MCHP is a research unit in the University of Manitoba's Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, in the College of Medicine, exploring the health of Manitobans. https://umanitoba.ca/manitoba-centre-for-health-policy/https://bsky.app/profile/um-mchp.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/um-mchp.bsky.social/post/3mwr7barqvh2sWe're closed Sept 30 for National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. Today we wear orange to honour survivors of Canada’s residential schools & mourn those lost, to acknowledge the colonial structures that continue to harm Indigenous people & the work we must do to dismantle them.30 Sep 2026 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:urp2jsqhua35tzmxtk7dfhpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwr7barqvh2shttps://bsky.app/profile/um-mchp.bsky.social/post/3mwo26unngv2fCanada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr Joss Reimer delivers the keynote at our 35th Anniversary Gala. The University of Manitoba alum [MD/08, MPH/13] has helped guide health decisions affecting Manitobans & Canadians for over a decade. U of M Rady Faculty https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mchp-35th-anniversary-gala-dinner-registration-199236610164329 Sep 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:urp2jsqhua35tzmxtk7dfhpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwo26unngv2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/um-mchp.bsky.social/post/3mwlhxuqeu32vThere’s still time. Get tickets for MCHP’s 35th Anniversary Gala. Celebrate a legacy of research supporting equity, health & wellbeing; help us build on it by reducing barriers to the evidence in Manitoba’s population research data repository. U of M Rady Faculty https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mchp-35th-anniversary-gala-dinner-registration-199236610164328 Sep 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:urp2jsqhua35tzmxtk7dfhpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlhxuqeu32vhttps://bsky.app/profile/um-mchp.bsky.social/post/3mwe5bkg5md2vHear from Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, U of M Rady Faculty alum Dr. Joss Reimer, at our 35th Anniversary Gala. Proceeds will support an endowment to help communities, organizations, trainees & researchers access Manitoba’s population research data. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mchp-35th-anniversary-gala-dinner-registration-199236610164325 Sep 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:urp2jsqhua35tzmxtk7dfhpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwe5bkg5md2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/um-mchp.bsky.social/post/3mw4sn7dpzv2zCongrats to #MCHPResearch’s Dr. Nathan Nickel, Dr. Amanda Fowler-Woods & Dr. Amy Freier, awarded CIHR Operating Grant funding to support working with 2SLGBTQIA+ communities on guidelines to ensure gender, sex & sexual orientation data supports equity & minimizes harm. U of M Rady Faculty22 Sep 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:urp2jsqhua35tzmxtk7dfhpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw4sn7dpzv2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/um-mchp.bsky.social/post/3mw23gx4yvz2zFor 35 Years, MCHP has turned data into evidence to inform decisions & probe health & social issues. Oct 14, join our 35th Anniversary Gala & help us grow that legacy - all funds raised support repository fees for community groups, trainees & others. U of M Rady Faculty https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mchp-35th-anniversary-gala-dinner-registration-199236610164321 Sep 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:urp2jsqhua35tzmxtk7dfhpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw23gx4yvz2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/um-mchp.bsky.social/post/3mvpstnggej2tCongrats #MCHPReserach Director Dr. Nathan Nickel & Dr. Michelle Driedger (U of M Rady Faculty), awarded CIHR funding in partnership with the Manitoba Métis Federation to explore how & when Red River Métis men seek care for mental health concerns & the barriers they face. https://umtoday.ca/stories/rady-faculty-researchers-receive-more-67-million-cihr-funding17 Sep 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:urp2jsqhua35tzmxtk7dfhpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpstnggej2thttps://bsky.app/profile/um-mchp.bsky.social/post/3mvkrvrd2q32vFor 35 years, the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy has conducted collaborative population-based research that informs solutions, strengthens public policy and supports a thriving society. Join us