Monthly Archives: March 2021

New HEAL Study – Can a Lifestyle Genomics Intervention Motivate Patients to Engage in Greater Physical Activity than a Population-Based Intervention? Results from the NOW Randomized Controlled Trial

New HEAL Study – Can a Lifestyle Genomics Intervention Motivate Patients to Engage in Greater Physical Activity than a Population-Based Intervention? Results from the NOW Randomized Controlled Trial

A team of researchers led by J. R. Horne, J. Gilliland, T. Leckie, C. O’Connor, J. A. Seabrook, and J. Madill recently published a study entitled: “Can a Lifestyle Genomics Intervention Motivate Patients to Engage in Greater Physical Activity than a Population-Based Intervention? Results from the NOW Randomized Controlled Trial.” The aim of this study […]

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Students Successfully Complete Practicum Projects in 2020

The HEAL would like to congratulate the following students who successfully completed their practicum projects under the supervision of Dr. Jason Gilliland in 2020. Rashmi Narkhede, MPH Research topic: Active and Safe Routes to School   Wei Wang, MPH Research topic: Electric Bikes – Public Health Policy   Ama Boamah, MPH Research topic: SmartAPPetite   […]

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SmartAPPetite COVID Project is launched!

Today is the official launch of the COVID Pivot for the SmartAPPetite project, which is funded by the Heart & Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Institute for Health Research. This project is led by HEAL Director, Dr. Jason Gilliland (Western University), and HEAL Faculty Associates Dr. Colleen O’Connor (Brescia University College), Dr. Sean Doherty (Wilfrid […]

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