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Abstract Built environment interventions have the potential to improve population health and reduce health inequities. The objective of this paper is to present the first wave of the INTErventions, Research, and Action in Cities Team (INTERACT) cohort studies in...
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‘Third places’ and their role for population health: A study in Montreal, Canada from INTERACT Abstract Background: Public health has called for more research to integrate ‘third places’ in studies on built environment, neighbourhoods, and health. Third places are...
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Abstract Cities increasingly recognize the need to invest in built environment transformations that promote positive health behaviours such as active transportation and social inclusion. Yet, we know very little about how the outcomes of these sustainability policies...
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Canada is investing in infrastructure changes across the nation– will it have an impact on our lives?By Caitlin PughThis article originally appeared on Active Aging Research Team @ UBC on Medium.Canada will spend over $180 billion on infrastructure over the next 12...
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Abstract Background: Urban form interventions can result in positive and negative impacts on physical activity, social participation, and well-being, and inequities in these outcomes. Natural experiment studies can advance our understanding of causal effects and...
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