Tobacco is the largest preventable cause of premature death in the world. One billion people worldwide will die of tobacco related illnesses in this century if current patterns and trends persist.
School of Public Health and Health System's Kelly Anthony will be one of four University of Waterloo faculty members to receive the Distinguished Teacher Award for 2013 at convocation, provost Geoff McBoyle announced at the March meeting of the university senate.
Like most academics, the dean of applied health sciences at the University of Waterloo spends hours engrossed in her research.
John Hirdes of the School of Public Health and Health Systems played an unexpected role in getting help to vulnerable people after the disastrous earthquake that struck Christchurch, New Zealand in 2011.
Dr. George Heckman joins Waterloo as the Schlegel Research Chair in Geriatric Medicine with the Schlegel-University of Waterloo Research Institute for Aging, and Associate Professor in the School of Public Health and Health Systems.
“Public health is only visible when it falls apart – when people don’t get the immunizations they need, when water is not clean, when people get sick as a result,” says Christina Mills, founding director of Waterloo’s master’s program in public health (MPH).
It’s not good news: Canada’s young people are overweight, and the chief culprits are poor eating habits and lack of exercise.
John Hirdes, Professor in the School of Public Health and Health Systems, and Ontario Home Care Research and Knowledge Exchange Chair, has been honoured with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal for his significant contributions to home and community care.
Professor Paul Stolee of the School of Public Health and Health Systems was named the latest winner of the Evelyn Shapiro Mentoring Award by the Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG).
A new study has discredited the tobacco industry's assertion that there is no proof plain packaging on cigarette packs reduces the appeal of smoking.