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  • Our Team
    • Dr. Candace Nykiforuk
    • PLACE Staff
    • Trainees
  • Our Approach
    • Community Based and Population Health Interventions
    • Natural Experiments and Government-led Population Health Interventions
    • Innovative Interdisciplinary Methods
    • Healthy Public Policy
    • Collaborate and Engage with Partners
  • Research Program Areas
    • Community Environments
    • Public Policy and Wellbeing
    • Play
    • Chronic Disease Prevention
  • Tools & Resources
    • Idea Readiness Tool
    • Policy Readiness Tool
    • Policy Intervention Ladder
    • Publications
    • Partner Links and Resources
    • Infographics
    • News
    • Videos
  • Partnerships
  • Contact Us

Current Projects

Idea Readiness Tool

Policy Readiness Tool

Evaluation of Innovative Preschool Spaces

Alberta Policy Coalition for Chronic Disease Prevention (APCCP)

Chronic Disease Prevention Survey

Family Access to Municipal Infrastructure for Leisure: Young children (FAMILY)

Promotion of Physical Activity in Rural, Remote and Northern Settings in Canada

Diffusion of Healthy Public Policies

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School of Public Health
University of Alberta
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