Nancy Young

Full Professor

Rural and Northern Health
Professional Schools

705.675.1151 ext. 4014
205B
Sudbury Campus

Dr. Young is a full Professor at the School of Rural and Northern Health at Laurentian University and holds a Canada Research Chair in Rural and Northern Children's Health. In addition to her primary appointment, she is an Adjunct Scientist at the SickKids Research Institute, an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto, and an Adjunct Scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences.

Dr. Nancy Young is working to ensure that the voices of our children are heard, when it comes to their health. Since health and quality of life are specific to the perspective of the reporter, child-centric methods are of critical importance in the measurement of children's health. Dr. Young's research has proven that children are as good as their parents and clinicians in reporting on the state of their health. Her expertise in cross-cultural adaptation of child health measures is reflected in her collaborative research internationally, including projects with Beijing Children's Hospital in China. This expertise is being applied locally with French Canadian and Aboriginal populations to improve their health.

She is also a leader within the Laurentian University research community. She is the Director of the Research Centre for Evaluating Children's Health Outcomes (ECHO) and primary supervisor to a cadre of Masters and PhD students. Training the next generation of HQP is essential to her mandate. Investing in our children's health is essential to our future. Dr. Young's research bridges from bench to bedside to backyard to improve the lives of our children.