Dozens of Western faculty and students across all disciplines are tying together threads that link global health with ethics, education, equity, ecology and economics. Through the new Global Health Equity Hub, researchers are sharing more holistic insig …
Health Studies
Study: ‘Loyalty points’ can fuel physical activity
Relatively small financial incentives – as little as pennies a day – and goal-setting can increase physical activity, according to a Western-led study published today in the journal JMIR mHealth and uHealth.
Study eyes gap in aiding fall-prone seniors
A newly published study shows London-area paramedics are spending at least a month’s worth of time each year literally picking up seniors who have called emergency services after a fall.
Proposing cutting-edged solutions to combat health inequities
The Health Care Challenge is a student competition run by the Health Studies Students’ Association (HSSA) where Health Sciences students – in tandem with students from Psychology, Geography, BMOS and Ivey Business School – present proposals about building a resilient...
Western celebrates top teaching talent
Eighteen winners, representing five different faculties, have been awarded Western’s highest honours for inspiring active and deep learning. This year’s winners join a company of teachers nearly a quarter-century strong.
Competition to design resilient health systems
In its fourth year, The Health Care Challenge – a student competition run by the Health Studies Students’ Association (HSSA) – is gearing up to tackle the issue of resiliency in health-care systems. On Saturday, students from the Faculty of Health Sciences – in tandem...
Caregiver support, training at heart of initiative
Marie Savundranayagam wants to dispel the notion that ‘person-centered care’ is merely a patient-focused approach. In health-care settings, she stressed, both the patient and their caregiver must figure into the equation. And it’s this patient-caregiver relationship...
Smaller cities offer different insights into sex work
Treena Orchard believes the size of the city should not matter for sex workers seeking a safer, healthier environment. And now, after wrapping her most recent study, the Health Studies professor hopes communities across southwestern Ontario will evolve how they help...
Scholars named among Royal Society elite
Eight Western professors have been named among the nation’s top scholars in the arts, humanities and sciences by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), including six newly named Fellows and two New Scholars. James Grier, Paul Potter, Gregor Reid, David Shoesmith, Xueliang...
Lab accelerates aging process for understanding
Health Studies professor Aleksandra Zecevic decided to take a risk with her Aging Body course. In order to realize the impact of the physiological changes of aging, she challenged her third-year students to create a mobile simulation lab.
Postdoctoral scholar looks to ease pain of millions
Amanda Ali doesn’t mince words when it comes to her work within the Faculty of Health Sciences. “The goal is to reduce the burden of osteoarthritis.”
Research teams backed with nearly $20 million
Western and Lawson Health Research Institute researchers recently received a financial boost from the Government of Ontario as 20 projects are now being backed by the Ontario Research Fund (ORF).
Zecevic earns Brightspace Innovation Award
Health Studies professor Aleksandra Zecevic has been named one of five North American winners of the 2015 Brightspace Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning, the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) and D2L announced this week. The annual...
Study: ‘Loyalty points’ can fuel physical activity
Relatively small financial incentives – as little as pennies a day – and goal-setting can increase physical activity, according to a Western-led study published today in the journal JMIR mHealth and uHealth.
Study eyes gap in aiding fall-prone seniors
A newly published study shows London-area paramedics are spending at least a month’s worth of time each year literally picking up seniors who have called emergency services after a fall.
Proposing cutting-edged solutions to combat health inequities
The Health Care Challenge is a student competition run by the Health Studies Students’ Association (HSSA) where Health Sciences students – in tandem with students from Psychology, Geography, BMOS and Ivey Business School – present proposals about building a resilient...
Western celebrates top teaching talent
Eighteen winners, representing five different faculties, have been awarded Western’s highest honours for inspiring active and deep learning. This year’s winners join a company of teachers nearly a quarter-century strong.
Competition to design resilient health systems
In its fourth year, The Health Care Challenge – a student competition run by the Health Studies Students’ Association (HSSA) – is gearing up to tackle the issue of resiliency in health-care systems. On Saturday, students from the Faculty of Health Sciences – in tandem...
Caregiver support, training at heart of initiative
Marie Savundranayagam wants to dispel the notion that ‘person-centered care’ is merely a patient-focused approach. In health-care settings, she stressed, both the patient and their caregiver must figure into the equation. And it’s this patient-caregiver relationship...
Smaller cities offer different insights into sex work
Treena Orchard believes the size of the city should not matter for sex workers seeking a safer, healthier environment. And now, after wrapping her most recent study, the Health Studies professor hopes communities across southwestern Ontario will evolve how they help...
Scholars named among Royal Society elite
Eight Western professors have been named among the nation’s top scholars in the arts, humanities and sciences by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), including six newly named Fellows and two New Scholars. James Grier, Paul Potter, Gregor Reid, David Shoesmith, Xueliang...
Lab accelerates aging process for understanding
Health Studies professor Aleksandra Zecevic decided to take a risk with her Aging Body course. In order to realize the impact of the physiological changes of aging, she challenged her third-year students to create a mobile simulation lab.
Postdoctoral scholar looks to ease pain of millions
Amanda Ali doesn’t mince words when it comes to her work within the Faculty of Health Sciences. “The goal is to reduce the burden of osteoarthritis.”
Research teams backed with nearly $20 million
Western and Lawson Health Research Institute researchers recently received a financial boost from the Government of Ontario as 20 projects are now being backed by the Ontario Research Fund (ORF).
Zecevic earns Brightspace Innovation Award
Health Studies professor Aleksandra Zecevic has been named one of five North American winners of the 2015 Brightspace Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning, the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) and D2L announced this week. The annual...