Former SAC chair recognized by CIHR

Dr. Clyde Hertzman has been named Canada’s 2010 Health Researcher of the Year, the highest scientific honour from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). This prestigious award recognizes Hertzman’s work on early childhood development. His research findings have helped shape national and international policy on youth. A former founding member of the Institute for Work & Health (IWH)’s Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), Hertzman – director of the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) in British Columbia – chaired the SAC from 2002 to 2008.

Source: At Work, Issue 63, Winter 2011: Institute for Work & Health, Toronto