Manitoba Centre for Health Policy News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
First Nations infants have ‘staggering’ rate of involvement with Child and Family Services, Manitoba study finds
June 12, 2024 —
First Nations infants have an exceptionally high rate of contact with Child and Family Services (CFS) compared to other Manitoba infants, a study jointly led by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) First Nations Family Advocate Office (FNFAO) and University of Manitoba researchers has found.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
CBC Manitoba: ‘Staggering’ rate of First Nations newborns involved in Manitoba child welfare system: study
June 12, 2024 —
'Staggering' rate of First Nations newborns involved in Manitoba child welfare system: study
CBC: Mix of health-care providers help long COVID patients as researchers work to understand condition
June 2, 2022 —
Long COVID 'has significant impact on both patients … and health-care providers,' researcher says
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM researcher probes data on marital status and young moms’ health
March 10, 2022 —
Dr. Marcelo Urquia has published a U.S. data study on whether marriage is associated with beneficial or detrimental health effects in mothers under age 18.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
New study finds COVID-19 hotspots in Canadian urban centres
February 14, 2022 —
A new study shows hotspots of COVID-19 infections in Canadian cities across four provinces, linked to occupation, income, housing and proxies for structural racism
Global News: University of Manitoba team receives $202,000 grant to study ‘long COVID’
November 16, 2021 —
'This (study) is about understanding what’s coming in the next six months to years around what our health system will face the more these people who have had COVID infection may go on to long COVID'
Population health pioneer inducted into Medical Hall of Fame
September 29, 2021 —
Professor Emerita Dr. Noralou P. Roos is being recognized for unlocking the potential of big data systems analysis to clarify the social determinants of health, helping inform effective policies in support of universal health care
Research and International
Meet Elizabeth Wall-Wieler, the new UM Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Population Data Analytics and Data Duration.
December 16, 2020 —
Improving outcomes for maternal and child health
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Rate of children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes rises over 50% over last 10 years, MCHP study finds
September 22, 2020 —
Once thought of as a disease affecting mainly older adults, type 2 diabetes has been on the rise among younger people in Manitoba.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Manitoba’s primary care predictions near target in 2020, MHCP report says
August 18, 2020 —
Manitoba has over 1,800 primary care providers caring for its population, which is remarkably close to what the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) predicted would be needed by 2020 in a study released 15 years ago.