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Education and enforcement: keys to preventing concussions

Pat Bishop, retired professor of kinesiology from the University of Waterloo, comments on the connection between concussions and sports equipment. Although helmet designs have improved, he explains, “The injury is caused by a rotational motion and acceleration of the head and at the present time there is no helmet that will protect against rotation of the head, or of the brain.”

RBC alongside the University of Waterloo has advice on how to manage physical and financial capital well into retirement. These tools and plans are to help balance health and finances together for a better quality of life into retirement.

Read media release at Canada Newswire

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Dr. Robert Thirsk visited the University of Waterloo and the Village of Winston Park to discuss his six-month experience on board the International Space Station and what life in outer space may teach us about maintaining good health here on Earth.

In October 2010, the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences was proud to recognize the contributions made by two outstanding alumni to the health and well-being of society.

For achieving international prominence in Women’s Rugby and in bobsleigh–culminating with Canada’s first ever women’s bobsleigh gold medal at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, and for dedicated public service in Canada and abroad, the faculty honoured Heather Moyse with the 2010 AHS Young Alumni Award.

The Faculty of Applied Health Sciences hosted representatives of Uganda Christian University (UCU) on campus in Waterloo to commemorate a new collaboration to build education and research capacity in the areas of public health, water-health, and health informatics.

Waterloo professor John Garcia is collaborating with the Government of Nunavut and Inuit communities on a tobacco control strategy for the territory. He states that “The Government of Nunavut identified a whole series of priorities” in public health and tobacco control is high on the list. Approximately two thirds of Nunavut’s population smokes on a regular basis and lung cancer rates in Inuit Canada are among the highest in the world.

Full article published in the Nothern News Services.

The University of Waterloo’s MAREP program and the mayor of Waterloo plan to host a public event to unveil and launch a brand new user friendly version of the website. The new version of the website will easy to navigate help guide communities to become more age friendly.

Read the full article in The Record

Survey shows youth smoking cigarillos don’t see themselves as “smokers”

The results of the latest national Youth Smoking Survey (YSS), conducted by scientist Steve Manske and colleagues at Waterloo’s Propel Centre for Population Health Impact, indicate that youth are not seeing cigarillos as harmful as cigarettes, supporting the need for impending Bill C-32.

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RBC AND THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO ANNOUNCE CREATION OF RETIREMENT RESEARCH   CENTRE

Innovative centre will provide Canadian boomers with access to retirement research and resources

TORONTO, May 12, 2010 — The first wave of boomers turns 65 in 2011 and with this, a significant portion of the population will need advice, resources and information to help plan, transition and thrive in retirement.

Retired Waterloo kinesiology professor, Patrick Bishop’s research to improve protective equipment, especially helmets and faceguards, has saved countless players from serious injury. However, he now suggests a new attitude is needed more than a new helmet.

"I really think this is a behaviour issue for which there needs to be a real attitude adjustment on the part of everyone involved... Helmets are very effective against head injury such as skull fractures, but they have very limited capability with respect to brain injury."