Shazhan Amed
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Nudge interventions can promote the purchase of fruits & vegetables
A healthy diet complete with plenty of fruits and vegetables is an important contributor to reaching and maintaining a healthy body weight. It is also protective against many chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer.
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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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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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Every day, our researchers are working towards breakthroughs to transform the lives of kids in British Columbia and around the world. Learn about the latest innovations and advancements in child health.
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