FHS professor wins CIHR IPPH Trailblazer Award improving health of 2S/LGBTQ populations - Faculty of Health Sciences

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exceptional contributions that promote population and public health for Canadians and citizens around the world through evidenced-based health policies as well as interventions.</p> <p>Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) assistant professor <a href="/fhs/about/people/profiles/travis-salway.html">Travis Salway</a> was awarded the <a href="https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/51432.html">Early Career Trailblazer Award</a> for making exceptional contributions to the field of population and public health research looking at Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer - or 2S/LGBTQ identities. In his acceptance speech video, he highlights his research team:</p> <p>"Because research is strengthened by the perspectives of those with living experience, I've asked some of the students I work with to answer the following question: Why is it important to increase Two-Spirit and LGBTQ visibility within public health research."</p> <p><a target="_blank"></a><a href="/content/dam/sfu/fhs/NewsEvents/News/2023/Transcript%20for%20Travis%20Salway%20CIHR%20IPPH%20Award.pdf">Read the transcript of the video here</a>. </p> </div></div> <div class="textimage section"> <div class=""> <div class="floatRight"><div class="image"> <div data-picture data-alt='Travis Salway' data-style='' data-title='Travis Salway'> <div data-src="/content/sfu/fhs/news-events/news/2023/cihr-ipph-travis-salway/jcr:content/main_content/textimage_1074210267/image.img.96.low.jpg/1687804642190.jpg" data-media="(min-width: 1px)"></div> <div data-src="/content/sfu/fhs/news-events/news/2023/cihr-ipph-travis-salway/jcr:content/main_content/textimage_1074210267/image.img.320.medium.jpg/1687804642190.jpg" data-media="(min-width: 320px)"></div> <div data-src="/content/sfu/fhs/news-events/news/2023/cihr-ipph-travis-salway/jcr:content/main_content/textimage_1074210267/image.img.640.medium.jpg/1687804642190.jpg" data-media="(min-width: 321px)"></div> <div data-src="/content/sfu/fhs/news-events/news/2023/cihr-ipph-travis-salway/jcr:content/main_content/textimage_1074210267/image.img.1280.high.jpg/1687804642190.jpg" data-media="(min-width: 481px)"></div> <div data-src="/content/sfu/fhs/news-events/news/2023/cihr-ipph-travis-salway/jcr:content/main_content/textimage_1074210267/image.img.1280.high.jpg/1687804642190.jpg" data-media="(min-width: 769px)"></div> <div data-src="/content/sfu/fhs/news-events/news/2023/cihr-ipph-travis-salway/jcr:content/main_content/textimage_1074210267/image.img.2000.high.jpg/1687804642190.jpg" data-media="(min-width: 1025px)"></div> <noscript> <img src='/content/sfu/fhs/news-events/news/2023/cihr-ipph-travis-salway/_jcr_content/main_content/textimage_1074210267/image.img.original.low.jpg/1687804642190.jpg' alt='Travis Salway'> </noscript> </div> <small>Travis Salway</small> </div> <div class="text"><p>Dr. Salway is a social epidemiologist who works to understand and improve the health of Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (2S/LGBTQ) populations. He conducts research in affiliation with the BC Centre for Disease Control and the Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity. </p> <p>In 2019-2020, he testified for two standing committees of the Canadian House of Commons, to inform federal policy to promote 2S/LGBTQ health equity. This resulted in the passage of Bill C-4, making it a crime to perpetrate anti-2S/LGBTQ practices, otherwise known as “conversion therapy.” </p> <p>Salway directs the REAFFIRM Collaborative, an interdisciplinary team committed to researching 2S/LGBTQ+ health and supports the Two-Spirit Dry Lab, Turtle Island’s first research group exclusively dedicated to understanding the health of Two-Spirit Indigenous people. 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