Expert Alert - Did you know that over half a million workplace injuries are reported in Canada every year?

CIHR experts discuss health and safety in the workplace

ATTENTION: Assignment editors, health, research and science reporters

For immediate release -

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OTTAWA (September 15, 2011) – This significant number reflects a diversity of Canadians working in various occupations across the country. With the average person spending approximately one third of their day at work, it is important to take note on how to stay safe and healthy while on the job.

CIHR experts are available to discuss the impacts of work-related injuries and ways to promote a safer work environment for all Canadian workers.

Experts:

Maintaining mental and physical health in the workplace
Dr. Nancy Edwards, Scientific Director, CIHR-Institute of Population and Public Health (Ottawa, Ontario)

Ensuring the health and safety of Canada’s marine and coastal workers
Dr. Stephen Edward Bornstein, CIHR-funded researcher (St. John’s, Newfoundland)

When home is a dangerous workplace: preventing and treating injuries in rural Canada
Dr. James Dosman, CIHR-funded researcher (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)

Workplace conditions in long-term health care facilities
Dr. Pat Armstrong, CIHR-funded researcher (Toronto, Ontario)

Unique challenges for immigrants injured in the workplace
Dr. Peter Smith, CIHR-funded researcher (Toronto, Ontario)

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The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is the Government of Canada's health research investment agency. CIHR's mission is to create new scientific knowledge and to enable its translation into improved health, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened Canadian health care system. Composed of 13 Institutes, CIHR provides leadership and support to more than 14,100 health researchers and trainees across Canada.

To schedule an interview, please contact:

David Coulombe
CIHR Media Specialist   
Office: 613- 941-4563
Cellphone: 613-808-7526
Fax: 613- 954-6653
Email: mediarelations@cihr-irsc.gc.ca