November 23rd, 2012
New publication!
Diane T. Finegood, Lee M. Johnston, Philippe Giabbanelli, Penny Deck, Sarah Frood, Lina Burgos-Liz, Marla Steinberg, Allan Best. Complexity & Systems Theory. In Oxford Bibliographies (Public Health). Last modified: 10/25/2012. Available online at: http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199756797/obo-9780199756797-0049.xml DOI: 10.1093/OBO/9780199756797-0049
About the Oxford Bibliographies…
The online Oxford Bibliographies offers comprehensive research guides on a vast array of subjects in the form of detailed annotated bibliographies. It allows researchers to explore curated and credible recommended works from a variety of fields, providing “an authoritative guide to the current scholarship with original commentary and annotations by top scholars”.
Visit the bibliography here (SFU access)
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November 21st, 2012
The November LiVWELL Seminar Series presents:
Living Well with Chronic Conditions in the Context of Inequities: Self-Management Support Solutions
with Dr. Sue Mills
Dr. Mills is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia. Her research interests include chronic disease policies and programs, gender and diversity analysis, disadvantaged populations, health equity, knowledge translation, and communities of practice.
Tuesday, November 27th
11:00am – 11:50am
Room 2050 (Alan & Margaret Eyre Boardroom), SFU Harbour Centre
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November 14th, 2012
“The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.” Don Williams, Jr.
The same sentiments are echoed by Emerson, “life is a journey, not a destination”; yet when it comes to behaviour change, goal setting is often considered the gold standard. For example, weight loss is a common goal used by individuals to motivate participation in exercise or to follow healthy eating patterns. A recent study by Fishbach and Choi (1) investigates how focusing on goals influences our motivation to pursue an activity and compares this to the role of the experience of the activity itself. Read the rest of this entry »
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November 13th, 2012
The third Canadian Obesity Summit will be held in Vancouver May 1-4, 2013
Abstract submission deadline is November 19th. Notifications of acceptance will be made January 4th.
For more information, please refer to the CON web site.
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October 16th, 2012
Please stay tuned for information about our research, obesity related news, and blog posts.
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