4 results match your criteria: "3-50E University Terrace[Affiliation]"
Delivering health promotion during school closures in public health emergencies: building consensus among Canadian experts.
Health Promot Int
December 2023
MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, 209 Victoria St, Toronto, ON M5B 1T8, Canada.
School-based health promotion is drastically disrupted by school closures during public health emergencies or natural disasters. Climate change will likely accelerate the frequency of these events and hence school closures. We identified innovative health promotion practices delivered during COVID-19 school closures and sought consensus among education experts on their future utility.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on inequalities in lifestyle behaviours and mental health and wellbeing of elementary school children in northern Canada.
SSM Popul Health
September 2023
School of Public Health, University of Alberta, 3-50E University Terrace, 8303 112 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1K4, Canada.
Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected children's lifestyle behaviours and mental health and wellbeing, and concerns have been raised that COVID-19 has also increased health inequalities. No study to date has quantified the impact of COVID-19 on health inequalities among children. We compared pre-pandemic vs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF"It's Very Stressful for Children": Elementary School-Aged Children's Psychological Wellbeing during COVID-19 in Canada.
Children (Basel)
December 2021
School of Public Health, University of Alberta, 3-50E University Terrace, 8303 112 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 1K4, Canada.
Article Synopsis
- Emerging evidence indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic and public health measures have negatively impacted the psychological wellbeing of school-aged children.
- In a qualitative study involving interviews with 15 parents and 16 children in Canada, three main themes were identified: sudden and stressful changes due to COVID-19, feelings of boredom and lack of purpose, and increased loneliness from limited social interaction.
- The findings highlight the importance of building resilience and promoting positive coping strategies for children to better handle future crises.
Perceived changes in lifestyle behaviours and in mental health and wellbeing of elementary school children during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Canada.
Public Health
January 2022
School of Public Health, University of Alberta, 3-50E University Terrace, 8303 112 Street NW, T6G 1K4, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address:
Objectives: The closure of schools to prevent the spread of COVID-19 prompted concerns of deteriorating lifestyle behaviours, mental health, and wellbeing of children, particularly those in socioeconomically disadvantaged settings. We assessed changes in lifestyle behaviours (physical activity, screen time, eating habits and bed/wake-up times), mental health and wellbeing during the first lockdown in Spring 2020 as perceived by school children from disadvantaged settings, and examined determinants of these changes.
Study Design: Cross-sectional study.