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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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.
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Forging new perspectives on Canada's North
April 28, 2017 8:30 AM
Students Mariam Ragab (Computer Science) and Madison Campbell (Kinesiology) travelled to Nunavut last month for Global Vision’s Arctic Youth Ambassador Caucus, an opportunity for youth from across Canada to share ideas on how to approach some of the challenges faced by Northern communities.
HAHP News
- 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 .
- Crossroads 2017
This year’s Crossroads Interdisciplinary Health Research Conference was a real milestone. The event celebrated its 15th anniversary – making it one of the longest running student-led conferences of its kind - with the largest number of delegates and attendees in its history.