Consortium to turn health data into “better discoveries, better decisions and better patient outcomes.”
Dr. David Hammond, a professor in the School of Public Health Sciences, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), one of the country’s highest academic honours. His research has helped shape policies on tobacco and vaping, cannabis legalization and nutrition policies, making him one of Canada’s leading voices in public health policy and population health.
Dr. David Hammond of Waterloo’s School of Public Health Sciences is one of 10 research team leads across the country named to a major new initiative called the Canadian Cannabis and Brain Health Consortium.
University of Waterloo public health researcher Dr. Shannon Majowicz contributed research to the new WHO estimates, which cover the global burden of foodborne disease between 2000 and 2021.
A student-led public health initiative at the University of Waterloo is helping to reshape access to safe, convenient drinking water in campus residences.
Dr. Sharon Kirkpatrick (Public Health Sciences) is a co-principal investigator on a new $2 million team grant that will study how ultra-processed foods may affect colorectal cancer risk.
Dr. David Hammond, a researcher in the School of Public Health Sciences, received more than $3.5 million from the latest CIHR Project Grant program for his project on national-level food policies.
Research highlights omega-3 benefits of waterfowl and fish while confirming mercury intake in northern Indigenous communities.
Public Health co-op student, Sarah Bayrakdarian, shines among talented peers at Breast Cancer Survivorship and Supportive Care International Conference.
The School remembers Dr. Allan Best, a visionary of transdisciplinary health research and founder of what is now the School of Public Health Sciences, following his passing this fall.