dr. anita chen receives "champion" award for gerontology work
(december 3, 2008) each year, the centre for education and research in aging and health (cerah) gives an award to a "champion," who has worked to advance the health and social care for our aging population. this year, the award will be given to dr. anita chen, one of the original founders of the centre.
dr. chen graduated with a phd in sociology from the university of chicago in 1962. she taught in the department of sociology at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜
from 1964-1996, and continues to participate in the department as a professor emeritus. she was the founding chair of the department of sociology in 1971, and played a key role in initiating the b.a., h.b.a., and m.a. programs in sociology. her teaching interest was in the sociology of aging, medicine, ethnicity, and migration. her research focussed on the asian and southeast asian elderly population in canada, with a special interest in the filipino elderly.
"dr. chen is a pioneer in the field of gerontology," says dr. mary lou kelley, director of cerah. "she developed and taught the first gerontology course ever offered at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜
, and was instrumental in the creation of what is now the centre for education and research in aging and health. she is an inspiration to all of us."
cerah conducts research to improve access to care and quality of care for older people and their caregivers. over the past year, cerah has conducted research in collaboration with many regional partners such as thunder bay regional health sciences centre, north west community care access centre, the kenora chiefs advisory, and st. joseph's care group. the research conducted has advanced cerah's mission, which is to promote the health and well being of older people, regionally, provincially, nationally, and internationally. highlights of research in the last year include conducting a regional palliative care needs assessment, creating a model for developing palliative care teams in rural and first nations communities and assessments.
"the centre for education and research in aging and health has become a vibrant community of researchers, educators, practitioners, caregivers, and undergraduate and graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛
who share their commitment to cerah's mission. i am honoured to be associated with the wonderful work that is being done," says dr. chen.
the award will be given at cerah's annual open house at 12:00 noon on friday, december 5, 2008 in the faculty lounge at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜
. for more information on cerah, please view its annual report, which is available for the first time, by clicking on http://cerah.lakeheadu.ca/reports/
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media: dr. mary lou kelley is available for media interview by calling lisa pelot, communications officer, at 343-8177, or commun@lakeheadu.ca. dr. anita chen is available for interview at the event.
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