New research from Tim Takaro and Jaclyn Parks shows that frequent exposure to common household cleaning products can increase a child’s risk of developing asthma.
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Simon Fraser University research associate Julia Smith and her team will expand their work to identify and document the gendered dynamics of COVID-19 and gaps in preparedness and response.
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FHS assistant professor Kanna Hayashi was awarded a CIHR grant to evaluate overdose and COVID-19 prevention efforts of expanded prescription guidelines for opioid agonist therapy and pandemic prescribing.
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FHS graduate students Khumoekae Richard and Cole Schonhofer, acting as the lead authors for their publication, screened 216 compounds from the pan-African Natural Products Library for the ability to reverse HIV-1 latency in cells.
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COVID-19 will have significant mental health consequences for B.C. children and youth, a report by SFU's Children’s Health Policy Centre finds.
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Gisele Umviligihozo, FHS PhD candidate and SANTHE scholar, has published a commentary on the impact of COVID-19 entitled "Sub-Saharan Africa preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic: A perspective of early career African scientists.”
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FHS professor Travis Salway and his collaborators surveyed and interviewed over 9,000 LGBTQ2+ individuals, finding 1 in 10 had experienced so-called “conversion therapy”. The team is using their data to advocate for legislation, education, and supports to address ongoing conversion therapy in Canada.
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LINKING RESEARCH AND TEACHING
The Faculty's six major research challenge areas are diverse but united by core themes: to improve health and reduce health inequities locally, nationally and globally with a commitment to social justice.
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