1. health and fitness

YORK UNIVERSITY’S FACULTY OF HEALTH
What is the solution to
the looming crisis in health care?
30,000
alumni
O
H
W
E
W
E
R
A
YORK UNIVERSITY’S FACULTY OF HEALTH
9,000
BELIEVES ONE KEY TO THE ANSWER IS TO
undergraduate & graduate students
KEEP MORE PEOPLE HEALTHIER, LONGER.
400
APPROACHES TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCE.
1
OUR EMPHASIS IS PREVENTION FIRST,
vision
redefining and advancing health
and human science
THEN CARE WHEN NEEDED – TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE’S LIVES, AND MAKE
We govern ourselves with these values: excellence & integrity; respect & diversity; innovation & creativity;
collaboration & responsive partnership; and leadership & action.
Our goals are:
•
•
•
•
•
To enhance the student experience
To generate innovative research that makes a difference
To connect with communities, local and global
To continuously develop our faculty and staff
To create state-of-the-art facilities for research and learning
For more information contact:
Harvey A. Skinner PhD, CPsych, FCAHS, Founding Dean, Faculty of Health, York University,
HNES Room 426, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M3J 1P3
416 736 5124 [email protected] www.yorku.ca/health
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Our service engages and supports the University, as well as local, regional and national
communities and global partners.
HOW CAN WE RETHINK APPROACHES TO COMPLEX HEALTH ISSUES?
By bringing together innovative thinkers with
different viewpoints, York University’s Faculty
of Health is leading the way to answers.
The Faculty of Health integrates four
academic units with varying perspectives:
•School of Health Policy & Management
•School of Kinesiology & Health Science
•School of Nursing
•Department of Psychology
No university in Canada combines these
strengths and perspectives in equivalent
depth. Integration creates a platform for
cross-disciplinary teams. We broaden our
view by partnering with other disciplines
in science, law, business, humanities,
education, and environmental studies.
© 1996 FSC
Our education includes a full spectrum of lifelong learning opportunities – undergraduate and graduate
to continuing professional development and community-based education.
Centre for Vision Research
IEGL-York (Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law)
LaMarsh Centre for Research on Violence and Conflict Resolution
Lillian Wright Maternal-Child Health Scholars Program
Milton and Ethel Harris Research Initiative on Child Development
Muscle Health Research Centre
Nursing Resource Centre
Physical Activity and Diabetes Initiative
Psychology Research and Training Clinic
Sherman Health Science Research Centre
York Institute for Health Research
York University Alliance in Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention and Management
York University Alliance in eHealth and Health Informatics
York University Alliance in Graceful Aging
York University UHN (University Health Network) Academy
for Nursing Research and Development
Mixed Sources
Our research addresses health and human science at all levels – molecular to global; applied and theory
to practice; building on disciplinary depth and interdisciplinary breadth.
A key partner in a variety of organized research entities, York’s Faculty of Health
is deeply committed to collaborative, interdisciplinary, innovative research.
Research entities at York University aligned with health include:
Cert. no. XX-COC-XXXX
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AN INNOVATIVE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT
FOR LEARNING, TEACHING AND DISCOVERY.
We know more about what determines health, so why aren’t more
people benefitting from that knowledge? What obstacles prevent
people from getting the services they need, when they need them?
What contributes to our increasing health care costs? Aging
populations? Chronic disease? New drugs? How do we handle the
concerns about the quality and safety of our health care settings?
TOWARDS THIS GOAL, WE ARE ADVANCING
faculty
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE SUSTAINABLE.
THE VISION OF THE FACULTY OF HEALTH IS TO EDUCATE THE FUTURE GLOBAL LEADERS
WHO WILL REDEFINE AND ADVANCE HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCE.
WHY ARE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS STRUGGLING WORLDWIDE?
Our faculty members include renowned
educators, researchers and policy makers,
dedicated to improving health promotion,
disease prevention and health care. Their
inquiries cover the spectrum of health,
health care and human science: individuals
to global communities; molecular to societal.
We put our research to the test in a living
laboratory that is a world in microcosm –
Ontario’s Greater Toronto Area, especially
York Region. With 46% of its population
made up of immigrants, it is a real example
of global diversity. We educate tomorrow’s
leaders in classrooms that encompass
laboratories, sports fields, clinics
and community settings. Through
ground-breaking research with
real-world application, York’s
Faculty of Health is advancing
the big picture view necessary
to discover answers to health’s
most pressing questions.
YORK UNIVERSITY’S FACULTY OF HEALTH
What is the solution to
the looming crisis in health care?
30,000
alumni
O
H
W
E
W
E
R
A
YORK UNIVERSITY’S FACULTY OF HEALTH
9,000
BELIEVES ONE KEY TO THE ANSWER IS TO
undergraduate & graduate students
KEEP MORE PEOPLE HEALTHIER, LONGER.
400
APPROACHES TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCE.
1
OUR EMPHASIS IS PREVENTION FIRST,
vision
redefining and advancing health
and human science
THEN CARE WHEN NEEDED – TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE’S LIVES, AND MAKE
We govern ourselves with these values: excellence & integrity; respect & diversity; innovation & creativity;
collaboration & responsive partnership; and leadership & action.
