Med student Kirrat Ahmad's poster using SPHERU See Us, Hear Us 2.0 survey data to explore child, youth and family mental health in the 2nd year of the COVID pandemic came in second at the Dean's Research Day Poster contest! Way to go, Kirrat! spheru.ca/documents/suhu…

Congrats to SPHERU Director Nazeem Muhajarine who was recently made a fellow with the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences - he's pictured here with CAHS President Marie-France Raynault at the induction ceremony of fellows on Oct. 24th in Ottawa. Photo credit: Wellington Imagery

Two papers with @martineshareck @pretentious_git and team. These papers report on scoping reviews of measures for walkability/bikeability AND green/blue space for equity analysis. 1. Walkability/bikeability: doi.org/10.1080/237488… 2. Blue/Green Space: doi.org/10.1080/237488…

It's SPHERU Director Dr. Muhajarine's 29th (?!? okay... maybe 30th...😜) birthday! If you see this young man around campus, be sure to wish him well! #USask

A team led by SPHERU’s @CherylACamillo and Nazeem Muhajarine recently published an article in Health Affairs - Impact Of Provincial Proof- Of-Vaccination Policies On Age-Specific First-Dose Uptake Of COVID-19 Vaccines In Canada healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.13… #uregina #usask #COVID

Congrats to Md Sabbir Ahmed on his convocation! A SPHERU researcher, Sabbir recently completed his Master's of Science in Community & Population Health Science. Well done! 👨‍🎓

"For more than three decades, Dr. Cheryl Camillo has been involved in understanding, developing, and implementing solutions to real-world social policy and governance challenges." schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/news-events/ne…

EMERGENCY FUNDRAISER! With our CEBA loan coming due January 18, Prairie Dog and its Saskatoon sister paper, Planet S have reached a crisis point. Both papers WILL DIE THIS MONTH without generous financial support. Please consider donating to our GoFundMe. gofund.me/e44494a1

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Dr. Muhajarine and his team have released their latest report: Acceptability of built environment interventions to improve healthy eating and physical activity among city dwellers in Saskatchewan - Cities & Health: Vol 0, No 0 tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

SPHERU researchers Nazeem Muhajarine and Akram Mahani (in collab with the City of Regina and the Saskatchewan Health Authority) are working to make Canadian cities healthier. Check out their Conversation Canada article released today: theconversation.com/new-study-reve…

Community update on our project: People, Places, Policies, Prospects: Affordable Rental Housing for Those in Greatest Need. Shared findings on rental housing type and health outcomes of the tenants living in Canada. SPHERU CMHC

As part of a CIHR funded project, Akram Mahani and her team hosted a 1-day policy dialogue bringing together 60 stakeholders to discuss using collaboration to improve outcomes for vulnerable children and youth. Check out the report shared at the event: tinyurl.com/FosteringSyner…

Living with #dementia is difficult, for both those with the disease and their caregivers. Dr. Bonnie Jeffery, U of R researcher SPHERU, is working to provide much-needed support, especially for those in rural areas of #SK. University of Regina Faculty of Social Work | Dementia Supports in Rural Saskatchewan | RaDAR

Many of SPHERU's researchers have contributed to this valuable work ensuring Canadian kids have access to good food at school! 🍎 globalnews.ca/news/10395076/…

A SPHERU-led research team is developing a comprehensive program to "improve education, treatment, infrastructure, and service for sexual, reproductive health and rights of girls and young women in Mozambique." news.usask.ca/articles/resea…

Check out the final report from SPHERU's Rural Healthcare in Saskatchewan team --- changes to SK's healthcare system in recent years have raised concerns for practitioners and patients across the province spheru.ca/documents/heal…

Really enjoyed speaking to @maddidellplain for Healthy Debate on where we are with global vaccine equity. healthydebate.ca/2024/09/topic/…

#ICYMI Renowned author and journalist, Gwynne Dyer will be visiting U of Saskatchewan on October 1 and giving a talk on his new book, "Intervention Earth: Life-Saving Ideas from the World's Top Climate Engineers"! There is no cost to attend. Get your tickets here: uregina.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6h…

#ICYMI open to all U of Saskatchewan students! Join renowned author, Gwynne Dyer, for an Ask Me Anything session on 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙒𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚. Free to attend! Oct. 1, 1pm USask GSA Commons. Register here: tinyurl.com/dyerusaskama