How international opponents to fluoridation are attacking Dr. Lindsay McLaren over her research into its cessation in Calgary: 'There's an aggressiveness I've never experienced.' Read more
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Sen. Unger relies on incomplete representation to argue against legalization
The Hill Times
O'Brien Institute member Dr. Tom Feasby awarded the Order of Canada
O'Brien Institute member
Rebecca Haines-Saah doesn't mince words in her co-written response to Senator Betty Unger, who argues Bill C45 (the Cannabis Act) will not achieve its objectives and should be defeated.
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One of the "incredible Canadians" named to the Order of Canada is Dr. Tom Feasby, a member of the Strategic Advisory Board at the O'Brien Institute, professor of neurology and former dean of UCalgary's Faculty of Medicine.
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This flu season most severe city has seen, says Calgary Emergency Department head
CBC Calgary
Five O'Brien Institute researchers take it to the next level with catalyst funding
Executive member
Dr. Eddy Lang updates the influenza situation in Calgary, which is
experiencing one of its most severe flu seasons the city has ever seen. Read more
An elite group of academics, all members of the O'Brien Institute, are splitting nearly $100,000 in funding, money awarded as part of a catalyst competition supporting the institute's Vulnerable Populations Research Program. Read more
Gaps in health care launch parent on journey to transform services for Indigenous children
UToday
Canadian Journal of Public Health call for papers: Why Public Health Matters Today
The Canadian Journal of Public Health invites submissions to a special section on why public health matters today. It explores, and provides evidence for, the value of public health to Canada. Tap here for more information.
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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.
