Fall 2022

The pursuit of well-being

Message from the Dean

One of the Faculty of Health’s strategic priorities outlined in our 2020-25 Strategic Plan is to create a culture of health and well-being. Even though we hear a lot about the pursuit of happiness, to me, an even more enduring pursuit is that of well-being. One could even argue that if you have well-being, happiness will follow.

Getting to know the whole person

ALUMNI IMPACT: Ammar Bookwala

People typically go to a doctor to talk about a symptom. It could be knee pain, a breathing problem, a mental health issue or concern over a child’s seemingly slow growth. But to Dr. Ammar Bookwala (BSc ’13, Kinesiology), a family physician whose career in medicine started with a Kinesiology degree at the University of Waterloo, it’s never just about the symptom.

Fostering well-being in youth

ALUMNI IMPACT: Dean Barnes

The well-being of youth is the well-being of society. This equation drives the career of Dean Barnes (BA ’93, Recreation and Leisure Studies), who is now a superintendent of education for the Halton District School Board in Burlington, Ontario, where his portfolio of responsibilities includes student well-being and mental health.

Well-being measured in every moment of progress

ALUMNI IMPACT: Taryn Eickmeier

For Taryn Eickmeier (PhD ’16, Public Health and Health Systems), who works at the Grandview Kids rehabilitation treatment centre, “inchstones” – all those moments when delightful things happen – are what it's all about.

Faculty of Health Alumni Awards celebrate 20 years

The Faculty honours R. Harvey Lemelin, Natasha Knier and Michelle Morrissey for their accomplishments and contributions.

Why I give back

Q and A with Michelle Morrissey (BSC ’80, MSC ’83, Kinesiology) on why she became a donor.

Planting the seeds of reconciliation

Even before the commitment was made on paper and solidified in ceremony, talk of Indigenous reconciliation had been taking place in the Faculty of Health. However, it took the hire of an Indigenous Knowledge Keeper to give shape to a process that is sometimes not well understood and often difficult to begin.

Class notes

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Connect and learn

Message from the Director of Advancement

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