{"id":124,"date":"2020-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/chaimcentre\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T16:32:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T20:32:41","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/banner-1356769925.png); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        About\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The <\/strong><em><strong>Canadian Health Adaptations<\/strong><\/em><strong>, <\/strong><em><strong>Innovations<\/strong><\/em><strong>, <\/strong><em><strong>&amp; Mobilization<\/strong><\/em><strong> (CHAIM) Centre brings to the forefront the need to adapt the evidence and discourse regarding human health to meet the unique political, social and environmental conditions that exist in Canada<\/strong><strong>, and to bring Canadian research to address global health issues.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CHAIM Centre was established in 2015 to raise awareness of how approaches to human health must be adapted to adequately respond to unique political, social and environmental conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-4xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    \n    <div class=\"cu-callout cu-callout--center cu-component border-8 md:border-[12px] border-solid border-cu-black-50 px-8 pt-5 pb-6 md:px-16 md:pt-8 md:py-10 rounded-lg cu-prose-first-last\">\n                    <header class=\"cu-pageheader cu-component cu-prose-first-last  cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto\">\n                <h2 id=\"our-goal-is-to-share-health-research\" class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] relative cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-1\/2 after:-ml-5 after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-4 after:w-8 after:bg-cu-red\">\n                    OUR GOAL IS TO SHARE HEALTH RESEARCH\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n        \n        \n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-text-align-left\">\n<li>with researchers across disciplines in order to foster trans-disciplinary collaborations and research initiatives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>with the public to enable informed decision-making and the absorption of knowledge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In many cases the causes, prevention, and treatment strategies associated with disease and illnesses generalize across populations. In some instances, however, public and population health is better served by interventions framed by an understanding of the political, cultural, social, and environmental context, along with the Canadian health legislation, policies, regulations, and health funding structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canada\u2019s social demographic is changing, with Indigenous peoples and immigrants being the fastest growing populations. Canada\u2019s socio-cultural context means that particular populations are differentially treated within the health care system, and their issues are differentially attended to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taken together, the distinctive Canadian context points to a need for research to evaluate the applicability of health knowledge, technologies, and strategies, and to create innovative and equitable approaches that adapt to the needs of all Canadians.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/definition_orig.png\" alt=\"Facebook \u00b7 X (Twitter) \u00b7 LinkedIn\" class=\"wp-image-1048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/definition_orig.png 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/definition_orig-512x384.png 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/definition_orig-320x240.png 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/definition_orig-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CUCHAIMCentre\/\">Facebook<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chaim_centre?lang=en\">X (Twitter)<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/company\/chaim-centre\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/advisory-committee\/\">CHAIM Centre Advisory Committee:<\/a><\/strong><br>\u2022 Kim Matheson <br>\u2022 Simon Brascoup\u00e9<br>\u2022 David Butler-Jones<br>\u2022 Sandra Crocker<br>\u2022 Ann Dale<br>\u2022 Bruce Dudley<br>\u2022 Zul Merali<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"curious-about-the-research-our-affiliates-are-working-on\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curious about the research our affiliates are working on?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CLICK ON EACH RESEARCH PILLAR BELOW TO LEARN MORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/one-health\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1065\" data-id=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/one-health-1600.jpg\" alt=\"ONE HEALTH\" class=\"wp-image-1030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/one-health-1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/one-health-1600-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/one-health-1600-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/one-health-1600-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/one-health-1600-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/one-health-1600-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/one-health-1600-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/one-health-1600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ONE HEALTH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/environmental-and-occupational-health\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"1031\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/environmental-occupational-health-1600.png\" alt=\"ENVIRONMENTAL &amp; 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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/social-and-cultural-health-inequities\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"2402\" data-id=\"1032\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/social-cultural-health-inequities-1600.jpg\" alt=\"SOCIAL &amp; CULTURAL HEALTH INEQUITIES\" class=\"wp-image-1032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/social-cultural-health-inequities-1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/social-cultural-health-inequities-1600-512x769.jpg 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/social-cultural-health-inequities-1600-1024x1537.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/social-cultural-health-inequities-1600-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/social-cultural-health-inequities-1600-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/social-cultural-health-inequities-1600-1023x1536.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/social-cultural-health-inequities-1600-1364x2048.jpg 1364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">SOCIAL &amp; CULTURAL HEALTH INEQUITIES<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/stress-trauma-and-resilience\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"1033\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/stress-trauma-resilience-1600.png\" alt=\"STRESS, TRAUMA, AND RESILIENCE\" class=\"wp-image-1033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/stress-trauma-resilience-1600.png 1600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/stress-trauma-resilience-1600-512x512.png 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/stress-trauma-resilience-1600-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/stress-trauma-resilience-1600-320x320.png 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/stress-trauma-resilience-1600-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/stress-trauma-resilience-1600-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/stress-trauma-resilience-1600-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/stress-trauma-resilience-1600-200x200.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">STRESS, TRAUMA, AND RESILIENCE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/probing-questions\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"1034\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/probing-questions-1600.webp\" alt=\"PROBING QUESTIONS &amp; ISSUES\" class=\"wp-image-1034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/probing-questions-1600.webp 1600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/probing-questions-1600-512x512.webp 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/probing-questions-1600-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/probing-questions-1600-320x320.webp 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/probing-questions-1600-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/probing-questions-1600-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/probing-questions-1600-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/probing-questions-1600-200x200.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PROBING QUESTIONS &amp; ISSUES<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n    \n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--grey ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl bg-cu-black-50 max-w-screen-2xl mx-auto rounded-xl px-6 py-5 md:px-14 md:py-12 md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row-reverse mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 60%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Canadian Health Adaptations, Innovations, &#038; 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