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Fluoride debate returns to city hall
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Institute member Dr. Juliet Guichon, PhD, discusses the benefits of water fluoridation after one councillor raised the possibility of a new plebiscite. Should Calgarians wait three three years for that opportunity, or should city council just put it back in? Listen to her interview and read the editorial.
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Calgary senior secures a home for him and his beloved pet
Calgary Herald
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O'Brien Institute welcomes new Associate Scientific Director
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The story of Stan and Jellybean illustrates a problem many seniors face when seeking affordable, pet-friendly housing options, says Dr. Ann Toohey, PhD. Read more
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The Institute is pleased to announce Dr.
Christine Friedenreich, PhD, has agreed to serve as Associate Scientific Director. Welcome to the team!
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How can we improve emergency department wait times? UCalgary student team creates award-winning answer
UToday
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'Observer' program returns for Project Grant: Spring 2019 competition |
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This UCalgary team worked with experts like Institute member Dr.
Eddy Lang, MD, on a new approach to tackling the problem of overcrowded ERs.
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This is an opportunity for early career researchers to observe peer review committee meetings and gain valuable insights into the process. Read more
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How weight bias is harming us all
The Conversation
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Postdoctoral fellowship in the complexities of weight
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Weight bias isn't just hurtful, it's harmful. Dr. Shelly Russell Mayhew, PhD, and her colleagues explain why we need to challenge it wherever we encounter it. Read more
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Design and implement research that addresses the social complexities linked with unhealthy weight-related attitudes, behaviors, and outcomes.
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Canada's new food guide a good upgrade, but skirts around issues of inequality
Globe and Mail
The government shutdown will harm the health and safety of Americans even after it's long over
The Conversation
Canada's flu season likely peaked in December, report suggests, but total cases remain high
Globe and Mail
Here's why we need way more women in health-care leadership
Fast Company
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Mitacs Accelerate: Assessing citizen engagement with Alberta's impending eHealth evolution
Application deadline: End of January
Note: Interested supervisor/trainee pairs should email Judy Birdsell as soon as possible
CIHR - Operating Grant: Early Career Investigator Grants in Maternal, Reproductive, Child & Youth Health
2019 CIHR IPPH Health System Impact Fellowship
Note: There will be an info session led by Dr. Brenda Hemmelgarn on January 29 from noon to 1 p.m. RSVP to chs@ucalgary.ca
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Special seminar: The CAN-AIM Research Team, with Dr. Sasha Bernatsky, MD
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Working men's mental health amidst workplace expectations for busyness
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January 25: Dr. Bonnie Lashewicz, PhD
Where: G500, Health Sciences Centre
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Feeling Dis-ease In/On Our Skins
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Work after cancer - the value and the costs
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What: A sensory reading of public health handwashing posters
When: January 29, 2-3 p.m.
Where: Senate Room, Hotel Alma
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February 1: Dr. Alison Pearce, PhD
Where: G500
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UCBC: Analysis of Life History Data with Multistate Models
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O'Brien Institute/CHS Seminar Series
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What: UCBC workshop
When: April 8, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Where: MacEwan Hall B, UCalgary
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February 8
More information to come.
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Are you or your research making waves in the news cycle? Have you received an award or nailed down an impressive partnership? Did you clinch a massive grant or get yourself published again? We want to hear from you. Email IPH@ucalgary.ca
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The O'Brien Institute for Public Health at the University of Calgary supports excellence in population health and health services research, realizing the benefits of such research by informing community, policy and health-practice stakeholders.
The Institute's membership includes more than 450 multidisciplinary researchers from 13 Cumming School of Medicine departments and nine other University of Calgary faculties, such as Nursing, Veterinary Medicine, Kinesiology and Arts; health professionals in Alberta Health Services; and, research users and policy makers from municipal and provincial institutions. As an Institute, we share a vision of "Better health and health care" reflecting our two priority research areas of Improved Population Health and Enhanced Health Systems Performance.
The Institute's success in brokering broader external relationships, with provincial and national interest groups, policy makers, research agencies, the media, philanthropists, and community stakeholders, further extends the reach and impact of our members' significant research outputs.
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