Congratulations to GoHelP Alumni Joseph Kangmennaang and Elijah Bisung, as well as Susan Elliott on their newly published paper titled, "‘We Are Drinking Diseases’: Perception of Water Insecurity and Emotional Distress in Urban Slums in Accra, Ghana"...
The Waterloo team will join four other Canadian communities heading to Copenhagen to learn about progressive active transportation policies and infrastructure. The planning grant on Implementing Healthy Urban Policy Planning is part of CIHR’s Healthy Cities Research Initiative and aims to...
Congratulations to GoHelP's Francesca Cardwell on the acceptance of her paper titled, "Choices are inevitable: A qualitative exploration of the lifecosts of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)” to the journal Chronic Illness. Way to go Francesca!
According to Amelia Monstad at the Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH), connectedness is necessary to advance the agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals. In her commentary, Everything is Connected, Monstad discusses...
University of Waterloo Water Institute's Derek Armitage (School of Environmental Resources and Sustainability), Susan Elliott (Geography and Environmental Management),
Susan Elliott authors a book chapter titled 'Environmental Health' pubished in the International Encyclopedia of Human Geography, 2nd Edition. The chapter discusses the complex relationship between human health and the environment, and the design, measurement, and evaulation of such studies.
A new and useful paper which shows potential for hackathons in integrated Knowledge Translation is accepted for publication in Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada. The paper entitled, "Hacking Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Outcomes of the Waterlupus Hackathon" will appear in the journal's July 2020 issue.
Congratulations to GoHelP's Roxanne Springer on the acceptance of her paper entitled, "There’s not really much consideration given to the effect of the climate on NCDs” – An exploration of knowledge and attitudes of health professionals on the relationship between climate change and NCDs in Barbados, to the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Well done, Roxanne!
Susan Elliott is being recognized for her outstanding work in scholar mentorship in the field of allergic disease with the 2019-20 Michelle Harkness Mentorship Award.
Congratulations to GoHelP's Emily Shantz and Shawna O'Hearn on the successful completion of their oral comprehensive exams. Emily's exam discussed the role of epigenetics in the social determinants of health while Shawna's discussed water security. Way to go Emily and Shawna!