Health

Many things change with a dementia diagnosis, but support for your health and wellness should not be one of them.

The Dementia Resources for Eating, Activity, and Meaningful inclusion (DREAM) project is a cross-Canada research team, led by the University of Waterloo alongside the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC). It brings together 40 people and 15 organizations, including the Alzheimer Society of Ontario, Alzheimer Society of British Columbia and the YMCA of Three Rivers.

The School of Public Health Sciences is pleased to announce that three of its programs have received accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH): the Bachelor of Public Health, Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences and Master of Public Healt

Dr. Alison Smith (PhD '09)
Alumni, Faculty of Health
> Co-founder and CSO, Roga

Whether you are a student managing multiple courses at a time or navigating a full-time career, feeling stressed and anxious are common symptoms of being burned out and you are not alone.

As we recognize Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, Dr. Sherry Dupuis and her team’s work shines a light on aging, helping us think about how to re-imagine dementia and dementia care –— and ultimately create a new culture of care. 

Craig Janes, a researcher in the School of Public Health Sciences, received $1 million in funding for a Women RISE team project focused on the impact COVID-19 has had on employment, economic status and HIV risk and vulnerability among women living in urban, informal settlements in Kampala and Mbale, Uganda.

See how researchers in the Faculty of Health tackle problems and create impact in health technology, aging, brain and body, mental health, environment and communities writ large. Health in 3D showcases how the Faculty's three academic units work to address physical, mental and social well-being.

Dr. Nikolas Knowles, a researcher in Kinesiology and Health Sciences, is studying a new imaging technology to assess shoulder osteoarthritis. Called dual-energy computed tomography (DECT), it can detect changes in multiple tissues, not just cartilage, which has the potential to change how medical imaging is used to quickly and cost-effectively diagnose early osteoarthritis and assess treatment options.

A University of Waterloo teaching lab is helping the medtech community in southwestern Ontario make great strides in their medical research. The Faculty of Health’s Human Anatomy Laboratory, which is housed in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, offers the perfect location for surgeons to test procedures on cadaver donors.

They may be graduating from different academic units, but these Faculty of Health grads show how getting a great university experience comes from following your interests, building your network and gathering skills both in and outside the classroom. Congrats to the Class of 2022!

Preet Momi, who is graduating with a Master’s in Recreation and Leisure Studies this fall, had the unique opportunity to study community reintegration for women leaving prison with Professor Heather Mair from the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies.