Faculty of Health Sciences Archive
What does nursing mean to me? UFV nursing faculty share
National Nursing Week recognizes the leadership role nurses play in health care across Canada. Celebrate National Nursing Week from May 6 to May 12. The theme, Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Health for All, draws attention to the contribution nurses make in Canada and beyond. Recognition of national nursing week dates back to origins…UFV Certified Dental Assistant students offer low-cost preventive services at
Do you need a dental X-Ray? Is it time for fluoride treatment or teeth polishing? Don’t have extended medical coverage? Take part in UFV’s low cost spring dental clinic on the Chilliwack campus. Certified Dental Assistant students provide high-quality, professional, preventive care at low cost. UFV's large, modern clinic is equipped with the most current…Exercise is Medicine — Dr. Don McKenzie to share his
Dr. Don McKenzie has changed the approach to exercise prescription for women with breast cancer. As a global leader in the science of cancer and exercise, his research has had a significant impact on improving the lives of women with breast cancer. Challenging the notion that women diagnosed with breast cancer should avoid upper-body exercise,…UFV is a family affair for the Youngs of Mission
When Hannah Young drove to her first day of classes at the University of the Fraser Valley in 2015, she was excited, but also feeling a little down. Some of her friends had moved away to live on campus at larger far away universities and here she was carpooling from Mission to the Abbotsford campus...…Roger Friesen brings mental muscle to BC Lions
The BC Lions are hoping they have an Olympic-sized head start when roaring into Sunday’s CFL playoff game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. UFV Kinesiology professor Roger Friesen has been with the Lions every step of the way this season, joining their Kamloops training camp as the team’s performance psychology consultant. Often referred to as sports…BC Lion Manny Arceneaux to visit UFV Nov 8
UFV Kinesiology professor Roger Friesen has been working with the BC Lions football team as a sport psychologist this season. And he's bringing one of them to the Chilliwack campus atrium to speak to his class and the public on Thurs, Nov 8. Wide receiver Manny Arecenaux will speak to UFV kinesiology students and others…UFV health researchers collaborate with community on Métis camp
A chance meeting at UFV’s National Indigenous People’s Day celebration at the Abbotsford campus in June led to the creation of a week-long day camp for Métis children in the Fraser Valley. Dr. Elizabeth Cooper, a post-doctoral fellow in the Faculty of Health Sciences ay UFV, struck up a conversation with Lisa Hendry, a representative…Game on! Exergames research examines relationship between activity and cognitive
HURRY UP CHEETAH! GO! GO! GO!!” There’s high-energy action in a resource room at Chilliwack’s Central Elementary school. At first glance, it just looks like five children boisterously playing video games. But it’s more than that. It’s physical activity, because the children have to pedal exercise bikes vigorously in order to make their avatars work…Research Excellence: Community-based FASD work earns Research Excellence award for
When Dr. Kathy Keiver left the University of British Columbia to join the Kinesiology department at the University of the Fraser Valley, she left the confines of the laboratory to discover a new world of community-focused research. She went from investigating the effect of prenatal alcohol exposure on rats to researching activity-based intervention programs on…Hodges new Dean of Health Sciences at UFV
Dr. Alastair Hodges has been appointed Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at UFV. As an associate professor in Kinesiology, Hodges most recently held the positions of Department Head of Kinesiology and Acting Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at UFV. He previously held faculty positions at Dalhousie University and the University of…UFV harm reduction initiative offers free Naloxone training and kits
Another unique opportunity to receive potentially life-saving medication comes to UFV March 5. The student-driven harm reduction initiative provides Naloxone training and access to free take-home Naloxone (THN) kits at sessions in Abbotsford and Chilliwack. The Opioid and Naloxone Awareness Day event – also featuring interactive educational booths – is driven by UFV Social Work…Joanne MacLean to be UFV’s next President
Dr. Joanne MacLean will be the new President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Fraser Valley. MacLean is currently Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at UFV and will officially assume her new role on May 1, 2018. She replaces Jackie Hogan, who has held the office on an interim basis since June,…UFV students to connect hospital patients to community resources
When you wind up in the hospital due to injury or disease, there’s more to your malady and chances for recovery than just genetics and lifestyle. There are also the social determinants of health, such as food security, housing, education, physical security, and social supports. A new service to be based at Abbotsford Regional Hospital…UFV hosting panel discussion on opioid crisis
