health policy
Health policy expert Dr. Leah Shipton explains duplicative health-care
Peak Web May 10, 2026By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer Canada’s health-care system desperately needs healing, but we can’t take it to the doctor. In an interview with health policy expert and term assistant professor at SFU School of Public Policy Dr. Leah Shipton, The Peak inspects what’s broken with our health-care system and potentials for solutions. Defining the crisis Universal health-care means most health services in Canada are publicly funded and available for free to citizens and permanent residents. The Canada Health Act, that ensures universal health-care, passed in 1984. However, our government’s mismanagement of this system has led to an ongoing crisis…
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BC’s COVID-19 health policies are being informed by SFU professor’s research
News May 18, 2020Written by: Harvin Bhathal, Peak Associate SFU mathematics professor and infectious disease modeller Dr. Caroline Colijn is using mathematical modelling to project trends in the COVID-19 pandemic. Her research has allowed provincial health officers to better determine the next steps…
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