The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture has a new name!
The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) at the University of Saskatchewan is excited to announce its new name: Canadian Centre for Rural and Agricultural Health. The new name took effect June 1st 2023.
This USask Centre hosts a number of provincially, nationally, and internationally important programs, services, and research supported through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) funded National Agricultural Industrial Hygiene Laboratory (NAIHL), including: labs and programs focusing on rural health, respiratory and occupational exposures, musculoskeletal health, mass spectrometry; Rural Action Dementia Research (RADAR) and Rural and Remote Memory Clinics; a Knowledge Translation Lab and home of the Agricultural Health and Safety Network (AHSN) which includes One2One clinics offering respiratory and hearing health clinics and mask fitting, and Discovery Days programs for children; a tele-transmission laboratory, and so much more.
The Centre has longstanding research, service, and knowledge mobilization activities with rural and agricultural partners including the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Rural and Remote Health, many First Nations located within Saskatchewan, and a number of organizations. We work closely with colleagues across the USask campus, Canada, and beyond, working at the grassroots and moving research to action for the health and safety of rural and agricultural populations.
The refreshed name reflects the past, current, and future strength of the Centre, and the importance of our grassroots relationships. The open house is our opportunity to showcase our work and celebrate the many relationships that make this Centre thrive.
Please be welcome to join us on Tuesday, September 26th at 10:30am to celebrate the Centre’s new name. A short program, tours and refreshments will take place.
Please RSVP attendance via EventBrite: https://CanCentreRuralAgHealthCelebration.eventbrite.ca. Or, you may phone 306-966-8286 or email ruralaghealth@usask.ca
