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A very interesting paper out of Norway (via, I believe, KU-UC E-Watch):
Evidence-Informed Health Policy: Using Research to Make Health Systems Healthier - Report from Kunnskapssenteret (Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services) (PDF, 112pp.) Read More...
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A bunch of things, mostly from January and early February but some rather older –
An interesting article about Pueblo, Colorado: Building Capacity for the Continuous Improvement of Health-Promoting Schools (Red Orbit)
In the Lindsay Post, on the Read More...
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Le Comité consultatif national sur la prévention de la toxicomanie se réunit pour la première fois aujourd’*** pour discuter de l’élaboration d’une campagne médiatique axée sur la prévention dans le cadre de la Stratégie nationale antidrogue. Read More...
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Epidemiologists are learning real-life lessons from a virtual pandemic in the online game World of Warcraft — Globe and Mail, BBC. But Statistics Canada says that Canadians have been getting more active (français), both in leisure time and for transportation Read More...
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Summer’s the season for injuries! (Globe and Mail)
Summer seems to ignite the double-edged sword of discovery and peril. The medical literature, whether we are talking about thrill-seeking risk or risky health behaviours, is sprinkled with examples Read More...
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R Craig Lefebvre blogged about a new online journal in public health communication and marketing.
The Wellesley Institute posted on European policy action on health inequality.
A few poverty-related items: CBC: Stress may explain poorer Canadians’ Read More...
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Joe Fiorito at the Toronto Star has a lovely column on food policy: Produce tasty policy we can munch all winter
The Waterloo Record reports that the Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network is looking for people to participate on committees: Read More...
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This is a bit of a roundup, so I’ll try to sort them out.
First, three on the effects of health-promoting physical environments in the American Journal of Health Promotion:
The US Centre for the Advancement of Health reports on one study — Read More...
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Lots of interesting stuff this week, and not much time to post! I’ll try and group these as best I can.
First up, a piece from R Craig Lefebvre on how and why to run your own webinar, to get you started in thinking about it.
Lots of coverage on Read More...
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Media Advisory - Health Promotion Minister to kick off National Non-Smoking Week with free car give away TORONTO, Jan. 19 /CNW/ - Health Promotion Minister Jim Watson is kicking off National Non-Smoking Week with key health partners, re-confirming his Read More...
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