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Arijit Nandi

@arijitknandi
 Montreal, Canada
Joined October 2014
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Happy to see @McGillEBOH students, faculty, and alums at @csebsceb 2019. Psyched for the upcoming plenary talk from @sbh4th!
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And for a summary of research concerning the "optimal" length of paid leave in OECD countries, check out the systematic review we published in Milbank Quarterly last year: bit.ly/2CWt9Wj @clairecm

The Impact of Parental and Medical Leave Policies on Socioeconomic and Health Outcomes in OECD...

This systematic review looks at the potential impacts of national paid leave policies in OECD countries on economic, social, and health outcomes. Researchers found that access to paid parental leave...

milbank.org
PROSPERED (@prosperedproj) profile picturePROSPERED@prosperedproj29 Jan 2019
Is 1 year too long for parental leave? Many countries offer 1+ years but do not expect employers to fund all of it... *a reminder that PROSPERED has databases on maternity, parental and paternity leave policy for 193 countries on our website!* nyti.ms/2BbWewX

With Paid Leave, Gates Foundation Says There Can Be Too Much of a Good Thing (Published 2019)

Instead of a year, parents will get six months, a number that researchers say avoids the pitfalls of longer leaves.

nytimes.com
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We're excited to announce that applications for the Policy & Data Science Summer Program are now OPEN until Jan 26! @MaxBellSchool #Policy #Data #rstats
Centre for Social & Cultural Data Science (@cscds_mcgill) profile pictureCentre for Social & Cultural Data Science@cscds_mcgill13 Dec 2018
Applications for @PodsProgram are OPEN! CSCDS and @MaxBellSchool present a cutting-edge program to train data-driven policy analysts. Open to @McGillu undergrads with non-tech backgrounds, PODS students receive stipend of $6000. APPLY: bit.ly/2LdpneS
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The evidence is clear: Extended maternity leave increases exclusive #breastfeeding rates. Thank you @prosperedproj @WPolicyCenter for providing powerful evidence to inform policy change.
PROSPERED (@prosperedproj) profile picturePROSPERED@prosperedproj15 Oct 2018
New work from @prosperedproj PI @arijitknandi and researchers at @WPolicyCenter finds that 1 month increase in legislated #maternityleave increases exclusive #breastfeeding by 5.9% bit.ly/2EnJ8AR @McGillMed @UNICEF @aliveandthrive @1000Days
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Impact of parental/medical leave policies in OECD countries - new Milbank Quarterly study @arijitknandi @ja_labrecque_ @mcgillu @ihsp_mcgill milbank.org/quarterly/articl…

The Impact of Parental and Medical Leave Policies on Socioeconomic and Health Outcomes in OECD...

This systematic review looks at the potential impacts of national paid leave policies in OECD countries on economic, social, and health outcomes. Researchers found that access to paid parental leave...

milbank.org
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These ladies are my role models - definitely come check them out! Thurs Feb 22nd 1 - 6 pm Thomson house @McGill #startups xitter.cf/prec_analytics/status/…
Precision Analytics (@prec_analytics) profile picturePrecision Analytics@prec_analytics14 Feb 2018
Want to know what it's like running a health-related startup in Montreal? Come see our co-founders @kathryn_tm and @ea_braithwaite speak at next week's Health Startup Day at @McGill #Entrepreneurship #Montreal #WomeninBusiness facebook.com/events/53787293…
Health Startup Day

Health Startup Day

Event by Health Innovation Initiative on Thursday, February 22 20189 posts in the discussion.

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From colleagues @arijitknandi and Shelley Clark @mcgillu @McGillEBOH @ihsp_mcgill xitter.cf/mcgillu/status/8414155…
McGill University (@mcgillu) profile pictureMcGill University@mcgillu13 Mar 2017
Child marriage remains widespread in many countries of sub-Saharan Africa mcgill.ca/newsroom/node/2677…
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New work from @McGillEBOH grad Alissa Koski showing the pervasiveness of early child marriage in sub-Saharan Africa: mcgill.ca/newsroom/node/2677…
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Awesome CTV interview with @McGillEBOH's Nick King on the evidence and ethics of safe injection sites: bit.ly/2mjqAHy
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Nick King@nk_montreal8 Feb 2017
Replying to @CNN
Right on!
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Preparing figure for Epi journals xitter.cf/EpidemiologyLWW/status…
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2016 in Charts. nyti.ms/2hQ7ztf
Rousing talk on social policies for reducing health inequality by @MACHEquity investigator John Frank
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Great panel on health policy levers for MNCH with @carecanada Marnie Davidson, Alison Comfort & @McGillU Erin Strumpf
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Congratulations @jillcbaum for winning McGill's Maude Abbott Prize! bit.ly/1WYcLsE
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Paul Frazer@PaulDFrazer23 Mar 2016
.@McGillU professor leads on global public health issue @paimadhu #tuberculosis: huffingtonpost.in/dr-madhuka… – at Washington, DC
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Tasha A@a_tashay9 Apr 2016
Catherine Arsenault representing McGill #CUGH2016 @sbh4th @arijitknandi @McGillEBOH @CatArsenault
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Great opportunity to share the work of @MACHEquity and @WPolicyCenter on @hereandnow with @hereandnowrobin on @NPR: ow.ly/10n1W1
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Women spend up to 5 more hours than men each day on unpaid housework. #NoCeilings xitter.cf/noceilingsdata/status/… noceilings.org/unpaid/
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Sam Harper empowering goats in Udaipur.
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