Celebrate Purple Day!! The Global Day of Epilepsy Awareness on March 26th at
Vari Hall from 11-3 pm with Epilepsy Toronto and SAHMPI. Learn about proper
seizure first aid, myths surrounding this condition and support people living
with epilepsy. There will be interactive educational games, prizes to be won
and delicious treats.

WEAR PURPLE and join us for this international event!!!

SAHMPI is proud to announce the new executive team for 2012 - 2013:

President: Julia Salzmann
Vice President: Hazel Hunter
Secretary: Kimberly Lawrence
Treasurer: Mustafa Sayedi
Director of Communications: Micheal Chau & Zabeda Oumer-Haji
Events Coordinators: Charmaine Hermans & Dhayo Khangsar

The new executive team will be taking over as of May 1st, 2012.

We would like to thank everyone who came out to vote during such a busy time at York.

March 12, 2012

Volume 1, Issue 7B

Special Points of Interest

• SAHMPI Business:
   -  Office Hours, Elections, Swag
  
• 5th Annual Health Career Fair
  
• HealthEd is hiring
• Active Minds at York
• Internship Insights and Experience Panel

SAHMPI Business
Office Hours
Office hours today has been cancelled. I apologize for the late notification.

Elections
The elections for SAHMPI 2012/2013 executives would be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at HNES 402 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Come, invite your friends and vote who you want to represent you at SAHMPI for the upcoming school year. Please note, the only people allowed to vote are those affiliated with SAHMPI and SHPM.

Swag
We are still selling our swag, represent SAHMPI by purchasing an item (pen, t-shirt, lanyard, mug, water bottle and much more). I apologize as there has been no update about the sweater but I assure you that it is coming soon and you would be well informed as soon as we can.


5th Annual Health Career Fair  - THIS WEEK ON THURSDAY!!!

The Faculty of Health Student Caucus (FHSC) is hosting the 5th Annual Health Career Fair, in collaboration with Health and Society Student Association (HESOSA).
The event will be taking place on *March 15th*, from *10:00 a.m. to 3:00p.m in *Stong’s Dining Hall*. With over 30 exhibitors, our Annual Health Fair is
one of the largest and has been very successful in the past years.  This event will provide you with the opportunity to learn about graduate programs, volunteer opportunities, summer jobs and career options within your respective field.
The following is a list of some exhibitors that will be attending:

• Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Epilepsy Toronto
• St. John’s Rehab Hospital
• March of Dimes Canada
• The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences
• Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
• York University Athletic Therapy Certificate
• North York General Hospital
• The Arthritis Society
• Geneva Centre for Autism
• Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation; University of Toronto
• St. Michael’s Hospital
• COACH: Canada’s Health Informatics Association

For updates, please add FHSC Exec as a friend, follow us on twitter @fhscyork or visit our website:http://fhscyork.weebly.com/events.html.


HealthEd is hiring
Health Education & Promotion offers programs and resources for students through weekly events, exciting presentations, and we work behind the scenes to help make York a healthier place! They are looking for outgoing and enthusiastic individuals to join their peer health team for the 2012-2013 Academic year. Please check out the attached flyer and website www.yorku.ca/healthed for job descriptions and application information!

***Due to popular demand, the application deadline has been extended to Monday, March 19, 2012, 4:30pm***

Active Minds at York
Active Minds at York is a new club dedicated to changing the perception of mental illness on campus. Active Minds began as a club at the University of Pennsylvania, by a junior whose brother committed suicide battling a mental illness. Shortly after, other universities took interest in the club and formed chapters on their campuses. In 2003, Active Minds became a non-profit organization. To date, there are 336 chapters across the Unites States and Canada. Active Minds is a unique organization. It is the only non-profit organization working to start a conversation on college campuses about mental illness, and to change the way it’s viewed.

The goals of Active Minds at York are to reduce the stigma associated with mental illnesses so that all students will be encouraged to seek help if necessary, and to create awareness of the various resources on campus and in their community.

The last event of the year is on March 13, 2012 at 7pm in Calumet College room 100. At this event, the movie Little Miss Sunshine would be shown and during an intermission, stories of people who have/are battling mental illness would be read. There will also be games so people can destress and relax after a busy school year! As well, learn about an exciting event we are planning in the fall called Standing Up For Those Still Standing.

