Program


This is Public Health™ Week took place November 4 to 8, 2019. It featured a series of events that celebrate both the history of public health and the innovations in research and practice of our own School community.


Monday, November 4
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

The costly issue of a sugar tax | Who wins?
 L1-190 ECHA
Tuesday, November 5
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Concurrent oral presentations
 Substance use | 4-001 ECHA
Global, Indigenous and environmental health | 4-036 ECHA
Health services, culture and sleep | 4-099 ECHA
Wednesday, November 6
Noon - 1 p.m. Concurrent oral presentations
 Nutrition and health | 4-001 ECHA
Health informatics | 4-036 ECHA
Infectious disease and oral health | 4-099 ECHA
Thursday, November 7
Noon - 1 p.m.
5 - 6 p.m.		 Poster presentations
 Second floor Main Street ECHA
6 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.

This is Public Health™ lecture
 Hot planet, cool heads: Health in a changing climate

Featuring Associate Professor Sherilee Harper

2-190 ECHA

Please note: Reception will take place from 5 - 6 p.m.
Friday, November 8
Noon - 1 p.m.

Community celebration of excellence

  • This is Public Health™ Week Douglas R. Wilson Awards
  • School of Public Health Staff Award
  • Diversity and Inclusion Action Group Diversity Champion Award
  • School of Public Health Students' Association Teaching Awards

3-300 ECHA

(Light snacks provided.)

Contact

For more information, please contact:

Rachel Harper
Communications and Alumni Associate
P: 780-492-4645
E: rachel.harper@ualberta.ca

Key dates

July 15 - Abstract submission site opens
September 19 - Abstract submission site closes
October 3 - Notification of abstract review decisions
October 7 - Registration opens to School of Public Health community
October 21 - Registration opens to the UAlberta community
October 30 - Registration closes
November 4-8 - This is Public Health™ Week