Health After 2020 program for 2022/23

Drs. Mariana Brussoni, Anamaria Richardson, and Matthew Carwana are part of the seven interdisciplinary, cross-institutional teams that have been accepted into the Health After 2020 program for 2022/23.

Are the early years still the greatest equalizer? Examining equity in early childhood emerging from the Covid era

This project will bring together a small, multidisciplinary group of scholars and trainees to host conversations aimed at investigating the shift in the impact of social determinants of health on development of all children associated with the COVID pandemic.

Mariana Brussoni, Director, Human Early Learning Partnership and Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics and School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, UBC

Matthew Carwana, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, UBC

Promoting early childhood outside (Pro-Eco) in BC early learning and childcare centres

Spending time outside and at play is fundamental for children’s physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development. PROmoting Early Childhood Outside (PRO-ECO) is a three-year project that aims to increase outdoor play opportunities in early learning and childcare (ELCC) centres in British Columbia.

Mariana Brussoni, Director, Human Early Learning Partnership and Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics and School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, UBC

Reframing dialogue through embodied approaches: Surpassing barriers to health in a verbal world

Some form of dialogue is often the first point of entry in health assessments and clinician-patient interactions. Dialogue is generally presumed to require verbal reciprocity. This project will explore dialogue.

Anamaria Richardson, Clinical Assistant Professor and Community Based Pediatrician, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, UBC