The Environment, Nutrition and Activity Project (ENACT)

Obesity is a problem of national and global significance. Nova Scotia has one of the highest rates of youth obesity in Canada*. Changes in physical activity during adolescence are often carried into adulthood.

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Jill Grant

Kudos across campus

AHPRC's research associate Jill Grant is recognized for her outstanding achievements by the Vice-President of Academic and Provost, Alan Shaver, on Dal News.

Congratulations to Dr. Grant on winning this year's Canadian Institute of Planners annual Award for Planning Excellence, in the Planning Publications category, for her article Experiential Planning: a Practitioner's Account of Vancouver's Success.

These awards honour planning projects judged on their excellence, innovation, impact on the profession, implementation potential, and overall presentation.

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Experiential Planning: a Practitioner's Account of Vancouver's Success
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About AHPRC

The Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre is proud to conduct and facilitate health promotion research that informs policies and practices and contributes to the health and well-being of Atlantic Canadians.

 

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Publications

  • Barriers to Optimizing Investments in the Built Environment to Reduce Youth Obesity: Policy-maker Perspectives

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  • Moving governmental policies beyond a focus on individual lifestyle: some insights from complexity and critical theories.

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  • The Street Where You Live

    To reduce childhood obesity, improving the physical environment where kids live and play changing the food they eat.

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  • Chronic Illness Research: Translating What We Know into What We Do

    Chapter from the book Translating Chronic Illness Research into Practice.

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