AB Policy Coalition @APCCP
Coordinating efforts, generating evidence and advocating for policy change to reduce chronic disease. abpolicycoalitionforprevention.ca Edmonton, AB Canada Joined June 2010-
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Hiring. The Indigenous Youth Program (IYMP) community is looking for a National Director. Housed within @EverActiveAB, our values are Relationships, Innovation, Diversity, Contributing and Well-being. everactive.org/hiring/
It’s official – Front-of-package nutrition labels are coming to Canada. The new mandatory label will appear on food and beverages that are high in sodium, sugars or saturated fat and will help Canadians to make healthier choices. Read more: heartandstroke.ca/what-we-do/med… #cdnpoli
Are you a youth who wants to contribute to the future of #YEG's Transportation System? If YES, be sure to complete @pathsforppl new survey (created with support from Youth Harbour)! Results will inform decisions related to Council's Fall budget! LINK: bit.ly/3upy8ua
The folks @pathsforppl are launching an initiative to explore youths' perspectives on transportation in #yeg! Results from this survey will provide information for Council's Fall budget decisions. Click the link below to take part! 🔗bit.ly/3upy8ua
#DYK: The Centre for Healthy Communities at #UAlbertaSPH has recently updated their website to support easier navigation, increased content throughout, and more information About Us and How We Work. Explore now: ow.ly/gtll50JogC8 #PublicHealth #UAlberta
"Living close to a trail used for walking, running and cycling leads to an 8% reduction in risk of heart disease". Powerful work from the team at @CHRIManitoba. @bikeedmonton @pathsforppl @LiveActiveYEG @GoAHealth @APCCP #yegbike
New paper from CHRIM researchers looking at the impact of multi-use trails on cardiovascular disease-related events & risk factors. Data suggests expanding multi-use trails may reduce risk factors for #HeartDisease in areas next to a trail. Read more | ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…
Today's daily activity is to get rolling and go for a bike ride! 🎉For a chance to win a $50 amazon card: ✅Post a picture of yourself (or team) participating in the daily activity ✅Use the #CelebrateJRPM hashtag in your post ✅Make sure you tag us in your post!
For World Bike Day and beyond, let's all do our part to make biking, or any form of active travel, a habit, whether we are running errands, heading to work, or meeting up with friends! (2/2) #YEGBike #ActiveTransportation #PublicHealth
Happy World Bicycle Day! 🚲 Active travel such as biking has been found to be linked to more positive mental health, reduced pollution emissions, and increased support for local businesses as bikers are more likely to stop and shop! (1/2) BIKE DAY: bit.ly/3MihiDM
Today is the day!! It is ABCDay (Anything But a Car Day)! Leave the car at home. Instead, walk, bike, or wheel your way to work and play! @StopInjury @EverActiveAB @AHS_YEGZone @agefriendlyYEG @CityofEdmonton @AlbertaCulture #WalkBikeAndWheelAB
I recently switched up my commute to #yegdt so that I could test out the new #yegbike infrastructure in AB Ave. Join me on this part of my commute home and see 4 different forms of infra. Also...has this route been given a quirky name yet? Any suggestions? #yegbike #WardMétis🧵
To learn more about @APCCP Co-Lead Dr. Kim Raine's accomplished career in research and advocacy, particularly on working to make the healthier choice the easier choice, click the link below! ⬇️ #PublicHealth #HealthyEating @UAlbertaSPH #HeartandStroke
Learn about @UAlbertaSPH Professor and @APCCP Co-Director Dr. Kim Raine in our latest video on research at @UAlberta. tinyurl.com/2p99tmux #ualberta #publichealth #uab #alberta #heartandstroke #research #science
#cdnparl is waiting for overdue mandatory report on the Tobacco and Vaping Act. The law sorely needs an overhaul to redress the youth vaping epidemic it created and to achieve the 5 by 35 goal on tobacco reduction. Protection delayed is protection denied. newswire.ca/news-releases/…
Reminder that the @SHAPE_Alberta Wheel Week will be held from May 30 - June 5, 2022! With provincial injury prevention partners, the event will encourage students and families to participate in active transportation. 🚲 A great way to take advantage of the current weather! ☀️
All of next week is Wheel Week! Hats off to all the Edmonton schools for signing up for our in-person Wheel Week events! Looking forward to supporting you and ALL Albertans in whatever form of Safe Active travel you so choose next week! @StopInjury @EverActiveAB @AHS_YEGZone
About 2⃣ weeks til the @Canada_Bikes Pedal Poll! We've achieved about 70% of the total signups for counters that we got last year #yegbike Sign up to help us exceed our last year's numbers here - pathsforpeople.org/events/pedal-p… Check the thread to learn more about the locations 🧵
Congratulations to @alexaferdinands on the recent publication of her latest article: "Reflections on Applying Institutional Ethnography in Participatory Weight Stigma Research with Young Women." ARTICLE: bit.ly/3FUH939 👏👏👏
My favourite (and toughest) PhD baby is out @IJQMonline #institutionalethnography journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…
Wheel Week is just two weeks away! Remember to register @shapeab.com As part of this years WW June 1 is ABCDay (Anything But a Car Day)! Leave the car at home and bike, 'blade, scoot, skate, or walk to school, work, or play. #SKW22 #WalkBikeAndWheelAB #WheelWeek
The @SHAPE_Alberta Wheel Week will be held from May 30 - June 5, 2022! With provincial injury prevention partners, the event will encourage students and families to participate in active transportation. 🚲 TO REGISTER: bit.ly/3OHnmrX #WalkBikeAndWheelAB #YEGBike
Exciting news for #YEG cyclists! 🚲 #YEGbike
New benches, bike racks and parklets coming your way very soon! #yegBike #yegWalk #OldStrathcona
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