We hope you can join us as we celebrate the launch of H.E.A.L. Healthcare, a free and open-access anti-colonial learning resource for anyone in any healthcare field.

WHEN: Friday, August 16th, 2024, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.

IN PERSON: University of Northern British Columbia, Northern Health Sciences Building, Prince George, BC, Lheidli T’enneh Territory.

ON ZOOM: Zoom attendance available from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Please RSVP to receive Zoom link.

COST: There is no registration fee for this event. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.

SCHEDULE:
10:00 to 10:30 AM: Welcome Reception (Refreshments Provided)
10:30 to 12:00 PM: Gathering & Speakers (Hybrid/Zoom Portion)
12:00 to 1:00 PM: Celebratory Reception (Lunch Provided)

QUESTIONS: Please reach out to us at harc@unbc.ca.

About H.E.A.L. Healthcare: The Hearts-based Education and Anti-colonial Learning in Healthcare (H.E.A.L. Healthcare) Project unlocks the potential of arts and humanities to disrupt longstanding and well-established health disparities. Starting from the premise that healthcare is both an art and a science, H.E.A.L. Healthcare uses poetry, storytelling, visual arts, and other creative tools to confront oppressive healthcare biases, to understand patient experiences, and to humanize healthcare systems and cultures.

H.E.A.L. Healthcare brings together artists, writers, activists, and people with lived experience to create arts-based and anti-oppressive learning materials. H.E.A.L. Healthcare teaching tools are designed to inspire anyone in any healthcare field: healthcare providers and professionals (nurses, dentists, doctors), healthcare staff and administrators, and healthcare students, educators, and institutions.

The free and open-access lessons will be available at HEALhealthcare.ca. This innovative project is a result of a long-standing collaboration between the Health Arts Research Centre (HARC – healtharts.ca) and the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH – nccih.ca).