Abstract
During summer of 2022, from May 1st to August 31st, I worked under the supervision of public health and preventative medicine physician Dr. Catherine Dickson to complete my 16-week practicum requirement for PPHS630 within the º«¹úÂãÎè MScPH program. The practicum was focused on Indigenous health and was through the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay (CBHSSJB). Â
This opportunity helped me develop core competencies surrounding:Â Â
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Population health Â
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Determinants of healthÂ
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Health promotion Â
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Survey planning and developmentÂ
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Identification of and collaboration with stakeholders Â
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Harm reductionÂ
My time was spent primarily on three major files which were the development of a psychosocial wellbeing survey for Cree youth, communication of substance use information and harm reduction methods, as well as working with the surveillance team. Â