Diversity Week

Join Capital Health’s first ever Diversity Week (September 13 to 17). Learn more about the link between diversity and health, find out about the work Capital Health is doing to honour diversity, and celebrate the rich diversity of our communities.


Our schedule of activities is below. Some details are yet to be announced, so please stay tuned for more information. Some of the sessions will also be offered via Telehealth – locations are being confirmed and we will provide this information as soon as it is available.
 
Monday, Sept. 13


Opening Ceremonies

Details to follow

Exploring Links Between Racism and Health

Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard

• Noon to 1:30 p.m.

• 1613 A and B Veterans’ Memorial Building and via Telehealth at Bayers Road Mental Health and the Trifacilities


Karima Bushra

Interpretation Services

• 1 to 2:30 p.m.

• Halifax Infirmary, Room 1243


Aging with Disability and Health

• 7 to 8 p.m.

• Royal Bank Theatre, Halifax Infirmary

Tuesday 14


Internationally Trained Physicians

Suha Masalmeh

• Noon to 1 p.m.

• 1613A Veterans’ Memorial Building


Aboriginal Health Project

• Noon to 1 p.m.

• VG Auditorium

Poverty and Health: A Panel Discussion

• 7 to 8 p.m.

• Royal Bank Theatre, Halifax Infirmary (tentative pending community location)


African Nova Scotian Health Concerns

• 7 to 8 p.m.

• North End Library, Halifax


Wednesday 15


Cultural Competence Education Session

9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Room 3215 Cobequid

Contact Sherida Flemming at 473-2313 to register.



What’s Happening with Diversity at Capital Health?

Jeanne Rokosh and Mohamed Yaffa

• Noon to 1 p.m.

• VG auditorium


Transgender Health

Staci Montgomery

• Noon to 1 p.m.

• Dartmouth General Cafeteria

Our Youth and Health

• 7 to 8 p.m.

• Location to be confirmed


Thursday 16



New Guide for New Arrivals in Nova Scotia

Resau Santé

Paul D’Entremont

• Noon to 1 p.m.

• 1613 Veterans’ Memorial Building


Nova Scotia's Cultural Competence Guidelines-Moving Us Closer to Health Equity

Sharon Davis-Murdoch

• Noon to 1 p.m.

• VG auditorium


Karima Bushra

Interpretation Services

• 2 to 3:30 p.m.

• Halifax Infirmary,

Room 1243

Aboriginal Health

• 7 to 8 p.m.

• Micmac Friendship Centre


Friday 17
Closing Ceremonies Details to follow


For more information and an updated schedule, check out the Capital Health website at http://www.cdha.nshealth.ca/

Creating Bridges: Multiculturalism and Diversity

Creating Bridges: Multiculturalism and Diversity
in the 21st Century

Créer des ponts: Les Cultures Multiples et la Diversité au 21e Siècle

October 13 - 15, 2010
Best Western Chocolate Lake Hotel
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

The Multicultural Association of Nova Scotia (MANS) is hosting Creating Bridges:
Multiculturalism and Diversity in the 21st Century (Créer des Ponts: Les Cultures
Multiples et La Diversité au 21e Siècle) in Halifax, Nova Scotia at the
Best Western Chocolate Lake Hotel from October 13 - 15, 2010.

Creating Bridges addresses the themes of multiculturalism and diversity within a
range of communities and against the backdrop of the 21st century. How can we
create the bridges that close the distance between us? What tools do we need,
and how can we ensure that our journey is a safe one?

Speakers

Dr. Ayman Al-Yassini, Executive Director, Canadian Race Relations Foundation;

Dr. Leslie Oliver, President of the Black Cultural Society of Nova Scotia;

Honourable Percy Paris, Minister, Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage

** Registration Now Open! **

Registration details (including student rates) and forms can be downloaded from
http://www.mans.ns.ca/conference. Early-bird registration closes in June. All
registrations must be received by 25 August 2010.