Community Health Sciences
Advancing Health with Communities.
At the Department of Community Health Sciences, our North Star is Healthy Societies.
Public health emergencies, explosive changes in technology and deepening health inequities are just some of the community health challenges of today. By pursuing meaningful research, reimagining education and creating with communities, we are taking action.
University News
A life reimagined: How Franci Sterzer is transforming adversity into impact
After an accident left her paralyzed, Franci Sterzer pursued new possibilities in education and entrepreneurship with UCalgary
New clinical trial begins in Calgary to improve stroke care in Canada
UCalgary research selected by CIHR to investigate a drug designed to protect brain cells after an ischemic stroke
Sonja Wicklum and Stephen B. Wilton appointed to lead Planetary Health at the Cumming School of Medicine
Appointments effective December 1, 2024
Six UCalgary faculty among Canada's 100 Most Powerful Women
List includes scientific director of the O’Brien Institute for Public Health
UCalgary scientists help solve a problem in the developing world
Researchers create a new vaccine to protect cattle from a devastating disease
UCalgary researchers help preserve future fertility options for children impacted by cancer
Next to survival, fertility is the No. 1 concern for young patients and their parents