We talk with Anne from NB Lung about Cannabis usage, harm reduction and climate change in NB. We look at the impacts not only to your health by the environment as a result of the increased usage of cannabis in NB. Remember to like and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast App. Apple Podcast Spotify ..read more

In our first full-length episode, we sit down and chat with Dr. Lem from the BC Parks Foundation and PaRX. Dr. Melissa Lem is a Vancouver family physician and Director of PaRx, Canada’s national nature prescription program powered by the BC Parks Foundation. Also President-Elect of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, she is an internationally recognized expert on the nature-health connection. A widely published writer, she was the resident medical expert on CBC TV’s hit lifestyle show Steven and Chris for four seasons and continues to appe ..read more

We will have more news to come when we launch our full season in early September 2022, we are excited to bring you this first podcast and we would love everyone to subscribe to the podcast for all the updates ..read more

In the second episode of this limited-run series – we are talking about Chemicals and how they are managed in Canada. Today we talk with Bill Jeffery, LLB, Executive Director Centre for Health Science and Law (CHSL) We dive into all the ways Chemicals are impacting our lives and some of the legal standings around Chemicals and how they are managed in Canada To learn more about Bill’s work follow the link below. http://healthscienceandlaw.ca/ Remember to like and subscribe to the podcast on your favourite podcast App Apple Podcast Spotify ..read more

In the our first  episode of this limited-run series – we are talking about Chemicals and how they are managed in Canada. Today we talk with Meg Sears PhD and Chair of, Prevent Cancer Now To learn more about Meg’s work follow the link below. https://preventcancernow.ca/ Remember to like and subscribe to the podcast on your favourite podcast App Apple Podcast Spotify ..read more

In the final podcast of season 1 of the Why Climate Podcast, we talk with Rebekka Schnitter from the Public Health Agency of Canada about what adaptation and Health System Resilience looks like going forward. Changes in climate are affecting the health of Canadians and their health systems. Recent floods, wildfires, extreme heat events, and severe storms have had impacts on health facilities and disrupted care for those in need. Adaptation measures such as assessments of risks and vulnerabilities, integrated surveillance and warning systems, health professional training, and public education c ..read more

Today we chat with Angelina Heer, the director of Nutsihpiluwewicik. Nutsihpiluwewicik began its journey in 2008 when the Faculty of Nursing established the Aboriginal Nursing Initiative (ANI) at the University of New Brunswick. ANI strives to provide culturally appropriate support and experiences that would assist Indigenous students on their academic journey. Since its establishment, we have increased the number of Indigenous nursing graduates in the nursing program. In 2017, Wolastoqiyik Elder Imelda Perley gifted ANI with the name Nutsihpiluwewicik, which is a Wolastoqiyik word for healing ..read more

Director, Urban and Community Studies Institute Rob Moir joined UNB Saint John in 1996 and is currently serving as Associate Dean (Research and Special Projects) and Associate Professor of Economics within the Faculty of Business. He received a BArts&Science (Honours in Economics) from McMaster, an MA from Queen’s, and a PhD from McMaster. He has been a visiting research scholar at the University of Arizona in Tucson, and the Cognitive and Experimental Economics Laboratory at the University of Trento in Trento, Italy. He has also been a visiting professor at the Huazhong University of Scie ..read more

Dr. Larry Barzelai is a long-time Vancouver family physician. He has a special interest in geriatrics, and has been extensively involved in educating the next generation of family medicine residents in nursing home medicine. He initiated CAPE BC, which was the first of many CAPE regional committees. Two main themes have motivated his work with CAPE. The first is a love of nature, and the awareness of the integral part that nature plays in our well-being. The second is working to ensure that his grandchildren will grow up in a healthier world. Remember to like and subscribe to the podcast on yo ..read more

On Episode 4 of the Why Climate Podcast we are talking to Dr. Michael Mehta. Dr. Mehta is a Professor of Environment, Culture, and Society at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops. He is an environmental social scientist who specializes in science, technology and society with a focus on environmental and health risk issues, and he focuses on air pollution and solar energy. Dr. Mehta was Dean of the Faculty of Arts at Thompson Rivers University, Principal of Richardson College for the Environment at the University of Winnipeg, Executive Director of the Population Research Laboratory at the Uni ..read more