06/16/2026
We are thrilled to share that MSVU Associate Vice-President of Research Dr. Jacquie Gahagan has been named to the National Advisory Committee to Support Preventive Health Care.
“I am really pleased to be a member of the National Advisory Committee to Support Preventive Health Care to help ensure our guidelines are evidence-informed and responsive to the needs of Canadians," said Dr. Gahagan.
The committee will guide the development of preventive health services guidelines – such as cancer screening and other disease prevention measures. It brings together members with diverse expertise, including primary care providers, medical specialists, methodologists, and experts in Black and Indigenous health, health disparities and equity.
Dr. Gahagan brings to the NACPHS extensive experience in health equity research, in particular with relation to healthcare, health policy development, child welfare, older LGBT Canadians and housing, and HIV/AIDS.
Dr. Gahagan is a medical sociologist by training and has been engaged in research in the areas of public health and the social sciences locally, nationally and internationally. Their program of health promotion research focuses on evaluating policy and programming interventions using s*x and gender-based analyses to address health and social inequities. Dr. Gahagan worked as an evaluation specialist in public health at the municipal, provincial and national levels in relation to harm reduction, HIV/HCV prevention, and to***co use cessation prior to their academic career.
Congratulations, Dr. Gahagan!
Learn more: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2026/06/new-national-advisory-committee-to-support-preventive-health-care-in-canada.html
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