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Canada-India Cardiovascular Health Conference
Canada-India Cardiovascular Health Conference: June 21 - 23, 2010 at SFU Surrey.
Giving a voice to adolescents about their sexual and reproductive health
Dr. Cari Miller's research with young people from British Columbia to Soweto, South Africa brings the voices of adolescents into discussions regarding their sexual and reproductive health.
Centre to study mental health, addiction, inequality
How do the intersections of gender, race, poverty and other social factors affect services and outcomes for people with mental health and addiction issues?
Dr. Mark Lechner engages students with his love of exploration in the Faculty of Health Sciences’ state-of-the-art laboratories
Dr. Lechner is passing on his expertise to students in both the lecture hall and in the more intimate and unique lab setting offered to science-minded students.
Ecologist Determined to Understand Human Health from a Holistic Perspective
Dr. Pablo Nepomnaschy brings his varied and multi-disciplinary approach to the Faculty of Health Sciences, fueled by an ecologist’s determination to understand human health from a holistic perspective
FHS grad students enjoy the social and active side of academia
They might not have been mistaken for Olympic-calibre hockey players, but fun was the name of the game when Faculty of Health Sciences grad students took to the ice for a friendly scrimmage.
Fostering innovation in epidemiology methods
FHS researcher Dr. Lawrence McCandless seeks to unravel the mysteries of epidemiologic data using tools like Bayesian statistics and meta-analysis.
New book on controlling cannabis use
Simon Fraser University health sciences professor Benedikt Fischer is one of five co-authors of a new book that aims to provide policy makers with an all-they-need-to-know guide on effective and public-health oriented regulation of cannabis use in a global perspective.
FHS researcher seeks reproductive health for all in a globalizing world
Researcher Nicole Berry has motherhood on her mind. More specifically, she's interested in how best to promote safety along the mother-child continuum in regard to reproductive health.
2nd AAN World AIDS Day Event a Resounding Success!
The AIDS Awareness Network hosted a resoundingly successful series of events as part of international Worlds AIDS Day.
Canada’s first Research Chair in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention chosen
Canada's first Research Chair in Cardiovascular Disease is chosen: Back row, left to right: Bettina Hamelin, Director, Research & Development, Western Canada, Pfizer, Dr. Scott Lear, Chair Holder, Ms. Bobbe Wood, President and CEO, Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon. Seated, left to right: Norbert Haunderland, Associate VP Research, SFU, Diane Doyle, President and CEO of Providence Health Care, Dr. John O'Neil, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, SFU
Psychologist has personal stake in Vancouver homeless project
Few people know more than Julian Somers about the socio-psychological aspects of Vancouver’s homeless problem, but the issue is also deeply personal for the SFU health sciences associate professor.
Dares draws top dollars to fight AIDS
Judging from the zany costumes and acts that Faculty of Health Sciences researchers and students are wearing and performing, they would do anything to raise money to battle the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa.
FHS graduate students share experiences of working in public health
Students from the 2009 FHS Master's cohort have been sharing their exciting experiences with faculty, peers and a visiting prime minister.
Faculty of Health Sciences explores The Ghost Map
FHS students, staff and faculty members met recently to discuss The Ghost Map, the book selected for this year's FHS Reads program.
AIDS Awareness Network Launches Second Year
The FHS AIDS Awareness Network (AAN) kicked off its second year by participating in the Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life on Sunday, September 20th.
Fostering Change through Health Communication
Faculty of Health Sciences researcher Kitty Corbett’s expertise in diverse methodologies has led her to tackle a wide range of major public and global health issues.
Professor challenges traditional perspectives on mental health
Marina Morrow got her first real glimpse of the gap between medical models and the lived realities of women when volunteering at a rape crisis centre while working on her undergraduate degree in psychology.
Statistics Canada Regional Data Centre Branch opens at SFU
SFU’s research community gets significant boost by gaining access to confidential micro data files of Statistics Canada.
Exploring beyond the human genome
Have you ever wondered why identical twins become less similar as they age? FHS researcher Gratiene Prefontaine could tell you. Prefontaine works on the latest frontier in a postgenetic era – epigenetics.
Student group hosted SFU’s first World AIDS Day event
SFU’s AIDS Awareness Network hosted SFU’s first World AIDS Day event Dec. 1 at the Burnaby campus with a full schedule of information and entertainment aimed at raising awareness about the continuing HIV pandemic.
From cell to society – health sciences research blossoms at Blusson Hall
It’s a building as innovative as the faculty it houses: Blusson Hall, the greenest building on campus and home of the fledgling Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), officially opened on Wednesday Sept. 17.
FHS Walks for Life
The newly formed FHS student organization, the AIDS Awareness Network, made its first appearance on Sunday, September 21st, for the Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life.
