Active Aging
@ActiveAgingRT
Lifespan health, #physicalactivity, social connectedness, #mobility, #impsci & #Kmb research team. Based @UBCMedicine @UBC @VCHResearch @Mobility_Health
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Congrats to our co-principal scientist Joanie Sims Gould, RSW, PhD for your YWCA Metro Vancouver Women of Distinction Award nomination. A tremendous accomplishment! Read all about this great news on our blog: activeagingrt.ca/sims-gould-nom…
#awards #impsci #olderadults #YVR #metrovan
We are thrilled to congratulate and share that our co-principal scientist Joanie Sims Gould, RSW, PhD is a nominee for this year's YWCA Metro Vancouver Women of Distinction Awards. Very well deserved, Joanie!
Big congratulations to the other inspiring women nominated!
Interested in learning more about implementation science? Join us on Sept 13 for a workshop on the importance of implementation science research & scale-up with Lindsay Nettlefold & Prof Heather McKay Register to attend: vchri.ca/events/impleme… Active Aging UBC Medicine
A new study by Joanie Sims Gould, RSW, PhD, Dr. Thea Franke, Sabina V. Staempfli, Dr. Lillian Hung 🇨🇦 & Farinaz Havaei investigates factors influencing the implementation of Health Canada and PHAC's Single Site Order during #COVID19 .
Read about their use of the Consolidated Framework: journal.ilpnetwork.org/articles/10.31…
From little things, big things grow! Dr. Samantha Gray on the Choose to Move story, a health promotion program for older adults. Now in its 9th year! ISBNPA Dr. Dawn Mackey, PhD Active Aging BPK Graduate Student Association #ISBNPA2023 Simon Fraser University
Visit our knowledge mobilization webpage to learn more about Dr. Heather McKay and her team, who are expanding the reach of Choose to Move, to better serve the needs of more diverse groups of adults. Active Aging #KnowledgeMobilization #researchonaging
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Community & being socially connected are two critical factors for #emergencypreparedness . An important webinar as we grapple with extreme weather events. Tune in on May 16 for info + tangible actions. Building Resilient Neighbourhoods Active Aging City of Vancouver #YVR #ConnectandPrepare
Join us for the next Move & Connect webinar: Health and Safety in Emergency Events. Katia Tynan & Stacy Barter will overview potential extreme weather events in BC, and provide tangible steps you can take to be prepared.
May 16, 2023 at 1PM PT
Register: activeagingsociety.org/health-safety-…
Congratulations to Dr. Heather McKay and colleagues at Active Aging, UBC Nursing and @sfu_science on receiving $6.8M in funding for their work to improve physical activity, mobility, social isolation and loneliness in older adults. bit.ly/415bvtV
Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging's Dr. Heather McKay, Active Aging and colleagues are set to tackle the epidemics of inactivity and loneliness in diverse groups of older adults with $7 million in funding through an implementation science team grant. Congratulations! bit.ly/3l22fpF
Congratulations #SFUBPK prof Dr. Dawn Mackey, PhD and colleagues at University of British Columbia Active Aging who have received $6.8 million to study practical ways to counter physical inactivity, loneliness and social isolation among diverse populations of older people in cities. ow.ly/HoBj50MJwZ7
#KTConnects is back Feb 3! Join our great lineup of speakers Drs. Lindsay Nettlefold, Sarah Munro & Sonia Singh as they discuss the ins and outs of implementation science, paired with some theory and case studies to demonstrate practice. Don't miss out: healthresearchbc.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