Our goals are:
•
•
•
•
•
To enhance the student experience
To generate innovative research that makes a difference
To connect with communities, local and global
To continuously develop our faculty and staff
To create state-of-the-art facilities for research and learning
For more information contact:
Harvey A. Skinner PhD, CPsych, FCAHS, Founding Dean, Faculty of Health, York University,
HNES Room 426, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M3J 1P3
416 736 5124 [email protected] www.yorku.ca/health
25%
Our service engages and supports the University, as well as local, regional and national
communities and global partners.
HOW CAN WE RETHINK APPROACHES TO COMPLEX HEALTH ISSUES?
By bringing together innovative thinkers with
different viewpoints, York University’s Faculty
of Health is leading the way to answers.
The Faculty of Health integrates four
academic units with varying perspectives:
•School of Health Policy & Management
•School of Kinesiology & Health Science
•School of Nursing
•Department of Psychology
No university in Canada combines these
strengths and perspectives in equivalent
depth. Integration creates a platform for
cross-disciplinary teams. We broaden our
view by partnering with other disciplines
in science, law, business, humanities,
education, and environmental studies.
© 1996 FSC
Our education includes a full spectrum of lifelong learning opportunities – undergraduate and graduate
to continuing professional development and community-based education.
Centre for Vision Research
IEGL-York (Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law)
LaMarsh Centre for Research on Violence and Conflict Resolution
Lillian Wright Maternal-Child Health Scholars Program
Milton and Ethel Harris Research Initiative on Child Development
Muscle Health Research Centre
Nursing Resource Centre
Physical Activity and Diabetes Initiative
Psychology Research and Training Clinic
Sherman Health Science Research Centre
York Institute for Health Research
York University Alliance in Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention and Management
York University Alliance in eHealth and Health Informatics
York University Alliance in Graceful Aging
York University UHN (University Health Network) Academy
for Nursing Research and Development
Mixed Sources
Our research addresses health and human science at all levels – molecular to global; applied and theory
to practice; building on disciplinary depth and interdisciplinary breadth.
A key partner in a variety of organized research entities, York’s Faculty of Health
is deeply committed to collaborative, interdisciplinary, innovative research.
Research entities at York University aligned with health include:
Cert. no. XX-COC-XXXX
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AN INNOVATIVE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT
FOR LEARNING, TEACHING AND DISCOVERY.
We know more about what determines health, so why aren’t more
people benefitting from that knowledge? What obstacles prevent
people from getting the services they need, when they need them?
What contributes to our increasing health care costs? Aging
populations? Chronic disease? New drugs? How do we handle the
concerns about the quality and safety of our health care settings?
TOWARDS THIS GOAL, WE ARE ADVANCING
faculty
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE SUSTAINABLE.
THE VISION OF THE FACULTY OF HEALTH IS TO EDUCATE THE FUTURE GLOBAL LEADERS
WHO WILL REDEFINE AND ADVANCE HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCE.
WHY ARE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS STRUGGLING WORLDWIDE?
Our faculty members include renowned
educators, researchers and policy makers,
dedicated to improving health promotion,
disease prevention and health care. Their
inquiries cover the spectrum of health,
health care and human science: individuals
to global communities; molecular to societal.
We put our research to the test in a living
laboratory that is a world in microcosm –
Ontario’s Greater Toronto Area, especially
York Region. With 46% of its population
made up of immigrants, it is a real example
of global diversity. We educate tomorrow’s
leaders in classrooms that encompass
laboratories, sports fields, clinics
and community settings. Through
ground-breaking research with
real-world application, York’s
Faculty of Health is advancing
the big picture view necessary
to discover answers to health’s
most pressing questions.
WHAT IS OUR
REVOLUTIONARY
IDEA?
OUR EMPHASIS IS PREVENTION FIRST,
THEN CARE – KEEPING MORE PEOPLE
HEALTHIER, LONGER.
The focus of this journey includes:
•Understanding all the pathways to health and to illness, including biological, behavioural, social, environmental, and health care approaches
•Integrating multiple levels of analysis and The Faculty of Health is engaging in a collaborative venture. Our goal is to design
and test ways to dramatically improve our capacity to keep more people healthier, longer.
Healthier populations ease the load on health systems, so that we can afford to care
for people when they need it most.
Many factors contribute to healthy life years. We explore avenues such as social
conditions, behavioural patterns, human biology and environmental exposures.
HOW WILL
WE COPE WITH
AN AGING
POPULATION?
intervention from molecular to global
•Adapting to the challenges of different life stages
•Addressing the inequalities in health opportunities,
especially reducing poverty and disparities in access to services for health promotion as well
as health care
A WORLD CITIZEN
Unconventional, bold and collaborative –
York University is on the front lines of our
increasingly complex, simultaneously global
and local world. In addition to its local and
national commitment, York’s Faculty of Health
is also a world citizen, establishing ties in regions
such as India, the Middle East, China, South America
and Africa. The Faculty’s alliances with institutions
and agencies worldwide have a mutual goal
of helping people live healthier lives and
co-creating rejuvenated health systems.
The Internet opened a world of possibilities
for wellness and improving the quality
and efficiency of health care services.
