By: Ricardo Soto My experience as an Intern with the Teens Talk Vaping program so far has been super insightful and interesting. With very good presentations facilitated by our Principal investigators and Project staff, I feel that we as Co-researchers have been given a good opportunity to do more than just understand our research material. […]
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First, HEAL researchers, AJ Wray and Haley Everitt, discussed their studies with the HEALYAC council members. In this meeting, the youth had a chance to learn an important aspect of research – Ethics. The HEALYAC was introduced to ethics by Katelyn Harris, a member of Western’s Non-Medical Research Ethics Board. This board is responsible for […]
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To start, the YAC had a fun icebreaker asking each other difficult but fun “would you rather” questions. Next, updates from the Teens Talk Vaping Study (TTV) were discussed to the council by the Youth Co-Facilitators. A HEAL researcher, Nick Woods, presented his research on the effects of skipping breakfast on the overall health and […]
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