Biggest AIDS Drug Study Nets International Attention
In Robert Hogg’s world, size matters. In epidemiological studies, that is. Large epidemiological studies like the one he and colleagues published July 26, 2008 in the venerable medical journal Lancet.
5th Annual Western Regional International Health Conference (WRIHC)
FHS grad students host the fifth annual Western Regional International Health Conference (WRIHC) on May 23-25 at SFU Burnaby. This year’s theme is Meeting the Challenge: the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Beyond.
On average, African American men spend nearly 5 percent of lifetime in prison, study finds
African American men in the United States can expect to spend an average of three years in prison over their lifetime, nearly three times as long as Hispanics and six times as long as Caucasians,
Breathe Easy Homes reduce asthma symptoms for children and win international award for FHS researcher
FHS associate professor Tim Takaro and a group of researchers and designers in the Seattle area have received the prestigious 2007 Urban Land Institute Global Award for Excellence.
First Global Health cohort graduates June 6
They are a remarkable group of human beings by any measure in any country. The first cohort of 16 students in the Faculty of Health Sciences’ MScPPH in Global Health will convocate in June, but only three, Anne Paxton, above, as well as Brenda Ogembo and Alexis Palmer, will be town to receive a degree in person.
Major new publication recognizes women’s distinct health needs
Women’s health has come into its own with the recognition that women and men have distinct health needs and concerns.
National Mental Health Commission increases mental health profile
As chair of the Advisory Committee on Science to the newly formed National Mental Health Commission, Faculty of Health Sciences professor Elliot Goldner is poised to play a key role in improving mental health for Canadians.
African AIDS grandmothers inspire FHS grad student
Faculty of Health Sciences graduate student Anne Paxton recently journeyed to rural South Africa to identify the health access needs of grandmothers taking care of their grandchildren. The experience continues to both haunt and inspire her.
Environmental contaminants may help beat breast cancer
It’s hard to believe in this pro-green climate that anything good can be said about ubiquitous environmental contaminants such as dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
Djavad Mowafaghian donates $4 million to improve children’s health
Philanthropist and Vancouver resident Djavad Mowafaghian has donated $4 million to the Faculty of Health Sciences to improve the lives of children worldwide. $2.5 million will support research in children’s health policy and $1.5 million will support the construction and outfitting of a level 3 containment laboratory for infectious disease research.
Back to Basics Research Moves HIV Vaccine Forward
Her research on HIV‘s sly “escape” from the immune system combines the intricacies of molecular biology, epidemiology and bioinformatics. Brumme’s work attempts to achieve a deeper understanding of the types of immune responses that are most effective against HIV
Making a difference in children’s health
Lanphear’s numerous population-based studies have confirmed that widespread exposures to environmental toxicants such as lead and tobacco have a demonstrably negative effect on children’s intellectual, behavioral and physical development.
Probing the Science of Mental Health
Frank Lee likes to pick at people’s brains. Studying the neurotransmitter dopamine, known to be involved in various mental health diseases such as schizophrenia, intrigues this new FHS researcher.
Fischer presents at Mexican forum on cannabis regulation
Faculty of Health Sciences researcher Benedikt Fischer was invited to present at the 'Forum on the Regulation of Cannabis'
A Full Roster of Programs!
The Bachelor of Arts in Health Sciences and the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences are multidisciplinary degrees with an overlapping focus on population and public health.
Brynne Redford, MPH student receives graduate dean's convocation medal.
When children in provincial care have a problem with the services they’re receiving they call the Office of the Representative for Children and Youth.
World AIDS Day - Dec 1, 2010
The AIDS Awareness Network is hosting the 3rd annual commemoration of World AIDS Day at the Burnaby Campus of Simon Fraser University. We are all affected, even if we are not infected.
Affirming Equity Conference
On March 12th, 2011, the students in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University are hosting 'Affirming Equity: Strengthening Health Care Financing and Delivery' at SFU Harbour Centre.
Cleaner air means reduced risk of cardiovascular disease for those living in a small BC community.
Dr. Ryan Allen, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University, has been studying the relationship between air pollution exposure and cardiovascular disease.
The bioethics of medical tourism – Dr. Jeremy Snyder explores why Canadians seek cross-border care
The practice of medical tourism, a rapidly-growing industry where patients travel internationally to obtain health care, raises a number of ethical questions involving the safety of patients and the impact upon healthcare both locally and globally.
The Peer Guidance Project
The Peer Guidance Project – SFU's first student-run and student-initiated mentoring program blossoms in the Faculty of Health Sciences
Evelyn Dell (MPH-Global Health '09) publishes in Global Public Health.
Evelyn Dell (MPH-Global Health '09) is the lead author of an article recently published......
Children's Health Policy Centre to Lead Scientific Evaluation of nurse-Family Partnership in the Faculty of Health Sciences
As announced today (June 7, 2011) by British Columbia’s Minister of Health, Michael de Jong, BC will become the first province in Canada to implement and evaluate the $23 million landmark Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) program that will rolled out through all the Health Authorities in BC.
