UBC's Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention supports research and knowledge exchange for healthy living & prevention of chronic disease.

Joined February 2011
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August 12 - International Youth Day Dr. Jessica Lougheed @fass_ubco @ubcokanagan, Director, Emotion Dynamics Lab emotion-dynamics-lab.psych.u…. Instagram instagram.com/Emotion.Dynami… #AdolescentHealth, parent-adolescent relationships, #mentalhealth and #wellbeing @CMHABC @cmhakelowna
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Please join agelinksociety.ca Thurs. Aug 7 & 21, 10:30 am - 12 pm. Orchard Park Mall, Kelowna. A chance to connect and get some gentle movement. Meet near Ardene/Urban Planet RSVP with ProgramDirector@AgeLinkSociety.ca or use QR code below @KelownaEvents @CastanetNews
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Brian's research interests focus on understanding the fundamental processes related to the sensorimotor control of human movement. Sensorimotor Physiology and Integrative Neuromechanics Laboratory (SPIN Lab): instagram.com/SPINLabUBCO/ @UBC_HES @UBCFHSD @ubcokanagan #UBCO
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Please join agelinksociety.ca/ Thurs. June 26, 4 - 5:30 pm at Orchard Park Mall, Kelowna, for a chance to connect with others, and get some gentle movement. Meet near Ardene/Urban Planet RSVP with ProgramDirector@AgeLinkSociety.ca or use QR code below. @KelownaEvents #UBCO
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Clinical telerehabilitation can help people improve their stroke recovery. Info event Fri June 27. Full story & registration here: bit.ly/3G0vYu9 @CastanetNews @KelownaCourier @KelownaCapNews @okatoo0 #strokerecovery #stroke
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2025 Researcher of the Year @ubcokanagan Dr. Brodie Sakakibara, empowering stroke survivors and providing the support they need to help reduce further hospital visits. Read the full story here - @UBCOkanagan Research and Innovation research.ok.ubc.ca/2025/05/0…
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May 31 - World No Tobacco Day Meet Dr. Struik @UBCONursing @UBCFHSD @ubcokanagan Laura’s research focuses on nicotine dependence; cancer prevention; tobacco control; youth and young adults; health promotion. @cancersociety #tobacco #smokingcessation #vaping #Lifestyle
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May 7 - Child & Youth Mental Health Day Meet Dr. Dow-Fleisner @UBCOSocialWork @UBCFHSD @ubcokanagan Learn more Centre for the Study of Service to Children & Families: csscf.ok.ubc.ca/ The ADAPT Project: bit.ly/3EYgLcu @Bell_LetsTalk @CMHABC @HlthResearchBC
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Wed Apr 30, 5:30 pm @VanUnitarians Vancouver BC Plz REGISTER: bit.ly/3S6vlBz Learn about emerging insights arising from research into patient, family, and health provider experiences with MAiD. @UBC_Health @UBCSPPH @UBCLifeSciences @UBCNursing @BCCancer
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Pilot from @FASS_UBCO @UBCOkanagan, and @ThompsonRiversU TRU finds benefits for addiction recovery and highlights need to reduce stigma. Read full story here news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/04/10/me… @CastanetNews @KelownaCourier @KelownaCapNews
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March 1 - Baby Sleep Day March - Sleep Awareness Month Meet Dr. Elizabeth Keys @UBCNursing @UBCFHSD @UBCOkanagan and learn about the SLUMBER lab - exploring families and sleep health & mental health relationships. nursing.ok.ubc.ca/research/p… #HealthAndWellness @HlthResearchBC
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Are you ready to Embrace Aging? Join us for in-person and webinar events during March 2025. REGISTER @ OkanaganEmbraceAging.com @FedRetirees @CMHAKelowna @LC_Calendar @VernonBCRotary @WestKelownaCity @SrsAdvocateBC @RDCOkanagan @ActiveAgingCda @AFUNetwork @KelownaEvents
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February 11 is International Day of Women and Girls in Science Meet @DrKraeutner @FASS_UBCO @UBCOkanagan and @HlthResearchBC scholar. Her focus @ NIMBL lab is brain injury rehabilitation. thenimbl.com/ @WWEST_UBCO @FOS_ubco @UBCO_iSTAND #womeninSTEM #GirlsinSTEM
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Interdisciplinary education @UBCOkanagan between computer science researcher Dr. Pourang Irani & psychology professor @DrKraeutner @FASS_UBCO led to brain injury rehabilitation study. Learn more: news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/01/27/st… #HCI #VirtualReality #strokerecovery
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January 26 * @Bell_LetsTalk * Meet @SBenDavidPhD @ubcosocialwork @UBCFHSD @HlthResearchBC Scholar Awardee. Her #Research is developing and testing a digital toolkit to help support youth with diverse identities. @FoundryKelowna #MentalHealthMatters #BellLetsTalk
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Researchers Drs Zach Walsh & Michelle St. Pierre @FASS_UBCO @UBCOkanagan have created an Index of Cannabis Equivalence (ICE), a unique approach to standardized cannabis dosing across different consumption methods. Learn more: news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/01/21/do… #HealthResearch #cannabis
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Plz join Age-Link Society's *Bridging Cultures* Gala @ubcokanagan Sat. Feb 8, 12 - 4 pm engaging activities, performances, delicious Syrian food and a welcoming atmosphere Plz RSVP ExecutiveDirector@AgeLinkSociety.ca @UBCOkanagan_AFU @ageinplace_UBCO @CastanetNews @Embrace_Aging
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