Dr. Guy Faulkner speaks to CTV News and FairchildTV about the ParticipACTION 2018 Report Card
Jun. 20, 2018 – The ParticipACTION 2018 Report Card was released June 19th, 2018. Dr. Guy Faulkner spoke to CTV News Vancouver and Fairchild TV regarding the benefits of physical activity on brain health, benefits of children’s independent mobility, and the pitfalls of screen time. Watch the CTV News interview here and the Fairchild TV interview here. To […]
ISBNPA & QRSE 2018 conferences
Jun. 14, 2018 – It has been a whirlwind of a month at the Pop-PA Lab ! Congrats to Dr. Guy Faulkner and Dr. Erica Lau for their presentations at the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) conference in Hong Kong. And congrats to PhD students Krista Glowacki and Negin Riazi for […]
Congratulations to Dr. Guy Faulkner
Apr. 26, 2018 – Congratulations to Dr. Guy Faulkner who was awarded the Rossy Family Foundation grant for the development of the Canadian Campus Wellbeing Surveillance System. Read about other recent grant awards of KIN Faculty here.
New Paper Out
Apr. 24, 2018 – New paper out by Dr. Leila Pfaeffli Dale and Dr. Guy Faulkner titled Smartphone app uses loyalty point incentives and push notifications to encourage influenza vaccine uptake.
New Papers Out – The ‘New’ ParticipACTION
Apr. 23, 2018 – Read the new papers by Dr. Guy Faulkner and Dr. Lira Yun in the special issue of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada (The ‘New’ ParticipACTION ). Read about Exploring the impact of the ‘new’ ParticipACTION: overview and introduction of the special issue and ParticipACTION after 5 years of relaunch: a quantitative survey […]
Live Life Smoke-Free
Apr. 12, 2018 – Walk or Run to Quit has been featured on CTV morning news and includes an interview with our very own Dr. Carly Priebe! To learn about the program and hear from past participants and coaches, watch the CTV feature here .
Learn about Walk or Run to Quit!
Mar. 29, 2018 – Want to learn what Walk or Run to Quit is all about? Find out about the program and what to expect by watching this short video! [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b0D8m2UuIY[/youtube]
Pop-PA Lab conquers Storm the Wall
Mar. 27, 2018 – Great team effort during UBC Rec’s Storm the Wall – first in our heat! #stormthewall2018 #justforfun
New Paper Out
Feb. 6, 2018 – New paper out on the ‘Effectiveness of active school transport interventions: a systematic review and update’. Read it here.
UBC Research + Innovation: 24-hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years animated video
Feb. 2, 2018 – The new, integrated 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years (0-4 years) combine the movement behaviours of sleep, physical activity, and sedentary behaviour. In order to help with dissemination efforts, Dr. Guy Faulkner, Dr. Erica Lau and PhD student Negin Riazi have developed a short animated video about the guidelines. To […]