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New population Risk Tool Predicts Risk of Premature Mortality at the Population Level
Premature mortality is a critical indicator of overall population health, socioeconomic inequalities, and health system performance. Researchers at the Population Health Analytics Lab have developed and validated a novel tool that predict the risk of premature...
Measuring the Health Co-Benefits of Air Pollution Interventions on Premature Deaths in Canadian Cities
Graphics: Jeff Allen, Emily Sakaguchi Air pollution, particularly from fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), is a leading cause of premature death worldwide. In Canadian cities, air pollutants exceed World Health Organization limits, leading to...
Population Health Analytics Lab Members Win Awards
In an impressive display of academic excellence, three trainees from the Population Health Analytics Lab have garnered prestigious recognitions and awards for their groundbreaking research. Gum-Ryeong Park, Gemma Postill, and Ingrid Giesinger have each made...
AI4PH Hosts 2024 Annual General Meeting
The AI for Public Health (AI4PH) Health Research Training Platform, Co-Directed by Professor Laura Rosella, held their 2nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the University of Calgary on July 22, 2024. The AGM brings together AI4PH mentors and trainees, stakeholders, and...
Population Health Analytics Lab Welcomes Visiting PhD student, Ioannis (Giannis) Afentakis
Ioannis (Giannis) Afentakis is currently in his final year of doctoral studies within the AI for Health CDT program at Imperial College London, UK. The Global Fellows Fund, which fosters international placements with high impact, supports PhD students like...
NHP Graduate Student Awardees
Congratulations to Population Health Analytics Lab members Ijeoma Itanyi and Ingrid Giesinger on receiving Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations (NHP) Graduate Student Awards! Read on to discover more about the 2024 NHP...