John Puxty, Western University

Research

Age-Friendly Communities Community-Based Research Geographic Location / Place-Based Health Health Equity Healthy Aging Implementation And Policy Evaluation Mixed Methods Population Health

Latest funding

Evaluating Age-Friendly Communities in Canada: Linking Implementation to Health, Social and Equity Outcomes
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$1,526,176

All 1 grants and awards

Evaluating Age-Friendly Communities in Canada: Linking Implementation to Health, Social and Equity Outcomes

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Wilk, Piotr; Fogarty, Alicia; Puxty, John; Webster, Sarah

Keywords: Age-Friendly Communities; Community-Based Research; Geographic Location / Place-Based Health; Health Equity; Healthy Aging; Implementation And Policy Evaluation; Mixed Methods; Population Health; Social Determinants Of Health; Structural Determinants Of Health

$1,526,176

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Age-Friendly Communities Dear Professor Puxty, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on age-friendly communities connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Evaluating Age-Friendly Communities in Canada: Linking Implementation to Health, Social and Equity Outcomes" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]