The School of Public Health and Health Systems is training a new generation of public health professionals, adept at thinking and responding systematically.
University of Waterloo Kinesiology PhD student, Diana DeCarvalho, won the Founders’ Award for Doctoral Research at the 44th Annual Conference of the Association of Canadian Ergonomists (ACE) for her paper "Back pain and sitting: are chairs or breaks the answer?”
The paper examined the effects of chair design and walking breaks on low back pain in participants completing two hours of data entry tasks. Low back pain associated with sitting is arguably one of the largest problems facing the field of office ergonomics.
Humanitarian Stephen Lewis was among the honourees at the University of Waterloo’s 107th convocation, where more than 2,300 students received degrees.
Founding faculty member of Waterloo’s Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, and beloved Warriors Golf Coach, Jack Pearse passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at the age of 87.
Three student teams from Waterloo’s School of Public Health and Health Systems beat out 26 other teams from across the country to claim the top spots at the 2013 Canadian Evaluation Society’s student case competition.
WATERLOO, Ont. (Wednesday, June 19, 2013) — Canadian students in Grade 12 are in worse health than their younger high school peers, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo.
TORONTO, June 13, 2013 /CNW/ - A new partnership between Canadian Red Cross and interRAI will bring together interRAI's expertise in health assessments and the experience of Canadian Red Cross in disaster response and community health services to ensure the most vulnerable Canadians receive the right help quickly in times of emergency.
A new study from the University of Waterloo and the University of Toronto shows that home care for seniors with musculoskeletal problems like arthritis or broken bones improves quality of life and is more cost-effective than in-patient hospital treatment or long-term care homes.
Laing, an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology, has spent the last 10 years pioneering ways to minimize fall-related injuries among older adults. Working with the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging, his research is already changing the way seniors live.
It was a year in the making, but on Friday May 31st, Faculty Council approved the first-ever Applied Health Sciences (AHS) strategic plan.
Built around a new vision and mission statement, the plan outlines the Faculty’s priorities, goals and objectives through to 2018.