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National Black Health Town Hall – Session 3

Jul 18, 2024

Event Details

National Black Health Town Hall – Session 3: Harnessing Black Leadership to Improve Health Service Delivery

Jul 18, 2024

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm est

On-line only

Black Opportunity Fund (BOF), is hosting the third national Black health session aimed at spotlighting the work of Black health professional organizations and leaders, while engaging in critical discussions on leveraging community assets and strengths for improved health outcomes.

Objectives

To bring to light the current strengths and capacities within the Black community
To discuss activities and role of Black health leaders and professional organizations and other resources within the Black community
To discuss how these strengths can be leveraged to better support Black people’s health and issues identified in previous sessions

This two-hour session will include a panel presentation moderated by Dr. Onye Nnorom (Dalla Lana School of Public Health) with speakers Dr. Nicolas Cadet (CIUSSS du Centre), Dr. Everton Gooden (North York General Hospital / University of Toronto), Dr. Delores Mullings (Memorial University of Newfoundland) , Dr. Mojola Omole (Black Physicians of Ontario), Noreen Sibanda (Alberta Black Therapist Network), Dayirai Kapfunde (Alberta Black Therapist Network ) and Dr. Damilola Iduye (Pan Canadian Nurses of African Descent), followed by a discussion session with the audience.

We are grateful to the Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) for their sponsorship support for the BOF Black Health Townhall Series.

This is a virtual event. Follow this link to register.