2017 News

SFU Health Sciences invites all applicants to our Master of Public Health (MPH) program to an informational webinar on Tuesday, January 24 from 2:00pm to 3:30pm (PST).

Master of Public Health students with guest speaker Stephen Smith, Director, Social/ Emotional Health & Resiliency, Population & Public Health Division, BC Ministry of Health.

A new study by SFU health sciences PhD candidate Allison Carter reveals that the more time young Canadian women spends using the Internet, the more likely they are dissatisfied with their bodies.

SFU Health Sciences held a webinar to introduce its Master in Public Health (MPH) program and to answer questions from potential students.

Health sciences professor Jeremy Snyder explores the ethical issues surrounding medical crowdfunding, including issues of fraud and misinformation, fairness, perpetuating systemic injustice, efficient use of the funds raised, privacy, and shifting the valuation of health care.

SFU health sciences professor Kanna Hayashi, an internationally recognized substance-use epidemiologist and a human-rights advocate for people who use drugs, is the inaugural St. Paul’s Hospital Chair in Substance Use Research.

SFU health sciences students enrolled in a course on community and health service take to the streets in Surrey as volunteers for Metro Vancouver's Homeless Count.

Biostatistician Lawrence McCandless and children’s environmental health expert Bruce Lanphear are working together to examine the impact of widespread exposure to environmental contaminants during pregnancy on preterm births.

According to SFU health sciences professor Kelley Lee, the number of tobacco smokers worldwide is likely to rise further with Asian tobacco companies poised to enter the global market.