Natural Experiments and Government-led Population Health Interventions

How does where you live shape your health?

We investigate how government-led interventions (e.g., programs, services, or policies) and other natural experiments – initiatives or events happening in the community – impact health, wellbeing, and health equity, helping to tell the story of how where you live shapes your health across the lifecourse.

Scoping Population Health in Impact Assessment (ScopHIA)

Canada is an international leader in natural resource and large-scale infrastructure projects, which substantially contribute to the domestic economy.

Evaluation of Innovative Preschool Play Spaces

Why is play in early childhood important? Early childhood free play experiences can influence a child’s developmental, mental and physical health, impacting them for the rest of their [...]

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

What factors affect use and access to community recreation facilities and outdoor spaces among families? Our Strathcona County: Recreation, Parks and Culture department partners wondered just [...]

Evaluation of a Municipal Recreation Revitalization Strategy

Through community partnerships with City of Spruce Grove, Parkland County, Strathcona County and Town of Stony Plain, this study evaluated the implementation of Phase One of Strathcona County’s [...]

Community Health and the Built Environment

To better understand how a community environment helps or hinders people’s healthy choices, we worked in collaboration with four communities in Alberta: Bonnyville North Central [...]

Understanding Older Adults Use of Greenspaces in Taipei, Taiwan

To better understand the health impacts of greenspaces, we engaged older adults in Taipei, Taiwan to understand their use of those spaces. Through interviews and observations, we found that [...]