Department of Public Health Sciences

In a world where health disparities remain widespread, Dr. Lisa M. Butler is leading a research program dedicated to advancing transdisciplinary research and developing sustainable solutions that promote health and wellbeing in underserved communities globally.

Maria Ospina

kvd1 — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 21:02:18 +0000

Nature and Nurture

Leaders in cancer research

kvd1 — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 20:19:31 +0000

To recognize World Cancer Day, Queen’s is highlighting current partnerships and research projects to develop novel treatments, support better outcomes, and advance quality of life for people with cancer globally.

#QueensuResearch | To recognize World Cancer Day, Queen’s is highlighting current partnerships and research projects to develop novel treatments, support better outcomes, and advance quality of life for people with cancer globally.

Clinical trials for game-changing cancer research

MLR7 — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 18:41:48 +0000

From its hub at Queen’s, CCTG conducts wide-ranging clinical trials that lead to better outcomes and quality of life for cancer patients here and around the globe.

#QueensuResearch | From its hub at Queen’s, CCTG conducts wide-ranging clinical trials that lead to better outcomes and quality of life for cancer patients here and around the globe.

Susan Bartels

kvd1 — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 18:38:16 +0000

Addressing the Aftermath

At least 132 million people around the world need life-saving humanitarian assistance because of war and natural disasters. Many face health problems due to trauma and lack of basic medical services — and women and children are often the hardest hit.

Living with a physical disability during the pandemic

kvd1 — Tue, 05 May 2020 14:06:29 +0000

Exercise during isolation is important for people living with physical disabilities. (Supplied Photos)

Confronting COVID-19

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Diabetes on the rise in First Nations populations

kvd1 — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 21:18:59 +0000

According to the report, developed jointly by the Chiefs of Ontario (COO) and ICES, the increase is particularly concerning as there is a rising, disproportionate number of First Nations children affected by diabetes.

New Research

Heather Stuart: Ending the stigma of mental health

moonr — Wed, 08 May 2019 20:08:36 +0000

Join the conversation and help end the stigma around mental health. Dr. Heather Stuart, professor of Public Health Sciences at Queen's University, is the Bell Canada Mental Health and Anti-Stigma Research Chair - the first position of its kind in the world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkit3WNJ60E

A Conversation on Spirituality and Health Studies

moonr — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 17:03:04 +0000

Dr. Mary Ann McColl is a Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Therapy and in the Department of Public Health Sciences, as well as the Associate Director of the Centre for Health Services and Policy Research at Queen’s University. She is also the Academic Lead for the Canadian Disability Policy Alliance, an association of academic, community, and policy partners committed to understanding and enhancing disability policy in Canada. Dr.

Heather Castleden

vandusen — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 20:22:47 +0000

The six “Rs” for Healing Our Relationships with Each Other and the Land, Water, and Air Around Us

Climate change is the defining issue of our time. Although we are making strides in lessening the impact humans have on the Earth, western science can neither eliminate climate change impacts nor enable us to fully adapt to this new normal. As Canada Research Chair in Reconciling Relations for Health, Environments, and Communities, Dr. Heather Castleden is looking to other knowledge systems to help us mend the damage we have done.

Richard Birtwhistle and Big Data: Transforming Medicine

vandusen — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 19:03:17 +0000

Richard Birtwhistle is a professor in the Queen’s Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, the director of the university’s Centre for Studies in Primary Care, and the chair and principal investigator of the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN). The network collects patient information stored in electronic medical records (EMR) of primary care practitioners across Canada. Using complex algorithms, CPCSSN brings the data from these different EMR systems together into a consistent format. This enables researchers to use those data to answer questions about the incidence and treatment of diabetes, hypertension, depression, chronic obstructive lung disease, osteoarthritis and other chronic diseases that Canadian family physicians commonly deal with.

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