{"id":46,"date":"2024-04-22T15:10:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T15:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oneurbanhealth.ca\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:58:12","slug":"a-propos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oneurbanhealth.ca\/en\/a-propos\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Canada Excellence Research Chair One Urban Health is based at the Parc Campus, in the School of Public Health of the University of Montreal (ESPUM). It is affiliated with the Research Center in Public Health (CReSP).<\/span><\/p>

Our object of study is at the meeting point of the One Health concept and the World Health Organization Healthy Cities initiative.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Chair\u2019s team focuses on governance mechanisms involved at the city level, to adopt a One Health approach.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Since 2008, the Canada Excellence Research Chair program has supported Canadian universities by funding research teams led by world-renowned, ambitious, and innovative researchers.<\/span><\/p>

Through an 8-year funding that ranges between 4 to 8 million dollars, this program allows Canada to occupy its place as a leader at the forefront of scientific innovation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The program is administered by the Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat (TIPS) at the joint initiative of the<\/span> Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council<\/span><\/a> , the<\/span> Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada<\/span><\/a>, and the<\/span> Canadian Institutes of Health Research.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Today, more than half of the population lives in the unique ecosystems that cities are, with their many challenges and possibilities for well-being and health.<\/span><\/p>

The One Urban Health CERC mobilizes various disciplines and expertise in the analysis and construction of interventions that aim to make cities more pleasant and favorable for health and well-being.<\/span><\/p>

More specifically, the next years of funding represent many opportunities to explore governance mechanisms within the city and progress towards a One Health approach.<\/span><\/p>

Research projects of different sizes will be implemented . Opportunities will be seized and co-designed with a range of partners hailing from \u00e0academia, institutions, and citizen communities.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The One Health approach originally developed in the heart of the jungle, in response to the spread of the Ebola and Zika viruses in particular, as well as in intensive industry, in the face of epidemics of avian flu or Q fever. The focus was on zoonoses and how to control them.<\/span><\/p>

The One Health approach has evolved, taking a more global view of health, from a planetary and eco-responsible perspective.<\/span><\/p>

In this vein, the One Health Initiative at the University of Montreal takes a local and global approach to actions and collaborations favoring the health of humans, animals, and ecosystems.<\/span><\/p>

The University of Montreal School of Public Health (ESPUM) coordinates the One Urban Health Initiative. It brings together the expertise of different faculties to think about cities through the prism of health and well-being, both physical and mental. It enables researchers from a wide range of faculties (e.g. medicine, veterinary, urban planning, and public health) to jointly elaborate innovative solutions and interventions to address social and health inequalities, as well as climate change.<\/span><\/p>

This favourable interdisciplinary context gave rise to the idea of a CERC. Previous collaborations and interventions withEvelyne de Leeuw made her the ideal incumbent.<\/span><\/p>

In addition toher expertise in political science and public health, Evelyne has been involved in the Cities in Health movement since its inceptionand was a long-standing member of the One Health advisory group for the World Health Organization.<\/span><\/p>

Thus, thanks to some intense collaboration and the mobilization of available forces, in September 2023 the CERC was launched, making One Urban Health a very tangible reality at the University of Montreal.<\/span><\/p>

The CERC offers an interdisciplinary and collaborative space, bringing together researchers from various disciplines as well as institutional, community, and citizen partners.<\/span><\/p>

Thanks to a funding of $500 000 a year for 8 years, the chair aims to study the governance processes in place for a One Health approach in the city.<\/span><\/p>

One of the crucial and founding aspects of the chair is cosmology, i.e., the study of the forces at work in each individual that motivate them to mobilize for a cause (e.g. beliefs, religions, convictions, etc.). This aspect underpins the chair\u2019s singularity to reflect on individual and community governance mechanisms through a One Health lens.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Reporting to the VRRDCI, the CERC\u2019s governance structure aims to be both robust and close to the ground, i.e., to the concerns of the Chairholder. Its main objective is to support the CERC chairholder and her team in the various CERC projects. The CERC\u2019s governance is made up of four main bodies:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>