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Population Health and Social (In)Justice
Thursday February 25, 2010 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm at the University of Regina, AV Screening Room C, Education Building 137. 
Join Gloria DeSantis for a lunch-time seminar on February 25, 2010 where she will explore the social and political determinants of health as well as how health status inequities are deeply embedded in structural injustices such as poverty and racism. For more detail please see full story at the right.
Please note that the presentation will be streamed and available on the Social Policy Research Unit web site. To access please go to www.uregina.ca/spr
Healing Journey Project Winding Down in Prince Albert
It’s been more than 4 years and 275 interviews since the first wave of participants in the Healing Journey project were recruited in Prince Albert, but with the last three interviews currently being scheduled, the project is now in the final stages of data collection. The Healing Journey: A Longitudinal Study of Women Who Have Been Abused by Intimate Partners is the first study of its kind in Canada, examining the experience of intimate partner violence and the consequences it has on the lives of women in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta over a four year period. Please see the full news listing for complete details.
Photo: Director Carol Soles (l) and Support Services Worker Theresa Lanigan (r) in the newly renovated kitchen at the Prince Albert Safe Shelter for Women.
Santé! 2009 Health Research Awards
Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation's 2009 Achievement Award recognizes the major contribution of SPHERU researcher, Dr. Nazeem Muhajarine, for his leadership in turning research results into policies and programs that help Saskatchewan's children. Please see the full news listing for complete details.
Learning, Engaging and Communicating
SPHERU Newsletter
The first issue of our newsletter, entitled SPHERU News: Learning, Engaging and Communicating, is available for viewing and/or downloading. Please watch for upcoming issues on a semi-annual basis.
KidsSKAN
kidSKAN is a provincial community of practice of researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers who have an interest in early childhood development in Saskatchewan. Read more about this new network in the news listing.
Impact of Physical Inactivity on Canadian Health Care
Nazmi Sari, SPHERU and University of Saskatchewan Department of 
Economics
This article highlights a study that estimates the impact of physical inactivity on the Canadian health care system. The study estimates how often health care services are being used in association with physical inactivity.
Please see the Alberta Centre for Active Living (ACAL) for the complete newsletter and article.
Aboriginal Experiences in Aging Symposium: Setting Research Policy Priorities
Very little is known about aging issues and the service needs of older Aboriginal People. Reviewing what is currently known about the aging experience of Aboriginal Peoples and identifying research and policy gaps for future study and development was the focus of a Symposium held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (September 17 - 19, 2008). Sylvia Abonyi and collegues Dr. Mark Rosenburg (Queen's University) and Dr. Kathi Wilson (University of Toronto) organized the event bringing together policy-makers, community members, and researchers providing a forum where social, economic, and cultural aspects of healthy aging were viewed through a determinants of health lens. Further information and downloadable content are available on the website of the Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population project (http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/sedap/).
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