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The final competition for the 2006 Travel Awards cycle was awarded on November 15, 2006. The October competition received four applications and four students were funded to present their abstracts. In total the 2006 INMD travel Awards program funded 14 researchers to present at various conferences, workshops and symposiums.The 2007 cycle will be announced in December, with application deadlines of January, May, and September.
The McGill Health Challenge Think Tank 2006
The material for the E-think and Action tank as well as The Montreal Call to Challenge Business as Usual on Childhood Obesity are available on the McGill website. Furthermore, you can now view the recordings of the presentations given at the McGill Health Challenge Think Tank 2006.
The International Obesity Taskforce (IOTF) seeks global consultation on reduction of food marketing to children.
The International Obesity Taskforce (IOTF) launched a draft set of underlying principles to guide action on reducing food marketing to children at the International Congress on Obesity in Sydney, September 2006. These 'Sydney Principles' are now out for global consultation, and the IOTF would appreciate feedback from you and your colleagues.
Going Global Science and Technology Fund
The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade has received Treasury Board's approval to extend its Going Global S&T Fund for a two fiscal year period - October 2006 to March 31 2008. The Going Global S&T Fund provides assistance to Canadian researchers from universities, private companies and non-government research centres with the goal to foster and build targeted research relations between Canadians and international partners. Eligible expenses include travel, accommodation, meals, incidentals and other non-research expenses. Please see the Going Global Science and Technology Fund for the program overview, eligibility criteria and the financial assistance that is available within the new Going Global program. Also note that applications must be submitted six weeks in advance of the commencement of the project.
The Oxford Health Alliance Cape Town Summit to Confront the Epidemic of Chronic Disease, November 20-22, 2006 will be Live or on Demand.
CIHI: 87% increase in hip and knee replacements in Canada
CIHI's data show that people who are overweight or obese are more likely to require joint replacements in Canada. In 2004-2005, 9 out of 10 knee replacement patients were either overweight or obese, compared to nearly 8 out of 10 hip replacement patients.
Call for Papers on Sport, Recreation, and Physical Activity: Intersections with Aboriginal Health
Pimatisiwin: A Journal of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health is planning a special issue on Sport, Recreation, and Physical Activity: Intersections with Aboriginal Health. As major funding agencies allocate research dollars to investigations intended to reduce physical inactivity and associated lifestyle diseases in Aboriginal populations (e.g., Type 2 Diabetes), it is particularly timely and important to conduct research into initiatives that deal with - or have dealt with - these issues and objectives. This edition of Pimatisiwin seeks contributions that use socio-cultural and/or historical lenses to examine the impact that sport, recreation, and physical activity can have on Aboriginal people's health (as broadly defined). Submissions that investigate traditional physical activities and take an innovative approach to investigating the aforementioned issues are especially welcome. Deadlines for submissions is January 31, 2007. Please refer to submission guidelines.
