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World Toilet Day was designated by the United Nations General Assembly to draw attention to the sanitation crisis, and more importantly to inspire action. Join the discussion on Monday November 20th at 9 am ET on Twitter using #WastewaterIs and #WorldToiletDay as experts discuss innovative solutions.  

Today, almost two billion people use a source of drinking-water contaminated with faeces, putting them at risk of contracting cholera, dysentery, typhoid and polio

GET-FACTS scientists Yuka Asai, Ann Clarke, Denise Daley and their team have published a study in The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology that provides new information on how our genes may be involved in the development of peanut and other food allergies. In their study, researchers identified several new genes linked with peanut allergy.

In an opinion piece published in the Times Colonist, Dr. Trevor Hancock discusses factors within 'People', 'Place' and 'Equitable opportunity' that influence mental well-being. You can check out the article online, or read the document here. 

GOHELP member and QES scholar Elizabeth Opiyo Onyango had the distinguished honor of being invited to attend The Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships Gala Dinner with his Excellency, Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston, hosted on Tuesday September 19, 2017, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. 

Susan Elliott engaged community members in a game of Food Allergy Jeopardy as part of her presentation at the public event Science in the Square. Elizabeth Opiyo, PhD candidate from the GoHelP Lab, was also part of the impressive lineup of speakers.

Susan Elliott's co-authored abstract, titled "Economic Evaluation of Damage Accrual in a Nationwide Canadian SLE Cohort", will be presented at the 2017 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Annual Meeting on November 7th, in San Diego CA. 

A huge congratulations to GOHELP's Stephanie Lu, for successfully defending her final PhD thesis on Thursday August 10th, 2017! A copy of her final thesis, 'Evaluating NGOs in International Water Development: A Case Study of H2O 4 ALL' is available for viewing online. Way to go Stephanie!

A huge congratulations to GOHELP's Kristin Brown, for successfully defending her final PhD thesis on Thursday August 17th, 2017! A copy of her final thesis, 'Narrowing the Knowledge to action GAp: A Mixed Methods Exploration of the Implementation of Knowledge Exchange Strategies', is available for viewing online. Way to go Kristin!

A huge congratulations to GOHelP's Kristin Brown and Elijah Bisung, for the acceptance of their papers for publication. 

Kristin Brown's paper, “Now what?” Perceived factors influencing knowledge exchange in school health research, has been accepted in the Journal of Health Promotion Practice.

Elijah Bisung's paper, “It makes us really look inferior to outsiders”: psychosocial impacts of the lack of safe water and sanitation, has been accepted in the Canadian Journal of Public Health.

The 'United for Lake Erie' AquaHacking 2017 semi-final competition took place last week, where 17 teams competed and presented their innovative ideas to address the challenges and opportunities facing Lake Erie.