Lara Murphy

Lara Murphy began her career as an epidemiologist with the former Saskatoon Health Region’s Public Health Observatory immediately after receiving her MSc in Community Health and Epidemiology from the University of Saskatchewan in 2001. She has played many roles over the years most recently as manager of Population Health surveillance and reporting. In this role, Lara has co-led the development of health network geographies, health network profiles, and the alignment and standardization of public health surveillance, monitoring, and reporting across the province.

Lara is passionate about the work of population health and has spent almost two decades advancing health equity in their health system. She was a part of a team that advanced this work when few people outside of Population and Public Health were aware of these concepts. It has been slow and challenging work, but also incredibly rewarding and fulfilling. Lara is committed to using whatever influence and power she has to improve the health of the population, address the structural and social determinants of health and reduce inequities.