Building Healthy Communities
February 6 – 10, 2016
February 6 – 10, 2016
Join McMaster researchers as they explore ways to build healthy, vibrant communities in Canada and around the world.
Events include public talks, workshops, a public discussion produced in partnership with the Walrus Foundation, a health fair featuring the work of McMaster researchers and a community-focused “health crawl” made up of visits, tours and demonstrations in six different research facilities on McMaster’s campus.
Saturday February 6, 2016, @ 11:00 a.m.
at the David Braley Health Sciences Centre in downtown Hamilton
Hosted by McMaster Children and Youth University (MCYU)
Do you know that we have a kind of fat in our body that burns calories? Or that how much you sleep can impact your appetite? Scientists are learning a lot about how our bodies respond to sleep, food, and exercise.
Kids ages 7-14 and their families are invited to join Dr. Katherine Morrison, Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University, for this fun and engaging talk to discover what’s NEW in the science behind our health.
This talk will be followed by interactive workshops on health, technology and social issues that are of great concern in many neighbourhoods around the greater Hamilton that allow youth AND their families to ask questions about the world around them, discover how to find solutions, and then create the solutions with their own efforts…all in one hour!
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Monday February 8, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the David Braley Health Sciences Centre in downtown Hamilton
How can the latest research help make Hamilton the best place to raise a child?
Find out at this half-day conference featuring McMaster researchers and civic and community leaders who are working everyday to build healthier communities.
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Speakers include:
Jean Clinton, BMus MD FRCP(C)
Clinical Professor McMaster University, Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neuroscience
Harriet MacMillan, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and of Pediatrics, Chedoke Health Chair in Child Psychiatry, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University and McMaster Children’s Hospital
Kathy Georgiades, PhD
Associate Professor & David R. (Dan) Offord Chair in Child Studies, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences & Offord Centre for Child Studies
Dr. Marisa Young
Assistant Professor - Department of Sociology, McMaster University
Cheryl Missiuna, PhD, OTReg(Ont)
Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Sciences at McMaster University
Speakers will be followed by a panel discussion featuring leaders from the community.
Tuesday February 9, 2016 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Ever wanted to pull back the curtain and see first-hand how research discoveries are made? Join McMaster researchers as they provide guided tours through some unique labs and spaces on campus and demonstrate how they do the research that helps build healthier communities.
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Join us for visits, tours and demonstrations in six different research locations on campus:
*This event will be held on the McMaster University Main Campus
Wednesday February 10, 2016, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
at the David Braley Health Sciences Centre in downtown Hamilton
Learn more about the work McMaster researchers are doing to help build healthier communities in Canada and around the world.
Join us at the David Braley Centre in downtown Hamilton as researchers showcase the many projects, initiatives, courses and research facilities at McMaster that are focused on building healthy communities.
Explore the latest research through presentations, posters, and displays and learn more about the exciting research activities currently underway at McMaster.
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Wednesday February 10, 2016 @ 7:00 p.m.
at the David Braley Health Sciences Centre in downtown Hamilton.
Tickets $12 (Students $6)
Join some of Canada's brightest minds as they talk about ways to build smart, healthy, creative cities at this special event, produced in partnership by McMaster University and the Walrus Foundation.
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Featured speakers include:
This event will be followed by a lively reception with attendees and participants.
