New initiatives promote outdoor play among children and youth
A number of new initiatives are now available to improve access to outdoor play in Canada.
Category: Injury Prevention
Updated Concussion Awareness Training Tool e-learning modules and resources
Good concussion management is pivotal to minimizing the risk of brain damage.
Dr. Ian Pike receives Japanese research fellowship
Dr. Pike will work with researchers in Chiba to explore the development of a social marketing program to promote child passenger safety among parents and caregiver drivers.
Dr. Mariana Brussoni featured in upcoming documentary on children’s independent mobility
alumni UBC is hosting the premiere screening of “Running Free” on Wednesday, September 18.
Research into exercise program to prevent falls in older adults receives funding
BCIRPU’s Megan Oakey is a co-applicant on this grant awarded by the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research.
What does children’s play have to do with roulette?
New research by Tak Ishikawa and Mariana Brussoni looked at parents’ perception of risk after injury.
Proposal submitted for children’s learning play lab
The proposed living lab would be located on the UBC Vancouver campus.
Francophone fall prevention materials and messages
BCIRPU received funding from the Francophone Affairs Program to distribute fall prevention messages to French-speaking older adults and their caregivers in BC.
First-ever Vision Zero Summit in BC
Over 100 road safety experts, municipal government staff, civic leaders, researchers, and public health professionals attended the first-ever Vision Zero summit in BC.
BCIRPU researchers involved in pan-Canadian NFL-funded study on concussion
The project, led by University of Calgary researchers, will provide a national platform for concussion surveillance in high schools.
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