Please e-mail at activeminds.yorku@gmail.com if you can attend this event. We also welcome feedback and suggestions!

Come out and help change the conversation on mental health at York!


Internship Insights and Experience Panel
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Founders Assembly Hall (152 Founders College)

This panel is designed to provide students with an opportunity to interact with current and past interns to learn about their experiences and gain insight into what to expect and how to succeed while on internship.  

Meet York University interns from Accounting, Computer Science, Health Studies, Marketing, Space Engineering, and Physics who are enjoying exciting internships (or have had internship experiences) at IBM, Hydro One, Canada Space Agency, Bramelea Community Health Centre, Canberra, and SKF.

• Network with other interns to learn from their successes in securing an internship.
• Hear more about the nature of the projects, assignments, and some of the key skills they are enhancing through their internship experiences.
• Get your burning questions addressed about the hiring process, work culture; and what you can do to learn more about the types of soft, and technical skills employers are looking for in potential interns.

Learn more and register at: http://www.yorku.ca/careers/internships/events_panel2012.htm

Director of Communications

Starting January 2012, first entry college/ university students will receive a 30% rebate on their tuition fees.

Here are some articles you could read for more information:

• http://ctya.org/blog/must-read-ontario-students-tuition-rebates-january-2012/
• http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2011/12/27/ontario-tuition-rebates.html

We would give updates as we receive more information. I hope you are all enjoying your break.

Happy Almost 2012!!!

If you would like to apply:

• Click on Alumni Mentorship 
• Fill out the form
• Submit it
• An exec would contact you shortly after

DON’T forget deadline is DECEMBER 11 @ 11:59 PM (EST)

We are pleased to announce that Healthy Dialogue is accepting submissions!

Healthy Dialogue, York University’s Undergraduate eJournal of Health Studies - an initiative of the School of Health Policy & Management - publishes original exceptional articles written by undergraduate students related to all aspects of health studies, with a particular emphasis on pressing contemporary issues and debates related to health, health care mangement, health informatics and health and social policy.

The co-editors welcome manuscripts from undergraduate students enrolled in course work in Health Studies, or from graduates of the Health Studies program at York. In particular, authors are encouraged to submit exceptional manuscripts that address key health studies issues in the areas of health management, health informatics and health and social health care policy. Manuscrips must be original contributions. Three types of manuscripts will be accepted:

- Literature reviews
- Conceptual papers that explore ideas, trends, issues
- Findings of student-led research projects

If your submission is accepted you will be published! This would look great on any resume, CV or graduate application!

The deadline to submit a piece of work is Saturday, December 31st at 11:59pm

For more information on how to submit or what types of submissions are acceptable check out the website below:

http://pi.library.yorku.ca/ojs/index.php/yujhs/index

Have you ever wanted to meet some of your professors or even with the Dean of the Faculty of Health himself?

Have you ever wanted to get their opinions on what’s going on in our health care system?

Have you ever wanted to talk one-on-one with an expert in their health-related field?

Then come out to SAHMPI’s Agents of Change interactive forum on Health.

Also. inform everyone you know that might be interested.

Yesterday, September 18, was the Terry Fox Run. In case you do not know who Terry Fox is and what the run is about check out: 

http://www.terryfox.org/Foundation/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjgTlCTluPA

Brief Summary:

At the age of 19 Terry Fox discovers his malignant tumor in his right leg having to amputate 15 centimeters above the knee.

Terry Fox, 21 year old started the Marathon of Hope in St John’s Newfoundland on April 12, 1980. He woke up at 4am to run an average of 42 Kilometers a day on his artificial leg (A marathon a day).

On September 1st 1980, after 143 days and 5373 kilometers he would stop his journey outside of Thunder Bay, Ontario; his primary cancer had spread to his lungs.

The goal of the Marathon of Hope was to raise awareness for the fight against cancer and to raise $22 million for cancer research (one $ from every Canadian)

“Even if I don’t finish, we need others to continue. It’s got to keep going without me.” – Terry Fox

SAHMPI had a team to participate in the run with the Faculty of Health. Here are some pictures:

The SAHMPI team with the Dean

Faculty of Health team.

It was so much fun. The run takes place annually so next year is another time for you to participate