Emma Apatu receives fellowship to transform MPH Program to meet workforce needs

July 15, 2020

Emma Apatu, Director of McMaster's Master of Public Health Program (MPH) and co-investigators Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Joel Tiller and Sarah Neil-Sztramko have been awarded a Leadership in Teaching and Learning Fellowship from McMaster's MacPherson Institute for "Transforming the Master of Public Health Program to Meet Workforce Needs".

CHEPA members to evaluate the economics of a Canadian paramedic-led model of palliative care in the home

March 4, 2020

A team of CHEPA members (Jean-Éric Tarride, Michel Grignon, Hsien Seow, Feng Xie and Gordon Blackhouse) has been selected by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC) to conduct an economic evaluation and a budget impact analysis of a program that trains paramedics to provide palliative care in the homes of Canadians requiring urgent palliative services.

Research will use emojis to measure children's perception of their health

February 24, 2020

Lisa Schwartz is co- Principal Investigator, with Dr. Melissa Parker of McMaster’s Department of Pediatrics, on a project awarded a $100,000 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Catalyst grant for Patient-Oriented Research for a study entitled “Circle of Emotions: Refining a Novel Emoji-Based Tool to Measure Children's Experiences.”

Kapiriri receives CIHR funds to support 'last mile' adolescent research project

February 24, 2020

Lydia Kapiriri is Principal Investigator on a project entitled “Reaching "last mile" adolescent populations to support equitable sexual and reproductive health and rights in Uganda” which has been awarded a $20,000 CIHR Planning and Dissemination grant.

New research will study cardio-metabolic health consequences of late preterm birth

February 10, 2020

Laura Anderson is the Principal Investigator on a three-year CIHR Project grant to study “Late preterm birth and cardiometabolic outcomes in children and young adults: Identifying opportunities for early life interventions.” She will lead a team of co-investigators from McMaster on the project

Vanstone to lead research on informing cannabis use in pregnancy

February 10, 2020

GSU awards for Sweetman, Martens

November 14, 2019

Arthur Sweetman and Terry Martens were honoured by Master’s Graduate Student Association on Nov. 14, 2019 for outstanding work. Sweetman received the The President’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision, while Martens was presented with the Graduate Student Award for Contributions by Non-Academic Staff.

John Lavis elected CAHS Fellow

October 2, 2019

CHEPA member Dr. John Lavis, director of the McMaster Health Forum, has been made a fellow in the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS).

New research seeks to identify effective ways to improve road safety for seniors, cyclists

August 13, 2019

The effectiveness of interventions geared to helping municipal and provincial governments improve road safety for cyclists and pedestrians – particularly seniors – is the focus of new research to be led by former CHEPA director Michel Grignon, funded by a one-year $40,000 MIRA/Labarge Centre for Mobility in Aging (LCMA) Catalyst Grant.