Séminaire scientifique organisé par l'Institut de recherche en santé publique de l'Université de Montréal – IRSPUM
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Résumé :
Social hierarchies affect not only the ‘poor and unfortunate’; their impacts reverberate across the whole of society. Adolescence and early adulthood are key periods of development where social hierarchies can have profound effects – and, they continue to do so into the future. Physical, cognitive, social, and emotional capabilities acquired between 12-30 years of age have been shown to affect wellbeing throughout the life-course (e.g., trajectories of education, employment and leisure; family life; communities and civil society). Marginalizing social forces, such as ageism, sexism, racism, contribute to health inequities and their accumulated effects on young people can be observed in numerous ways (e.g., HIV; addictions; barriers to health care; gender-based violence; stigma). The presentation will overview key contributions stemming from Dr. Shoveller’s program of research on social health inequalities and will provide examples of how interdisciplinary research can inform inter-sectoral action to reduce inequalities facing young people.
Conférencière :
Jeannie Shoveller, PhD, is a Professor at the School of Population & Public Health, University of British Columbia. Prof. Shoveller’s research addresses social inequalities in health. Her work on HIV, addictions, mental health, gender-based violence as well as adolescent health is widely cited. She has supervised the training of more than 70 Doctoral and Master’s students as well as Post-Doctoral Fellows and has held several executive leadership roles. Most recently, she was the Director of the Epidemiology and Population Health and the Director of the Drug Treatment Program, both located at the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. Professor Shoveller has also served as an advisor and reviewer for health research funding agencies in Canada and abroad. She is currently a member of the Governing Council of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Animation :
Louise Potvin, directrice de l'IRSPUM
