The topic I would like to focus on for my health promotion learning journey is women and Alzheimer’s disease: The hidden inequity in dementia risk. What do you know about this health promotion topic to date? The number of Canadians living with dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), is climbing rapidly — and women are disproportionately affected. A mix of biological, hormonal, and social factors places women at significantly higher risk as they age. In 2020, women accou

The Ottawa Charter has been touted as the guiding vision for health promotion. The field of health promotion, however, has expanded significantly on a global scale since the Charter was first developed back in 1986. Scholars have critiqued the framework for several reasons. Public Health Ontario (2023) describe the following shortcomings: The Global Health Promotion Conference included 38 industrialized countries, with exclusive focus on the needs of those countries. Indigeno

This is my first time writing a positionality statement, and the process has been deeply enlightening. I'm appreciative of my peers for openly sharing their experiences, values, and vulnerabilities. I understand that some aspects of positionality are fixed, while others are contextual and can change over time. This fluid state underscores the importance of engaging in ongoing self-reflection and reflexive approaches (Holmes, 2020). I’m beginning to grasp the influence of my g