The rate at which converging technologies
and health intersect is growing for health
care, prevention and education.
The York University Alliance in Health
Informatics and eHealth brings the Faculty
of Health together with relevant York expertise
(such as the Faculty of Science & Engineering)
and external partners (such as industry leaders,
York Region hospitals, and the Central LHIN - Local
Health Integration Network). With this critical
mass, we take the lead, share information and
insights, and collaborate on the next generation
of education and research initiatives.
To do this we must go beyond traditional boundaries in health care, medicine
and public health. We must work together to create a total health system –
emphasizing prevention and health promotion as well as treatment. This can
be achieved by building on a framework that is inclusive of the social determinants
of health; World Health Organization - Ottawa (1986) health promotion charter;
population health models; and acknowledges the social ecology perspective.
Canadians are living longer, with life expectancy
now reaching a record 80.2 years. By 2026, one in
five Canadians will be 65 or older; by 2041, it will
be one in four. Is there a successful aging model?
Can we fail at aging?
Diabetes is an example of what happens when chronic disease
becomes epidemic. Health Canada expects an increase of 50%
by 2010, when traditional treatment will cost society over $13.2
billion per year. Populations such as Aboriginals or South Asians
face significantly higher risks of Type 2 diabetes.
The York University Alliance in Graceful Aging
is promoting innovative research, education and
advocacy to introduce a radical attitude shift about
aging – and to contribute to improved health for older
adults. Not just a biomedical approach to health care,
it is an active, positive focus on the well-being of
the whole person and the process of growing older.
York’s Alliance in Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention and
Management works to circumvent these dire projections, changing
the emphasis from pharmacological treatment to prevention.
We’re looking at social, behavioural and policy aspects to create
holistic solutions. Working locally within a living laboratory, home
to citizens from around the world, our research and approaches to
chronic disease and injuries will have global implications.
Results of our research have been covered by
Canada’s national media, the New York Times,
the BBC, South American press and health-specific
media such as Science and Nature Neuroscience.
WHAT CAN BE
DONE TO PREVENT
AND MANAGE
CHRONIC DISEASES?
Health Policy & Management:
One large-scale research project
addresses disability discrimination by
monitoring the human rights of people
with disabilities worldwide.
Researchers are investigating organizational
structures and processes in Canadian
hospitals to develop strategies that
improve patient safety.
Kinesiology & Health Science:
Researchers are generating new insights
into diabetes in children and adults,
and its prevention through physical
activity and diet.
We host a team conducting integrated
research on muscle health and its
contribution to overall health –
metabolism, mobility, and quality of life.
We have a commitment to research that addresses community
needs. Our faculty work with agencies in the Jane-Finch
and York Region, where many families have below average
incomes. Our members are collaborating with local schools,
mentoring at-risk youth or encouraging students to consider
health careers. Examples of our partnering include: major
hospitals (e.g. Markham-Stouffville; Southlake; York Central,
University Health Network), the Black Creek Community
Health Centre and the Central LHIN.
The Faculty of Health’s research and innovation requires not
only an interdisciplinary approach involving our most inventive
researchers and educators, but also visionary, dynamic
partners and investors – and strong partnerships with learning
organizations, government, individuals and private enterprises.
RESEARCH EXAMPLES
CAN WE HARNESS
TECHNOLOGY FOR
THE GOOD OF
HEALTH?
York is about innovative research with
impact. Our collaborative research
focus enables researchers to draw on
their established expertise and push
beyond traditional research approaches
to respond to issues and challenges that
shape our world.
Psychology: Promoting Relationships
and Eliminating Violence Network
(PREVnet) works to eradicate bullying
among children and youth.
Our cognitive neuroscience researchers
are advancing our understanding about
how the brain works in linking vision
with behaviour, which may lead to
improved rehabilitation for stroke and
head injury victims.
Nursing: Faculty members are exploring
ways to improve safety through enhancing
patient-centered care.
Researchers have developed an online
mentoring community for Ontario’s nursing
students, new nursing graduates, and
nurses in transition.
Further to our current commitment, we are developing the
Health Leadership and Learning Group for continuing education,
professional development, self-funded professional degree
programs and consulting activities.
We invite you to join us in a journey to provide fresh thinking
and action on the health of our community, our country and
our world. Count on the commitment of York University’s
Faculty of Health to keep asking better questions – so that
together we can find answers that make a difference.
WHY IS YORK
WELL-POSITIONED
TO ASSUME A
LEADING ROLE?
WHAT IS OUR
REVOLUTIONARY
IDEA?
OUR EMPHASIS IS PREVENTION FIRST,
THEN CARE – KEEPING MORE PEOPLE
HEALTHIER, LONGER.
The focus of this journey includes:
•Understanding all the pathways to health and to illness, including biological, behavioural, social, environmental, and health care approaches
•Integrating multiple levels of analysis and The Faculty of Health is engaging in a collaborative venture. Our goal is to design
and test ways to dramatically improve our capacity to keep more people healthier, longer.
Healthier populations ease the load on health systems, so that we can afford to care
for people when they need it most.
Many factors contribute to healthy life years. We explore avenues such as social
conditions, behavioural patterns, human biology and environmental exposures.
