Waterloo's School of Public Health Sciences is training a new generation of leaders, researchers and change agents to prepare for and respond to the complex adaptive systems that affect health and health care.
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Our undergraduate programs, and professional and research-based graduate programs prepare learners for these opportunities. Join us as we seek innovative solutions to current and emerging challenges to health.
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Our researchers work closely with partners including ministries of health and health promotion, the World Health Organization, Public Health Agency of Canada, private industry, and many others to identify and understand health complex challenges and to develop relevant solutions.
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We celebrate diversity and challenge the social and structural factors that undermine health, including structural bias, social inequities, and racism.
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Events
The Australian Child Maltreatment Study
Dr. James Scott, professor of child and youth psychiatry at The University of Queensland, presents The Australian Child Maltreatment Study: the first national survey to measure the prevalence of all five forms of child maltreatment and the associated health and psychosocial problems.
News
Public health programs receive new accreditation
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 Health.
Teens with disposable income most likely to vape
Dr. Kate Battista, a post-doctoral scholar in the School of Public Health Sciences, shares findings from a COMPASS research study on adolescent groups most likely to participate in smoking and vaping.
Dr. Mark Ferro receives $1.3 million for study on child and youth multimorbidity
Dr. Mark Ferro’s ongoing study supports mental health in children and youth living with physical illnesses across the life span