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Introducing the Live 5-2-1-0 app!
Supporting health behaviour change in children can be challenging. Even when you work together with families to set healthy lifestyle goals during appointments, it can be difficult to keep patients motivated in between visits.
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Jennifer Murray, in her words
Jennifer Murray is a PhD candidate with the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia and a researcher in Dr. Patricia Janssen’s lab. She is conducting community-based research to investigate risk factors associated with a high rate of preterm birth in a First Nations community in B.C. She will be…
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Building the first Canadian national pediatric diabetes registry from a framework of equity, diversity and inclusion
A network of 10 childhood diabetes centres across Canada has partnered with patients, families and health-care providers to design the first national childhood diabetes registry. The network, called the CAnadian PediAtric diabetes ConsortIum (CAPACIty), aims to improve clinical care for children and youth living with diabetes.
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