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January 6, 2011
Controlling asthma
With winter keeping many low-income earners homebound, a new study on asthma is timely. Published in the January 2011 issue of the American Journal of Health, the study, co-authored by SFU health scientist Tim Takaro, suggests that improvements in home design and construction can actually prevent asthma. The latest findings follow a previously published study led by Takaro which demonstrated that environmentally friendly homes are often more effective than medicine in reducing asthma in children. He says exploring means to prevent asthma would be more effective than pouring money into new designer drugs.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/asthma-its-more-than-just-a-wheezing-nuisance/article1856083/
Tim Takaro, 778.782.7186; ttakaro@sfu.ca
Drop in dropouts, but still a concern
A new study by SFU public policy professor John Richards for the C.D. Howe Institute shows that while Canada has made progress in lowering high school dropout rates (with B.C. claiming the lowest dropout rate in Canada) worrisome trends remain – more males are quitting school – as does a growing need for new initiatives to help more vulnerable students. Richards is available to provide his assessment of the findings.
To access the report: http://www.cdhowe.org/index.cfm
John Richards, 778.782.5250; jrichards@sfu.ca
With winter keeping many low-income earners homebound, a new study on asthma is timely. Published in the January 2011 issue of the American Journal of Health, the study, co-authored by SFU health scientist Tim Takaro, suggests that improvements in home design and construction can actually prevent asthma. The latest findings follow a previously published study led by Takaro which demonstrated that environmentally friendly homes are often more effective than medicine in reducing asthma in children. He says exploring means to prevent asthma would be more effective than pouring money into new designer drugs.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/asthma-its-more-than-just-a-wheezing-nuisance/article1856083/
Tim Takaro, 778.782.7186; ttakaro@sfu.ca
Drop in dropouts, but still a concern
A new study by SFU public policy professor John Richards for the C.D. Howe Institute shows that while Canada has made progress in lowering high school dropout rates (with B.C. claiming the lowest dropout rate in Canada) worrisome trends remain – more males are quitting school – as does a growing need for new initiatives to help more vulnerable students. Richards is available to provide his assessment of the findings.
To access the report: http://www.cdhowe.org/index.cfm
John Richards, 778.782.5250; jrichards@sfu.ca