Urban Heart Health: You Are Where You Live
Wednesday, February 25th, 6:00 p.m.
Verses Restaurant
182 Victoria Street North, Kitchener, Ontario
Please RSVP: cafescientifique@cihr.gc.ca
This free event is presented by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research's Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and the Healthy Communities Research Network at the University of Waterloo.
Where we live has a significant impact on our health. The Kitchener/Waterloo region has recently witnessed tremendous population and urban growth and is expected to continue to grow by more than 200,000 people over the next few decades. What will this rapid expansion mean for your cardiovascular health? Will the Kitchener/Waterloo Waterloo region of the future be a heart healthy community or a cardiovascular risk? During Heart Month, join us for refreshments and lively discussion on how a growing population and a changing urban environment are linked to your heart health.
Experts:
Stuart J. Smith
MD, FRCPC
Chief of Cardiovascular Services
Regional Cardiac Centre, St. Mary's General Hospital
Patrick Fisher
Public Health Planner
Region of Waterloo
Public Health
Pierre Filion
PhD
School of Planning
University of Waterloo
Doug Manuel
MD, MSC, FRCPC
Senior Scientist
Ottawa Health Research Institute
Moderator:
Stephen Samis
Director
Health Policy
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada