UPCOMING EVENTS
Transformational health starts here
The School of Health and Human Performance is part of Dal Health. We're one of the largest Faculties at Dalhousie, with eight schools, one college and one program, more than 200 faculty members, 80 staff members, and over 3,000 students.
Our faculty, staff and students are committed to improving the well-being of individuals, families, communities and populations through diverse health programming, collaborative research and strong community partnerships.
PROGRAM VIDEOS
See what our students are saying about:
INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (IPE)
PhD IN HEALTH PROGRAM
Kinesiology
Health Promotion
HAHP in Dal News
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The Conversation: Why your kids need a national school food program
September 13, 2017 8:30 AM
As Canadian kids head back to school, many will be hungry. Dal health promotion prof Sara Kirk discusses how, lacking fruits, vegetables and other nutritious foods, these kids will suffer mood problems, disease and low academic performance.
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Grad profile: Finding her passion
May 31, 2017 8:30 AM
Through her Recreation degree (together with a Bachelor of Management), Lisa Odland discovered a new sport — goalball — and a new commitment to helping athletes who are blind and visually impaired.
HAHP News
- The Conversation: Why your kids need a national school food program. Author Sara Kirk is a professor of Health Promotion at Dalhousie University.
- Kinduct Technologies Inc., A Business Built on a Passion for Sports - Travis McDonough (BSc Kinesiology '94). "The Kinesiology program really opened my ideas as to how I could combine my interest in sport and wellness".
- Heather Johnston, MSc Kinesiology (candidate) wins The Dr. David Symmington Legacy Award .