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Faculty of Health

York University’s Faculty of Health officially launched on July 1, 2006, in response to the growing need for innovative, interdisciplinary research and teaching of health and health sciences. The faculty demonstrates and enhances the university’s key role in health research and knowledge transfer.

This historic initiative brings together under one academic roof kinesiology & health science; health policy & management; nursing; and psychology.

It’s an exciting opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students with varied interests and academic backgrounds to examine health and health care from an innovative, interdisciplinary perspective focused on providing real-world solutions in areas as diverse as biomedical and information technology and the social determinants of health.

The faculty’s vision is driven by the following principles and goals:

  1. To build a truly interdisciplinary centre of excellence to concentrate York's expertise in teaching, research, and practice in health by bringing it together in one faculty
  2. To foster the development of new academic programs in health at York that capitalize on existing strengths among faculty members across the university
  3. To create a dynamic academic environment and culture that will support the continual development of novel, innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to health and health care
  4. A distinctive Faculty of Health at York will create opportunities to explore a wide variety of health issues ranging from public policy decisions to the search for better clinical interventions

For more information about the Faculty of Health, please contact Nicole Arnold, Chief Development Officer, Faculty of Health at (416) 650-8076 or by email at arnoldn@yorkfoundation.yorku.ca.

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First holder of Ontario Women's Health Council Chair at York

Professor Nazilla Khanlou plays an important role in developing an interdisciplinary program in women’s mental health, emphasizing mechanisms that integrate research and education.