HOW WILL
WE COPE WITH
AN AGING
POPULATION?
intervention from molecular to global
•Adapting to the challenges of different life stages
•Addressing the inequalities in health opportunities,
especially reducing poverty and disparities in access to services for health promotion as well
as health care
A WORLD CITIZEN
Unconventional, bold and collaborative –
York University is on the front lines of our
increasingly complex, simultaneously global
and local world. In addition to its local and
national commitment, York’s Faculty of Health
is also a world citizen, establishing ties in regions
such as India, the Middle East, China, South America
and Africa. The Faculty’s alliances with institutions
and agencies worldwide have a mutual goal
of helping people live healthier lives and
co-creating rejuvenated health systems.
The Internet opened a world of possibilities
for wellness and improving the quality
and efficiency of health care services.
The rate at which converging technologies
and health intersect is growing for health
care, prevention and education.
The York University Alliance in Health
Informatics and eHealth brings the Faculty
of Health together with relevant York expertise
(such as the Faculty of Science & Engineering)
and external partners (such as industry leaders,
York Region hospitals, and the Central LHIN - Local
Health Integration Network). With this critical
mass, we take the lead, share information and
insights, and collaborate on the next generation
of education and research initiatives.
To do this we must go beyond traditional boundaries in health care, medicine
and public health. We must work together to create a total health system –
emphasizing prevention and health promotion as well as treatment. This can
be achieved by building on a framework that is inclusive of the social determinants
of health; World Health Organization - Ottawa (1986) health promotion charter;
population health models; and acknowledges the social ecology perspective.
Canadians are living longer, with life expectancy
now reaching a record 80.2 years. By 2026, one in
five Canadians will be 65 or older; by 2041, it will
be one in four. Is there a successful aging model?
Can we fail at aging?
Diabetes is an example of what happens when chronic disease
becomes epidemic. Health Canada expects an increase of 50%
by 2010, when traditional treatment will cost society over $13.2
billion per year. Populations such as Aboriginals or South Asians
face significantly higher risks of Type 2 diabetes.
The York University Alliance in Graceful Aging
is promoting innovative research, education and
advocacy to introduce a radical attitude shift about
aging – and to contribute to improved health for older
adults. Not just a biomedical approach to health care,
it is an active, positive focus on the well-being of
the whole person and the process of growing older.
York’s Alliance in Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention and
Management works to circumvent these dire projections, changing
the emphasis from pharmacological treatment to prevention.
We’re looking at social, behavioural and policy aspects to create
holistic solutions. Working locally within a living laboratory, home
to citizens from around the world, our research and approaches to
chronic disease and injuries will have global implications.
Results of our research have been covered by
Canada’s national media, the New York Times,
the BBC, South American press and health-specific
media such as Science and Nature Neuroscience.
WHAT CAN BE
DONE TO PREVENT
AND MANAGE
CHRONIC DISEASES?
Health Policy & Management:
One large-scale research project
addresses disability discrimination by
monitoring the human rights of people
with disabilities worldwide.
Researchers are investigating organizational
structures and processes in Canadian
hospitals to develop strategies that
improve patient safety.
Kinesiology & Health Science:
Researchers are generating new insights
into diabetes in children and adults,
and its prevention through physical
activity and diet.
We host a team conducting integrated
research on muscle health and its
contribution to overall health –
metabolism, mobility, and quality of life.
We have a commitment to research that addresses community
needs. Our faculty work with agencies in the Jane-Finch
and York Region, where many families have below average
incomes. Our members are collaborating with local schools,
mentoring at-risk youth or encouraging students to consider
health careers. Examples of our partnering include: major
hospitals (e.g. Markham-Stouffville; Southlake; York Central,
University Health Network), the Black Creek Community
Health Centre and the Central LHIN.
The Faculty of Health’s research and innovation requires not
only an interdisciplinary approach involving our most inventive
researchers and educators, but also visionary, dynamic
partners and investors – and strong partnerships with learning
organizations, government, individuals and private enterprises.
RESEARCH EXAMPLES
CAN WE HARNESS
TECHNOLOGY FOR
THE GOOD OF
HEALTH?
York is about innovative research with
impact. Our collaborative research
focus enables researchers to draw on
their established expertise and push
beyond traditional research approaches
to respond to issues and challenges that
shape our world.
Psychology: Promoting Relationships
and Eliminating Violence Network
(PREVnet) works to eradicate bullying
among children and youth.
Our cognitive neuroscience researchers
are advancing our understanding about
how the brain works in linking vision
with behaviour, which may lead to
improved rehabilitation for stroke and
head injury victims.
Nursing: Faculty members are exploring
ways to improve safety through enhancing
patient-centered care.
Researchers have developed an online
mentoring community for Ontario’s nursing
students, new nursing graduates, and
nurses in transition.
Further to our current commitment, we are developing the
Health Leadership and Learning Group for continuing education,
professional development, self-funded professional degree
programs and consulting activities.
We invite you to join us in a journey to provide fresh thinking
and action on the health of our community, our country and
our world. Count on the commitment of York University’s
Faculty of Health to keep asking better questions – so that
together we can find answers that make a difference.
WHY IS YORK
WELL-POSITIONED
TO ASSUME A
LEADING ROLE?
