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A rough-and-tumble love story between law and health promotion (Part 2)
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of McGill Law, University of Toronto or other students who are part of those institutions. Read Part 1 here. [...]
A rough-and-tumble love story between law and health promotion (Part 1)
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of McGill Law, University of Toronto or other students who are part of those institutions. Before I became a [...]
The story of our online course – Infographics 101
This week (May 28, 2019) we reopened enrolment for our flagship course: Infographics 101 - How to design public health infographics with softwares you know & use, a course that was built with public health practitioners in mind. The origin [...]
Career advancement and family life: Let’s start a conversation
“I would like to see more about career advancement with family life, specifically how taking parental leave and having young children impacts career opportunities. I would be interested to hear about this from the perspective of men and women AND [...]
6 TED talks from 2018 relevant to public health
I receive my dose of public health inspiration through books, podcasts, and videos - and I seek it quite regularly. So you can bet that I consume a lot of content, and I love sharing it too! Last year, we [...]
A Public Health Inspector’s Journey
About the author: Amanda Huong is a Certified Public Health Inspector, having received a Honours Bachelor of Science in Human Biology at the University of Toronto, and Bachelor of Applied Science in Occupational and Public Health [...]
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