Faculty of MedicineSchool of Population and Public Health

Readying the leaders of tomorrow for health system transformation

One of Dr. David Hsu’s fondest memories from graduate school at UBC is discussing current health policy issues with fellow students and senior managers in British Columbia’s health care system at the home of his professor and mentor, Dr. Anne Crichton (1920-2007). “Dr. Crichton helped her students become better analytic thinkers,” says Dr. Hsu, BSc’74, […]

Health data, privacy, and how the field of public health ethics can guide improved COVID-19 policy

As jurisdictions around the globe struggle to control the spread of COVID-19, challenges have emerged collecting data on where and how the virus is spreading and managing how that data is used. For Dr. Anita Ho, a bioethicist at the University of British Columbia’s School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) and Recover and […]

‘In Plain Sight’ Report: Systemic Racism in B.C. Healthcare

As a School and community, we must work to address the systemic racism affecting Indigenous peoples and other racialized groups within our institutions, health care, and society to build a future with better health for all.

Congratulations to Dr. Kim Schonert-Reichl

The School of Population and Public Health would like to congratulate Dr. Kim Schonert-Reichl, one of North America’s top applied developmental psychologists and a renowned expert in the area of social and emotional learning, or SEL, for her new appointment as the next NoVo Foundation Endowed Chair of Social and Emotional Learning at the University […]

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