Beyond The Individual: Rethinking Mental Health Through Social Determinants

Beyond The Individual: Rethinking Mental Health Through Social Determinants

In this episode, Dr. Marisa Young (Professor, Sociology, McMaster University) discusses how the social determinants of health can help us rethink how we understand mental health. If you’re interested in equity, prevention, and youth well-being, tune-in to the Global Health Collective Podcast 2.0 on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 🎙

Equity Starts Early: Social Determinants of Mental Health for Children and Youth

In this episode of the Global Health Collective 2.0, we explore how the social determinants of health shape mental-health outcomes for children and youth, featuring an insightful conversation with Dr. Anne Fuller (Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at McMaster University and a consulting pediatrician at McMaster Children's Hospital). If you’re interested in equity, prevention, and youth well-being, tune-in to the Global Health Collective Podcast 2.0 on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 🎙

What Does the Environment Have to Do with Health? Discussions on Planetary Health Part 2

In this episode of The Global Health Collective 2.0, hosts Wania and Katelyn dive into the emerging and urgent field of planetary health, a discipline that explores the vital connection between the health of our planet and human well-being. We’re joined by two guests working at the intersection of health and climate. Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta is a leading global health expert whose work on maternal and child health spans continents. He’s increasingly called attention to how climate change threatens the health of the world’s most vulnerable populations. Dr. Sujane Kandasamy is a health researcher who centers equity and sustainability in healthcare, her work reimagines health systems through a planetary health lens. Tune in for a conversation that bridges global science, community voices, and urgent climate action. Whether you’re new to the topic or looking to deepen your understanding, this episode offers valuable perspectives on how interconnected our health is with the environment and what we can do to protect both. Hosts: Wania Khan & Katelyn Patterson Guests: Dr Zulfiqar Bhutta and Dr Sujane Kandasamy, Follow Us! Instagram: @theglobalhealthcollective  X: @ghpodcastmac

What Does the Environment Have to Do with Health? Discussions on Planetary Health

In this episode of The Global Health Collective 2.0, hosts Wania and Katelyn dive into the emerging and urgent field of planetary health, a discipline that explores the vital connection between the health of our planet and human well-being. We’re joined by two guests: Shellyza Moledina Sajwani, President of Climaceutics and a leader with the Canadian Association of Pharmacy for the Environment (CAPhE) and Pharmacists Without Borders Canada, who shares insights from COP29, strategies for sustainable healthcare, and the role pharmacists play in climate action; and Liza Zvereva, a passionate PhD student specializing in planetary health, who sheds light on current challenges, innovative research, and practical advice for students eager to make an impact. Whether you’re new to the topic or looking to deepen your understanding, this episode offers valuable perspectives on how interconnected our health is with the environment - and what we can do to protect both. Hosts: Wania Khan & Katelyn Patterson Guests: Shellyza Moledina Sajwani & Liza Zvereva Follow Us! Instagram: @theglobalhealthcollective  X: @ghpodcastmac

Exploring Student Experiences: Past and Present

Global health is an interdisciplinary field with individuals from many different backgrounds partaking in it. On our orientation day this year, the 2024-2025 cohort spent some time making a collage of what we think of when we think about global health. From that activity and this episode, we learned that although many of us share general ideas about what global health is, it’s also very individual and can mean a lot to many different people.  Join us as we talk to current students and recent alumni about their journeys discovering what global health means to them. Follow Us! Instagram: @theglobalhealthcollective  X: @ghpodcastmac Our guests include:  * Eden Gladstone Martin   * Marilena Dialynas-Vatsis   * Ritika Khetarpal  * Amitav Narang   * Alyssa Adamo  * Sofia Palma Florido  * Krittika Verma   * Sam Bengall