Recent News
Barb Riley named new Executive Director at Propel
On October 31, 2011, Susan Elliott, Dean, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences and George Dixon, Vice-President of Research at the University of Waterloo, announced the appointment of Barb Riley as Propel’s new Executive Director.
Survey finds more young men using smokeless tobacco
The Youth Smoking Survey examined the use of smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco and snuff) by youth between 2004 and 2008. They found that in Canada, young men are the prime users of smokeless tobacco, with the highest use being in western provinces and the lowest in Quebec.
“ Designed with support from Propel, our unique web-based food behaviour questionnaire has been accessed across Canada, including First Nation communities, to tackle childhood obesity.”
Rhona Hanning, PhD
Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo
“ We work closely with scientists at Propel to design and implement surveys on many topics related to cancer prevention.”
Mary Thompson, PhD
Professor, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo
“ Propel provides infrastructure to support my research on strategies to prevent dementia and maximize the likelihood of healthy aging for all.”
Suzanne Tyas
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, and School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo
“ UW's International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project works with Propel to conduct surveys that evaluate tobacco control policies in 20 countries, inhabited by 70% of the world's tobacco users.”
Geoffrey Fong, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo
“ We're building the research methods and evidence to support cancer survivorship initiatives and advocacy that will lead to enhanced quality of life and evidence informed policies and programs.”
Sharon Campbell, PhD
Senior Scientist, Propel Centre for Population Health Impact
“ We're accelerating the generation and use of relevant, credible, and timely evidence to improve population health solutions.”
Barbara (Barb) Riley, PhD
Executive Director, Propel Centre for Population Health Impact
“ Supporting Propel's mandate to link evidence and action, we're helping to shape the world's first international public health treaty by building the evidence base for stronger tobacco control policies around the world.”
David Hammond, PhD
Assistant Professor, School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo
“ We're supporting Canadians by helping to create environments where youth remain smoke-free, eat healthy foods, and stay active.”
Stephen (Steve) Manske, EdD
Senior Scientist, Propel Centre for Population Health Impact
“ Our biostatistics group designs, conducts, and analyzes population health studies and surveys to help make evidence-based decisions to improve the health of Canadians.”
Steve Brown, PhD
Director, Biostatistics Group, Propel Centre for Population Health Impact
At the Propel Centre for Population Health Impact, our vision is to prevent cancer and chronic disease by improving health at a population level.
We conduct impact-oriented research, evaluation, and knowledge exchange in the areas of tobacco control, youth health and quality of life for people affected by cancer.
Our approach is collaborative: we work with leaders in science, policy and practice, to jointly plan, conduct, and act on studies that lead to improvements in policies and programs and guide change. We are committed to moving evidence into action.
Propel is a partnership between the Canadian Cancer Society and the University of Waterloo.
Tobacco Control
Tobacco use is the number one preventable cause of death. In Canada alone, there are almost five million smokers. If they continue to smoke, between one-third and one-half of these smokers will die from their use of tobacco.
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Youth Health
Canada's youth are at risk of developing preventable chronic diseases due to tobacco use, unhealthy eating, and physical inactivity, and environments that support these unhealthy behaviours.
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Quality of Life
An estimated 173,800 new cases of cancer are diagnosed each year in Canadians. This number will increase because of aging and growth in the population (Canadian Cancer Statistics, 2010).
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