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CIHR-IMHA Intensive Grant Writing Masterclass 2024 Overview The CIHR-IMHA Intensive Grant Writing Masterclass aims to nurture research leaders by developing grant writing skills, fostering writer identity and strengthening grant applications. Objectives The CIHR-IMHA Intensive…

Oral and Dental Health In preliminary meetings with leaders in oral health across Canada, IMHA Scientific Director, Professor Karim Khan is listening. He is hearing that Oral and Craniofacial Health (OCH) is an imperative element of a healthy Canada. OCH contributes to overall…

Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) Through the Lifespan Workshop Report Workshop Executive Summary The Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH) hosted a pan-Canadian workshop which was supported by all 13 of the Canadian Institutes of…

Inventory of Pregnancy and Birth Cohort Studies in Canada - December 2009 Introduction Pregnancy and birth cohort studies are fundamental research tools to monitor children's health and development and to link prenatal and early postnatal exposures to long-term outcomes. The…

Innovation teams Summary of the CBPHC Innovation Teams’ Impacts The 12 CBPHC Innovation teams are the most significant investment of the CBPHC Signature Initiative. The teams are located throughout Canada and include a range of cross-jurisdictional programs designed to improve…

IHDCYH Refreshed Strategic Plan 2018-2020: Healthy Foundations of Life Message from Dr. Shoo K. Lee July, 2018 I am very pleased to introduce CIHR-IHDCYH’s Refreshed Strategic Plan 2018-2020: Healthy Foundations of Life , which renews the core values of our previous Strategic…

Research in Traumatic Brain Injury The CIHR Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA) is an advocate for research on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). TBI is the key cause of disability in individuals under the age of 45, and constitutes an important global…

The First Decade - Long Descriptions Figure 1: Percentage of CIHR overall expenditures related to IHDCYH-relevant research, by fiscal year 2000 01 2001 02 2002 03 2003 04 2004 05 2005 06 2006 07 2007 08 2008 09 2009 10 Grant $ open 10.41% 10.96% 11.83% 13.16% 13.47% 13.78% 13.90%…

IHDCYH achievements in 2024 and new members of our advisory board Message from Dr. Christine Chambers Happy New Year to everyone in the IHDCYH community! Last year we celebrated a number of big accomplishments, several of which are profiled in our 2024 Making a Difference report…

Getting back on track with childhood vaccinations Op-ed by Dr. Charu Kaushic and Dr. Christine Chambers Published in the Hill Times, January 24, 2025 Canada, we have a childhood vaccination problem. Over the past three years, we have seen an alarming rise in preventable…