A senior health executive’s career journey, with York Region Public Health’s Chief Nursing Officer and Logistics HR Chief of the Health Emergency Operations for COVID 19 response Julia Roitenberg

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Show Notes

In this episode, Sujani sits down with Julia Roitenberg who took on the role of Chief Nursing Officer at York Region Public Health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Julia talks about her journey from bedside nurse to having a doctorate in public health and much more.

You’ll Learn

• Ways that York Region Public Health has integrated the social determinants of health
• Ways that community prevention and promotion has been prioritized in Julia’s work
• How Julia has integrated a health equity lens into program planning
• What advice Julia has for new public health graduates
• More about Julia’s experiences with the University of Toronto’s Global Executive MBA in Healthcare and Life Sciences 
• About different types of MBA programs
• More on the Canadian Health Executive Certification
• Why Julia is looking forward to pursuing a Doctorate in Public Health at University of Toronto 

Resources

• Sujani mentions an article about Harvard having a public health certificate for private companies: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/school-launches-public-health-program-for-business-leaders/
• University of Toronto’s Global Executive MBA in Healthcare and Life Sciences https://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/Degrees/MastersPrograms/MBAPrograms/GEMBA-Health
• Canadian Health Executive Certification: https://cchl-ccls.ca/site/pd/CHE?nav=sidebar
• More on the York Region Baby Friendly Initiative: https://www.york.ca/wps/portal/yorkhome/health/yr/breastfeeding/babyfriendlyinitiative/
• Doctorate in Public Health at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health: https://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/

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