School News
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Breaking the cycle:Rethinking substance use, stigma, and social inequities in Canada
March 4, 2025, 12:00 PM
New research highlights the urgent need to rethink how substance use is addressed in Canada, moving away from stigmatizing and punitive approaches toward policies rooted in equity and harm reduction.
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21st Kelly Bang Lectureship
October 26, 2024, 12:00 PM
Justice, Advocacy and the Practice of Hope in Occupational Therapy with Kelly Bang Lecturer Keri Chambers
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Mike Crawford, administrative manager in the School of Occupational Therapy, awarded Faculty of Health鈥檚 Excellence in Leadership Award
October 24, 2023, 12:00 PM
Interview with School of Occupational Therapy Administrative Manager, Mike Crawford about winning the Faculty of Health's Excellence in Leadership Award
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20th Kelly Bang Lectureship
October 23, 2023, 12:00 PM
Empowering Occupation: The bumpy road to wheelchair provision in under-resourced communities - with Amira Tawashy
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Research Nova Scotia grants support new perspectives for a healthier future
February 2, 2023, 12:00 PM
Grants to impact health for Nova Scotians
Faculty of Health News
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Dal Health's School of Health Administration and the Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL) renew a strategic alliance
August 19, 2025, 12:00 PM
Dal鈥檚 Master of Health Administration (MHA) program has renewed its strategic alliance with the Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL) to increase the leadership capabilities of health care managers in Canada.
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Dal Health PhD student awarded prestigious Vanier Scholarship for groundbreaking work on sustainable health care
August 11, 2025, 12:00 PM
鈥淩eceiving a Vanier Scholarship is a great honour, and I鈥檓 immensely grateful to have been selected,鈥� says Drew, a PhD student in the Faculty of Health at 17吃瓜网在线. 鈥淥n a practical level, it means I can dedicate myself exclusively to this research. But more than that, it鈥檚 a signal that this work matters鈥攖hat building a sustainable public healthcare system in Canada isn鈥檛 just a fringe idea, but a recognised national priority.鈥�
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Grad profile: Advocating for culturally responsive care
July 7, 2025, 12:00 PM
A moment at Dal that I鈥檒l never forget would have to be Recreation Orientation (Rec O). I still remember it like it was yesterday. I got to meet my professors and faculty members in a not so formal environment where they fostered a welcoming and inclusive environment that gave me the sense of belonging I had been looking for after my first year at Dal.
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Unmasking the 鈥楳anosphere鈥�: Dal Health researcher explores online radicalization, masculinity and power
July 1, 2025, 12:00 PM
In the online world where radical ideologies flourish in the shadows, Dr. Luc Cousineau is shining a bright, necessary light. As Co-Director of Research at the Canadian Institute for Far-Right Studies (CIFRS) and a Recreation Management Instructor in the School of Health and Human Performance, he studies how online communities鈥攑articularly those focused on anti-equity and masculinist ideologies鈥攆orm, evolve and exert influence.