About the center
The Centre intersectoriel en santé durable (CISD) is a research center that brings together researchers with diverse expertise from UQAC, Université de Sherbrooke, Université Laval, McGill University and the Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (CIUSSSS), with a common goal: to advance the science of sustainable health.
Mission
The center aims to contribute to building sustainable health through research, innovation and knowledge mobilization, with an interdisciplinary and intersectoral perspective, in response to the major health issues facing the regional communities.
Vision
To be committed to our diverse communities:
- For scientific advancement in health and well-being at all stages of life;
- For the development of prevention and intervention tools and models to meet new health challenges;
- By considering the social and economic benefits of innovations (technological, social and cultural) and knowledge mobilization;
- To make research accessible and to keep it close to communities including researchers and health professionals;
- In developing highly qualified personnel.
Values
Commitment
Sustained investment by all players in a shared vision of sustainable healthcare.
Equity
Ensuring that research priorities are focused on key health issues, and that resources are deployed for all with ethics and integrity.
Openness
Demonstrate openness to all other disciplines for cross-sectoral construction.
Excellence
Maintain and promote high-level research and knowledge mobilization.
Creativity
Ensure research that is bold and original and exercise leadership to rethink community health management.
Strategic Planification
To learn more about CISD’s current strategic planning, please consult the documentation below.
Annual activity reports
Each year, CISD produces its annual report. You can consult these documents to find out about all our activities.
Ambassador
Pierre Lavoie
Mandate
To act as a bridge between the center’s researchers, politicians, schools, businesses, community groups and the population of Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, working to make our region a model for sustainable health.
Our partners
Our team
Our citizen partners
Our committees
Executive Committee
Mandate
This committee acts under the chairmanship of the Centre’s direction to define the Centre’s direction and make decisions it deems important. On the recommendation of the Scientific Committee, it is informed of new memberships and approves the use of the Centre’s grants following submission of the activity report. It must receive, study and act on requests, proposals and suggestions submitted by the Scientific committee or any member of the Centre. It may call on the assistance of other persons in an advisory capacity.
Structure of representation
- The Centre Director
- Four regular members of the Centre elected for three [3] years, representing the different research disciplines of the Centre
- The President of the CISD Student Committee
- A research associate who is a professor at a university other than UQAC and who works in the SLSJ territory
- A representative of CIUSSSS
- Two citizen partners
- One healthcare professional
- One member representing the main partners
- Any person the Executive Committee wishes to add on an ad hoc
Scientific Committee
Mandate
The Scientific Committee is responsible for advising the direction of the Centre intersectoriel en santé durable on scientific programming, as well as on the prioritization of research projects, our commitments (strategies to support and promote research) and access to technological platforms and available data and samples. It approves membership applications on the recommendation of the direction. It establishes the procedures for evaluating members and maintaining their status.
Structure of representation
- The Director of the Centre intersectoriel en santé durable, who chairs the meeting ex officio.
- The heads of the scientific disciplines
- A member of the Student Committee.
Mandate
This committee acts under the chairmanship of the Centre’s direction to define the Centre’s direction and make decisions it deems important. On the recommendation of the Scientific Committee, it is informed of new memberships and approves the use of the Centre’s grants following submission of the activity report. It must receive, study and act on requests, proposals and suggestions submitted by the Scientific committee or any member of the Centre. It may call on the assistance of other persons in an advisory capacity.
Structure of representation
- The Centre Director
- Four regular members of the Centre elected for three [3] years, representing the different research disciplines of the Centre
- The President of the CISD Student Committee
- A research associate who is a professor at a university other than UQAC and who works in the SLSJ territory
- A representative of CIUSSSS
- Two citizen partners
- One healthcare professional
- One member representing the main partners
- Any person the Executive Committee wishes to add on an ad hoc