The University of the Fraser Valley will host a panel discussion on the opioid crisis in the Fraser Valley on Wed, November 29, from 2 to 4 pm in its Abbotsford campus lecture theatre (Room B101). The public is welcome to attend. The panel will feature: A representative from the Abbotsford Police Department Lesley Braithwaite,…Eleanor Busse Klassen wants to help you help students on
Eleanor Busse Klassen, Assistant to the Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, is retiring from UFV after 23 years and wants to challenge others at UFV to make a special gift to support the Student Emergency Fund. Eleanor wants to create a ripple before she leaves UFV. In her words: “I found a quote early in…Kinesiology students need clients for clinical course
Are you an adult with a clinical medical condition who would like a little help with fitness planning? Students who are enrolled in a clinical exercise therapy course at UFV are seeking clients to work with in the upcoming semester. Kin 463, Clinical Exercise Therapy, is the final course that students graduating in the exercise…UFV researchers studying how COVID-19 crisis impacts physical activity and
As people all over the world retreat to their homes to do their part to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 virus pandemic, they run the risk of fattening their own curves. Fitness routines have been disrupted. You can no longer go to the gym, or to the pool for a swim. Parks and playgrounds…UFV receives federal funding to research preventive measures in spread
The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) is receiving funding from the Government of Canada for research aimed at mitigating the spread of contagious diseases like COVID-19, particularly amongst international travelers. A team led by Dr. Cindy Jardine, UFV’s Canada Research Chair in Health and Community, will conduct research on the health information needs and…Jardine to present on use of forum theatre in Indigenous
Dr. Cindy Jardine will be showcasing research that she has collaborated with several Métis and First Nations communities on at a special event on March 9. Jardine, who holds the Canada Research Chair in Health and Community in the Faculty of Health Sciences at UFV, will discuss her collaborative research on the use of forum…Better-than-OK Boomers strengthen bodies and connections through UFV Kinesiology testing
Bridging the gap between Boomers and Generation Z was a stretch — literally – when 35 Kinesiology members put nine ElderCollege seniors through their paces, all in the name of interpersonal experiential learning at UFV’s Chilliwack campus at Canada Education Park. The collaboration launched after Dr. Jason Brandenburg decided his KIN 462 class (Advanced Exercise…UFV teams up with Chilliwack Youth Health Centre to offer
Youth on the south side of Chilliwack will now have increased access to free counselling services, thanks to a pilot project from the University of the Fraser Valley and the Chilliwack Youth Health Centre. UFV will provide office space and a reception area for counselling sessions provided by the CYHC on Wednesday afternoons from 1…What does nursing mean to me? UFV nursing faculty share
National Nursing Week recognizes the leadership role nurses play in health care across Canada. Celebrate National Nursing Week from May 6 to May 12. The theme, Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Health for All, draws attention to the contribution nurses make in Canada and beyond. Recognition of national nursing week dates back to origins…UFV Certified Dental Assistant students offer low-cost preventive services at
Do you need a dental X-Ray? Is it time for fluoride treatment or teeth polishing? Don’t have extended medical coverage? Take part in UFV’s low cost spring dental clinic on the Chilliwack campus. Certified Dental Assistant students provide high-quality, professional, preventive care at low cost. UFV's large, modern clinic is equipped with the most current…Exercise is Medicine — Dr. Don McKenzie to share his
Dr. Don McKenzie has changed the approach to exercise prescription for women with breast cancer. As a global leader in the science of cancer and exercise, his research has had a significant impact on improving the lives of women with breast cancer. Challenging the notion that women diagnosed with breast cancer should avoid upper-body exercise,…UFV is a family affair for the Youngs of Mission
When Hannah Young drove to her first day of classes at the University of the Fraser Valley in 2015, she was excited, but also feeling a little down. Some of her friends had moved away to live on campus at larger far away universities and here she was carpooling from Mission to the Abbotsford campus...…Roger Friesen brings mental muscle to BC Lions
The BC Lions are hoping they have an Olympic-sized head start when roaring into Sunday’s CFL playoff game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. UFV Kinesiology professor Roger Friesen has been with the Lions every step of the way this season, joining their Kamloops training camp as the team’s performance psychology consultant. Often referred to as sports…BC Lion Manny Arceneaux to visit UFV Nov 8
UFV Kinesiology professor Roger Friesen has been working with the BC Lions football team as a sport psychologist this season. And he's bringing one of them to the Chilliwack campus atrium to speak to his class and the public on Thurs, Nov 8. Wide receiver Manny Arecenaux will speak to UFV kinesiology students and others…