Archives: Health

Thursday, August 8, 2019

The same, but a little different: The importance of analyzing the specific mental health care needs of different rural communities

By: Sajra Trto Health research in rural communities has grown over the past few decades. It is of no surprise that in this health research, there are differences found in healthcare provision, retention and usage between rural and urban areas. One main area that has been a focus for many researchers around the world... More

Saturday, July 27, 2019

Where to From Here? Tackling an Uncertain Personal Future

By: Monica Sourial As we start getting into the summer, I have some time to reflect on where I was exactly 1 year ago. I had just finished my undergrad degree at Carleton, and I had no idea what I was going to do next. I had always thought that I would end up... More

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

The Three Hobbies You Need to get Through University

When starting your university career, you quickly learn that time management is an essential skill that can mean the difference between academic life or death. The student life can be very stressful. The sheer volume of information you have to absorb can be dizzying, especially while accumulating more work and adult-life responsibilities. With... More

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Infographic – Rural Youth Mental Health Interventions

Waid C, Sinclair L, Priest L, Petrie S, Carson DB, Stevens S, & PA Peters (2019). Infographic: Rural Youth Mental Health Interventions. Spatial Determinants of Health Lab, Carleton University: Ottawa, ON. DOI:10.22215/sdhlab/kt/2019.2 A high-quality PDF of this infographic is available for download. Estimates are that 20% of the world's youth... More

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Report – Rural Physician Recruitment and Retention

Sendanyoye C, Sebastian S, Petrie S, Carson DB, & PA Peters. (2019) Report: Recruitment and retention of rural physicians. Spatial Determinants of Health Lab, Carleton University: Ottawa, ON. DOI:10.22215/sdhlab/2019.1 A high-quality PDF of this report is available for download. Rural and remote communities comprise around 32% and 22% of... More

Friday, July 12, 2019

Report – Rural eMental Health

Aboukarr S, LeBlanc M, Petrie S, Carson DB, Paskaran S, & PA Peters. (2019) Report: Best Practices for Rural eMental Health. Spatial Determinants of Health Lab, Carleton University: Ottawa, ON. DOI:10.22215/sdhlab/2019.2 A high-quality PDF of this report is available for download. The more “rural” or “remote” a community, access to... More

Friday, July 12, 2019

Infographic – Physician Recruitment and Retention

Sendanyoye C, Petrie S, Carson DB, Stevens S, & PA Peters. (2019) Infographic: Recruitment and Retention of Rural Physicians. Spatial Determinants of Health Lab, Carleton University: Ottawa, ON. DOI:10.22215/sdhlab/kt/2019.1 A high-quality PDF of this infographic is available for download. Rural and remote communities contribute around 32% and... More

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Returning to a sport I once walked away from

By: Holly Simpson Ever since the age of seven, horses have been a major part of my life. I spent endless days preparing for the summer competition seasons and my summers consisted of traveling to and from countless horse shows. But the summer before my first year of university would mark the end of... More

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Is Complexity Science Deserving of Being Utilized in the Muddled Landscape of Healthcare Decision-Making?

By: Sam Petrie In early April 2019, I had the opportunity to visit the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and attend the 4th International Conference for Complexity and Systems in Healthcare. A mouthful to begin with, which was reflective of the content of the conference. All the presentations had a common thread weaving them... More

Friday, June 7, 2019

Staying in the Moment When Things are Moving Fast

Written By Sebastian Steven   As I start to move into my fourth year in the Bachelor of Health Sciences here at Carleton, I need to start thinking about what my next steps might be. I say that like I haven’t thought about and taken some good steps already, I definitely have. But I... More

Monday, May 13, 2019

Rural Health Systems and Rural Research

In a recent commentary published in the University of Toronto Medical Journal I argue that we need to broaden the narrative on rural health. In this commentary, I claim that in order to be sensitive and relevant, rural health research must change the perspective through which it views rural people and rural communities. First,... More

Monday, April 22, 2019

Being Diagnosed with Adult ADHD as a Professor

Story of being diagnosed As my middle son entered grade 3, we began to see he was struggling in the classroom and at home. He had recently switched from the English-stream in school to a French-immersion stream. While this was difficult, he was having trouble adjusting that we couldn’t just attribute to the change... More

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