WHAT IS OUR
REVOLUTIONARY
IDEA?
OUR EMPHASIS IS PREVENTION FIRST,
THEN CARE – KEEPING MORE PEOPLE
HEALTHIER, LONGER.
The focus of this journey includes:
•Understanding all the pathways to health and to illness, including biological, behavioural, social, environmental, and health care approaches
•Integrating multiple levels of analysis and The Faculty of Health is engaging in a collaborative venture. Our goal is to design
and test ways to dramatically improve our capacity to keep more people healthier, longer.
Healthier populations ease the load on health systems, so that we can afford to care
for people when they need it most.
Many factors contribute to healthy life years. We explore avenues such as social
conditions, behavioural patterns, human biology and environmental exposures.
HOW WILL
WE COPE WITH
AN AGING
POPULATION?
intervention from molecular to global
•Adapting to the challenges of different life stages
•Addressing the inequalities in health opportunities,
especially reducing poverty and disparities in access to services for health promotion as well
as health care
A WORLD CITIZEN
Unconventional, bold and collaborative –
York University is on the front lines of our
increasingly complex, simultaneously global
and local world. In addition to its local and
national commitment, York’s Faculty of Health
is also a world citizen, establishing ties in regions
such as India, the Middle East, China, South America
and Africa. The Faculty’s alliances with institutions
and agencies worldwide have a mutual goal
of helping people live healthier lives and
co-creating rejuvenated health systems.
The Internet opened a world of possibilities
for wellness and improving the quality
and efficiency of health care services.
The rate at which converging technologies
and health intersect is growing for health
care, prevention and education.
The York University Alliance in Health
Informatics and eHealth brings the Faculty
of Health together with relevant York expertise
(such as the Faculty of Science & Engineering)
and external partners (such as industry leaders,
York Region hospitals, and the Central LHIN - Local
Health Integration Network). With this critical
mass, we take the lead, share information and
insights, and collaborate on the next generation
of education and research initiatives.
To do this we must go beyond traditional boundaries in health care, medicine
and public health. We must work together to create a total health system –
emphasizing prevention and health promotion as well as treatment. This can
be achieved by building on a framework that is inclusive of the social determinants
of health; World Health Organization - Ottawa (1986) health promotion charter;
population health models; and acknowledges the social ecology perspective.
Canadians are living longer, with life expectancy
now reaching a record 80.2 years. By 2026, one in
five Canadians will be 65 or older; by 2041, it will
be one in four. Is there a successful aging model?
Can we fail at aging?
Diabetes is an example of what happens when chronic disease
becomes epidemic. Health Canada expects an increase of 50%
by 2010, when traditional treatment will cost society over $13.2
billion per year. Populations such as Aboriginals or South Asians
face significantly higher risks of Type 2 diabetes.
The York University Alliance in Graceful Aging
is promoting innovative research, education and
advocacy to introduce a radical attitude shift about
aging – and to contribute to improved health for older
adults. Not just a biomedical approach to health care,
it is an active, positive focus on the well-being of
the whole person and the process of growing older.
York’s Alliance in Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention and
Management works to circumvent these dire projections, changing
the emphasis from pharmacological treatment to prevention.
We’re looking at social, behavioural and policy aspects to create
holistic solutions. Working locally within a living laboratory, home
to citizens from around the world, our research and approaches to
chronic disease and injuries will have global implications.
Results of our research have been covered by
Canada’s national media, the New York Times,
the BBC, South American press and health-specific
media such as Science and Nature Neuroscience.
WHAT CAN BE
DONE TO PREVENT
AND MANAGE
CHRONIC DISEASES?
Health Policy & Management:
One large-scale research project
addresses disability discrimination by
monitoring the human rights of people
with disabilities worldwide.
Researchers are investigating organizational
structures and processes in Canadian
hospitals to develop strategies that
improve patient safety.
Kinesiology & Health Science:
Researchers are generating new insights
into diabetes in children and adults,
and its prevention through physical
activity and diet.
We host a team conducting integrated
research on muscle health and its
contribution to overall health –
metabolism, mobility, and quality of life.
We have a commitment to research that addresses community
needs. Our faculty work with agencies in the Jane-Finch
and York Region, where many families have below average
incomes. Our members are collaborating with local schools,
mentoring at-risk youth or encouraging students to consider
health careers. Examples of our partnering include: major
hospitals (e.g. Markham-Stouffville; Southlake; York Central,
University Health Network), the Black Creek Community
Health Centre and the Central LHIN.
The Faculty of Health’s research and innovation requires not
only an interdisciplinary approach involving our most inventive
researchers and educators, but also visionary, dynamic
partners and investors – and strong partnerships with learning
organizations, government, individuals and private enterprises.
RESEARCH EXAMPLES
CAN WE HARNESS
TECHNOLOGY FOR
THE GOOD OF
HEALTH?
York is about innovative research with
impact. Our collaborative research
focus enables researchers to draw on
their established expertise and push
beyond traditional research approaches
to respond to issues and challenges that
shape our world.
Psychology: Promoting Relationships
and Eliminating Violence Network
(PREVnet) works to eradicate bullying
among children and youth.
