Dragon Boat Festival
The Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group (HALO) along with the CHEO Foundation and bitHeads Inc. participated in the 2010 Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival (June 18-20). Despite being a rookie boat, the ‘CHEO...
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Canadian Obesity Student Meeting 2010 Conference
Posted by Joel | Jun 12, 2010 | Presentations |
On June 9-12, the University of Ottawa, in association with the Canadian Obesity Network (CON-RCO), the Merck Frosst/CIHR Research Chair in Obesity, Université Laval, and the University of Alberta hosted the 2nd Canadian Obesity...
Read MoreMr. Travis Saunders and Dr. Mark Tremblay Featured on CBC News
Posted by Joel | Jun 11, 2010 | Media Coverage |
Travis Saunders, Ph.D. student with HALO, and Dr. Mark Tremblay were featured on a segment of the CBC National News discussing the health impact of too much sitting, which is the topic of Travis’s Ph.D. thesis. Link to the...
Read MoreAward Presented to Cynthia Colapinto of HALO
Cynthia Colapinto, a Ph.D. candidate with the Research Institute’s Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group (HALO), is the recipient of the 2010 Dietitians of Canada Graduate Student Award sponsored by McCain Foods for...
Read MoreLaunch of the Toronto Charter for Physical Activity: A Global Call for Action
Posted by Joel | May 8, 2010 | Publications |
The Toronto Charter for Physical Activity: A Global Call for Action was launched on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at the 3rd International Congress for Physical Activity and Health in Toronto Canada during the closing plenary session....
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- Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance
- Canada's Food Guide
- Centre for Healthy Active Living
- EatRight Ontario Goal Setting Tool
- Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada – Eat Well and Be Active Educational Toolkit
- Healthy Active Kids Kenya
- La coalition québécoise sur la problématique du poids
- Obesity Canada
- Outdoor Play Canada
- Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play
- Saskatchewan In Motion Re:Activity
- Sedentary Behaviour Research Network
- Team ABC3
- The Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy
- The Child and Nature Alliance