Building Health Equity through Community-Campus Engagement (Panel Discussion)

About the Event

This presentation shares preliminary findings from CIHR-funded research examining how community–campus engagement (CCE) supports population health and Community Safety and Well-Being (CSWB) goals in Thunder Bay and Ottawa. Drawing on interviews, focus groups, and document review, we highlight place-based pathways, practices, and under-recognized facilitators through which CCE can advance health equity. This event is hosted by Lakehead University Health Sciences, NOSM University, and Confederation College.

Speakers

Dr. Erin Cameron is a Professor of Medical Education and Director of the Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity at Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) University. She is a co-Principal Investigator on the Community-Campus Engagement and Population Health Research Project and Director of the CREATE Project.

Dr. Katie Hemsworth (PhD, Geography) is a research associate with the Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity at NOSM University. Guided by decolonial and feminist values of relationship and care, she collaborates on place-based and arts-integrated projects exploring the transformative potential of community-engaged research partnerships for advancing health equity.

Sydney Persaud is a Research Associate at the Bruyère Health Research Institute in Ottawa, where she conducts research aimed at improving care delivery and population health outcomes. She holds a Master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences from the University of Ottawa and is currently pursuing further studies in Psychology.

Chloe Chambers is an epidemiology master’s student at the University of Ottawa’s School of Epidemiology and Public Health. Her research seeks to understand how knowledge generated from community-campus engagement projects is shared and used to address key community and population health issues.