The land we gather on is Tiohtià:ke (Montreal): unceded territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation. We will be holding our get togethers on this land. Beyond acknowledging the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation as the rightful caretakers of this land, I hope that we can use the learnings from this group to more effectively stand in solidarity with Indigenous communities of Turtle Island in the current and future work we do.

What is REPH?

Reshaping Epidemiology & Public Health (REPH) is a collective, dedicated to amplifying the voices of communities often marginalized in public health and epidemiology. We conduct community-facing work, discussions, and events that operate through a health equity lens. Our activities aim to stretch beyond conventional biomedical and quantitative approaches to understanding health.

Drawing on our experiences, diverse backgrounds, discussions, and local partnerships, we critically engage with and challenge norms in epidemiology and public health. This process of learning and action involves confronting our own biases and ideas of health in the pursuit of social and environmental justice.

REPH facilitates critical engagement with topics that span:

Anthropology of epidemiology and public health
Community-led research
Epidemiology and public health initiatives led by marginalized communities
Decolonization of epidemiology/public health
Knowledge translation
Qualitative research methods (e.g. mixed methods, qualitative research, oral histories and storytelling)
Research & policy

You can learn more about our current activities on our ‘Action Projects’ page.

If you are interested in joining us, please send us a message at reshaping.epiph@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you!