Alexandra Wright - SFU Gordon M. Shrum gold medal winner
Alexandra Wright - SFU Gordon M. Shrum gold medal winner, FHS Undergraduate student
Congratulations to FHS student Sarah St. John - BC's newest Rhodes Scholar
For FHS student Sarah St. John – BC’s newest Rhodes Scholar – 2012 promises to be a very exciting, transformative year.
FHS' early Christmas - Courtesy of Merck Canada's $1.4 million gift
Simon Fraser University scientists are busy opening boxes full of shiny new toys for their teaching and research programs.
FHS Vaccine Researchers part of the Botswana-Canada AIDS Vaccine Discovery Partnership
FHS Vaccine Researchers part of the Botswana-Canada AIDS Vaccine Discovery Partnership
Meghan Winters - Working with cities to improve population health through the Built Environment
Meghan Winters - Working with cities to improve population health through the Built Environment
FHS Canada Research Chair Mark Brockman leads a new team for HIV Vaccine Discovery and Social Research in South Africa
FHS Canada Research Chair Mark Brockman leads a new team for HIV Vaccine Discovery and Social Research in South Africa.
FHS bioethicist Jeremy Snyder and Geography’s Valorie Crooks examine medical tourism around the globe
FHS bioethicist Jeremy Snyder and Geography's Valorie Crooks examine medical tourism around the globe. Standing in front of a CyberKnife machine at the Apollo hospital in Chennai, India, this team of SFU researchers are discovering Canadian’s involvement in the medical tourism industry – in India, and more recently, in Barbados and Mongolia.
Students Return from India
On February 8th, FHS students Christine Lukac, Martyna Purchla , Lindsay Belvedre, and Silvia Mora will share their remarkable, four-month co-operative (Co-Op) education placement with Destiny Reflection
FHS researcher Craig Janes tackles population health inequities resulting from mining in Mongolia
FHS researcher Craig Janes tackles population health inequities resulting from mining in Mongolia
New Canada Research Chair Angela Kaida leads a multi-institutional effort focussed on reducing the risks of HIV transmission associated with reproduction in Uganda.
New Canada Research Chair Angela Kaida (top row centre-right) and MSc student Jasmine Kastner (top row, far right) lead a multi-institutional effort focussed on reducing the risks of HIV transmission associated with reproduction in Uganda.
FHS researcher Ryan Allen and grad student Ofer Amram find school location and exposure to air and noise pollution a factor in student health and performance
FHS researcher Ryan Allen and grad student Ofer Amram find school location and exposure to air and noise pollution a factor in student health and performance
FHS grad Alicia Perry is becoming a leading community voice for preventing skin cancer
FHS grad Alicia Perry (BA) is becoming a leading community voice for preventing skin cancer.
Cam Coady Lecture on Public Health 2012
Annual Dr. Cam Coady Lecture on Public Health at SFU Surrey will feature epidemiologist Dr. Ernest Drucker who will speak on the public health crisis created by what he terms 'mass incarceration' in the USA.
New discovery could lead to a vital new tool in the development of a vaccine against HIV
A new discovery involving two Simon Fraser University scientists could lead to a little known and benign bacterium becoming a vital new tool in the development of a vaccine against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Dr. John O'Neil reappointed as health sciences Dean
John O’Neil joined SFU five years ago as dean of the fledgling Faculty of Health Sciences with a bold mandate to build the first Canadian university faculty with a “cell to society” perspective on population and public health.
Tim Takaro and FHS MSc student Huan Shu are working with Health Canada to investigate the gene environment link between phthalates and asthma
Tim Takaro and FHS MSc student Huan Shu are working with Health Canada to investigate the gene-environment link between phthalates and asthma
FHS Global Health professor and researcher, Craig Janes, receives medal of honour from Government of Mongolia for his work to develop the country's health sector.
FHS Global Health professor and researcher, Craig Janes (pictured on left), receives medal of honour from Government of Mongolia for his work to develop the country’s health sector
CIHR New Investigator Zabrina Brumme, with SFU students Jasmine Gurm, Laura Cotton and Jessica McCallum, become crime-solving lab scientists to inspire young girls to become scientists.
Professor Zabrina Brumme and her students share their lab skills with 8-16 yr old girls to spark interest in molecular and forensic lab sciences.
Global Health Students CIDA Interns
FHS undergrads Natacha Schinas and Annelise Iversen head to Ecuador to conduct six months of health promotion work as CIDA-funded interns.
Health Research Day article
2012 Health Research Day showcases SFU’s wide-ranging and multidisciplinary expertise in human health
SFU Open House FHS
SFU Open House, May 26, 2012 - What's Happening at the Faculty of Health Sciences?
