Everyday Science: Why Health Isn’t the Same for Everyone

Description du cours

This mini-course introduces students to how everyday factors (like income, education, and community) can affect people’s health. Using educational materials developed by Harvard University and adapted for younger learners, students will explore how social and environmental conditions shape health in their own communities and around the world. Through fun discussions and real-life examples, they’ll learn to think critically about fairness, health, and opportunity. By the end of the course, students will better understand how healthy societies are built and how they can play a role in creating positive change.

Biographie

Abhinya Gulasingam, is a PhD candidate under the Department of Innovation in Medical Education at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa. She recently completed her Masters in Public Health at the University of Ottawa, where most of her research focused on structurally marginalized individuals, including women of color and immigrants, examining how their experiences are often left out of dominant health narratives. She is an early career researcher with a commitment to bringing a critical and interdisciplinary lens to questions of policy, power, and justice in health, with a focus on reimagining more equitable futures in medical education and global health.