Gillian's Blog

These are a collection of blogs created for a course in my Masters of Health Studies program

601: Critical Foundations in Health Disciplines

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Dec 2, 20235 min read

Integrated Understanding of Health: MHST 601

Understanding the health and health needs of Canadians is a complex topic that requires a multilevel approach. In the first weeks of...

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Nov 25, 20234 min read

Going back to school twenty years after graduating from my Bachelorette of Nursing felt very daunting. I was unsure of myself, felt...

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Oct 23, 20232 min read

Health is defined as “a state of complete physical, social and mental wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” (WHO,...

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Oct 17, 20232 min read

You cannot start to discuss health equity without first examining the social determinants of heath. The terms equity and equal may sound...

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Oct 9, 20232 min read

Is health and wellness the same thing? In 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) defined health as, a state of complete physical,...

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Sep 26, 20233 min read

As part of my Master’s program at Athabasca University, I had to complete an audit of my online presence. We were asked to Google...

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