Improving Health and Well-being through Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Date and time
Location
LHS1633
Lyle S. Hallman Institute for Health Promotion University of Waterloo Waterloo, ON CanadaDescription
The Faculty of Applied Health Sciences and St. Paul's GreenHouse invite you to a dialogue on social innovations that improve individual health and well-being. This event is designed to showcase the social entrepreneurial spirit that exists at UWaterloo, and will involve a panel discussion of youth-led startups from AHS and other faculties across campus who are developing innovative interventions for which the primary purpose is to improve the quality of life of individuals or communities.
The panel seeks to encourage and inspire students to make a difference in communities, especially as it relates to issues of social justice, international development, and health and well-being.
Panel discussion: 5:30 - 6:30 pm – Lyle Hallman Institute 1633
Refreshments and Networking: 6:30 - 7 pm – Fireplace Lounge
Key Participants:
- Dr. James Rush, Interim Dean (invited)
- Tania Del Matto, GreenHouse Director
- Rohit Ramchandani, BSc’04, Founder and Principal at Antara Global Health Advisors
- Dr. Luke Potwarka, Assistant Professor (Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies)
- Dr. Karla Boluk, Assistant Professor (Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies)
Panelists:
- Eye Check – Ashutosh Syal and Daxal Desai
- STORK Community – Samantha Johns
- uFrizz – John Lam
- Mindfulness and Anxiety - Amina Sadiq
- FullSoul Canada - Christina Marchand (via webcast)
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St. Paul’s GreenHouse is a social innovation community where undergraduate students live and work collaboratively in an entrepreneurial atmosphere to develop solutions to pressing social and environmental problems.