Global experts are descending on Calgary to chew over the dilemma of poor nutrition at an event hosted by the O'Brien Institute and the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta. More info
 
 
In The News
Announcements
Legal pot isn't a public health or safety threat, researchers tell Senate 
Multiple outlets

Seeking submissions on climate change for special edition of PHAC journal 
     

     
There is little evidence to suggest legal pot is a threat, according to a report co-written by  Dr. Rebecca Haines-Saah, PhD. More in  Global News, The Conversation and The Globe and Mail.
 
The Public Health Agency of Canada's journal Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada is calling for letters of intent by June 29.  More info
Film hopes to prevent patients from falling through the cracks 
CBC Radio 

Canadian Common CV Workshop for NSERC applicants
     

     
Dr. Ward Flemons, MD, talks about his instrumental role behind 'Falling Through the Cracks: Greg's Story,' the Alberta-made film that's educating med students and the public. Listen
 
UCalgary Research Services will lead a hands-on workshop to introduce discovery grant applicants to the NSERC template of the Canadian Common CV. The workshop is July 25. More info

Calgary's sidewalk network full of missing links affecting health of newcomers
The Star Calgary 



Got an idea for the META Workshop Series?
     

     
Dr. Suzanne Goopy, PhD, shows what new Calgarians have to endure as pedestrians in areas with poor sidewalk infrastructure through her Empathetic Cultural Mapping project. Read more
 
The Moving Evidence To Action workshop series is seeking presenters in the areas of knowledge synthesis, KT and implementation science. Deadline is July 27. Read more


 
 

Good Reads
Funding Opportunities

The timely and tragic lessons to be learned from celebrity suicides The Globe and Mail

 

U.S. farmers already  at high risk of suicide face pressure from tariffs Albert Lea Tribune 

 

Every time I though the Purdue Pharma OxyContin story was over, I was wrong New York Times

 

There's an epidemic of bogus health claims online, and no easy cure CBC

 

Joining the Big Data dots on Indigenous health policy Pursuit

Impact of Regulatory Policies on the Patient-Physician Relationship
 Deadline: June 27
 
Alberta Innovates 2018 Training and Early Career Development competitions
Submission deadline: Sept. 7
 
ArcticNet Cycle III (2019-2024)
Application deadline: November 13
 
 
Events

Inspiring Solutions Together: Impacting Obesity Through Research and Community

Canada's Food Guide and A Healthier Canada Through Effective Nutrition Policy
     

     
What: Canadian Obesity Network Calgary Chapter research showcase 
When: June 15
Where: Theatre 3, HSC

 
What: O'Brien/Libin nutrition policy forum
When: June 18-19
Where: UCalgary Downtown Campus
Digital Connections and Divides: Shaping Smart Cities and Healthy Cities

Gun Violence and Injury Prevention Advocacy: The Surgeon's  Perspective
     

     
What: O'brien Institute symposium
When: June 22
Where: Theatre 4, HSC
 
What: EQuIS and O'Brien Institute Symposium
When: August 13
Where: Theatre 1, HSC
 
 
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The O'Brien Institute for Public Health at the University of Calgary supports excellence in population health and health services research, while realizing the benefits of such research by using that knowledge to inform community, policy and health practice stakeholders. 

The Institute's membership includes more than 450 multidisciplinary researchers from 13 Cumming School of Medicine departments and nine other University of Calgary faculties, such as Nursing, Veterinary Medicine, Kinesiology and Arts; health professionals in Alberta Health Services, and; research users and policy makers from municipal and provincial institutions. As an Institute, we share a vision of "Better health and health care" reflecting our two priority research areas of Improved Population Health and Enhanced Health Systems Performance. 

The Institute's success in brokering broader external relationships, with provincial and national interest groups, policy makers, research agencies, the media, philanthropists, and community stakeholders, further extends the reach and impact of our members' significant research outputs.