Health & Wellness Equity Research Group

Interested in learning more about the work that we do within the Health and Wellness Equity Research Group at Carleton University? Check out our website where you'll information about publications, events and more! buff.ly/3BfjHMh

We want YOUR help as we continue to create a new, more supportive standard for races! 🏃‍♀️💫📣 🔗access survey here: carletonu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3a… 👩‍💻you’ll be invited to provide contact info at the end of the survey to take part in an interview with someone from our research team!

Join us on June 19th for a presentation by @mckeon_grace on co-designing principles for physical activity with people from refugee and asylum seeking backgrounds in Australia. Register here: buff.ly/4cdys2I

What's a "runner's high?" 🏃🧠🥰 @Carleton_U researchers Kim Hellemans & Francine Darroch reveal how aerobic activity paves the way for enhanced academic performance, mental wellness and guards against cognitive decline in later years. ⬇️ newsroom.carleton.ca/story/running-… @MindingtheBrain

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🌸This Mother’s Day, we’ve teamed up w/ @AlysiaMontano and @andMother_org to look at pivotal moments in athletics & the Olympics as we move towards a sporting world that is more supportive of pregnant/postpartum bodies🤰🏃‍♀️ ➡️Check out our video here! youtu.be/MfY9k4wWemg?si…

Join us as we commemorate (almost) 5 years since @AlysiaMontano's groundbreaking @nytimes article, 'Nike Told Me to Dream Crazy, Until I wanted a baby'. 🌟 Our recent research explores the challenges elite athletes face during parenthood, sparking conversations for policy change.

Congrats to @fdarroch for receiving the CU Research Achievement Award for her work promoting health and connection through trauma- and violence-informed physical activity programs equity-owed communities.

Really excited to be joining @HEResearchGroup online to talk about the SPRINT Projects community work with @StBasilsCharity on MST programme delivery & evaluation. Join us at 6-7pm UK time, Fri 26th April, sign up at the link in the original post. @UBSportExR @LES_UniBham

Congratulations to Janina Winnicki who represented @HealthScienceCU at #NCUR2024! She highlighted concerns about transportation accessibility for GBV survivors in rural and remote areas following the withdrawal of Greyhound bus service from Canada in 2021.

'What Professional Athletes Can Tell Us About Exercise and Pregnancy.' Check out this article written by @CorneliaKPowers published in the @thecut featuring valuable insights from @fdarroch. Stay informed and empowered for a healthy pregnancy journey! buff.ly/4aLAE0F

Join us on April 26th for a presentation by @grace_tidmarsh on the design, development and evaluation of a community-based mental skills training programme. Register here: carleton-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

📢Join us on March 27th for another #KnowledgeHubPresents! @fdarroch and Gabriela Gonzalez Montaner will present an overview of trauma- and violence-informed physical activity (#TVIPA). Click below to learn more and register #mar27" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">kh-cdc.ca/en/resources/k…

Congrats to our lead, @fdarroch, on being awarded the CU Research Achievement Award 🎉 Cheers to all the award recipients! Find the full announcement here: buff.ly/2RIYa5y

"Conventional physical activity programs seldom account for social and structural inequities.” A trauma- and violence-informed approach to physical activity can help address this gap. Learn more about TVIPA and how to implement it here buff.ly/432smPs

Some snaps from our Vancouver based trauma- and violence-informed physical activity program ✨

We are excited to share the recording of our recent session where we discussed our trauma- and violence-informed physical activity training modules! Join us in re-shaping how we approach movement and well-being. buff.ly/3T2Ls38

Interested in learning about trauma- and violence-informed approaches to physical activity in diverse settings? Today we launched our free online TVIPA training modules. You can check them out here: buff.ly/432smPs

New publication exploring the use of geographic methods to understand sexual- and gender-based violence by some fabulous colleagues research team members! Read it here: buff.ly/3I9Dxfj @msheppardprkins @tomoko_mcg Dr. Paul Peters @fdarroch

We are launching our newly developed TVIPA training modules. Join us on Feb 29 @ 12:00 pm EDT for a brief presentation. Learn more and register here: carleton.ca/healthequity/t…

Interested in learning about our free online TVIPA training modules? Join us for our next Landscape of Practice meeting on February 29th @ 12:00 pm EDT. Register below! carleton-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regist…