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UFV health researchers collaborate with community on Métis camp

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Originally published to UFV Today (Sept 5, 2018) 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 … Read more

Michael Smith Foundation grant awarded to Cooper to fund research on Indigenous community health

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Originally published to UFV Today (Aug 20, 2018) Dr. Elizabeth Cooper, a post-doctoral fellow in the Faculty of Health Sciences ay UFV, has been awarded funding from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Trainee (MSFHR) program and will lead projects examining Indigenous health and community well-being over a one-year term. The MSFHR trainee program is funded … Read more

Champions for Health expanding to greater heights

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On the island she’s known as Dr. Jo and her enthusiasm for health education is contagious. Already in its thirteenth year, the Champions for Health Promoting Schools program in Antigua, West Indies continues to raise the bar on international educational experience. The program is intended to improve the life chances of children within Antigua, West … Read more

UFV nursing faculty travel to West Africa to provide health care education

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The people of Makeni, Sierra Leone, have suffered greatly over the past 25 years, due to a decade-long civil war and its lingering after effects, coupled with the Ebola breakout of 2014. Already scarce, healthcare prospects for a city made up of over 112, 000 people became largely unavailable. The war left infrastructure destroyed and … Read more

Faculty Focus: 4 reasons why Certified Dental Assistants love their job

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Erin Sawatzky decided to become a Certified Dental Assistant because she wanted to be a part of a professional certification body that allowed her to build a career educating people about the importance of oral health care. She graduated from the Certified Dental Assistant program in 1997. Sawatzky began her practice as a Certified Dental … Read more

Knowledge, skills, and experience – Health Sciences students excel in undergraduate research

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The annual Undergraduate Research Excellence Awards ceremony took place on May 24 at the Ramada Inn in Abbotsford. The well attended, highlight of the year event is hosted by the Research, Engagement, and Graduate Studies department to showcase excellence in undergraduate student research activities across the disciplines – an opportunity unique to the learning experience … Read more

Connection and the whole person – Van Ry explores the link between Indigenous culture and health

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At a young age, Tsandlia Van Ry knew she had a strong desire to pursue a career as a health care practitioner, and the first place she thought to evaluate was the need in her own Stó:lō community. Van Ry, a Stó:lō woman from Skowkale First Nation located along the Chilliwack River, has decided to … Read more