We are excited to share that six researchers from the Department of Family Practice have received Knowledge Translation focused team funding awards from Michael Smith Health Research BC. Please join us in congratulating and celebrating them for the innovative work that they do.
Reach Program
This grant is awarded to support teams of researchers and research users, to disseminate research evidence with those who can directly benefit from it, in order to impact health and care in BC. The award winners are:
Project title: Creating Educational Materials to Teach the Sympto-Thermal Method to Newcomers.
Project title: Improving new parents’ mental health via an educational video about infant-related harm thoughts
Project title: Supporting Youth-Physician Networks in Response to the Health Effects Climate Change and Environmental Disruption
Convening and Collaborating (C2) Program
This grant is awarded to support teams of health researchers and research users to co-develop research that can have direct impacts on people, including patients, health practitioners, and policy makers. The award winners are:
Project title: Engaging ethnocultural communities in health-promoting programs: the role of trust.
Partner(s): Tai Hung Fai Charitable Foundation and Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Health Aging
Project title: Indigenous, community and research partnership to collaboratively explore environmental justice, unconventional gas development (UGD), wildfires, and health in Northeast British Columbia
Project title: Beyond Pills: Exploring Pharmacists’ Role in Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Services
Partners: Pacific Public Health Foundation
Please join us in celebrating their accomplishments! We look forward to seeing the incredible impact their work will continue to help in the academic and healthcare community.