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“I hope that folks can see this data and know that it’s real and useful because we have done the deep work of getting to know each other first.” – kamilah apong (Mind the Disruption, Season 3, Episode 2)
Engage Nova Scotia is working to better measure, understand and improve well-being for all Nova Scotians through a large quality-of-life survey, accessible data tools and deep community engagement. Over two episodes, you will meet multiple members of the vibrant Engage Nova Scotia team: Chief Engagement Officer Danny Graham, Outreach and Participation Lead Tammy Ewing, Community Outreach Lead for Equity-Deserving Communities kamilah apong, and public health leader and Chair of Engage Nova Scotia’s Board of Directors Dr. Gaynor Watson-Creed. Check out this episode (Part 2 of 2) to discover how they are disrupting usual approaches to data collection, embedding equity and accessibility, and building relationships and trust to tell a more complete story about what drives well-being.
You can discover this episode by listening to the episode and/or reading this episode companion document, which includes a written transcript of the episode, key quotes, curated related resources and reflection/discussion questions.
Use this resource to
- Facilitate discussion, using the reflection questions, about fostering community engagement and ownership through data collection and use efforts to advance health, well-being and equity
- Learn about pressing health equity and structural and social determinants of health issues and solutions
- Explore embedded related resources from NCCDH and others to support public health action to disrupt the status quo
Related resources
Eight Domains of Wellbeing Framework
Let’s Talk: Language of health equity
Reference
National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health. (2026). Podcast episode transcript & companion document: Disrupting for well-being with Engage Nova Scotia (part 2) (Mind the Disruption, Season 3, Episode 2). Antigonish, NS: NCCDH, St. Francis Xavier University.