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We’ve all experienced how the workplace affects our mental health: the ups that come with feeling useful and productive and the tension that follows conflict or frustration. There are many little [...]

We have all heard about the social determinants of health before but what do they mean exactly? What do they have to do with our lives? My short answer is…everything! What you do for a [...]

I don’t need much motivation to have a piece of cake at a birthday party – it’s the delicious, obvious choice – but how do we make walking to work, taking the stairs or walking during [...]

I’m no fortune teller, nor gambler, but if I had to make a bet…I would guess that you are at work, reading this sitting down. A lot of us work in stationary settings and don’t even realize the [...]

Is it just me or does everyone get a bit misty-eyed watching a rocket launch? The collective feeling of optimism, pride and achievement at our scientific progress for mankind can be staggering. [...]

Increasing participation in leisure-time physical activity is a foundational component of addressing the health and economic burden of physical inactivity. Belon et al. (2024) identify a gap in [...]

Policy diffusion is the process of learning from other jurisdictions before adopting a policy idea. This study examines the potential role of policy diffusion in the adoption of daily physical [...]

Evidence-informed policies play a critical role in addressing substance use disorders and substance-related harm. Public and policy influencer beliefs and perspectives about people’s use of drugs [...]

Extractive industries contribute to income, employment, and education within Canada; however, they also pose distinct and variable risks to health equity for Indigenous peoples, whose communities [...]

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 [...]