Monika Dutt
@monikadutt.bsky.social
Health Policy PhD candidate (McMaster), Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Family Doctor (Ally Centre of Cape Breton); interests: labour justice, health/health care policy, public health
November 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Important research by Fuller et al on the impact precarious/unstable employment of parent(s) can have on child mental health and performance.
The recommendations are key: high-quality employment is essential, ie through employment standards and unionization.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40037834/
The recommendations are key: high-quality employment is essential, ie through employment standards and unionization.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40037834/
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Important research by Fuller et al on the impact precarious/unstable employment of parent(s) can have on child mental health and performance.
The recommendations are key: high-quality employment is essential, ie through employment standards and unionization.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40037834/
The recommendations are key: high-quality employment is essential, ie through employment standards and unionization.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40037834/
Important analysis in the @cmaj.ca looking at government partnerships with corporate virtual primary care.
Key points below, including responsibilities of governments when partnering with private companies to provide care.
Full article here: www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
Key points below, including responsibilities of governments when partnering with private companies to provide care.
Full article here: www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
November 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Important analysis in the @cmaj.ca looking at government partnerships with corporate virtual primary care.
Key points below, including responsibilities of governments when partnering with private companies to provide care.
Full article here: www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
Key points below, including responsibilities of governments when partnering with private companies to provide care.
Full article here: www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
Cuts coming to the Public Health Agency of Canada...this is not good.
v the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC)
v the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC)
September 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Cuts coming to the Public Health Agency of Canada...this is not good.
v the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC)
v the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC)
Encouraging people to be a Fluwatcher (+ Covid-19 watcher). It's a weekly survey that takes less than a minute to do and helps create better data to monitor and understand the spread of respiratory diseases across the country.
Sign-up here: public.cnphi-rcrsp.ca/fluWatcher/r...
Sign-up here: public.cnphi-rcrsp.ca/fluWatcher/r...
September 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Encouraging people to be a Fluwatcher (+ Covid-19 watcher). It's a weekly survey that takes less than a minute to do and helps create better data to monitor and understand the spread of respiratory diseases across the country.
Sign-up here: public.cnphi-rcrsp.ca/fluWatcher/r...
Sign-up here: public.cnphi-rcrsp.ca/fluWatcher/r...
Great to see updated Core Competencies for Public Health! Developed by the National Collaborating Centres for Public Health. nccph.ca/projects/202...
September 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Great to see updated Core Competencies for Public Health! Developed by the National Collaborating Centres for Public Health. nccph.ca/projects/202...
Noooo.
Frustrating and maybe not surprising that airline attendants were so quickly prevented from acting on their right to strike.
Frustrating and maybe not surprising that airline attendants were so quickly prevented from acting on their right to strike.
August 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Noooo.
Frustrating and maybe not surprising that airline attendants were so quickly prevented from acting on their right to strike.
Frustrating and maybe not surprising that airline attendants were so quickly prevented from acting on their right to strike.
Dr. Jennifer Turnbull on the current situation in #Gaza. They make the important point that the "hunger crisis" in Gaze is, in fact, a "manufactured condition of forced starvation".
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
August 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Dr. Jennifer Turnbull on the current situation in #Gaza. They make the important point that the "hunger crisis" in Gaze is, in fact, a "manufactured condition of forced starvation".
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Please share and/or complete this survey if:
- you are a worker in BC who gained paid sick days through legislation in Jan 2022 OR
- you are a worker in ON without paid sick days
Link to survey here: redcap.link/paidsickdays or via QR code.
DM me for Spanish/Tagalog/Punjabi posters.
- you are a worker in BC who gained paid sick days through legislation in Jan 2022 OR
- you are a worker in ON without paid sick days
Link to survey here: redcap.link/paidsickdays or via QR code.
DM me for Spanish/Tagalog/Punjabi posters.
July 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Please share and/or complete this survey if:
- you are a worker in BC who gained paid sick days through legislation in Jan 2022 OR
- you are a worker in ON without paid sick days
Link to survey here: redcap.link/paidsickdays or via QR code.
DM me for Spanish/Tagalog/Punjabi posters.
- you are a worker in BC who gained paid sick days through legislation in Jan 2022 OR
- you are a worker in ON without paid sick days
Link to survey here: redcap.link/paidsickdays or via QR code.
DM me for Spanish/Tagalog/Punjabi posters.
Congratulations to @cdndrsformedicare.bsky.social on a fantastic inaugural Health Summit.
All of the speakers have been thought-provoking, including this panel with @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social talking about the infiltration of private equity in the care economy.
All of the speakers have been thought-provoking, including this panel with @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social talking about the infiltration of private equity in the care economy.
March 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Congratulations to @cdndrsformedicare.bsky.social on a fantastic inaugural Health Summit.
All of the speakers have been thought-provoking, including this panel with @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social talking about the infiltration of private equity in the care economy.
All of the speakers have been thought-provoking, including this panel with @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social talking about the infiltration of private equity in the care economy.
Important study on the impact of NYC's 2014 paid sick leave law. Even with a law in place, implementation is uneven with some workers less likely to have access. A lesson for jurisdictions like BC with a more recent paid sick leave policy.
Maury, M et al. (2023), pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37487499/
Maury, M et al. (2023), pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37487499/
February 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Important study on the impact of NYC's 2014 paid sick leave law. Even with a law in place, implementation is uneven with some workers less likely to have access. A lesson for jurisdictions like BC with a more recent paid sick leave policy.
