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School of Kinesiology & Health Science

The School of Kinesiology and Health Science upholds a commitment to creating and maintaining an equitable, diverse, and inclusive community where students, faculty and staff feel welcome and valued. We recognize that in order to ensure that our members can thrive in their work as students, faculty and staff, discrimination of any kind must not be tolerated. Meaningful, focused, systemic, and sustained policies, practices, and programs are needed to dismantle the hierarchies that maintain inequity and unearned privilege. Such action must be grounded in the recognition of the intersections, parallels, and differences between all forms of oppression.

We know that the barriers of discriminatory beliefs, attitudes, structures and systems found in the broader society also exist in universities (AUCC Equity Action Plan 2018) and will require ongoing action to address these obstacles to learning and working on our campus. As necessary first steps, we will be undertaking an internal audit and critical self-examination to engage in both short-term and long-term efforts to address these inequities and create positive change at institutional, cultural, and personal levels.

Over the upcoming weeks and months, and with the assistance of an external consultant, the School of Kinesiology and Health Science will be assessing the equity needs and lived experiences of its key stakeholders (students, alumni, staff, and faculty) through such mechanisms as a survey, focus groups, and town hall. The information collected from these tools and events will be vital to understanding what our community members experience within and outside of the School and will inform how we evolve in ensuring equity, diversity, and inclusivity for all.

Kinesiology and Health Science is the study of human movement and the relationship between physical activity and health.

This exciting and innovative program at York University provides students the opportunity to pursue many sub-fields including physiology, anatomy, health, sport administration, health psychology, and athletic therapy in preparation for a career in health and rehabilitation, fitness, recreation, sports industries, research, or teaching.

Advancing Knowledge to Action from Cell to Community

School of Kinesiology & Health Science eBulletin

Fall 2024

Our Vision

Canada’s leading academic centre for knowledge creation, integration, and dissemination about physical activity and its importance for human health, health science and society.

In achieving this vision we will be known for: Innovative research, inspiring students through excellence in teaching, and leadership on the health implications of physical activity and inactivity.

Programs of Study

Mathieu Poirier, from the School of Kinesiology & Health Science, and York U director of the Global Strategy Lab, shared his expertise in antimicrobial resistance during an interview with The Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Breakthrough series.

"As director of the Global Strategy Lab, Dr. Mathieu Poirier works at the intersection of health equity and health policy, focusing on issues that require global collaboration to solve. He and his team understood the threat posed by AMR and knew that c ...

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Passings: Norman Gledhill, a York University professor emeritus in the School of Kinesiology & Health Science, and distinguished figure in the field of exercise physiology, passed away on Jan. 16, surrounded by his family.

In 1974, Gledhill joined the School of Kinesiology & Health Science, where he played a pivotal role in shaping the curriculum and developing key programs such as the undergraduate certificate program in fitness assessment and exercise counselling a ...

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Cannabis retail does not burden emergency rooms, York U study led by Antony Chum, Associate Professor, School of Kinesiology & Health Science

A recent study led by Antony Chum, an associate professor in the School of Kinesiology & Health Science in York’s Faculty of Health, challenges long-held beliefs about the impact of cannabis retail on public health and provides guidance for policym ...

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York U grad makes cancer research breakthrough during PhD studies.

Recent graduate Luca Delfinis, who undertook his doctorate under the supervision of Professor Christopher Perry, was the first to show this new understanding of cancer-related muscle weakness.

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