Centre for Health Promotion Research (CHPR)

Are you interested in sharing your research on reducing health inequities and improving health at the population level? Today is the launch of an international call for contributions for a special Supplement of the Canadian Journal of Public Health. The Centre for Population Health Promotion Research is collaborating with various universities and centres to coordinate […]

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On November 4, 2010, Jim made a presentation to the Board of Directors of the Carnegie Community Centre. The Board of Directors had invited Jim to discuss the findings from his study on the 2010 Olympics and the Inner-city Inclusive Commitment Statement, which was a set of social, environmental, and economic guarantees that were included […]

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Jim Frankish is teaching a new, graduate-level course in the School of Population and Public Health: SPPH 545/546 – Theories, Models and Issues in Community-Based Research. SPPH 545/546 is an introductory course on the theories, models, and issues inherent in the planning, implementation and evaluation of community-based participatory research with a variety of diverse communities. […]

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CPHPR donated $694 to EMBERS Staffing Solutions, a two-part social enterprise that provides support and training to help people start and operate a microenterprise and that operates an employment agency that gives round-the-clock support and coaching to help people stay employed and grow as a person. All profits earned by EMBERS Staffing Solutions go toward […]

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Advance access is now available for a new article written by a health literacy research team that includes individuals from the Centre for Health Promotion Research: Wu AD, Begoray DL, MacDonald M, Wharf Higgins J, Frankish J, Kwan B, Fung W and Rootman I (2010). Developing and evaluating a relevant and feasible instrument for measuring […]

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