Our cognitive neuroscience researchers
are advancing our understanding about
how the brain works in linking vision
with behaviour, which may lead to
improved rehabilitation for stroke and
head injury victims.
Nursing: Faculty members are exploring
ways to improve safety through enhancing
patient-centered care.
Researchers have developed an online
mentoring community for Ontario’s nursing
students, new nursing graduates, and
nurses in transition.
Further to our current commitment, we are developing the
Health Leadership and Learning Group for continuing education,
professional development, self-funded professional degree
programs and consulting activities.
We invite you to join us in a journey to provide fresh thinking
and action on the health of our community, our country and
our world. Count on the commitment of York University’s
Faculty of Health to keep asking better questions – so that
together we can find answers that make a difference.
WHY IS YORK
WELL-POSITIONED
TO ASSUME A
LEADING ROLE?
WHAT IS OUR
REVOLUTIONARY
IDEA?
OUR EMPHASIS IS PREVENTION FIRST,
THEN CARE – KEEPING MORE PEOPLE
HEALTHIER, LONGER.
The focus of this journey includes:
•Understanding all the pathways to health and to illness, including biological, behavioural, social, environmental, and health care approaches
•Integrating multiple levels of analysis and The Faculty of Health is engaging in a collaborative venture. Our goal is to design
and test ways to dramatically improve our capacity to keep more people healthier, longer.
Healthier populations ease the load on health systems, so that we can afford to care
for people when they need it most.
Many factors contribute to healthy life years. We explore avenues such as social
conditions, behavioural patterns, human biology and environmental exposures.
HOW WILL
WE COPE WITH
AN AGING
POPULATION?
intervention from molecular to global
•Adapting to the challenges of different life stages
•Addressing the inequalities in health opportunities,
especially reducing poverty and disparities in access to services for health promotion as well
as health care
A WORLD CITIZEN
Unconventional, bold and collaborative –
York University is on the front lines of our
increasingly complex, simultaneously global
and local world. In addition to its local and
national commitment, York’s Faculty of Health
is also a world citizen, establishing ties in regions
such as India, the Middle East, China, South America
and Africa. The Faculty’s alliances with institutions
and agencies worldwide have a mutual goal
of helping people live healthier lives and
co-creating rejuvenated health systems.
The Internet opened a world of possibilities
for wellness and improving the quality
and efficiency of health care services.
The rate at which converging technologies
and health intersect is growing for health
care, prevention and education.
The York University Alliance in Health
Informatics and eHealth brings the Faculty
of Health together with relevant York expertise
(such as the Faculty of Science & Engineering)
and external partners (such as industry leaders,
York Region hospitals, and the Central LHIN - Local
Health Integration Network). With this critical
mass, we take the lead, share information and
insights, and collaborate on the next generation
of education and research initiatives.
To do this we must go beyond traditional boundaries in health care, medicine
and public health. We must work together to create a total health system –
emphasizing prevention and health promotion as well as treatment. This can
be achieved by building on a framework that is inclusive of the social determinants
of health; World Health Organization - Ottawa (1986) health promotion charter;
population health models; and acknowledges the social ecology perspective.
Canadians are living longer, with life expectancy
now reaching a record 80.2 years. By 2026, one in
five Canadians will be 65 or older; by 2041, it will
be one in four. Is there a successful aging model?
Can we fail at aging?
Diabetes is an example of what happens when chronic disease
becomes epidemic. Health Canada expects an increase of 50%
by 2010, when traditional treatment will cost society over $13.2
billion per year. Populations such as Aboriginals or South Asians
face significantly higher risks of Type 2 diabetes.
The York University Alliance in Graceful Aging
is promoting innovative research, education and
advocacy to introduce a radical attitude shift about
aging – and to contribute to improved health for older
adults. Not just a biomedical approach to health care,
it is an active, positive focus on the well-being of
the whole person and the process of growing older.
York’s Alliance in Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention and
Management works to circumvent these dire projections, changing
the emphasis from pharmacological treatment to prevention.
We’re looking at social, behavioural and policy aspects to create
holistic solutions. Working locally within a living laboratory, home
to citizens from around the world, our research and approaches to
chronic disease and injuries will have global implications.
Results of our research have been covered by
Canada’s national media, the New York Times,
the BBC, South American press and health-specific
media such as Science and Nature Neuroscience.
WHAT CAN BE
DONE TO PREVENT
AND MANAGE
CHRONIC DISEASES?
Health Policy & Management:
One large-scale research project
addresses disability discrimination by
monitoring the human rights of people
with disabilities worldwide.
Researchers are investigating organizational
structures and processes in Canadian
hospitals to develop strategies that
improve patient safety.
Kinesiology & Health Science:
Researchers are generating new insights
into diabetes in children and adults,
and its prevention through physical
activity and diet.
We host a team conducting integrated
research on muscle health and its
contribution to overall health –
metabolism, mobility, and quality of life.
We have a commitment to research that addresses community
needs. Our faculty work with agencies in the Jane-Finch
and York Region, where many families have below average
incomes. Our members are collaborating with local schools,
mentoring at-risk youth or encouraging students to consider
health careers. Examples of our partnering include: major
hospitals (e.g. Markham-Stouffville; Southlake; York Central,
University Health Network), the Black Creek Community
Health Centre and the Central LHIN.
