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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Older adolescents with physical and mental illnesses have lowest self-perceptions
Researchers find adolescents’ self-concept – the image we have of ourselves – is lower for those with both a physical and mental illness compared to adolescents with only a physical illness.
Dr. David Hammond receives Trailblazer Award in Science for Policy
Dr. David Hammond has received the 2023 Trailblazer Award in Science for Policy by the Canadian Science Policy Centre.
SPHS researchers among one per cent of highly cited in the world
Clarivate global analytics rank Sharon Kirkpatrick and Geoffrey Fong of SPHS among the top one per cent highly cited researchers in the world.