Primary health care evaluation gets $2.4M boost
Research to improve performance measurement and reporting of community-based primary health care (CBPHC) received a $2.4 million grant boost.
Dr. Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes awarded a CIHR New Investigator Award
Congratulations to Dr. Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes who has been awarded a CIHR New Investigator Award.
Second year MHA students wrap up their course work
Congratulations to our MHA students who have wrapped up their course work in the MHA program.
Transit investments lead to healthier people
A new report spearheaded by UBC’s Lawrence Frank explores the relationship between transportation and health care.
Dr. Patricia Janssen presents the Patricia Janssen Research Prize
SPPH’s Dr. Patricia Janssen was on hand to present the inaugural Patricia Janssen Research Prize to midwifery student, Elizabeth Morrison
Dr. Clyde Hertzman honoured with the Champion of Human Services Award
Dr. Clyde Hertzman was honoured with the Champion of Human Services Award by the Board of Directors of the Ontario Municipal Social Services Association (OMSSA).
Obesity ruled a disease by the American Medical Association
Dr. Larry Frank discussed the ruling from an urban planning perspective
The graveyard shift
Study looks to improve sleep for shiftworkers and reduce the risk of cancer.
Harnessing the energy for curricular change in the School of Population and Public Health
Dr. Gary Poole discussed the School’s work on curricular change in the recent edition of Education Matters
PhD student Elaine Fuertes wins best abstract award at 6th European Public Health Conference
SPPH PhD Student Elaine Fuertes’ abstract was awarded the “highest scoring abstract” award at the 6th European Public Health Conference
Questioning the value of expensive arthritis drugs
UBC health economist Aslam Anis comments on the value of biologics, a new class of rheumatoid arthritis drugs
MHA Student Suzanne D. Idle winner of a Robert Wood Johnson Award
Congratulations to MHA Student Suzanne D. Idle, one of six emerging health-care professionals awarded the Robert Wood Johnson Award.
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Photo: Environmental air monitoring for Cryptococcus gattii around a colonized fir tree.
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Photo: Researchers testing whether industrial compost reaches temperatures sufficient to kill pathogens.
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Photo: Air samples taken using Anderson bioaerosol sampler show evidence of Aspergillus mould
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Photo: School student with air monitoring instrument and mobile lung function testing lab
Social and Life Course Theme Co-Founders: Remembering Clyde Hertzman
Dr. Hertzman passed away suddenly in 2013, leaving a much-cherished legacy within the Theme.