Health promotion and disease prevention

This subclass comprises research and experimental development in health promotion and disease prevention.
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UBC Researchers conducting research in Health promotion and disease prevention

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Bredin, Shannon

School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Medicine, nursing and health curriculum, pedagogy and didactics; Psychology, social and behavorial aspects; Indigenous health; Physical education and development curriculum, pedagogy and didactics; Psychosocial, sociocultural and behavioral determinants of health; Health promotion and disease prevention; Motor Behaviour (Motor Expertise, Learning, and Development); Human Performance; Physical Activity; Knowledge Translation and Mobilization; Indigenous Health and Physical Activity; Long-Term Athlete Development; Childhood Development; sport

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Hoekstra, Femke

Division of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Knowledge translation and implementation science in health; Patient and citizen engagement research; Health promotion and disease prevention; Other social sciences; Implementation Science; Rural Health; Virtual health innovation; Research partnerships; Health Promotion; rehabilitation

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Iyamu, Ihoghosa

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Population health interventions; Health promotion and disease prevention; Global health; Mobile health (mHealth)

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Li, Linda

Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Knowledge translation and implementation science in health; Patient and citizen engagement research; Patient-centered care; Mobile health (mHealth); Health counselling; Health promotion and disease prevention; Physical therapy; Care

Lima, Viviane Dias

Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Aging process; Population health interventions; Health promotion and disease prevention; HIV; Aging; Epidemiology; Statistics; mathematical modelling; prevention strategies for the transmission of HIV; novel intervention strategies to avert HIV disease progression

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McKay, Heather

Department of Family Practice, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Population health interventions; Aging process; Social and biological determinants of aging; Health promotion and disease prevention; Prevention, treatment and support of youth health; Medical, health and life sciences; Knowledge translation and implementation science in health; Health and community services; Aging Process; Public and Population Health

McKendry, James

Food, Nutrition & Health, Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Musculoskeletal biology and physiology; Health promotion and disease prevention; Aging process; Human nutrition and metabolism; Nutritional physiology; Clinical nutrition; Exercise physiology; Sports nutrition; Kinesiology; Skeletal Muscle; Protein metabolism; Aging; Nutrition; exercise; Sarcopenia; Protein; Muscle Disuse; Stable Isotope Tracers; Omics; Cell Culture; Microscopy

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Pike, Ian

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Health promotion and disease prevention; Child and Youth Injury Prevention; Safety-oriented culture; Indigenous child injury prevention; Social Marketing; Child Passenger Safety; Risky play; Drowning prevention
 
 
 
 
 
French Name
Promotion de la santé et prévention des maladies
French Description
Cette sous-classe comprend la recherche et le développement expérimental en promotion de la santé et prévention des maladies.
 
 

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