The Faculty of Health’s research and innovation requires not
only an interdisciplinary approach involving our most inventive
researchers and educators, but also visionary, dynamic
partners and investors – and strong partnerships with learning
organizations, government, individuals and private enterprises.
RESEARCH EXAMPLES
CAN WE HARNESS
TECHNOLOGY FOR
THE GOOD OF
HEALTH?
York is about innovative research with
impact. Our collaborative research
focus enables researchers to draw on
their established expertise and push
beyond traditional research approaches
to respond to issues and challenges that
shape our world.
Psychology: Promoting Relationships
and Eliminating Violence Network
(PREVnet) works to eradicate bullying
among children and youth.
Our cognitive neuroscience researchers
are advancing our understanding about
how the brain works in linking vision
with behaviour, which may lead to
improved rehabilitation for stroke and
head injury victims.
Nursing: Faculty members are exploring
ways to improve safety through enhancing
patient-centered care.
Researchers have developed an online
mentoring community for Ontario’s nursing
students, new nursing graduates, and
nurses in transition.
Further to our current commitment, we are developing the
Health Leadership and Learning Group for continuing education,
professional development, self-funded professional degree
programs and consulting activities.
We invite you to join us in a journey to provide fresh thinking
and action on the health of our community, our country and
our world. Count on the commitment of York University’s
Faculty of Health to keep asking better questions – so that
together we can find answers that make a difference.
WHY IS YORK
WELL-POSITIONED
TO ASSUME A
LEADING ROLE?
YORK UNIVERSITY’S FACULTY OF HEALTH
What is the solution to
the looming crisis in health care?
30,000
alumni
O
H
W
E
W
E
R
A
YORK UNIVERSITY’S FACULTY OF HEALTH
9,000
BELIEVES ONE KEY TO THE ANSWER IS TO
undergraduate & graduate students
KEEP MORE PEOPLE HEALTHIER, LONGER.
400
APPROACHES TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCE.
1
OUR EMPHASIS IS PREVENTION FIRST,
vision
redefining and advancing health
and human science
THEN CARE WHEN NEEDED – TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE’S LIVES, AND MAKE
We govern ourselves with these values: excellence & integrity; respect & diversity; innovation & creativity;
collaboration & responsive partnership; and leadership & action.
Our goals are:
•
•
•
•
•
To enhance the student experience
To generate innovative research that makes a difference
To connect with communities, local and global
To continuously develop our faculty and staff
To create state-of-the-art facilities for research and learning
For more information contact:
Harvey A. Skinner PhD, CPsych, FCAHS, Founding Dean, Faculty of Health, York University,
HNES Room 426, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M3J 1P3
416 736 5124 [email protected] www.yorku.ca/health
25%
Our service engages and supports the University, as well as local, regional and national
communities and global partners.
HOW CAN WE RETHINK APPROACHES TO COMPLEX HEALTH ISSUES?
By bringing together innovative thinkers with
different viewpoints, York University’s Faculty
of Health is leading the way to answers.
The Faculty of Health integrates four
academic units with varying perspectives:
•School of Health Policy & Management
•School of Kinesiology & Health Science
•School of Nursing
•Department of Psychology
No university in Canada combines these
strengths and perspectives in equivalent
depth. Integration creates a platform for
cross-disciplinary teams. We broaden our
view by partnering with other disciplines
in science, law, business, humanities,
education, and environmental studies.
© 1996 FSC
Our education includes a full spectrum of lifelong learning opportunities – undergraduate and graduate
to continuing professional development and community-based education.
Centre for Vision Research
IEGL-York (Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law)
LaMarsh Centre for Research on Violence and Conflict Resolution
Lillian Wright Maternal-Child Health Scholars Program
Milton and Ethel Harris Research Initiative on Child Development
Muscle Health Research Centre
Nursing Resource Centre
Physical Activity and Diabetes Initiative
Psychology Research and Training Clinic
Sherman Health Science Research Centre
York Institute for Health Research
York University Alliance in Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention and Management
York University Alliance in eHealth and Health Informatics
York University Alliance in Graceful Aging
York University UHN (University Health Network) Academy
for Nursing Research and Development
Mixed Sources
Our research addresses health and human science at all levels – molecular to global; applied and theory
to practice; building on disciplinary depth and interdisciplinary breadth.
A key partner in a variety of organized research entities, York’s Faculty of Health
is deeply committed to collaborative, interdisciplinary, innovative research.
Research entities at York University aligned with health include:
Cert. no. XX-COC-XXXX
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AN INNOVATIVE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT
FOR LEARNING, TEACHING AND DISCOVERY.
We know more about what determines health, so why aren’t more
people benefitting from that knowledge? What obstacles prevent
people from getting the services they need, when they need them?
What contributes to our increasing health care costs? Aging
populations? Chronic disease? New drugs? How do we handle the
concerns about the quality and safety of our health care settings?
TOWARDS THIS GOAL, WE ARE ADVANCING
faculty
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE SUSTAINABLE.
THE VISION OF THE FACULTY OF HEALTH IS TO EDUCATE THE FUTURE GLOBAL LEADERS
WHO WILL REDEFINE AND ADVANCE HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCE.
