You are invited to check out the October issue of Healthe-news, a
newsletter of the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta.

 

In this issue: 

 

Advancing cancer prevention and control with biostatistics - Cancer is a
disease that touches all of us. The Canadian Cancer Society estimates
that there will be 166,400 new cases of cancer and 73,800 cancer-related
deaths in Canada this year. Yutaka Yasui, a professor of biostatistics
in the School of Public Health, and his team are collaborating with
researchers to improve the early detection and prevention of cancer.

 

Celebrating success in injury control - It has gone through
restructuring, name changes, and new leadership over the years. The
Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research (ACICR) - which recently
celebrated its 10th anniversary - has evolved and expanded its mandate
to include the full continuum of injury control from injury prevention
to trauma services to rehabilitation.

 

Uncovering GIS potential in public health - You may not realize it, but
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) touch our lives daily. With this
technology - developed over the past 30 years - utility companies can
manage, distribute, and deliver services; wood product companies can
maintain sound forest management practices; school districts can plan
facilities for growing populations; and farmers and farm cooperatives
can better manage crop fertilization and output.

 

Student honoured for grassroots approach to service - Arif Alibhai takes
the Muslim call to service seriously. Along with public health-sciences
professor Walter Kipp, he has devoted his life to helping Ugandans
distribute anti-retroviral drugs in a remote district of the country.

 

Mental health and the beginning of life - The bigger the better. While
we don't usually apply this to babies, it appears that bigger is in fact
better when it comes to birthweight and mental health. A recent study
found that low birthweight carries significant risk for depression and
anxiety later in life.

 

Mental health and addictions - Diseases that threaten our physical
health tend to be the ones that make the headlines. Yet most of us
recognize intuitively that our mental health is just as important to our
well-being.

 

TD gift strengthens interdisciplinary health education at U of A - The
University of Alberta announced a gift of $1 million from TD Bank
Financial Group on Wednesday, to provide financial support for
health-science students at the university through the creation of eight
scholarships and a research fund that will focus on interdisciplinary
health care.

 

 

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Donna Richardson
Manager, Faculty Communications

 

School of Public Health, University of Alberta

5-10 University Terrace, 8303 - 112 Street

Edmonton, AB, T6G 2T4, Canada

 

Phone: 780 492-1386

Fax: 780 492-9579

 

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