News
Municipal Equity Policies: Takeaways for planners
In the fall of 2022, INTERACT trainee Tessa Williams, RPP, MCIP and our collaborator Victoria Barr, PhD, Principal at LevelUp Planning Collaborative teamed up to review municipal equity policies across Canada. They share their takeaways for planners in Plan Canada's...
Policy Analysis – Research Trainee
PROJECT The INTerventions, Equity, Research and Action in Cities Team (INTERACT) is a CIHR-funded research program evaluating the impact of major urban interventions in four Canadian cities (Victoria, Vancouver, Saskatoon, and Montreal) on population health and health...
Wave 1 results of the INTerventions, Research, and Action in Cities Team (INTERACT) cohort study: Examining spatio-temporal measures for urban environments and health
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...
Safety perceptions of older adults on an urban greenway: Interplay of the social and built environment
Abstract Background Creating neighbourhood places for older adults to be socially and physically active is a global health priority. Safety is integral to older adult mobility. In greenway research, perceived safety is often only partially or superficially explored....
Situating social connectedness in healthy cities: a conceptual primer for research and policy
Abstract In response to growing levels of social isolation and loneliness in cities, the promotion of social connectedness has come to the forefront of urban health, sustainability, and resiliency agendas. Despite policy attention locally and internationally, social...
Gentrification, Urban Interventions and Equity (GENUINE): A map-based gentrification tool for Canadian metropolitan areas
Abstract Background Researchers, policy makers, and urban planners require tools to better understand the complex relationship between gentrification and health. The Gentrification, Urban Interventions and Equity (GENUINE) tool is an open-access, map-based tool that...
INTERACT is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow: Qualitative methods for healthy cities
We invite applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Fellowship starting Fall 2021 (or as soon as a qualified applicant is selected) with the INTERACT project, co-led by Yan Kestens (Université de Montréal), Meghan Winters (Simon Fraser University) and Daniel Fuller...
Join the team!
We have four openings for post-doctoral fellows on the team. This project is part of the INTErventions, Research and Action in Cities Team (INTERACT) which is a CIHR-funded initiative that brings together research teams across Canada and knowledge users from cities,...
INTERACT is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow: Epidemiology, Data Science and Geography
We invite applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Fellowship starting Fall 2021 (or as soon as a qualified applicant is selected) with the INTERACT project, co-led by Yan Kestens (Université de Montréal), Meghan Winters (Simon Fraser University) and Daniel Fuller...
Gentrification, Urban Interventions and Equity (GENUINE): A map-based gentrification tool for Canadian metropolitan areas
Abstract Background Researchers, policy makers, and urban planners require tools to better understand the complex relationship between gentrification and health. The Gentrification, Urban Interventions and Equity (GENUINE) tool is an open-access, map-based tool that...
INTERACT Virtual Summit
INTERACT launched in 2017 and since then, a lot has changed. The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken up life in cities, and shaken up our research as a result. The pandemic has shown us that cities can and must change rapidly, and need locally-relevant evidence to guide...
Successes and failures of built environment interventions: Using concept mapping to assess stakeholder perspectives in four Canadian cities
Abstract Background: Healthy communities can be supported through built environment interventions that redesign cities for improved health outcomes. Understanding the context of these interventions is critical for assessing how an intervention impacts population...