Participants Needed for Online Study about Screen Time
What is the study about? We want to learn about how youth feel while they use screens such as when...
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Category: CHEO
HALOites Receive 5-Year Pins from the CHEO Research Institute
Congratulations to Hélène Sinclair and Dr. Richard Larouche who just received their 5-year pin...
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HALO Students Present at CHEO-RI Summer Studentship Research Day
Congratulations to HALO summer students who presented at the CHEO Research Institute Summer...
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Dr. Katie Gunnell’s Research Featured in the 2015 CHEO Research Institute Annual Report
On July 5th, the 2015 CHEO Research Institute Annual Report was released, which showcases research...
Read MoreAmerican Professor Tiago Barreira to Give Talk on Physical Activity Monitoring at the CHEORI on October 9th
Please mark your calendar because Dr. Tiago V Barreira from Syracuse University will give a lecture at the CHEO Research Institute at 12:00pm on Friday, October 9th (room R154). Details are provided below. Name: Dr. Tiago V...
Read MoreHALOite Superheroes for CHEO
Last Friday was the launch of the Hero for CHEO campaign in advance of the CHEO telethon, which took place on June 6-7. A number of HALOites dressed up as their favourite superheros or as a newly invented superhero in support of...
Read MoreHALO Hosts Interactive Booth at CHEO Open House 2014
On June 7th HALO participated in “Doors Open at CHEO” by hosting an interactive booth to share our research with the Ottawa community. The day was a success with around 500 community members visiting CHEO. Those who...
Read MoreCHEO fitHeads Triumphant at the 2013 Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival
The CHEO fitHeads dragon boat team which consisted of members from the Healthy Active Living and Obesity research group of the Research Institute and the bitHeads software application company competed in the Ottawa Dragon Boat...
Read MoreCHEO Bear Puts CHEO Fitheads Through Their Paces During Training for the Tim Hortons Dragon Boat Festival
A number of HALO researchers, staff and students will be part of the CHEO FitHeads team that races and competes this upcoming weekend in the 20th annual Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival. In addition to being about...
Read MoreShould Kids Sit Less or Move More? The Answer from CHEO Research
OTTAWA, Canada—April 23, 2013 Researchers have discovered that participation in physical activity of at least moderate intensity is more critical to childhood cardiometabolic health than overall sedentary time. However, when...
Read MoreCHEO Supports New Ontario Strategy to Fight Childhood Obesity
Ottawa, March 4, 2013— As co-chair of Ontario’s Healthy Kids Panel – which today released its report on the growing problem of childhood obesity – CHEO’s chief executive, Alex Munter, says it is time for “all hands on deck”. No...
Read More2010 CHEO Research Institute Annual Report Released
The CHEO Research Institute has released their 2010 annual report, which can be downloaded here. Of particular note, a page in the annual report is devoted to HALO Ph.D. candidate Travis Saunders and his research on sedentary...
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