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*NEW* COMPASS paper by @katebatt et al: E-cigarettes may be attracting new demographics of youth; Unique risk profiles were found for youth exclusively using e-cigarettes vs. youth using both e-cigarettes & traditional cigarettes #tobacco #vaping doi.org/10.1186/s12889…

School #physicalactivity programs & facilities were greatly restricted during the ongoing COVID19 pandemic. However, there was also evidence of resilience & resourcefulness in many schools that reported new & adapted programs & facilities. mdpi.com/2832606

New paper available here: bit.ly/phumentalhealt… Findings: Public Health Unit engagement in school mental health programs was associated with reduced anxiety symptoms among students in COVID-19 @SmithBrendanT Karen A. Patte Scott Leatherdale Roman Pabayo COMPASS

New @COMPASS paper by Claire Benny Roman Pabayo @SmithBrendanT Karen A. Patte & Scott Leatherdale: Findings support the value of public health engagement in school programs for supporting student mental health academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/art…

Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Kate Battista spoke to University of Waterloo media about our new research on #vaping in youth: uwaterloo.ca/news/teens-dis…

Dr. Kate Battista, postdoctoral scholar in UWaterloo School of Public Health Sciences, reveals that teens with disposable income, lower family wealth or gender diversity are more likely to vape. Read more about the COMPASS research that highlights rising health risks among youth: bit.ly/4gjt5lf

The largest risk of teens vaping appeared to be whether they some extra money to spend. trib.al/67LifWk

New study that examines the role of social cohesion as a mediator between Income inequality and comorbid overweight/obesity and depression among a large sample of Canadian secondary school students. COMPASS Scott Leatherdale Karen A. Patte sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

*NEW* Infographic created by Public Health ON on #sleep in adolescents that participated in the COMPASS study: English: publichealthontario.ca/-/media/Docume… French: publichealthontario.ca/-/media/Docume…

NEW COMPASS paper on Inequities in youth #sleep: -The largest differences in sleep duration & quality were by socioeconomic status -Racial disparities were more evident on weekdays -Compensatory weekend sleep was more pronounced in females than males rdcu.be/dVmnc

Inequities in sleep duration & quality among adolescents in Canada NEW COMPASS paper by J.Mitchell, M.Magier, Markus J Duncan Jean-Philippe Chaput @ValLCarson Guy Faulkner @NeginRiazi Leigh van der Loo Rachel Laxer @SarahCarsley Scott Leatherdale Karen A. Patte doi.org/10.1186/s12889…

Applications for the 2024-2025 PHE Empowerment Grants are NOW OPEN! Schools and PHE champions can apply for funding to enhance physical and health education programs, PD opportunities, and more. Deadline is Nov 15, 2024. 👉 phecanada.ca/community/fund…

I enjoyed presenting our research on differential mental health trajectories among adolescents from before the COVID-19 pandemic to pandemic recovery in the COMPASS longitudinal cohort at the EAPS Congress #EAPS2024

New COMPASS paper by Julia Dabravolskaj, PhD et al: Sugar sweetened beverage consumption and fruit and vegetable intake were prospectively associated with mental health outcomes one year later among adolescents 🍐🍊🍉🍇🥝🥦🫑🥕🧋🧃 cdc.gov/pcd/issues/202…

Looking for a program that help promote and enhance the health and well-being of students, school staff, and the broader school community? The Healthy Schools Certification program #HSCert is here to support you! Sign up | healthyschools.ca Ever Active Schools Ophea

#NationalChildDay is a good day to remind you to vote for your favourite CIHR-IHDCYH Talks entry before Nov 30! Check out the video made by our COMPASS Youth Engagement Committees! tinyurl.com/3s5wdfbe

Make sure to vote in the CIHR-IHDCYH Talks Contest before Nov 30 for your favourite video! Check out our entry made fully by members of our COMPASS youth engagement committees!