With concentrations in health technology, aging, brain and body, mental health, environment and communities, Faculty of Health members are tackling complex and pressing health challenges and creating a healthier future for individuals, communities and populations.
The launch of a new research impact report, called Health in 3D, showcases this expertise and innovation across the Faculty. It explores how health and quality of life are enhanced along three dimensions – physical, mental and social – and advanced by our three academic units – Kinesiology and Health Sciences, Recreation and Leisure Studies and Public Health Sciences.
“We examine health from a broad perspective, including illness prevention,” says Dean of Health Lili Liu. “As the World Health Organization points out in its constitution, health is not merely the absence of disease and infirmity, but a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being.”
A unique aspect of the Faculty is that a research area can be studied from all three of these perspectives. Take aging, for example, a key focus area for many of our researchers: Monica Maly in Kinesiology and Health Sciences uses her research in biomechanics to help design exercise programs for older adults; Carrie McAiney in Public Health Sciences works with persons living with dementia and their care partners to enhance well-being; and Steven Mock from Recreation and Leisure Studies researches the social phenomenon of older adults who gamble, making them Ontario’s highest proportion of gamblers.
There are many more examples in the other research impact areas, as well as examples of students – both graduate and undergraduate – and an alumna who are also using their education to address complex issues. Read more in Health in 3D.
To request a print copy of the report, please contact Eugenia Xenos Anderson.
