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CONGRATS TO EDGES ALUM TAYA TRIFFO ON HER NEW JOB!

CONGRATS TO EDGES ALUM TAYA TRIFFO ON HER NEW JOB!

EDGES alum Taya Triffo, who completed her MA degree at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability earlier this year, has recently accepted a job as a network coordinator for ClimateWest. Congratulations, Taya! Taya grew up on Treaty 4 lands in the Canadian prairies, and she is excited to take on a new role back […]

NEW PUB FROM MANVI BHALLA, HELANA BOUTROS & SAMANTHA MEYER: AUNTIES, WHATSAPP, AND “HALDI DA DOODH”: SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITIES’ PERSPECTIVES ON IMPROVING COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS IN ONTARIO, CANADA

NEW PUB FROM MANVI BHALLA, HELANA BOUTROS & SAMANTHA MEYER: AUNTIES, WHATSAPP, AND “HALDI DA DOODH”: SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITIES’ PERSPECTIVES ON IMPROVING COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS IN ONTARIO, CANADA

Abstract: Objective: To identify, from the perspective of South Asian communities, areas for improvement in public health communication. Methods: Focus groups were conducted with individuals (N=24) who could converse in English and self-identified as South Asian adults (18+) residing in Ontario. Participants were asked to share how, if at all, their identity as South Asian shaped […]