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The MUSE Team: Building on scientific evidence to respond to 21st century urban health and equity challenges A Full Professor and Vice-Dean for Research at the School of Public Health of the University of Montreal, Dr. Lise Gauvin is also Associate Scientific Director for…

Scientists in Canada and South Africa join forces to uncover the protective factors that build youth resilience The Canada Research Chair in Child, Family and Community Resilience and a Professor of Social Work at Dalhousie University, Dr. Michael Ungar is leading a five-year,…

The ECHO Network: Health, environment and community are better together A Canada Research Chair in Health, Ecosystems and Society, Margot Parkes is also Associate Professor with the School of Health Sciences, University of Northern British Columba (UNBC), and cross appointed with…

Using Indigenous knowledge to understand and manage the agri-health effects of climate change An Assistant Professor in the Department of Population Medicine at the University of Guelph, Dr. Sherilee Harper is leading a team of investigators studying climate change and its impact…

Promising safety interventions to ensure Canadian children are seen and not hurt! An epidemiologist and associate professor with the Departments of Pediatrics and Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary, Dr. Brent Hagel is co-leading a team of cross-sectoral…

The future of water management: A life-source rather than a resource Professor Nicholas Ashbolt, with the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta, is at the vanguard of the next generation of water custodians. Dr. Nicholas Ashbolt The introduction of water-treatment…

Canadian Lyme Disease Research Network The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), under the scientific leadership of the Institute of Infection and Immunity (III), and the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA) in partnership with the Public Health…

Measuring Environmental Exposure Workshop Report Montréal, QC November 28-30, 2011 Table of Contents Executive Summary Introduction Overview Objectives Format This Report Welcoming Remarks Keynote Presentation The Assessment of Exposures to Environmental Contaminants: The State…

Environments and health signature initiative Federal partner forum Executive Summary The environments in which we live, work, learn and play affect our health and well-being. However, Canada can do more to fulfill its research potential in the field of environments and health. In…

Environments and Health Data Enhancements Research Component – Consultation Summary Report Context The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), led by the CIHR Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (CIHR-ICRH), undertook consultations with diverse stakeholders…