Maury, M et al. (2023), pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37487499/
Maury, M et al. (2023), pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37487499/
Reviewing recent literature on paid sick leave. A graph of US workers 18 years and older who have paid sick leave by education level - 2021. The lower the education level, the lower likelihood of having paid sick leave.
via MMWR, www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
via MMWR, www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
February 17, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Reviewing recent literature on paid sick leave. A graph of US workers 18 years and older who have paid sick leave by education level - 2021. The lower the education level, the lower likelihood of having paid sick leave.
via MMWR, www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
via MMWR, www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
I was picking up this book at the library last night and the person behind me said, "Hello, are you a toxicologist? I'm a veterinary toxicologist from Sudan," and we had the best conversation about animal & human health and his work in Sudan.
I ❤️ great conversations with strangers.
I ❤️ great conversations with strangers.
January 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I was picking up this book at the library last night and the person behind me said, "Hello, are you a toxicologist? I'm a veterinary toxicologist from Sudan," and we had the best conversation about animal & human health and his work in Sudan.
I ❤️ great conversations with strangers.
I ❤️ great conversations with strangers.
Corporatization of universities continues -- a youth mental health chair sponsored by an insurance company (including health insurance)??
(I have no issues with the person in the position!)
(I have no issues with the person in the position!)
January 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Corporatization of universities continues -- a youth mental health chair sponsored by an insurance company (including health insurance)??
(I have no issues with the person in the position!)
(I have no issues with the person in the position!)
Just watched the first two episodes of North of North and loved the show!
"A young Inuk woman wants to build a new future for herself after a spontaneous and extremely public exit from her marriage. It won't be easy in a small Arctic town where everybody knows your business."
"A young Inuk woman wants to build a new future for herself after a spontaneous and extremely public exit from her marriage. It won't be easy in a small Arctic town where everybody knows your business."
January 19, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Just watched the first two episodes of North of North and loved the show!
"A young Inuk woman wants to build a new future for herself after a spontaneous and extremely public exit from her marriage. It won't be easy in a small Arctic town where everybody knows your business."
"A young Inuk woman wants to build a new future for herself after a spontaneous and extremely public exit from her marriage. It won't be easy in a small Arctic town where everybody knows your business."
The Cabot Trail Writers Festival is looking for board members! If you love storytelling/literature and have a strong connection to Unama'ki/Cape Breton, please consider applying.
Please contact me and I can provide more information. I love being on the board, currently as co-chair.
Please contact me and I can provide more information. I love being on the board, currently as co-chair.
December 28, 2024 at 1:48 AM
The Cabot Trail Writers Festival is looking for board members! If you love storytelling/literature and have a strong connection to Unama'ki/Cape Breton, please consider applying.
Please contact me and I can provide more information. I love being on the board, currently as co-chair.
Please contact me and I can provide more information. I love being on the board, currently as co-chair.
I haven't seen enough ocean lately, so I went for a walk along Main-a-Dieu beach in the early evening. Whatever colour this is, it's my favourite 🌊 💕
December 13, 2024 at 10:27 PM
I haven't seen enough ocean lately, so I went for a walk along Main-a-Dieu beach in the early evening. Whatever colour this is, it's my favourite 🌊 💕
Glad to hear the doctor talk about the environmental impact of metred dose asthma inhalers at an appointment for my son today.
Great resources on Climate Conscious Inhaler Prescribing in outpatient care for primary care providers & patients -- via Cascades. #medsky cascadescanada.ca/action-areas...
Great resources on Climate Conscious Inhaler Prescribing in outpatient care for primary care providers & patients -- via Cascades. #medsky cascadescanada.ca/action-areas...
December 11, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Glad to hear the doctor talk about the environmental impact of metred dose asthma inhalers at an appointment for my son today.
Great resources on Climate Conscious Inhaler Prescribing in outpatient care for primary care providers & patients -- via Cascades. #medsky cascadescanada.ca/action-areas...
Great resources on Climate Conscious Inhaler Prescribing in outpatient care for primary care providers & patients -- via Cascades. #medsky cascadescanada.ca/action-areas...
I'm new to being a PIPSC union member and I appreciated this reminder to find a @cupwsttp.bsky.social postal worker picket line.
I stopped at the Sydney, NS location and we talked about how it matters to all workers not to have a race to the bottom, including through the gigification of work.
I stopped at the Sydney, NS location and we talked about how it matters to all workers not to have a race to the bottom, including through the gigification of work.
December 6, 2024 at 5:02 PM
I'm new to being a PIPSC union member and I appreciated this reminder to find a @cupwsttp.bsky.social postal worker picket line.
I stopped at the Sydney, NS location and we talked about how it matters to all workers not to have a race to the bottom, including through the gigification of work.
I stopped at the Sydney, NS location and we talked about how it matters to all workers not to have a race to the bottom, including through the gigification of work.
Lots of helpful tips/reminders here.
December 3, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Lots of helpful tips/reminders here.
Another example of the ongoing, problematic corporatization of primary care.
December 3, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Another example of the ongoing, problematic corporatization of primary care.
Powerful photo exhibition at the Eltuek Arts Centre (Sydney, NS) commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Marshall decision, a key moment in the history of Indigenous treaty rights.
December 2, 2024 at 10:34 AM
Powerful photo exhibition at the Eltuek Arts Centre (Sydney, NS) commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Marshall decision, a key moment in the history of Indigenous treaty rights.
Excited to have a creative non-fiction story published in the November edition of Hippocampus Magazine! hippocampusmagazine.com/2024/11/my-r...
November 29, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Excited to have a creative non-fiction story published in the November edition of Hippocampus Magazine! hippocampusmagazine.com/2024/11/my-r...