Community Health Sciences News Archive

Building equitable AI for public health
January 17, 2020 —
Training next generation to close gap in AI and health inequalities

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
First Addictions Awareness Day advocates for ending stigma around addiction
December 2, 2019 —
A new event on campus is aiming to spread awareness and reduce stigma around addiction and substance abuse.

Gold Leaf Prize recognizes excellence
May 23, 2019 —
Professor Tracie Afifi, an international child maltreatment and mental health researcher, and advocate for children’s rights, has received the Gold Leaf Prize for Outstanding Achievements by an Early Career Investigator

U of M’s Evelyn Forget selected for Donner Prize shortlist
April 2, 2019 —
As the Donner Canadian Foundation has announced, Evelyn Forget an economist and professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba, has made the short list for the Donner Prize

Research and International
Seven U of M research projects funded by CFI
March 14, 2019 —
More than $1.1 million in support of seven U of M research projects in areas such as disease, food processing and supercomputers

The Conversation: No vacation? Find serenity with these five financial wellness tips
February 27, 2019 —
Have you been thinking about money lately? Wondering where to find more?

The Conversation: Fighting tuberculosis: Databases are new and powerful weapons
January 30, 2019 —
'Partnerships with communities most impacted by TB are essential to ending TB through earlier diagnosis'

The Conversation: Huge disparities in C-sections highlights inequalities in healthcare
January 18, 2019 —
Because they can save women’s and infants’ lives, C-sections should be universally accessible, but they aren't

CBC: Future 40 Under 40
November 19, 2018 —
CBC is doing its annual Future 40 under 40 and like always, U of M community members are a part of it.

Risky communications
September 24, 2018 —
Michelle Driedger is fascinated by the power of communication and knowledge translation and the effect that they have on public health policy and public trust