Episode 5: Homeless Health Care
Further Reading:
Social Determinants of Health (World Health Organization)
Read a condensed version of this conversation published in The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowlege, Issue 14, titled “Nowhere to Isolate”
About the Guests:
Kimone Rodney
Nurse in Charge | Homeless Health Peel | She/Her
Kimone obtained her Registered Practical Nursing diploma at The Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning. From a young age, she knew she would dedicate herself to helping others. With a particular interest in mental health, women’s health, preventative health, and palliative care, Kimone brings a dedication that is deeply rooted in her faith, to provide the highest quality of care to every one of our patients who have been left behind.
Rasheen Oliver
Director of Operations | Homeless Health Peel | She/Her
Rasheen has 9 years experience working as a RPN. She graduated from Sheridan College Institute of Advanced Learning, and started her career in long term care working with stable geriatric patients with comorbid mental health conditions, as well as complex behaviours. She brings this empathy and compassion to Homeless Health Peel where she views patients as individuals and not just a diagnosis. She has a passion for learning and teaching and is keen to have students with her.
About the Host:
Mya Moniz
Peer Support Leader | REST Centres She/Her
Mya is an independent youth and Former Crown Ward of the Peel Children’s Aid Society. She’s achieved an Honours Bachelor of Arts with High Distinction from the University of Toronto in English, Professional Writing and Communications, and Sociology. She also sits at the Senior Leadership Table for the Peel Alliance to End Homelessness as a youth with lived experience.
Mya believes there is great power in healing, growth, and catharsis through writing and storytelling, and she strives to help others tell their stories the way she tells hers.