Investigators from the Children's Health Policy Centre at the Faculty of Health Sciences suggest that early intervention programs could help middle schoolers build mental health resiliency and reduce reliance on substances in later life
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Having more positive childhood experiences is associated with lower levels of depression and anxiety, and better life satisfaction and mental health.
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The Bridge Research Consortium (BRC), based in the Faculty of Health Sciences, has received over $422,000 from the BC Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF).
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FHS PhD candidate Amanda Rowlands won the Phyllis Eveleth Award for outstanding poster presentation at the recent 2024 meeting of the Human Biology Association in Los Angeles
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A systemic review led by FHS MSc candidate Ashmita Grewal and FHS Assistant Professor Kiffer Card has found that home prices can positively and negatively impact health outcomes
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FHS professor Meghan Winters and her REsearch and ACtion for Healthy Cities (REACH-Cities) team consulted with more than 100 Surrey, BC residents during the summer of 2023 to discuss whether 15 minute neighbourhoods would be desirable and functional.
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FHS Assistant Professor Krista Stelkia will be bringing the BC Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (BC NEIHR) to SFU. Stelkia is the Nominated Principal Investigator for the BC network.
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FHS assistant professor Travis Salway led a study which found that sexual minorities experience a greater burden of mental health and substance use conditions, despite policy and legislative advances.
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FHS associate professor William Hsiao and SFU Knowledge Mobilization director (and FHS alumnus) Lupin Battersby will each be co-leading a national genomics hub, thanks to funding from Genome Canada and matching funding from project partners.
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Investigators from the Children's Health Policy Centre at the Faculty of Health Sciences suggest that early intervention programs could help middle schoolers build mental health resiliency and reduce reliance on substances in later life
learn more
Having more positive childhood experiences is associated with lower levels of depression and anxiety, and better life satisfaction and mental health.
learn more
The Faculty's six major research challenge areas are diverse but united by core themes: to improve health and reduce health inequities locally, nationally and globally with a commitment to social justice.