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On January 26, 2023, Dr. Candace Nykiforuk and Laura Nieuwendyk presented about the Policy Readiness Tool as part of Communities Choosewell (Alberta Recreation and Parks Association) webinar [...]

Congratulations to PLACE Research Lab Team Member – MSc Student Megan Hunter – on her recent publication of Chapter 5 (Physical Well-Being: Caring for Our Bodies With Compassion, Not [...]

Policy Influencer Support for Active Transportation Policy in Two Canadian Provinces: Implications for Advocacy The Chronic Disease Prevention (CDP) survey assesses policy influencer and the [...]

Who or what is to blame? Examining sociodemographic relationships to beliefs about causes, control, and responsibility for cancer and chronic disease prevention in Alberta, Canada The Chronic [...]

Seeing the food swamp for the weeds: Moving beyond food retail mix in evaluating young people’s food environments Food swaps are areas that have high numbers of unhealthy food retailer [...]

When great ideas struggle to get off the ground, it may be because people are not ready to adopt them. The Idea Readiness tool helps you take the pulse of your school community to understand how [...]

The Chronic Disease Prevention (CDP) Survey was administered to members of the general public and policy influencers in 2016.  The survey measures the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs around [...]

The Alberta Policy Coalition for Chronic Disease Prevention (APCCP) is a group of practitioners, policy-makers, researchers and community organizations that have come together to facilitate [...]

PLACE Lab PhD student Cynthia Puddu's photovoice exhibit featured at City Hall February 26 - March 9, 2018.

Adoption and diffusion of zoning bylaws banning fast food drive-through services

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Policy recommendations for front-of-package, shelf, and menu labelling in Canada