ATTENTION: Assignment editors, health, research and science reporters
For immediate release - 2009-18
OTTAWA (June 4, 2009) -Factors such as where you live, where you work and how much money you make can affect your health and well-being. People who experience poor economic and social conditions may be physically, psychologically and socially limited, and have difficulty achieving personal aspirations, satisfying needs, and coping with the environment.
In response to today's report from the Senate Subcommittee on Population Health, CIHR-funded researchers are available to discuss how we can reduce health inequities and improve health through population health interventions.
What is a population health intervention?
Dr. Nancy Edwards, Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Population and Public Health (Ottawa)
Preventing chronic diseases; a vital investment!
Dr. Gilles Paradis, CIHR-funded researcher from McGill University (Montreal)
How we can all benefit from training in population health intervention research
Dr. Patricia Joan Martens, CIHR-funded researcher from the University of Manitoba (Winnipeg)
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The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is the Government of Canada's agency for health research. CIHR's mission is to create new scientific knowledge and to catalyze its translation into improved health, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened Canadian health-care system. Composed of 13 Institutes, CIHR provides leadership and support to more than 13,000 health researchers and trainees across Canada.
To schedule an interview, please contact:
David Coulombe
CIHR Media Specialist
Office: 613-941-4563
Cellphone: 613-808-7526
Fax: 613-954-6653
Email: mediarelations@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
