It’s not good news: Canada’s young people are overweight, and the chief culprits are poor eating habits and lack of exercise.
John Hirdes, Professor in the School of Public Health and Health Systems, and Ontario Home Care Research and Knowledge Exchange Chair, has been honoured with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal for his significant contributions to home and community care.
Professor Paul Stolee of the School of Public Health and Health Systems was named the latest winner of the Evelyn Shapiro Mentoring Award by the Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG).
A new study has discredited the tobacco industry's assertion that there is no proof plain packaging on cigarette packs reduces the appeal of smoking.
More than two of every three Nunavut Inuit smoke daily despite the increased risks to these smokers of developing tuberculosis, lung cancer and other illnesses, along with the high cost of a daily tobacco habit, which can range up to $6,000 a year for an individual smoker.
The International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (the ITC Project) has launched a new report on the effectiveness of tobacco control policies in Uruguay.
Kelly Anthony, lecturer in public health and health systems, has been appointed faculty teaching fellow in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences for a two-year term beginning May 1, 2012.
Geoffrey Fong and David Hammond of the School of Public Health and Health Systems and Mary Thompson, Distinguished Professor Emerita in Statistics and Actuarial Science, are the 2012 recipients of the Lise Manchester Award.
A team of University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ students returned home from Halifax this week as national champions of the Canadian Evaluation Society’s Student Case Competition.Â
With today's launch of the new School of Public Health and Health Systems, the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ becomes a world leader in public health research, education and service, specifically focused on addressing the growing health crisis.