/spgh/taxonomy/term/131/all en /spgh/channels/news/europe-dominated-happiest-countries-world-list-what-about-united-states-usa-today-march-21-2022-338592 <p>Christopher Barrington-Leigh, Associate Professor at the Institute for Health and Social Policy, is quoted by <em>USA Today</em>.</p> <p style="margin-left:40px">"The World Happiness Report is changing the conversation about progress and wellbeing. It provides important snapshots of how people around the world feel about the overall quality of their lives," Christopher Barrington-Leigh, professor at 黑料不打烊 University in Quebec and a researcher involved in the report, said in a statement."</p> Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:03:43 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1321 at /spgh /spgh/article/mcgill-researcher-finds-happy-trend-2022-world-happiness-report <p>This year marks the tenth year the <a href="https://worldhappiness.report/">World Happiness Report</a> has captured how people in more than 150 countries around the world evaluate their own lives.</p> <p>"Data considered in the report offers a snapshot of how people around the world evaluate their own happiness and some of the latest insights from the science of well-being," explains Lara B. Aknin, a professor at Simon Fraser University and an editor of this year鈥檚 report.</p> Thu, 17 Mar 2022 20:51:57 +0000 Jasmine Stuart 1310 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/canadian-study-finds-us-child-marriages-violate-statutory-rape-laws-14-states-ctv-news-february-21-337966 <p>A study led by Alissa Koski, Assistant Professor at the Institute for Health and Social Policy and the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health is featured by <em>CTV News. </em>Professor Koski also comments on the findings.</p> Fri, 25 Feb 2022 21:37:02 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1235 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/hanes-helping-montreals-unhoused-population-begins-prevention-montreal-gazette-february-16-2022-337837 <p>In a recent opinion piece, <em>Montreal Gazette </em>columnist Allison Hanes highlights the Qu茅bec鈥檚 Inaugural Homelessness Prevention Conference co-presented by the Institute for Health and Social Policy.</p> <p style="margin-left:40px">"But what if homelessness can be prevented in the first place? That was the topic of a virtual conference held Wednesday and organized by the Quebec Homelessness Prevention Policy Collaborative, a joint venture by Montreal鈥檚 Old Brewery Mission and 黑料不打烊 University鈥檚 Institute for Health and Social Policy."</p> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 22:08:38 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1220 at /spgh /spgh/article/child-marriages-violating-statutory-rape-laws-many-us-states <p>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 黑料不打烊 University.</p> <p>Their findings, published in the <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1054139X21005528"><i>Journal of Adolescent Health</i></a>, show that child marriages violated statutory rape laws in 14 states.</p> Fri, 25 Feb 2022 23:02:19 +0000 Shirley Cardenas, 黑料不打烊 Newsroom 1238 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/health-impacts-felt-even-blue-sky-days-ctv-news-december-15-2021-335944 <p>Jill Baumgartner, Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and at the Institute for Health and Social Policy, spoke to CTV News about the impact that air pollution is having on the health of Canadians.</p> <p><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2287825"><em>Watch the video</em></a></p> Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:38:57 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1105 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/comment-lutter-contre-le-tueur-invisible-quest-la-pollution-de-lair-metro-montreal-october-19-2021-334323 <p>Dr. Jill Baumgartner, Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and at the Institute for Health and Social Policy, was interviewed by <em>M茅tro Montr茅al</em>.</p> <p style="margin-left:40px"><strong>"Trois questions 脿鈥� </strong>Jill Baumgartner, PhD, professeure associ茅e en 茅pid茅miologie 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 黑料不打烊, et sp茅cialiste en environnement et en sant茅<em>"</em></p> <p><a href="https://journalmetro.com/societe/2712648/comment-lutter-contre-le-tueur-invisible-quest-la-pollution-de-lair/"><em>Read the article (in French)</em></a></p> Thu, 21 Oct 2021 16:16:51 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1019 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/canadas-air-quality-poor-enough-impact-our-health-ctv-september-23-2021-333675 <p>Dr. Jill Baumgartner, Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and at the Institute for Health and Social Policy, was interviewed by CTV News.