Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 7th, 2011 Comments Off on What’s the Green Economy Got to Do with Public Health?
The answer is quite a bit, but the conversation hasn’t gotten very far yet. For example, I didn’t meet anyone else from public health at last week’s David Suzuki Foundation Green Café to discuss gaps and opportunities for the green economy. I did meet people from businesses and labour, sustainability consultants, and recent grads (e.g., […]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 15th, 2011 Comments Off on You Are Who You Know – Social Networks and Public Health
Your life is shaped by your friends, your friends’ friends, and their friends. That is what Dr. Nicolas Christakis told an audience last night in Vancouver. Dr. Christakis is a professor from Harvard with backgrounds in medicine and sociology who conducts research on social networks. Don’t just think Facebook or Twitter. Social networks are so […]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 31st, 2011 Comments Off on Interactive Application Launched
In February 2011, our Centre hosted a forum on an emerging and exciting topic – how can businesses help create a better society? The ideas discussed at the forum were used to develop an educational, interactive application. To see the application and learn more, go to the Business Forum page.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 24th, 2011 Comments Off on New Article Published
Advance access is now available for a new article from the health literacy research team that includes individuals from the Centre for Health Promotion Research: Begoray DL and Kwan B (2011). A Canadian exploratory study to define a measure of health literacy. Health Promotion International. The article reports on a study that explored a definition […]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 31st, 2011 Comments Off on Forum – How Can Businesses Help Create a Better Society
The Centre for Population Health Promotion Research is hosting a forum in Vancouver, BC on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 on the topic of how businesses can help create a better society. For more information on this past event, see the Business Forum page.
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