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Health: focus on election, new SFU facility
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September 11, 2008
Health high on election – and SFU - priority list
Besides the environment and economy, many put health at the top of the public’s election priority list – and at SFU, a new facility will house researchers who are addressing some of the biggest issues in public and population health. Blusson Hall will officially open on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 11 a.m. The greenest building on campus, the $56.9 million facility will house SFU’s thriving Faculty of Health Sciences, whose researchers are setting new directions in the studies of infectious diseases, environmental health, mental health and addiction, and global health.
At 1:30 pm., an inaugural health symposium will focus on the challenges of children’s healthy development. Speakers include:
Dr. Fraser Mustard, founding member of McMaster University’s medical school and an advocate of the importance of early brain development for health, learning and quality of life;
Bruce Lanphear, SFU faculty of health sciences, whose research focuses on exposure to environmental toxicants and children’s development;
Charlotte Waddell, SFU faculty of health sciences, who studies children’s mental health prevention and policy.
Blusson Hall is located northeast of Strand Hall, across from parking lot E. There will be an opportunity to tour the new facility following the opening with faculty members Tim Takaro and Bruce Lanphear.
For more on the facility and an example of key researchers, see http://www.sfu.ca/pamr/media_releases/media_releases_archive/media_release09100802.html
NOTE TO EDITORS: To view the green features of Blusson Hall, which is adjacent to ASSC1, and for video footage, see: http://www.sfutv.ca/assc/
John O'Neil, dean, Faculty of Health Sciences: 778.782.5361; 604.306.4987 (cell); joneil@sfu.ca
Phil McCloy, Campus Planning: 778.782.3385; 604.644.2311 (cell); pmccloy@sfu.ca
Marianne Meadahl/Julie Ovenell-Carter, PAMR, 778.782.4323
Besides the environment and economy, many put health at the top of the public’s election priority list – and at SFU, a new facility will house researchers who are addressing some of the biggest issues in public and population health. Blusson Hall will officially open on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 11 a.m. The greenest building on campus, the $56.9 million facility will house SFU’s thriving Faculty of Health Sciences, whose researchers are setting new directions in the studies of infectious diseases, environmental health, mental health and addiction, and global health.
At 1:30 pm., an inaugural health symposium will focus on the challenges of children’s healthy development. Speakers include:
Dr. Fraser Mustard, founding member of McMaster University’s medical school and an advocate of the importance of early brain development for health, learning and quality of life;
Bruce Lanphear, SFU faculty of health sciences, whose research focuses on exposure to environmental toxicants and children’s development;
Charlotte Waddell, SFU faculty of health sciences, who studies children’s mental health prevention and policy.
Blusson Hall is located northeast of Strand Hall, across from parking lot E. There will be an opportunity to tour the new facility following the opening with faculty members Tim Takaro and Bruce Lanphear.
For more on the facility and an example of key researchers, see http://www.sfu.ca/pamr/media_releases/media_releases_archive/media_release09100802.html
NOTE TO EDITORS: To view the green features of Blusson Hall, which is adjacent to ASSC1, and for video footage, see: http://www.sfutv.ca/assc/
John O'Neil, dean, Faculty of Health Sciences: 778.782.5361; 604.306.4987 (cell); joneil@sfu.ca
Phil McCloy, Campus Planning: 778.782.3385; 604.644.2311 (cell); pmccloy@sfu.ca
Marianne Meadahl/Julie Ovenell-Carter, PAMR, 778.782.4323