Community Presentations

  1. Veugelers PJ and Dube NM. Good Nutrition and Active Living for Better Learning and Healthy Futures, South East Edmonton Early Childhood Coalition ‘I Am A Parent Workshop’. Fulton Place Childcare, Edmonton, AB, April 29, 2017
  2. McKernan, C. (2016) Presentation to the APPLE Schools Community. This presentation shared findings of the APPLE Schools Photovoice Project with school administrators, teachers, and other school staff participating in APPLE Schools

Selected Presentations

  1. Montemurro G, McLeod N, Ekwaru JP, Loehr S, Ohinmaa A, Veugelers PJ, Storey KE. Which school-based health promotion interventions do stakeholders identify as most promising for Return on Investment modeling? Findings from stage 1 of a sequential exploratory mixed-methods study. Oral Presentation. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), Annual Meeting 2018, Hong Kong, China, June 3-6, 2018
  2. Loewen OK, J.P. Ekwaru JP, E.L. Faught EL, K. Maximova K, A. Ohinmaa A, P.J. Veugelers PJ. Adherence to recommendations for lifestyle behaviours in childhood and mental health in subsequent years: A prospective study of Canadian children. Oral Presentation. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), Annual Meeting 2018, Hong Kong, China, June 3-6, 2018
  3. Veugelers PJ. How Food Insecurity among children contributes to Poor Performance at School and to Health Disparities in the Long Term. Oral Presentation. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), Annual Meeting 2018, Hong Kong, China, June 3-6, 2018
  4. Stearns J, Veugelers PJ, Wu B, Godley J, Spence JC. Similarity of school and non-school physical activity between friends: A social network study. Oral Presentation. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), Annual Meeting 2018, Hong Kong, China, June 3-6, 2018
  5. Veugelers PJ, Lieffers JRL, Ekwaru JP, Ohinmaa A. The cost of doing nothing: The economic burden of not meeting food recommendations in Canada. Oral Presentation. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), Annual Meeting 2018, Hong Kong, China, June 3-6, 2018
  6. Neely KC, Montemurro G, Storey KE. A Canadian Perspective on the Essential Conditions for the Successful Implementation of Comprehensive School Health. Oral Presentation. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), Annual Meeting 2018, Hong Kong, China, June 3-6, 2018
  7. Loewen OK, Ekwaru JP, Faught EL, Maximova K, Ohinmaa A, Veugelers PJ. The importance of meeting dietary recommendations for mental health: A population-based prospective study of Canadian children. Oral Presentation. Canadian Public Health Association Conference Public Health 2018. Montreal, QC, Canada. May 28-31, 2018.
  8. Storey KE & Dube NM. Sleep in Schools? Schools as Ideal Settings for the Promotion of Healthy Sleep Among Children. Oral Presentation. Shaping the Future Pan Canadian School Health Summit. February 1st, 2018. Lake Louise, Alberta.
  9. Neely K, Montemurro G, Storey KE. Developing a tool for evaluating the implementation of the Essential Conditions for Comprehensive School Health. Oral Presentation. Shaping the Future Pan Canadian School Health Summit. February 1st, 2018. Lake Louise, Alberta.
  10. Lieffers JRL, Ekwaru JP, Ohinmaa A, Veugelers PJ. The economic burden unhealthy eating in Canada. Poster presentation at the Canadian Institutes for Health Research New Principal Investigators Meeting hosted by CIHR Institutes of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (INMD) and Genetics (IG), Sainte-Adèle, Quebec, November 2017​
  11. Veugelers PJ, Ekwaru JP, Ohinmaa A, Loehr Setayeshgar S, Nguyen T. The Economic Burden of Inadequate Consumption of Vegetables and Fruit in Canada. Oral Presentation. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), Annual Meeting 2017. Victoria, BC, Canada, June 7-10, 2017
  12. Faught EL, Ekwaru JP, Gleddie D, Storey KE, Asbridge M, Veugelers PJ. The impact of diet, physical activity, sleep and screen time on children’s academic achievement. Oral Presentation. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), Annual Meeting 2017. Victoria, BC, Canada, June 7-10, 2017
  13. Faught EL, Williams PL, Willows ND, Ekwaru JP, Asbridge M, Veugelers PJ. Disentangling Effects of food insecurity, income, diet on children’s academic achievement in Canada. Poster. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), Annual Meeting 2017. Victoria, BC, Canada, June 7-10, 2017
  14. Storey KE, Montemurro G, Flynn J, Schwartz M, Wright E, Osler J, Veugelers PJ, Roberts E. Essential conditions for the implementation of comprehensive school health. Poster. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), Annual Meeting 2017. Victoria, BC, Canada, June 7-10, 2017
  15. McComber TD, Taylor JP, Revie CW, Veugelers PJ. The association between the level of school wellness program with asthma diagnosis and frequency of healthcare utilization due to asthma. Poster. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), Annual Meeting 2017. Victoria, BC, Canada, June 7-10, 2017
