IMPACT AREA
COMMUNITIES
Research that improves the health of communities is an important focus in the Faculty of Health. Not only does it improve individual lives, allowing people to feel connected and supported, but it can also provide populations the resources they need to thrive.
Transformative justice
Between 84 and 92 per cent of unregistered Canadian frontline health-care workers are women, with a great majority being people of colour. They routinely face low wages, precarious employment, chronic stress, and they are vulnerable to race- and gender-based harm by colleagues, residents and family members.
IMPACT AREA
COMMUNITIES
Research that improves the health of communities is an important focus in the Faculty of Health. Not only does it improve individual lives, allowing people to feel connected and supported, but it can also provide populations the resources they need to thrive.
Food matters
Almost 70 per cent of hospital patients do not receive a replacement meal when one is missed – and 64 per cent have no appetite to begin with – increasing the risk of malnourishment in a setting where nutrition is paramount.
Youth and vaping
Teen vaping has overtaken teen smoking in Canada and has even introduced new ways to consume cannabis. While vaping may be a less harmful alternative to smoking for adult smokers, it presents potential new hazards for youth.
Transformative justice
Between 84 and 92 per cent of unregistered Canadian frontline health-care workers are women, with a great majority being people of colour. They routinely face low wages, precarious employment, chronic stress, and they are vulnerable to race- and gender-based harm by colleagues, residents and family members.
