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Recent News

Smoke Free Outdoors: The Woodstock Story
In 2008, the City of Woodstock, enacted a comprehensive outdoor smoking by-law that restricted or banned smoking in parks..
Youth survey finds levels of cigarillo use persist...
The results of the latest national Youth Smoking Survey (YSS) indicate that youth are not seeing cigarillos as harmful as cigarettes, supporting the need for impending Bill C-32.

Making an impact


The Propel Centre for Population Health Impact is committed to preventing cancer and chronic disease by improving health at a population level, and reducing the impact of cancer on people affected by it.

We‘re sponsored by our founding partner, the Canadian Cancer Society, and the University of Waterloo as we work with leaders in science, policy and practice, to jointly plan, conduct, and act on studies that lead to improvements in policies and programs and guide social change.

At Propel, our vision is to help transform the health of populations in Canada and around the world. Our initial focus is on tobacco control, youth health, and improved quality of life for those who have been touched by cancer.

Strategic Initiatives


 Tobacco Control

Tobacco Control

Tobacco use is the number one preventable cause of death. In Canada alone, there are almost five million smokers. If they continue to smoke, between one-third and one-half of these smokers will die from their use of tobacco.
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 Youth Health

Youth Health

Canada's youth are at risk of developing preventable chronic diseases due to tobacco use, unhealthy eating, and physical inactivity, and environments that support these unhealthy behaviours.
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 Quality of Life

Quality of Life

An estimated 171,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed each year in Canadians. This number will increase because of aging and growth in the population (Canadian Cancer Statistics, 2008).
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 Active Living & Healthy Eating

Active Living & Healthy Eating

This program area is being developed more fully in collaboration with investigators from the University of Waterloo and other institutions. The website will be populated as plans are available.
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 Evaluation Services

Evaluation Services

The "new" science of population intervention has a long history in evaluation. When it comes to solution-oriented studies, research and evaluation converge, even though the primary objective of participating scientists may differ.
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 Training

Training

At the Propel Centre for Population Health Impact, we’re building a pan-Canadian community of solution- and impact-oriented scientists who work effectively with policy and program leaders.
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