How We'll Live Podcast

Environmental and Systemic Racism and How to Make Lasting Change with Dr. Ingrid Waldron

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Today, I sit down with Dr. Ingrid Waldron - a fellow Canadian - to talk about her work on mental illness in black, indigenous, and other racialized communities in Nova Scotia, environmental racism, systemic racism, social determinants of health, her experiences with racism as a child and adult, and 3 things we can all do right now to make change.      Dr. Ingrid Waldron was born in Montreal. She is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health at Dalhousie University, the Director of the Environmental Noxiousness, Racial Inequities & Community Health Project (The ENRICH Project) and the Flagship Co-Lead of the Improving the Health of People of African Descent.    Her research, teaching, and community leadership and advocacy work are examining and addressing the health and mental health impacts of structural inequalities within the environment, public infrastructure, health and mental health care, and child welfare in Black, Indigenous, immigrant, and refugee communities.    The 2020 Netflix documentary