Investment in child health research will transform the lives of all our kids. Canada ranks 30th out of 38 countries on child health outcomes. Our kids deserve better, by Dr. Ed McCauley theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl… via Globe Opinion #SupportOurScience

Amazing #SBM2023 conference! Grateful to make new connections! I am so proud of our team’s (Digital Health Lab Pathverse Research App 📱) work: leveraging #mhealth to improve health! Thank you SBM Amanda Willms, MSc BMed Lab Denver Brown Matt Kwan David Conroy UVic Research @KaylaJNuss

So pleased to welcome this year’s Science Meets Parliament delegates to Ottawa. Their elevator pitches were on point! Wishing them good luck for tomorrow with their interactions with parliamentarians. Looking forward to hearing all about it. #SciParl2023

Extremely grateful to be selected to the #SciParl2023 program and chance to meet Karen Vecchio Pam Damoff 🇨🇦 Anita Anand and learn how we CRCs can better communicate science to inform public policy. Happy to share our work from the INCH Lab anytime!

⁦Matt Kwan⁩ describing the IPLAY programme for newcomer youth #IPLC2023 ⁦Sport for Life⁩

Our new opinion piece on youth mental health during the pandemic. Dr. Sheri Madigan (she/her) Korczak Lab Dr. Nicole Racine Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa New study shows increases in depression and anxiety symptoms in youth during the pandemic /via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Calling all early career researchers! Great opportunity for two research-focused positions to join our exciting new program #360Kids seek.com.au/job/67987149 UQ Health UQ News UQ Medicine UQPsych #child #health

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Systems thinking for youth active recreation 🎙️ 🔈 A powerful paper which striking visuals to show the complex web of determinants interweaving to influence levels of physical activity in children & young people 👇 Joe Eisenmann PhD Stuart Biddle ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

For 40 years, André Picard witnessed, analyzed and thought carefully about the health challenges facing Canada. This 54 minute lecture is a must listen putting in context our current troubles in the long view. André Picard Nahlah Ayed CBC Radio's Ideas - 1/2 cbc.ca/radio/ideas/an…

Years in the making but finally published. Towards the development of a quality youth sport experience measure: Understanding participant and stakeholder perspectives John Cairney Matt Kwan Katherine Tamminen Mark Bruner Sina Azimi, PhD INCH Lab UTSA College for Health, Community and Policy dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…

Am I safe? Am I loved? Two basic childhood needs that often go overlooked when it comes to youth sports. The culture of youth sports has become focused on records, stats, titles, national and player rankings for 8U athletes. 8 YEARS OLD. There are companies out there have

Self‐control fluctuates from day to day and is linked to subjective well‐being within and between persons - Schmid - Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being - Wiley Online Library iaap-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Time to start preparing abstracts! We know that we missed our first deadline, yet in one week the call for abstracts will be open. Below is a list of key dates of the conference, please highlight these in your agenda📅 The countdown can begin!

Creating policy to address physical inactivity is one thing, implementing it is another. Join us for a JPAH/ISPAH webinar to start the conversation about how to overcome this gap. 📅 1 & 2 November Free registration: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… Commentary: doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2…

💡COMMENTARY: doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2… Early interventions are key to ensure adoption of lifelong habits. Addressing sedentary behaviors amongst young adults is not only a viable option, but increasingly important given the rise of cardiovascular disease amongst this population

Excited to share a preprint of work from my thesis! Exercise Identity and Physical Activity Behavior During Late Adolescence doi.org/10.51224/SRXIV… Denver Brown Matt Kwan UTSA College for Health, Community and Policy

SBM Physical Activity Special Interest Group 𝗗𝗿. 𝗟𝗶𝗮𝗼, 𝗬𝘂𝗲, 𝗖𝗣𝗛 👩🏻‍💻 廖玥 @DrAngelaJFong Dr. Jaclyn P. Maher Rebecca Lee Diane Ehlers, PhD Shirlene D Wang, PhD Dr. Dani Arigo, also now on BSky (same @) Here's the schedule for our group! INCH Lab UTSA College for Health, Community and Policy