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Prof. Edward Wilson Ansah

Name: International Workshop on “Emerging Strongly from COVID-19: Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development.” International Cooperation and Development Fund (Taiwan ICDF) Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in New York (TECO in New York) Center for Sustainable Development, The Earth Institute, Columbia University.
Start: 2020-07-01
Location: Virtual; Taiwan

Associate Professor · Senior Member

🏛 Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

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About

Edward Wilson Ansah is a Senior Lecturer of Health Promotion, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety. Dr. Ansah is one of the pioneers to graduate from the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER), University of Cape Coast (UCC), with the Ph.D. in Health Promotion in 2017. He graduated with the Bachelor Education in HPER, and Master of Philosophy in the same Department in 2009 and 2013 respectively. In 2009/2010 academic year, Dr. Ansah was a Teaching Assistant in the Department of HPER, UCC assisting many of the lecturers in teaching undergraduate courses and in their research works. Dr. Ansah was promoted to Senior Lecturer in February 2021 after serving as a Lecturer in the Department, from May 2018 to January 2021. Currently, Dr. Ansah teaches and supervises both Ph.D. and Master level Courses and Theses. He teaches courses like Human Health and Development; Evidence-Based Health Promotion; Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Risk Assessment; Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety Policy Analysis, among others. Dr. Ansah has researched and published over 30 articles both in local and international reputable journals. He is a reviewer to many internationally recognized journals. Dr. Ansah is currently the Head of Department at the Dept. of HPER, UCC, and serves as the External Examiner to the West African Examination Council (WAEC). Dr. Ansah is also the Head Coach of the UCC Netball Team and has won consecutively four (4) Gold Medals with the team, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020. Dr. has research interests in Climate Change and Health, Safety, Health and Productivity at Work, Psychosocial Safety Climate, Environmental Sanitation, Scoping Review, among others. I have written and published many peer review articles across these research areas.

Focus & expertise

Academic interests · number = colleagues who share it

Environmental Sanitation2 Evidenced Based Health Promotion2 Occupational Health and Safety4 Psychosocial Safety Climate

Recent activity

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Conference Jul 2020

International Workshop on “Emerging Strongly from COVID-19: Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development.” International Cooperation and Development Fund (Taiwan ICDF) Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in New York (TECO in New York) Center for Sustainable Development, The Earth Institute, Columbia University.

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Conference Feb 2019

International Conference on Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), "Salt Reduction Strategies and Stroke, Hypertension and Diabetes Control”

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Conference Sep 2018

3rd International Conference on Physical Activity and Sport for Health Development in Africa (IC-PASHDA).

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Conference Jun 2018

4th International Conference for Postgraduate Studies

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Conference Nov 2017

NiBS Executive Doctoral Research Conference

Background

🎓 Education & qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy in Health Promotion (Environmental and Occupational Health)

University of Cape Coast

2017

Master of Philosophy in Health Education

University of Cape Coast

2013

Bachelor of Education in Health, Physical Education and Recreation

University of Cape Coast

2009

★ Career & positions

Head of Department

Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

Sep, 2021 to Aug, 2024

Teaching & projects

I strongly believe my students are the reflections of how and what I teach and guide them to do. I aim to develop students with strong interest and masters of community, local, national and international public health, workplace health and safety and well-being. I believe and aim to develop critical thinkers, and candidates who can think on their feet to solving societal problems today and in future.

Teaching philosophy