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Environments and Health Signature Initiative Alberta Partner Forum December 3, 2014 This meeting was hosted by the CIHR-Institute of Population and Public Health with Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions (AIHS), Alberta Innovates Bio Solutions (AI Bio) and Alberta Innovates…

Environments and Health Signature Initiative Québec Partner Forum March 27, 2015 Executive Summary Purpose of this document This document summarizes the conversations which took place at the Québec Partnership Forum on the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)…

Intersectoral Prevention Research – Webinars The Institute of Population and Public Health is pleased to announce the launch of the Intersectoral Prevention Research funding opportunity , a key component of the CIHR Environments and Health Signature Initiative focusing on…

How is your city affecting your health? CIHR-funded consortium of environmental health experts to study effects of air pollution, noise and climate change, among other factors If you're like most Canadians, you probably live in a city. In fact, 81 per cent of us live in urban or…

Environmental Urban Health Research Consortium – A Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Funding Opportunity The Canadian Institutes of Health Research is pleased to pre-announce the launch of a Canadian Environmental Urban Health Research Consortium (EUHRC) funding…

Q&A from: Catalyst grant webinar – “Work Stress and Wellbeing Hackathon” Catalyst Grant What is the projected date for notification of funding and start date for the project? Application deadline is October 18, 2016 Notice of decision date is March 31, 2017 Funding start date is…

Roundtable: Enabling Healthy and Productive Work January 15, 2015 Ottawa, ON Background The Conference Board of Canada hosted an invitational roundtable in January of 2015 with a variety of key stakeholders to enable a robust discussion on the gaps and opportunities to improve…

Enabling Healthy and Productive Work Roundtable May, 2015 Table of Contents Executive summary Introduction The pre-roundtable survey The workforce demographics are changing How employers are adapting to the changing workforce Older workers Current workplace challenges in regards…

Work and Health Initiative Scientific meeting September 2013 Toronto, Ontario Co-leads Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Background In September 2013, CIHR and SSHRC co-hosted a one-day invitational…

Healthy and Productive Work – a Joint CIHR and SSHRC Initiative Why Healthy and Productive Work? Canada’s population is aging and the number of people with disabilities, chronic conditions, and work-related health issues is growing. For some Canadians, these health issues are a…