Exposure to wildfires increases risk of cancer
A new study from McGill University finds higher incidence of lung cancer and brain tumors in people exposed to wildfires. The study, which tracks over two million Canadians over a period of 20 years, is the first to examine how proximity to forest fires may influence cancer risk.
Josée Dupuis appointed Chair, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, FMHS
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Josée Dupuis, PhD, to the position of Chair, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health (EBOH), School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), McGill University, effective June 1, 2022. Prof. Dupuis replaces Rebecca Fuhrer, PhD, who has led the Department as Interim Chair since last September. We thank Prof.
Watch now: Nationalism, Secessionism, and Autonomy
A discussion with author André Lecours, Professor in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa, about his new book "Nationalism, Secessionism, and Autonomy" (https://global.oup.com/academic/product/nationalism-secessionism-and-autonomy-9780192846754). This event took place on March 8, 2022.
One in four women experience domestic violence before age 50
Over one in four women (or 27 per cent) experience intimate partner violence before the age of 50, according to a worldwide analysis led by researchers from McGill University and the World Health Organization. The largest of its kind, the analysis covers 366 studies involving more than 2 million women in 161 countries.
Watch now: Canada and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
A panel featuring Canadian perspectives on the Russian invasion of Ukraine that took place on March 15, 2022.
Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrQcEA6qhf4
Participants:
Dominique Arel, Chair of Ukrainian Studies and Professor, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa
Watch now: The Tall Poppy
The Winter 2022 Eakin Lecture, delivered by Shannon Sampert, on what happens when women are experts in the media and how we can support them. This event took place on March 11, 2022.
Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgyXwcDsOFs
Watch now: When Injustice is Fully Bilingual
The 2022 Mallory Lecture, delivered by Emilie Nicolas, exploring the impact of the French-English duality on social movements that advocate for decolonization, antiracism and social justice in Canada. This event took place on February 15, 2022.
Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsCcIbAKkHQ
Child marriages violating statutory rape laws in many U.S. states
In many U.S. states, children can legally marry at an earlier age than they can consent to sex, leading to situations where sex between spouses may be a criminal act. Some states exempt sex between married spouses from their definition of statutory rape, which may create perverse incentives for child marriage, according to researchers from McGill University.
Men who paid for sex more likely to live with HIV
Twenty years’ worth of surveys suggest that nearly one in ten sexually active men in 35 countries in sub-Saharan Africa have been clients of sex workers. These men are about 50 percent more likely to be living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), according to a team of international researchers, including Professor Mathieu Maheu-Giroux and Caroline Hodgins of McGill University.
The Disabled Contract: Severe Intellectual Disability, Justice and Morality
The IHSP's Jonas-Sébastien Beaudry published the following book:
Happy without money: Minimally monetized societies can exhibit high subjective well-being
The IHSP's Christopher Barrington-Leigh has co-authored the following article:
Miñarro S, Reyes-García V, Aswani S, Selim S, Barrington-Leigh CP, Galbraith ED
Child Marriage in Canada
The IHSP's Alissa Koski and her colleague Shelley Clark have been receiving some media attention from their recent article:
Child Marriage in CanadaKoski A and Clark SPopulation and Development Review (2021).https://doi.org/10.1111/padr.12369 Published January 8th, 2021
Abstract:
Conceptualisation and Operationalisation of a Holistic Indicator of Health for Older Inuit: Results of a Sequential Mixed-Methods Project
The IHSP's Mylène Riva co-authored the following article:
Baron M, Riva M, Fletcher C, et al.
Determinants of personal exposure to PM2.5 and black carbon in Chinese adults: A repeated-measures study in villages using solid fuel energy
The IHSP's Jill Baumgartner co-authored an article in Environment International:
Lee M, Carter E, Yan L, et al.
Association Between Active Living Environments and Hospitalization for All-Causes and Cardiometabolic Disease
The IHSP's Mylène Riva co-authored the following article:
Mah MM, Sanmartin C, Riva M, Dasgupta K, Ross N.