WHY ARE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS STRUGGLING WORLDWIDE?
Our faculty members include renowned
educators, researchers and policy makers,
dedicated to improving health promotion,
disease prevention and health care. Their
inquiries cover the spectrum of health,
health care and human science: individuals
to global communities; molecular to societal.
We put our research to the test in a living
laboratory that is a world in microcosm –
Ontario’s Greater Toronto Area, especially
York Region. With 46% of its population
made up of immigrants, it is a real example
of global diversity. We educate tomorrow’s
leaders in classrooms that encompass
laboratories, sports fields, clinics
and community settings. Through
ground-breaking research with
real-world application, York’s
Faculty of Health is advancing
the big picture view necessary
to discover answers to health’s
most pressing questions.
YORK UNIVERSITY’S FACULTY OF HEALTH
What is the solution to
the looming crisis in health care?
30,000
alumni
O
H
W
E
W
E
R
A
YORK UNIVERSITY’S FACULTY OF HEALTH
9,000
BELIEVES ONE KEY TO THE ANSWER IS TO
undergraduate & graduate students
KEEP MORE PEOPLE HEALTHIER, LONGER.
400
APPROACHES TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCE.
1
OUR EMPHASIS IS PREVENTION FIRST,
vision
redefining and advancing health
and human science
THEN CARE WHEN NEEDED – TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE’S LIVES, AND MAKE
We govern ourselves with these values: excellence & integrity; respect & diversity; innovation & creativity;
collaboration & responsive partnership; and leadership & action.
Our goals are:
•
•
•
•
•
To enhance the student experience
To generate innovative research that makes a difference
To connect with communities, local and global
To continuously develop our faculty and staff
To create state-of-the-art facilities for research and learning
For more information contact:
Harvey A. Skinner PhD, CPsych, FCAHS, Founding Dean, Faculty of Health, York University,
HNES Room 426, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M3J 1P3
416 736 5124 [email protected] www.yorku.ca/health
25%
Our service engages and supports the University, as well as local, regional and national
communities and global partners.
HOW CAN WE RETHINK APPROACHES TO COMPLEX HEALTH ISSUES?
By bringing together innovative thinkers with
different viewpoints, York University’s Faculty
of Health is leading the way to answers.
The Faculty of Health integrates four
academic units with varying perspectives:
•School of Health Policy & Management
•School of Kinesiology & Health Science
•School of Nursing
•Department of Psychology
No university in Canada combines these
strengths and perspectives in equivalent
depth. Integration creates a platform for
cross-disciplinary teams. We broaden our
view by partnering with other disciplines
in science, law, business, humanities,
education, and environmental studies.
© 1996 FSC
Our education includes a full spectrum of lifelong learning opportunities – undergraduate and graduate
to continuing professional development and community-based education.
Centre for Vision Research
IEGL-York (Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law)
LaMarsh Centre for Research on Violence and Conflict Resolution
Lillian Wright Maternal-Child Health Scholars Program
Milton and Ethel Harris Research Initiative on Child Development
Muscle Health Research Centre
Nursing Resource Centre
Physical Activity and Diabetes Initiative
Psychology Research and Training Clinic
Sherman Health Science Research Centre
York Institute for Health Research
York University Alliance in Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention and Management
York University Alliance in eHealth and Health Informatics
York University Alliance in Graceful Aging
York University UHN (University Health Network) Academy
for Nursing Research and Development
Mixed Sources
Our research addresses health and human science at all levels – molecular to global; applied and theory
to practice; building on disciplinary depth and interdisciplinary breadth.
A key partner in a variety of organized research entities, York’s Faculty of Health
is deeply committed to collaborative, interdisciplinary, innovative research.
Research entities at York University aligned with health include:
Cert. no. XX-COC-XXXX
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AN INNOVATIVE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT
FOR LEARNING, TEACHING AND DISCOVERY.
We know more about what determines health, so why aren’t more
people benefitting from that knowledge? What obstacles prevent
people from getting the services they need, when they need them?
What contributes to our increasing health care costs? Aging
populations? Chronic disease? New drugs? How do we handle the
concerns about the quality and safety of our health care settings?
TOWARDS THIS GOAL, WE ARE ADVANCING
faculty
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE SUSTAINABLE.
THE VISION OF THE FACULTY OF HEALTH IS TO EDUCATE THE FUTURE GLOBAL LEADERS
WHO WILL REDEFINE AND ADVANCE HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCE.
WHY ARE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS STRUGGLING WORLDWIDE?
Our faculty members include renowned
educators, researchers and policy makers,
dedicated to improving health promotion,
disease prevention and health care. Their
inquiries cover the spectrum of health,
health care and human science: individuals
to global communities; molecular to societal.
We put our research to the test in a living
laboratory that is a world in microcosm –
Ontario’s Greater Toronto Area, especially
York Region. With 46% of its population
made up of immigrants, it is a real example
of global diversity. We educate tomorrow’s
leaders in classrooms that encompass
laboratories, sports fields, clinics
and community settings. Through
ground-breaking research with
real-world application, York’s
Faculty of Health is advancing
the big picture view necessary
to discover answers to health’s
most pressing questions.