Olga Heath
Community Health
BA (McGill), MSc (Memorial), PhD (Memorial)
Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Health Sciences Centre
St. John’s, NL Canada, A1B 3V6
Rm: UC5000
t:778-4381; f:737-3011 oheath@mun.ca |
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Olga Heath holds a joint appointment with the University Counseling Centre and the Faculty of Medicine, Division of Community Health and Humanities.
Research Interests:
- Examining prevalence of eating disorders and self injury in MUN student population
- Developing, implementing and evaluating a training program on eating disorders for professionals working outside of large urban centres to develop capacity to identify, intervene for early cases, recognize need for referral and follow-up post specialized treatment
- Impact of interprofessional team functioning in practice placements on student attitudes about and intention to be involved in interprofessional practice
- Physician decision making about involvement in interprofessional training in mental health
Research Projects:
- Development and Implementation of a Multimedia Psycho-Educational Program for the Prevention, Identification and Management of Eating Disorders
Funded by Eastern Health
Investigators: Olga Heath, Tanis Adey, Natalie Beausoleil, Valerie Crewe, Anna Dominic, Janette Georghious, Lesley Goodyear, Kelly Maloney, Mohamed Mekawy, Susan Pardy, Joanne Simmons, Ashley Walsh, Nancy White
- Rural Mental Health Interprofessional Training Project
Funded by IECPCP Health Canada
Investigators: Peter Cornish, Elizabeth Church, Olga Heath, Ted Callanan, Cheri Bethune, Jennifer Forristall, Lynda Younghusband
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