Co-Executive Director
Young Canadians Roundtable on Health
Raissa Amany (she/her/elle) is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa and is an aspiring healthcare provider. She is passionate about health equity, mental health, and youth engagement. Having personally seen how health inequity affects marginalized populations, Raissa continues to advocate for the improvement of accessibility and youth engagement within the pediatric healthcare sector. With her own experience navigating the complex medical system for her chronic illness, she is also passionate about disability inclusion practices in health policy and academia.
At the University of Ottawa, she is a research assistant with the Resilience and High-Risk Population Lab and a research member with the LIFE Research Institute. Raissa is also a youth advisory council member with the Knowledge Institute for Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions, a research partner with the Mental Health International Youth Advisory Committee (G1G) and CAMH, and a Groundbreaker with Frayme.
She is also the Co-Executive Director and project lead for multiple projects about child and youth health with the Young Canadians Roundtable on Health. Raissa is also the founder of ConnectSTEM and has held various organization positions within the Ottawa community and beyond. Besides her advocacy work, she is also a public speaker at numerous events and conferences; providing her expertise and lived experience in child and youth health.
For fun, Raissa enjoys binge-watching medical shows, drinking bubble tea and trying out the latest food trends.
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
1:15pm – 2:45pm