2013 Canada Gairdner Global Health Award Lecture

Dr. King Holmes, Recipient of the Canada Gairdner Global Health Award, 2013, will speak on October 31st at 4 pm. RSVPs are required.

Heavy traffic is taking our breath away

UBC’s Michael Brauer says it’s time to get serious about traffic-related air pollution. Photo: joyt, iStock.

At Home/Chez Soi wins 2013 BC Health Association Legacy Award

Dr. Jim Frankish (UBC School of Population and Public Health) and Greg Richmond (Raincity Housing) are named on the award.

October 21: Saving a Generation: Maternal, Newborn & Child Health

The Aga Khan Foundation Canada in partnership with Canada’s International Development Research Centre present this special seminar

Dr. Carolyn Gotay inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS)

Dr. Gotay, Director of the Cancer Prevention Centre at the School of Population and Public Health at UBC was inducted on September 19 in Ottawa.

Registration open for the October 1 CCHL BC Lower Mainland event

For any interested MHA students, the October 1, 2013 events for CCHL BC is now open for online registration. Check out the CCHL Flyer event 10.01.13 Member Appreciation for more info.   For more information, contact: Sheila Beveridge CCHL BC Lower Mainland Events/Admin office c/o PORTFOLIO Conference Planning and Event Management 1383 Homer Street, Vancouver, BC  V6B 5M9 Tel: […]

Christopher Okpaleke awarded the 2013 Family Planning Research Scholarship

MPH student Christopher Okpaleke who has been awarded the 2013 Family Planning Research Scholarship

UBC participation in Sept. 18 Truth and Reconciliation event

Classes are suspended September 18 for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission national event on Indian Residential Schools.

Role of research in the development of public policy

Special presentation with guest speaker: Senator Donald Oliver (Speaker pro tempore of the Senate of Canada) on September 13, 2013 at 12 noon

Samantha Tsuruda receives an Aboriginal Graduate Fellowship Award

Congratulations to incoming MPH student Samantha Tsuruda who has received an Aboriginal Graduate Fellowship Award.

SPPH students receive CIHR Banting and Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Kimberly Burrus, Innie Chen, Jillian Gauld, Kirsten Marchand, and Molly Newman have received Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships from CIHR.

Free Statistical Consultation – UBC Department of Statistics

For students needing statistical consultation for your 590 research project, this may be of interest: I am writing to let you know that, as in past years, free statistical consultation will be available this fall term, from graduate students enrolled in our practicum course STAT 551 (Statistical Consulting). Students in this course have already completed STAT […]

Grades for SPHA 562 posted

The grades for SPHA 562 have been posted and students can now login to the Student Service Centre to view their grades. Please note the following message from the instructor, Zulie Sachedina: “Please advise the students that I will be in my office tomorrow morning between 9:30 to 11:00 and if they want to discuss […]

Dr. Michael Brauer appointed to the CIHR Institute of Population and Public Health Advisory Board

The Institute of Population and Public Health’s (IPPH) Advisory Board includes a diverse group of national and international representatives of the public, private and non-profit sectors, including the research community and health practitioners.

PhD student Elaine Fuertes wins the Best Abstract Award in Basel, Switzerland

Her abstract was entitled: A Global Analysis of Associations Between Climate, Vegetation And Intermittent And Persistent Rhinitis Prevalence.”

SPPH PhD student Lyndsay O’Hara receives IDRC Doctoral Research Award

SPPH PhD student and Liu Institute Scholar, Lyndsay O’Hara, receives IDRC Doctoral Research Award

Revelations from the latest StatsCan survey

Paul Kershaw is an expert on family policy and generational equity with the Human Early Learning Partnership in the School of Population and Public Health at UBC

CIHR IPPH POP News: Spring 2013

The CIHR Institute of Population and Public Health’s POP News Spring 2013 issue includes several articles of interest to the School.

SPPH PhD student Devon Greyson wins Shera Award

PhD trainee Devon Greyson is the winner of the American Library Association’s 2013 Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research.

Stats prep course info

Please review the following information for students preparing for the summer stats prep course: This email is in regards to a “Stats Prep Course” that will run over the last week of August which you have registered for.  The course will run from Monday, August 26th to Friday, August 30th, from 10am to 4pm, with a break for lunch.  The […]

First set of MHA texts now available for pick up

Texts for the first two courses are available for pickup at the UBC Point Grey Bookstore. It is suggested that students make arrangements to pick up their student ID at the same time at the carding office, also at the bookstore. Students may apply for the student ID online and then pick up at the carding office. Please note that pickup […]

Cohort 10 Classes in room C100, June 21-23, 2013

The last weekend of classes is approaching. Both cohorts will be in session this weekend. Second year classes, SPHA 562 and SPHA 563 will be in C100. PLease see the attached map for location. A reminder about the wrap-up party at 4 pm on Saturday after class ends. I would also like to pass on a […]

One size doesn’t fit all: Ethnic birth weight chart better for infant care

One size chart doesn’t fit all when it comes to evaluating birth weight and health outcomes of newborns, according to UBC researchers.

SPPH students receive MSFHR awards

SPPH PhD students, Wei Zhang and Perry Hystad, have received post-doctoral fellowship awards from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR).

Q&A on medical ethics

Whether it’s a debate on assisted suicide, in vitro fertilization or private healthcare, Anita Ho is on many journalists’ Rolodex to call for comments on medical ethics.

Congratulations to our 2013 MHA award recipients

Students win awards recognizing their leadership in health care administration.

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.