</p> <p><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?playlistId=1.5598349" target="_blank"><em>Listen to the segment</em></a></p> Fri, 24 Sep 2021 21:45:09 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 960 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/understanding-covid-19-burden-tvo-september-29-2021-333864 <p>Dr. Frank Elgar, Professor at the Institute for Health聽and Social Policy and at the Department of Psychiatry spoke with <em>TVO's The Agenda.</em></p> <p style="margin-left:40px"><em>"</em><span>We quickly learned from the onset of the pandemic that people in lower-income socioeconomic groups were taking on a greater burden, with risk of exposure and the greater incidences of COVID-19 deaths. Frank Elgar, a professor at 黑料不打烊 University and Canada Research Chair in Social Inequality in Child Health, has uncovered the reasons why income equality leads to poorer health outcomes."</span></p> Fri, 01 Oct 2021 21:52:05 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 978 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/child-marriage-hidden-crime-and-its-happening-western-nations-says-survivor-and-advocate-cbc-may-22-331197 <p>Dr. Alissa Koski, Assistant Professor at the Institute for Health and Social Policy and the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, is among the experts quoted by CBC.</p> Tue, 25 May 2021 14:15:02 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 785 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/current-may-17-2021-addressing-child-marriage-canada-cbc-radio-331146 <p>Dr. Alissa Koski, of the Institute for Health and Social Policy, and the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, discussed the state of child marriage in Canada on CBC Radio.</p> Thu, 20 May 2021 16:41:05 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 782 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/feeling-blue-try-forcing-yourself-laugh-cbc-news-march-27-2021-330063 <p>Christopher Barrington-Leigh, Associate Professor at the Institute for Health and Social Policy, is quoted by CBC News.</p> <p style="margin-left:40px">"鈥�"Canada is one of the happiest places in the world, but it has been a little bit up and down. Now, it starts to look like it's a somewhat steady downward trend for about five years," said Christopher Barrington-Leigh, a happiness economist and associate professor at 黑料不打烊 University's Institute for Health and Social Policy and the Bieler School of Environment."</p> Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:00:23 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 740 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/quebec-premier-may-soon-announce-relaxed-montreal-area-curfew-ctv-news-march-15-2021-329645 <p>Professor Daniel Weinstock, past director of the Institute for Health and Social Policy, is quoted in this article.</p> <p style="margin-left:40px">"MONTREAL -- Montrealers tired of living under a curfew might see some light at the end of the tunnel with a possible loosening of restrictions now that the days are longer.<b> </b>Quebec Premier Francois Legault was asked at a news conference Monday in Montreal whether the curfew could be pushed back since daylight time began Sunday and people would want to take advantage of more daylight hours."</p> Tue, 16 Mar 2021 14:22:45 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 724 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/les-jours-plus-longs-pourraient-reduire-ladhesion-au-couvre-feu-radio-canada-march-15-2021-329623 <p>Professor Daniel Weinstock, past director of the Institute for Health and Social Policy, is among the experts quoted.</p> <p style="margin-left:40px">"Quand il fera encore jour au moment o霉 nous serons cens茅s entrer pour le couvre-feu, je pense qu'脿 ce moment-l脿, ce sera tr猫s difficile 脿 maintenir et les gens commenceront probablement 脿 montrer du m茅contentement."</p> <p><a href="https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1777151/printemps-ete-soiree-adhesion-couvre-feu" target="_blank"><em>Read the article (in French)</em></a></p> Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:32:51 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 723 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/experts-say-quebecers-may-be-less-willing-comply-curfew-days-get-longer-calgary-herald-march-14-2021-329622 <p>Professor Daniel Weinstock, past director of the Institute for Health and Social Policy, is among the experts quoted in this article.</p> <p style="margin-left:40px">"<b>鈥�</b>Daniel Weinstock, a professor in the Faculty of Law and the Institute for Health and Social Policy at 黑料不打烊 University, said 鈥渢he curfew started at a time where the likelihood that people would go along with it was probably at its highest.鈥�<b> </b>The weather was cold and the province was reporting an average of more than 2,500 COVID-19 cases a day."</p> Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:27:06 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 722 at /spgh