University of Manitoba, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy

The Centre for Human Rights Research at the University of Manitoba is proud to support We’re Better Together - a new national campaign led by the Canadian Council for Refugees / Conseil canadien pour les réfugiés and partners to boost Canada’s support for immigrants and refugees.

In Canada, we speak many languages, come from many places, and across our differences, we look out for each other.

While we see politicians abroad spread lies to turn neighbour against neighbour, here in Canada we reject those who use divide and conquer tactics to distract us while chipping away at the healthcare and services we all need and letting housing prices spiral.

We are proud to be a country that welcomes newcomers, and we expect our leaders to carry on that legacy and make this a place where all families can thrive. Because in Canada, we know we’re better off together.

Stand with us. Show your support for immigrants and refugees.

Get involved in the campaign and sign up for updates: BetterTogetherCanada.ca.

Register now for WISDOM (Women in Science: Development, Outreach & Mentorship) networking event!
"From Research to Impact: Connecting Trainees, Researchers, and Community"
Register Here: https://forms.gle/Mxxh6P9fA8qDqFMg8
📅 June 16, 2026
🕟 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
📍 Apotex Building, 3rd Floor Atrium
🍽️ Food will be provided

This event is a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow students, trainees, researchers, faculty members, and community partners while learning from an outstanding panel of speakers:

• Lisa Lix
• Sabine Mai
• Tarah Lynch

Whether you’re just beginning your research journey or looking to expand your professional network, this event offers valuable insights into building meaningful connections and translating research into real-world impact.

We invite Indigenous students at University of Manitoba to join us for Aki Mashkiki, a day of learning on the land with Ramona Milliea, Carla Bird and Red Sky Bird.

Scan the QR code or see our website for more information and to register: https://chrr.info/event/aki-mashkiki/

We hope to see you there!

CAREER OPPORTUNITY: ANTI-RACISM PROJECT ADVISOR

The Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) is hiring an Anti-Racism Project Advisor.

This role is responsible for assisting in the operationalization of SCO’s Southern First Nations Anti-Racism Strategy and the development of a Health Ombudsperson Office.

The Project Advisor will conduct essential groundwork to facilitate the implementation of anti-First Nations racism practices within health care systems, translating findings into actionable steps, framework(s), and measurable outcomes.

This role will work to ensure that initiatives reflect the needs and perspectives of southern First Nations citizens/members.

SCO provides competitive compensation as well as a positive work environment.

Apply for this opportunity by Tuesday, June 30, 2026.

To learn more, visit: https://scoinc.mb.ca/anti-racism-project-advisor/

People with autism each have unique ways of thinking, sensing, and feeling that impacts how they experience, process, and interact with the world around them. Differences that help build stronger, more innovative societies. Not despite their neurotype, but because of it.

Autistic Pride Day was created by autistic people, for autistic people – not as an awareness campaign, but to celebrate autistic voices, identities, experiences, and the infinite strengths that autistic people contribute to our societies.

Today, and every day, we’re proud to support autistic pride.

Congrats to Sepideh Yousefiasl. The MCHP MSc Student has received multiple University of Manitoba awards over the past year, including a Research Completion Scholarship and a Lois M. Brockman Research Fellowship in Child Development from the UM Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba College of Community and Global Health’s Jenny Fraser Memorial Award. Supported by advisor Dr. Marcelo Urquia, her research uses administrative data to examine the relationship between autism and the criminal justice system. Her work aims to generate evidence that can inform policy and identify gaps in services, supporting improved outcomes for children and youth.

Brain Injury Awareness & Pride Month remind us that visibility, inclusion, and care must extend to everyone — including 2SLGBTQQIA+ survivors of intimate partner violence.

RESOLVE Manitoba’s new resource, developed as part of the Exposing an Invisible Crisis research project, highlights how survivors in 2SLGBTQQIA+ communities face unique barriers, and how experiences of violence can include traumatic brain injuries that often go unseen and unsupported.

Access it here:https://umanitoba.ca/sites/resolve/files/2026-06/2slgbtqqia-survivors.pdf

It is so important for First Nations communities to be able to access and use their health data to support their communities’ health priorities.

So we co-created this guide to address issues that First Nations communities may face in accessing their own health data in national databases 👉 https://ow.ly/IpQi50Z9nAL

Our aim is to support First Nations community members and their health-related goals — whether that is improving care, checking how well services are working, or developing stories, plans and proposals to build the case for new services.

As Tom Lindsay, a Cree advisor from One Arrow First Nation, illuminates, the strawberry plant helps to outline the process of working together:

“Just like the strawberry plant, relationships need strong roots to grow.

Those roots come from a foundation of trust, respect and shared understanding…

The strawberry also teaches that growth takes time. It requires patience, nurturing and a willingness to tend to those roots continuously.”

🚨NEW WEBSITE LAUNCH🚨
On June 23, the BCC will launch a new website dedicated to advancing the Baby-Friendly Initiative (BFI) across Canada.

Stay tuned next week as we unveil new resources, evidence, and tools to help make Baby-Friendly care a reality for every family in Canada.