Alanna Bohnsack

The UN adopted the following resolution in 2021: “An eye test for a child can be the difference between inclusion and or exclusion; a pair of glasses, the difference between seeking a livelihood or not.” adapted from S Block’s presentation at AAO2021 annual meeting in Boston

@chook411 Thank you!! Very proud to be part of the response. It has been an amazing learning opportunity!

My cousin's daughter @BohnsackAlanna just got her Master's in Public Health and is already working in Canada's Covid response. How cool is that? You rock, girl! 👏💐

Found while sipping on coffee and reading the local #NB newspaper this weekend ☕️ #physicianshortage

Looking forward to working with this wonderful team!!

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 globalnews.ca/news/7893351/n…

Love to see these #COVID19 #vaccination numbers in #NB! Let’s keep it up 👏🏻

Great read by the president of the #NB Nurses Union @NBNU_SIINB👇🏻

🚨We've been sounding the alarm about this crisis for years: 30% hospital beds are occupied by a patient requiring long-term care. Because of recruitment & retention challenges, there's insufficient personnel to care for them. Thank you for this commentary, @BohnsackAlanna.

In #MED6288, we were asked to write an op-ed on a policy issue of interest. Community water fluoridation has been a contentious topic in #Calgary for many years - hopefully this year fluoride gets voted in. #Fluoridation #healthequity #yyc calgaryherald.com/opinion/column…

Another great read by @JakeMShea on the access to sexual health services and STI testing!!

Check out my commentary on the need for expansion of home care services!!👇🏻

In the final week of our #MED6288 course we ended with this quote: “policy decision-making is the science and art of the possible in pursuit of the optimal.” In #policy, look for what is possible, innovative and feasible💡

In the US, manufacturers are required to disclose added sugar content on #nutrition labels, but not in #Canada! #Policy regulations should better control the nutritional content and disclosure of foods 🍔🍟 #MED6288 cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…

#Nutrition literacy is rather low. #Policy changes towards easy-to-understand labelling is a great step in educating Canadians on how to make a #healthychoice 🍎 #MED6288

Well this is good news! Although the fact that the #Fredericton council had already voted no is concerning. This project will have #affordable housing units, peer-supported units and an emergency #homeless shelter🏠 #MED6288

👏🏻👏🏻 this #harmreduction vending-style machine was just implemented in Sackville, #NB. It includes sterile needles, fentanyl testing strips, and other items like condoms and hand sanitizer. A great new initiative! #MED6288

Another great example of the need for scope expansion for various practitioners. #NB, #NL and #PEI are still lacking legislation for optometrists to practice at their full capabilities👁 #MED6288

I can only imagine how hard #PublicHealth researchers and epidemiologists are working to find out answers about this “mystery disease” #MED6288