October 14 to honour this legacy. U of M Rady Faculty get tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mchp-35th-anniversary-gala-dinner-registration-199236610164315 Sep 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:urp2jsqhua35tzmxtk7dfhpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkrvrd2q32vhttps://bsky.app/profile/um-mchp.bsky.social/post/3mv67nque5e2vCongrats to #MCHPResearch’s Ashley Green, promoted to Engagement & Events Coordinator. Ashley joined us in 2023 as Events Coordinator, showing a strong & growing command of our engagement work & its goals. Ashley is excited to take on new responsibilities in this expanded role.10 Sep 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:urp2jsqhua35tzmxtk7dfhpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv67nque5e2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/um-mchp.bsky.social/post/3muzm36umfi2yCelebrate 35 years population & health research, scholarship & community collaboration. October 14, 2026, join faculty, staff, learners, alumni & partners at the Canadian Museum of Human Rights to honour MCHP’s past, present & future. U of M Rady Faculty Get tickets now: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mchp-35th-anniversary-gala-dinner-registration-199236610164308 Sep 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:urp2jsqhua35tzmxtk7dfhpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzm36umfi2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/um-mchp.bsky.social/post/3mukjaxg6jh2zOur 2025-26 Annual Report is now online. Hear from director, Dr. Nathan Nickel. Learn about new #MCHPResearch, awards received by our faculty & students, our work supporting data equity & how we enhanced our Repository to better support researchers. https://umanitoba.ca/manitoba-centre-for-health-policy/annual-report-2025-202602 Sep 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:urp2jsqhua35tzmxtk7dfhpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukjaxg6jh2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/um-mchp.bsky.social/post/3mu2z4baxf62hSee the latest insights from #MCHPResearch in our Summer 2026 Quarterly Highlights, now online. Find links to new articles from our researchers that use our Repository of linkable #AdministrativeData to explore the health & well-being of Manitobans. full list & links: https://icont.ac/51lio27 Aug 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:urp2jsqhua35tzmxtk7dfhpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2z4baxf62hhttps://bsky.app/profile/um-mchp.bsky.social/post/3mthcrl5dv42uOut-of-pocket birth control costs dropped by 74% in the first 5 months of universal coverage in Manitoba, especially for young adults, says a new study co-authored by #MCHPResearch's Dr. Nathan Nickel & UBC's Dr. Laura Schummers & Dr. Elizabeth Nethary. https://med-fom-cart-grac.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2026/06/ENethery-Universal-Free-Contraception-Coverage-Costs-2026.pdf19 Aug 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:urp2jsqhua35tzmxtk7dfhpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthcrl5dv42uhttps://bsky.app/profile/um-mchp.bsky.social/post/3msvpk6bovf2m#JobAlert: #TeamMCHP is hiring a Research Associate - Indigenous Data Sovereignty working with Dr. Amanda Fowler-Woods at MCHP and HDRN Canada’s Indigenous Data Team. U of M Rady Faculty Apply by Sept 5: https://ow.ly/C4gv50ZyYqg 12 Aug 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:urp2jsqhua35tzmxtk7dfhpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvpk6bovf2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/um-mchp.bsky.social/post/3msqej5nlyu2o#JobAlert: #TeamMCHP is hiring an Indigenous Data Sovereignty Program Assistant! Use your #IndigenousHealth & #DataGovernance expertise to support #PopulationScience and advance the TRC Calls to Action & #UNDRIP. U of M Rady Faculty Apply by Aug. 23: https://ow.ly/o1Qo50ZxIHx10 Aug 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:urp2jsqhua35tzmxtk7dfhpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqej5nlyu2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/um-mchp.bsky.social/post/3mseda72b3z2q#MCHPResearch has linked Manitoba's Healthy Baby Prenatal Benefit Program to better outcomes for newborns & mothers, but a new study found impacts declined between 2003-2019 as the maximum monthly payments, since doubled, remained at 2001 levels despite rising inflation. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/283763705 Aug 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:urp2jsqhua35tzmxtk7dfhpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mseda72b3z2q