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I\u2019m writing on behalf of the Nutrition Resource Centre to inform you of our <\/span>upcoming conference<\/span><\/a> this November, 9, 2017 on nutrition and mental health in Toronto, Ontario.\u00a0<\/span><\/span> Our 2017 Forum will combine scientific evidence and practical experiences surrounding nutrition and mental health with moving personal stories and opportunities to network with inspiring leaders in the field.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n We\u2019re thrilled to bring a diverse range of <\/span>speakers<\/span><\/a> from academia, community health, public health and more to dive into the complex relationship between nutrition and mental health\/ wellbeing. Our keynote speaker is <\/span>Dr. Drew Ramsey<\/span><\/a>, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Colombia University, and one of psychiatry\u2019s leading proponents of using dietary change to help balance moods, sharpen brain function and improve mental health. Read his bio <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0If you\u2019re passionate about maximizing nutrition and mental health together to promote overall health and wellbeing, this is your can\u2019t-miss event of the year!<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n At this point we\u2019ve opened our call for abstracts for this event with an <\/span>April 28, 2017 deadline<\/span><\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n We\u2019re seeking submissions for 1) posters, 2) 15-minute presentations and 3) 50-minute presentations.\u00a0 Here is our ideal list of topics for abstract submissions: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00b7<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Link between nutrition and mental health<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00b7<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Mental health, nutrition and obesity<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00b7<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Mental health, nutrition and chronic diseases<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00b7<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Preventing chronic neurodegenerative diseases<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00b7<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Inter-professional collaboration to promote mental health and healthy eating<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00b7<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Tools and resources to promote mental health and healthy eating<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00b7<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Nutrition-related strategies to promote mental health<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00b7<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Mental health and nutrition in Indigenous, newcomer and minority populations<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Further details about this event, and the link to the online submission form can be found <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Interested in attending this event as a regular attendee? You can purchase tickets online <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/span>Help us spread the word! Please forward this email on to your colleagues, students and connections who may also be interested in submitting an abstract!<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Any questions about submissions, tickets sales, attendance, potential sponsorship or more can be sent to Daniel Cho, Program Coordinator, <\/span>events@opha.on.ca<\/span><\/a> \u00a0or 416-367-2249 or 1-800-267-6817 x260.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n With kind regards,\u00a0<\/span><\/span> Mary Wales \u2013 Communications Coordinator <\/b><\/p>\n Ontario Public Health Association, Nutrition Resource Centre<\/i><\/p>\n 44\u00a0Victoria St\u00a0| Suite\u00a0# 502|\u00a0Toronto, ON | M5C 1Y2<\/p>\n 416-367-9914 | 1.800.267.6817<\/p>\n mwales@opha.on.ca<\/a><\/u>\u00a0 | www.opha.on.ca<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span> | <\/span>www.nutritionrc.ca<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I\u2019m writing on behalf of the Nutrition Resource Centre to inform you of our upcoming conference this November, 9, 2017 on nutrition and mental health in Toronto, Ontario.\u00a0 At this one day event, we aim to bring together nutrition and health promotion professionals from across Ontario (and Canada) to explore the relationship between nutrition and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18841,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18841"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3264"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3266,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3264\/revisions\/3266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/span> At this one day event, we aim to bring together nutrition and health promotion professionals from across Ontario (and Canada) to explore the relationship between nutrition and mental health. We\u2019ll have a mix of presentations, workshops and networking sessions so attendees can learn from others across the health sector whose work is connected to this topic.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span> Mary\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n