Social Accountability - College of Medicine @ University of Saskatchewan

Interested in health care? Interested in Co-operatives? Want to learn more about how the two work together? The Centre for the Study of Co-operatives at the University of Saskatchewan and the Community Health Co-operative Federation is hosting representatives of the International Health Co-operative Organization for a symposium on the role of co-operatives in health care delivery. For those specifically interested in International health co-operatives a number of international co-op organizations will be presenting, including: Unimed Co-operative from Brazil, Medicoop from Sweden, Espiru Foundation of Spain and the Japanese Health Co-operative Association.

For more information and to register check out the poster: Download file

image by John Collier Jr. an American photographer, this is a photo of a nurse working in 1943 in New Mexico at a clinic operated by the Taos County cooperative health. association.

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AIDS Saskatoon in conjunction with the University of Saskatchewan is looking for someone to fill the position of community-based researcher. This is a part time position working on the research project HIV/AIDS, Maternal Health and Motherhood: Health-Related Behaviours, Programming Implications and Narrative Constructions” . and is funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research

AIDS Saskatoon is also taking applications for the position of Executive Coordinator. Check out the posting for more information.

photo by xavy

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Bring your lunch, listen, watch and learn about the experiences of the Making the Links students. Presentations are taking place on Friday September 26th, 2008 from 12:30pm - 1:30pm in HLTH A226.

But what's Making the Links (MTL)? MTL is a U of S College of Medicine service learning elective program for undergraduate medicine students. Selected students have the opportunity to experience community health and development in the contexts fof rural/remote health in northern Saskatchewan, an urban underserved community at SWITCH (Student Wellness Intiative Towards Health) in Saskatoon and in the Global South in Mozambique.

Check out the Making the Links website for more information.
In case you want to print the poster:Download file

photo by lumaxart

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