International Research Infrastructure on Social Inequalities in Health
International Research Infrastructure on Social Inequalities in Health
IRIS is a laboratory infrastructure created and funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation and dedicated to the comparative study of health inequalities. Its main goal is to assess the contribution of social policies to the development of social inequalities in health over the life course. [Read more]
News and Announcements
IRIS Member Prizes and Awards
- Renée Carter was awarded the first prize for her poster titled "Measuring access to primary care among diabetics in Quebec: Evaluating Family Medicine Group (FMG) performance" at the Colloque annuel de l'Association des étudiantes et étudiants en santé publique de l'Université de Montréal (AÉÉSPUM).
- James Falconer received the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship for his work titled "Towards Equity in Population Health: ComparingEvolving Policy in World Health Care Systems, Department of Sociology".
- Hyun Song received 2nd Prize for her poster at the 2012 CAHSPR/IHSPR Student Poster Competition on May 31, 2012
Upcoming Conferences
Department Events
Useful Links
- McGill Centre on Population Dynamics
- McGill Social Epidemiology Journal Club
- Centre interuniversitaire québécois de statistiques sociales (CIQSS)
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
Recent Publications
- Quesnel-Vallée A., Taylor, M. Socioeconomic pathways to depressive symptoms in adulthood: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979. Soc Sci Med, [Epub ahead of print].
- Renahy, E., Alvarado Llano, B., Koh, M., Quesnel-Vallée, A. (2012). Income and economic exclusion: Do they measure the same concept? Int J Equity Health, 11(1): 4, [Epub ahead of print].
Where to Find Us
International Research Infrastructure on Social inequalities in health (IRIS)
Peterson Hall, Room 328
3460 McTavish Street,
Montreal, QC H3A 0E6, CANADA
Tel: (+1)514-398-5842