021 23:39:56 +0000 Josie Tuong, Sakiko Yamaguchi, Mónica Ruiz-Casares Yebenes 2771 at /globalhealth Healthcare Accessibility and Perceived Racial Disparities in Health: A qualitative study within Montreal’s black communities /globalhealth/article/global-health-night-2021-americas-health-equity-healthcare/healthcare-accessibility-and-perceived-racial-disparities-health-qualitative-study-within-montreals <h2>Abstract</h2> Mon, 25 Oct 2021 23:44:36 +0000 Khandideh K. A. Williams, Jeannie Haggerty, Alayne M. Adams 2772 at /globalhealth Medical Education Standardization and Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa: 1950s to 2021 /globalhealth/article/global-health-night-2021-africa-health-equity/medical-education-standardization-and-reform-sub-saharan-africa-1950s-2021 <h2>Abstract</h2> <p><strong>Introduction</strong>: Medical education is essential to produce physicians who can address their communities’ health needs. Since the 1970s, improving the quality of medical education has been a priority of international agencies. However, there have been few studies examining the long-term trends of education reform in sub-Saharan African medical schools.</p> Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:24:43 +0000 Jacqueline Yao, George Weisz 2775 at /globalhealth