  16. Ofosu NN, Bastian KA, Ekwaru JP, Loehr S, Spence JC, Storey KE, Veugelers PJ. Long-term effects of comprehensive school health on health-related knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy, health behaviours and body weight of adolescents. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), Annual Meeting 2017. Victoria, BC, Canada, June 7-10, 2017
  17. Bukambu E, Ohinmaa A, Lieffers JRL, Veugelers PJ. The association of the quality of the diet with the cost of the diet for children in Canada. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), Annual Meeting 2017. Victoria, BC, Canada, June 7-10, 2017
  18. Kontak J, Kirk S, Robinson L, Ohimnaa A, Veugelers PJ. Taking bullying by the horns: Examining the prospective relationship between childhood bullying behaviours and subsequent physician-diagnosed internalizing disorders. Canadian Public Health Association meeting. June 6 to 8 2017. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  19. McComber T, Taylor JP, Revie CW, Veugelers PJ. Obesity is associated with increased asthma prevalence and asthma related health service use, in a population-based study of Nova Scotia children. Poster. Canadian Obesity Summit (COS) Annual Meeting 2017. Banff, AB, Canada April 27, 2017
  20. Ofosu NN, Bastian KA, Loehr S, Ekwaru JP, Spence JC, Storey KE, Veugelers PJ. Assessing the sustainability of comprehensive school health program effects on weight status, healthy eating and physical activity of adolescents. Poster. Canadian Obesity Summit (COS) Annual Meeting 2017. Banff, AB, Canada April 27, 2017
  21. Faught EL, Ekwaru JP, Gleddie D, Storey KE, Asbridge M, Veugelers PJ. The impact of diet, physical activity, sleep and screen time on children’s academic achievement. Oral Presentation. Shaping the Future, Kananaskis, AB, Canada, January 28, 2017
  22. Storey KE, Montemurro G, Flynn J, Schwartz M, Wright E, Osler J, Veugelers PJ, Roberts E. Essential conditions for the implementation of Comprehensive School Health to achieve changes in school culture and improvements in health behaviours of students. Oral presentation. Shaping the Future, Kananaskis, AB, Canada, January 28, 2017.
  23. Kontak J, Kirk S, Robinson L, Wu X, Ohinmaa A, Veugelers, PJ. The cross-sectional association between childhood obesity and bullying behaviours in a population-based sample of Canadian children. The 6th Conference on Recent Advances in the Prevention and Management of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity: Understanding the Interplay between Physical and Mental Health. Ottawa, Canada October 24 – 26, 2016. Oral Presentation.
  24. McComber T, Revie C, Taylor J, Montelpare W, & Veugelers (2016, June 13-16). The role of anti-inflammatory & pro-inflammatory foods in asthma: a population based study. Dieticians of Canada Conference; Winnipeg, Canada.
  25. Spence JC, McHugh TL, Sprysak C, & Veugelers PJ. (2016, June 8-11). Perceived effectiveness of national and provincial tax credits for children’s physical activity: The charade continues. International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Conference; Cape Town, South Africa
  26. Dube NM, Khan MKA, Chu YL, & Veugelers PJ. (2016, June 5-8). Does access to and use of TVs, computers, tablets, video games and cellphones before bedtime affect sleep, nutrition, physical activity and body weight of children? International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Conference; Cape Town, South Africa.
  27. Faught EL, Montemurro G, Storey KE, Veugelers PJ. (2016, June 5-8). Dietary recommendations to improve children’s diets also have benefits for children’s learning.  International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting 2016; Cape Town, South Africa.
  28. McKernan C, Montemurro G, Storey KE. (2016, June 5-8). Using photovoice to explore the reach of a school-based health promotion intervention into the home environment. International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Conference; Cape Town, South Africa.
  29. Faught E, Vander Ploeg KA, Khan MKA, Montemurro G, Lu C, Veugelers PJ.  Children’s Recreational Screen Time and its Association with Academic Achievement and Body Weight. International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Conference 2015, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. June 6, 2015
  30. Vander Ploeg KA, McGavock J, Maximova K, Veugelers PJ. School-Based Health Promotion: Improving Physical Activity and Reducing Health Inequalities. International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Conference 2015, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. June 6, 2015
  31. Veugelers PJ. The effectiveness and return on investment of school based promotion of healthy eating and active living. Invited plenary presentation at the 4th Canadian Obesity Summit, Toronto, Ontario, April 30, 2015
  32. Veugelers PJ. School-based promotion of healthy eating and active living: Avoiding health care costs and benefits to quality of life and productivity. Conference Board of Canada. Edmonton. May 21-22, 2014.
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