amandakaczmarekJul 30, 20185 min readReflections on my Professional Health JourneyAs I began my Masters this year I was asked to evaluate. Evaluate my social media prowess and current understandings of my usage of...
amandakaczmarekJul 11, 20183 min readRural Elderly in Northern Ontario at RiskIn rural communities there is a large barrier to care for most elderly populations living at home who have a chronic disease or multiple...
amandakaczmarekJul 2, 20186 min readUsing Health Equity for Physiotherapy to alleviate the Opioid crisis in Northwestern OntarioUp to this point the opioid crisis has largely been treated from a medical model point of view. All attempts to alleviate this growing...
amandakaczmarekJun 18, 20182 min readThe Socio-ecological ModelIf there are multiple Social Health determinants it only makes sense that trying to solve the problem of health equity in under served...
amandakaczmarekJun 12, 20183 min readSocial Determinants of Health: Is it all a matter of privilegeThe social determinants of health have been a hot topic in health policy for quite some time. “Since the release of the final report by...
amandakaczmarekJun 5, 20182 min readAllowing a sense of self in the definition of healthIn 1946 WHO defined health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or...
amandakaczmarekMay 28, 20183 min readSocial Media: A Professional Self-Audit Until recently my relationship with social media has been like that of a super hero first discovering their powers. Things just seemed to...