Canadore College is looking at ways to virtually support people in Northeastern Ontario through COVID-19.
On Wednesday, the college announced it’s launching a three-part webinar series that will provide knowledge, skills, resources as well as support – and begin to connect health-care professionals to one another.
The college says workers and their families have risen to the challenges posed by COVID-19 – putting the needs of others ahead of their own, staying separated from their family, managing to work from home, and balancing home schooling and childcare.
As a result, the Village at Canadore College providing the webinar series beginning next week.
“This virtual education and resiliency building program is timely,” Canadore College President and CEO George Burton said. “The College recently launched a three-year Student Mental Health and Well-Being Strategy. We are looking to protect and improve everyone’s mental health and well-being by offering these sessions.”
Burton says the webinar series is open to individuals of all ages from students and faculty to older adults.
“Intergenerational programs are one of the goals of The Village, a world-class health and wellness facility that is student-led, and fosters a spirit of collaboration between community-based services, cultures, and people of all ages,” said Burton.
Each of the three sessions will address a different segment of the population – essential workers, families and caregivers and older adults.
Canadore’s Dean, Faculty Human and Social Science, Lisa McCool-Philbin says in comparison to the rest of Ontario, the Northeast continues to struggle disproportionately with social determinants of health.
“The webinar series offered by Canadore will support and reassure northerners with strategies and resources to continue bolstering our resilience as we navigate through these challenging times,” she said.
The webinars begin next Monday and more information on how to register can be found on the college’s website.