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Rethinking Walkability And Developing A Conceptual Definition Of Active Living Environments To Guide Research And Practice, Melissa Tobin, Samantha Hajna, Kassia Orychock, Nancy Ross, Megan Devries, Paul J. Villeneuve, Lawrence D. Frank, Gavin R. Mccormack, Rania Wasfi, Madeleine Steinmetz-Wood, Jason Gilliland, Gillian L. Booth, Meghan Winters, Yan Kestens, Kevin Manaugh, Daniel Rainham, Lise Gauvin, Michael J. Widener, Nazeem Muhajarine, Hui Luan, Daniel Fuller

Geography & Environment Publications

Background

Walkability is a popular term used to describe aspects of the built and social environment that have important population-level impacts on physical activity, energy balance, and health. Although the term is widely used by researchers, practitioners, and the general public, and multiple operational definitions and walkability measurement tools exist, there are is no agreed-upon conceptual definition of walkability.

Method

To address this gap, researchers from Memorial University of Newfoundland hosted “The Future of Walkability Measures Workshop” in association with researchers from the Canadian Urban Environmental Health Research Consortium (CANUE) in November 2017. During the workshop, trainees, researchers, and practitioners …

"Integrated Science 3002a: Big Bike Giveaway: Changing London's Environment, Health, And Economy One Bike At A Time", Jermiah Joseph, Katelyn Melo, Devanshi Shukla, Tony Nguyen, Katherine Teeter

Community Engaged Learning Final Projects

There are significant benefits that manifest when an individual chooses to ride a bicycle as their primary mode of transportation. To investigate these benefits, the environmental, health, economic, and social impacts of biking were evaluated through research and data analyses. This revealed that numerous advantages can be obtained at an individual and local scale through citizens choosing to adopt a biking lifestyle. However, it was found that many Londoners are deterred from biking due to poor biking infrastructure. This paper calls into question the current cycling framework in London and it’s limitations on achieving the numerous benefits that biking offers. …

Long-Term Socioeconomic Status And The Experience Of Preventable Disease: A Comparative Analysis Of Fundamental Cause Theory, Andrea Willson

Sociology Presentations

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Community Conditions As Factors Of Health, Economic Outlook, And Mobility: Survey Data And Aboriginal People In Manitoba, Christopher Adams

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

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Foreward, Jerry White, Peter Dinsdale, Dan Beavon

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

Co-chaired by Dan Beavon of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Jerry White of the University of Western Ontario, and Peter Dinsdale of the National Association of Friendship Centres, this APRC, like those before it, brought researchers, policy-makers, and the Aboriginal community together to make connections, hear about leading research, and learn together.

Volume IX focuses on issues surrounding Aboriginal health and well-being including the adoption of a National Aboriginal Health Policy, social determinants of health, the effects of pandemics on Canada’s First Nations, and the association between language skills and well-being.

Cervical Cancer Screening Strategies For Aboriginal Women, Agnes T. Black

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

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Gender And Place Influences On Health Risk Perspectives In Northern Canadian Aboriginal Communities, Cynthia G. Jardine, Amanda D. Boyd, Christopher M. Furgal

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

Developing a better understanding of the factors underlying health and environmental risk perspectives has been the focus of significant research in recent years. Although many previous studies have shown that perspectives of risk are often associated with gender, sociocultural variables and place, our understanding of the relationship between these factors and risk remains equivocal. A research study was undertaken to develop better insights into the understanding and perspectives of various types of health risks in two sets of northern Canadian Aboriginal communities – the Yellowknives Dene First Nation communities of N’Dilo and Dettah in the Northwest Territories and the Inuit …

Aboriginal Well-Being In Four Countries: An Application Of The Undp’S Human Development Index To Aboriginal People In Australia, Canada, New Zealand, And The United States, Martin Cooke, Francis Mitrou, David Lawrence, Eric Guimond, Dan Beavon

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

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Aboriginal Participation In Health Planning: Representation, Reconciliation, And Relationship Building With An Aboriginal Advisory Committee, Geeta Cheema

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

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A Cultural Approach To Aboriginal Youth Sport And Recreation: Observations From Year One, Janice Forsyth, Michael Heine, Joannie Halas

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

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A Framework For Aboriginal Health Systems, Laurel Lemchuk-Favel, Richard Jock

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

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