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Chloe Goodison is leading NaloxHome, her project consisting of a youth-run team focusing on providing overdose education and naloxone training to secondary students in the Tri-Cities area.

On May 18, 2021, six members of the 911吃瓜 Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) gathered to talk about their experiences in sciences and academia as Asian-identified students, faculty, and alumni. This discussion explores the challenges and successes in sciences and academia, and the importance of one's voice and representation.

FHS professor Kelley Lee, the Canada Research Chair in Global Health Governance, says the country needs better data and improved decision-making tools in order to apply a risk-based approach to border management and travel restrictions.

911吃瓜 News sat down with Ralph Pantophlet, the inaugural scientific director for 911吃瓜’s CL3 Lab and health sciences professor, to discuss how the new lab is helping in the global fight against COVID-19 and the importance of getting fully vaccinated as soon as it is your turn.

Since November 2020, MPH alumnus Matt Gill worked as a COVID-19 contact tracer. We spoke to him to learn more about what the job is like, and how he integrates public health expertise.

FHS graduands Hanah Damot and JV Flores are working on a project in the City of Surrey to engage newcomer youth with arts-based workshops and road safety.

FHS professor Hasina Samji is co-leading a new pandemic-related study comparing vaccine effectiveness in people living with HIV and those who do not have the condition.

Signe MacLennan, FHS Bachelor of Science graduand, has been awarded the 2021 Dean’s Convocation Medal

On June 17, 2021, FHS assistant professor Travis Salway moderated a conversation with the 2SLGBTQ+ Roundtable, a community-based health research collaborative. This group of investigators and advocates shared stories of resilience in the 2SLGBTQ+ community during the COVID-19 pandemic, and discussed what cues and calls to action the cisgendered heterosexual majority might consider undertaking to be supportive.

From being a student mentor to the SFSS President, Osob Mohamed has been an essential figure in student-centered support.