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The Matters of Black Health – Resilience and Determination, by Sharon Davis-Murdoch
January 29, 2021 @ 12:10 pm – 1:20 pm
Health Law Institute Seminar Series
Friday, January 29, 2021 at 12:10 PM – 1:20 PM AST
The Matters of Black Health – Resilience and Determination, presented by Sharon Davis-Murdoch
Via Zoom Webinars, Webinar will be recorded. Closed captioning available. No registration required. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82166581143
For more information hli@dal.ca or 902-494-6881
Free Public Lecture – Series hosted by the Dalhousie Health Law Institute with support from the Schulich School of Law
About the speaker: Sharon Davis-Murdoch is the founding member & co-president of the Health Association of African Canadians.
Sharon Davis-Murdoch is a committed public servant who has been employed with the Nova Scotia Department of Health for 18 years. Sharon has a MA in Political Science from Dalhousie University and has demonstrated her passion for social justice throughout her policy career. Sharon led the Department of Health’s Diversity and Social Inclusion in Primary Health Care Initiative. The Initiative, now completed, was the Primary Health Care Section’s effort to effectively, address the needs of Nova Scotia’s culturally diverse populations. This work attempted to facilitate an effective response from the broader primary health care system. The first Guidelines for Culturally Competent, Primary Health Care in Canada are an outcome of the Initiative. In June, 2007 Sharon received the Premier’s Award of Excellence for this work. It is the highest honour of the Nova Scotia civil service. Sharon now holds the position of Diversity and Social Inclusion Health Policy Advisor for the Department of Health. This supports the expansion of work begun in primary health care to the broader health care system and across the breadth of diversity. It also incorporates key aspects of health human resource planning. It is the first position of its kind in Canada. Sharon lives in Dartmouth with her talented and supportive family.
