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A multiple case history and systematic review of adoption, diffusion, implementation and impact of provincial daily physical activity policies in Canadian schools
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Olstad, D. L., Campbell, E. J., Raine, K. D., Nykiforuk, Candace I.J.
Background: Few children meet physical activity (PA) recommendations, and are therefore at increased risk for overweight/obesity and adverse health outcomes. To increase children’s opportunities for PA, several Canadian provinces have adopted school-based daily PA (DPA) policies. It is not clear...
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2013-01-01
Steadman, R., Nykiforuk, Candace I.J., Vallianatos, H.
This article examines the illness and recovery experiences and perceptions of physically active middle aged and older adults participating in hiking groups. These perceptions are examined within the local milieu of their group and the larger social context of biomedical norms of healthy older...
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Assessing general public and policy influencer support for healthy public policies to promote healthy eating at the population level in two Canadian provinces
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Kongats, K., McGetrick, J. A., Raine, K. D., Voyer, C., Nykiforuk, Candace I.J.
Objective: To assess and compare the favourability of healthy public policy options to promote healthy eating from the perspective of members of the general public and policy influencers in two Canadian provinces. Design: The Chronic Disease Prevention Survey, administered in 2016, required...
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Associations among the food environment diet quality and weight status in Cree children in Québec
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Raine, Kim D., Willows, Noreen D., Marshall, Dru, McCargar, Linda J., Arnold, Amber, Downs, Shauna M.
To explore the relationship among children’s diet quality, weight status and food environment in subarctic Canada. In the cross-sectional study, children’s BMI was calculated, diet quality was assessed using three 24 h dietary recalls and children were asked about their home food environment and...
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Building research capacity for evidence-informed tobacco control in Canada: a case description
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McDonald, P. W., Viehbeck, S., Robinson, S. J., Leatherdale, S. T., Nykiforuk, Candace I.J., Jolin, M. A.
Tobacco use remains the leading cause of death and disability in Canada. Insufficient research capacity can inhibit evidence-informed decision making for tobacco control. This paper outlines a Canadian project to build research capacity, defined as a community's ability to produce research that...
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2016-08-28
Johnson, Jeffrey A., Crick, Katelynn, Nykiforuk, Candace I.J., McGetrick, Jennifer Ann
Walk Score® is a proprietary walkability metric that ranks locations by proximity to destinations, with emerging health promotion applications for increasing walking as physical activity. Currently, field validations of Walk Score® have only occurred in metropolitan regions of the United States;...
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2016
Crick, Katelynn C., Johnson, Jeffrey A., McGetrick, Jennifer Ann, Nykiforuk, Candace I.J.
Highlights: Physical inactivity linked to chronic disease can be addressed by increasing walking. Understanding walkability can support health promotion policies and interventions. Walk Score® provides a uniquely accessible and generalizable metric for walkability. Walk Score® has been validated...
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Creating Neighbourhood Groupings Based on Built Environment Features to Facilitate Health Promotion Activities
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VanSpronsen, Eric, Plotnikoff, Ronald C., Vallianatos, Helen, Schopflocher, Donald, Raine, Kim D., Spence, John C., Nykiforuk, Candace I.J.
OBJECTIVES: Detailed assessments of the built environment often resist data reduction and summarization. This project sought to develop a method of reducing built environment data to an extent that they can be effectively communicated to researchers and community stakeholders. We aim to help in...
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Enhancing Educators’ Skills for Promoting Critical Thinking in Their Classroom Discourses: A Randomized Control Trial
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Gul, Raisa B., Schopflocher, Donald, Cassum, Shanaz, Ahmed, Azra, Saeed, Tanveer, Khan, Shehla, Profetto-McGrath, Joanne, Parpio, Yasmin
The literature reveals that educators find it challenging to foster critical thinking (CT) in their students if they have not learned how to use CT in their educational system or training. This paper reports findings from a national research project that was undertaken to enhance the educators’...
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2020-07-07
Fernandez, Melissa A, Caretero, Ann, Gammack, Nancy, Campbell Sandra, Raine, Kim D.
ABSTRACT Introduction: Ubiquitous use of the Internet has created a digital food environment in which online communication about food and nutrition is prevalent through varied platforms. Our understanding about the food and nutrition topics on social media or quality of the information...