Simon Fraser University
Wednesday October 19, 2011
Are You at Risk? Ethnic and Environmental Determinants of Heart Disease.
Synopsis:
It is accepted that if people live in areas with contaminated water and/or near industrial complexes that their health may suffer, but can living in a neighborhood with no sidewalks impact our health? What about living in areas with no grocery stores? Conversely, are there environments that can lead to better health? Dr. Scott Lear will discuss ideas about how where we live and what lifestyle we participate in affects our risk for disease.
Speaker:
Dr. Scott Lear
Pfizer/Heart and Stroke Foundation Chair in Cardiovascular Prevention Research and CIHR New Investigator
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Physiology & Kinesiology and Faculty of Health Science
Simon Fraser University
Are You at Risk? Ethnic and Environmental Determinants of Heart Disease.
Synopsis:
It is accepted that if people live in areas with contaminated water and/or near industrial complexes that their health may suffer, but can living in a neighborhood with no sidewalks impact our health? What about living in areas with no grocery stores? Conversely, are there environments that can lead to better health? Dr. Scott Lear will discuss ideas about how where we live and what lifestyle we participate in affects our risk for disease.
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Speaker:
Dr. Scott Lear
Pfizer/Heart and Stroke Foundation Chair in Cardiovascular Prevention Research and CIHR New Investigator
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Physiology & Kinesiology and Faculty of Health Science
Simon Fraser University