News Release
2003-74
September 17, 2003
For immediate release
Minister McLellan announces appointment of new Governing Council member for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
OTTAWA - The Honourable Anne McLellan, Minister of Health, today announced
the appointment of Dr. Nancy Edwards to the Governing Council of the Canadian Institutes
of Health Research (CIHR).
"It is with great pleasure that I announce the appointment of Dr. Nancy Edwards to the
CIHR Governing Council," said Minister McLellan. "Dr. Edwards' research experience both
in Canada and internationally in the fields of nursing and community health will add to
the outstanding group of Canadians that comprise CIHR's Governing Council."
Dr. Edwards is a Professor in the School of Nursing and Department of Epidemiology and
Community Medicine at the University of Ottawa, Director of the Community Health Research
Unit and Academic Consultant for the City of Ottawa Health Department. She has contributed
to over 90 publications and is one of six national nursing research chairs funded by the
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation and CIHR. Until her recent appointment, Dr.
Edwards was a member of the Advisory Board for the CIHR Institute of Population and Public
Health.
The CIHR Governing Council is comprised of 19 volunteer members that represent a wide
spectrum of expertise and experience in health research and policy. Charged with the responsibility
of ensuring CIHR works to fulfill its mandate, the Governing Council sets the overall strategic
direction, goals and policies of CIHR and its Institutes.
Appointed for three years, members of the Governing Council are selected as individuals
rather than as representatives of any particular group or organization. Further biographical
information and details about the entire CIHR Governing Council is available at  http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/about/7079.shtml
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research is the Government of Canada's premier agency
for health research. Its objective is to excel, according to internationally accepted standards
of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved
health for Canadians, more effective health services and products and a strengthened Canadian
health care system.
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Media Inquiries:
Farah Mohamed
Office of Anne McLellan
Minister of Health
(613) 957-1694
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