Reimagine Health
Our being, our thoughts, our communities
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Who should join?
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Apply if:
- You are passionate about reducing health issues in your community
- You are curious about systems change
- You come from a community that is disproportionately impacted by the health issue you want to address
- You are committed to promoting healthier lives within your communities and want to do so by addressing their root causes
- You have the capacity to engage, in-person, for roughly two full-day sessions per month with a total of twelve days over four months
- You have an idea for ways to tackle health challenges in communities but haven’t found people to share and test your ideas with yet
- You are open to exploring different ideas and interacting with people from diverse disciplines and backgrounds
- You are open to feedback, engaging with others working within systems, and drawing on new networks to enhance your vision
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If you still have questions about Reimagine Health, email Ilhan Abdullahi at iabdullahi@radiussfu.com.
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Wonder if you're a fit?
This program is designed to be complimentary to someone working full or part-time, or in school full or part-time. Read the hypothetical participant biographies below.
"Jasmine"
Jasmine is a health advocate and nutritionist by training who works in her community to help clients learn about healthy eating and share resources with them. She works 9-5 throughout the week and spends that time meeting one-to-one with her clients and trying to understand how to best support them. In her spare time, she takes part in dance classes and yoga to maintain an active lifestyle but notices that there aren’t many people in her community taking part in recreational programming. She’s curious to find ways to address healthier eating in addition to promoting physical activity while building a network of like minded professionals and community members.
"Kevin"
Kevin decided at a young age that he wanted to run his own business. He decided to take an alternate route and drop out of business school to start his own not-for-profit organization for youth. Following his passion for youth work, he spent a lot of time mentoring youth and organizing in his community. Kevin is looking to create a branch within his organization to work with youth to promote healthier lifestyles but realized it’s much more than creating an app to get them moving. He is looking for an opportunity to develop and test ideas, engage in critical dialogue and address the root causes of health issues.
"Aisha"
Aisha came to Canada 15 years ago as a newcomer and spent most of her years in Canada learning English and thinking about the perfect career. Spending time in a new school, Aisha was quite shy and hesitant in meeting new people but was always determined to make a change within her community. She now works full time in retail as she continues to complete her undergraduate studies in health sciences. From her own lived experience of coming to Canada as a refugee and witnessing the health challenges her family and other refugees in her communities face, Aisha noticed a gap in health services. She’s always wanted to take part in meaningful work that centers her communitys’ experience and takes into account the many barriers to accessing services they experience. She has an idea for how to get her community’s health needs met but doesn’t know how to get it started.
