Author - Vamini Selvanandan

Vamini SelvanandanDr. Vamini Selvanandan is a medical doctor, a proponent of healthy public policy and an engaged citizen. She provides health care in small towns and rural communities to improve the health and well-being of Albertans. She is Chair of the Canadian Public Health Association and past-president of the Bow Valley Primary Care Network.

Columnists - Vamini Selvanandan

Politics vs. Public Health

Alberta is in the midst of a measles outbreak — and you would hardly know it. Unlike during the COVID-19 pandemic, our provincial leaders are keeping quiet. We...

Columnists - Vamini Selvanandan

No health without mental health

years, but there still remain huge gaps in understanding and acceptance of mental health issues. Community members often suffer in silence due to stigma that...

Columnists - Vamini Selvanandan

No health without mental health

Mental health needs are receiving more attention in recent years, but there still remain huge gaps in understanding and acceptance of mental health issues...

Columnists - Vamini Selvanandan

We are stronger together

Death, politics and religion – three topics we are told to avoid at parties and the family dinner table. But in this age of polarization and uncivil...

Columnists - Vamini Selvanandan

Albertans deserve better health care now

Over half a million Albertans don’t have a family doctor, stressed families are waiting for hours in the emergency room with sick children, and frail seniors...

Columnists - Vamini Selvanandan

Choosing health over corporate profits

January is a month when many of us promise we will try harder to become or stay healthy. We make New Year’s resolutions to eat better and lose weight. But by...

Columnists - Vamini Selvanandan

Choosing health over corporate profits

January is a month when many of us promise we will try harder to become or stay healthy. We make New Year’s resolutions to eat better and lose weight. But by...

Columnists - Vamini Selvanandan

A Family Physician for Every Albertan

All some people want for Christmas is a family doctor. A report released earlier this month from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) shows...

Columnists - Vamini Selvanandan

Climate change is a health crisis

As we cope with extreme heat waves and unpredictable wildfires this summer, it is hard to deny that climate change is a reality. With record setting high...


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