Presented by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and UBC Woodward Library, the Health Information Series presents “Research on Motion: Innovative Approaches to Support Physical Activity.”  In partnership with the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention and the Faculty of Health and Social Development,  this symposium showcases international and regional research related to improving physical activity among adults to positively impact obesity and chronic disease, and enhance quality of life. Who should attend? This half-day symposium provides an opportunity for community members, health professionals, educators, fitness trainers, recreational program leaders, students, and researchers to learn about current research and its practical application in physical activity promotion.

Monday May 30, 2011 – 8.30am – 12.00pm, at the Clinical Academic Campus Lecture Theatre, 1st Floor, 2312 Pandosy Street, UBC Okanagan, Kelowna BC

Professor Gregory Kolt
Head of School, School of Biomedical and Health Sciences,
University of Western Sydney, Campbelltown Campus, NSW, Australia

Dr. Mitch Duncan
Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Health and Social Science Research,
Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia

Dr. Cristina Caperchione
Assistant Professor, Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health and Social Development,
UBC Okanagan

Dr. Peter Hutchinson
CDSP Manager, Métis Nation British Columbia and Adjunct Professor,
Faculty of Health and Social Development, UBC Okanagan

Dr. Kathy Rush
Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Development,
UBC Okanagan    

For more information about the Health Information Series, please find here.

Are you interested in more about this area?   There are open access resources available online selected by UBC Librarians

National Library of Medicine - http://resources.library.ubc.ca/627/

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy - http://resources.library.ubc.ca/462/

BioMed Central - http://www.biomedcentral.com/ 

UBC Health Wiki - http://hlwiki.slais.ubc.ca/

Questions for Discussion

How can people incorporate exercise into their daily routine?

What inhibits people from exercising regularly?

How can fitness trainers/healthcare professionals be more accessible to the general public?

Some relevant websites for more information

BC Atlas of Wellbeing - http://www.geog.uvic.ca/wellness/

Promoting Healthy Living in BC’s Multicultural Communities Project - http://www.amssa.org/

bIOpORtAL - http://bioportal.graphint.org/bioportal/

Canadian Best Practices Portal for Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention -  http://cbpp-pcpe.phac-aspc.gc.ca/

Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) - http://www.cihi.ca/

For more information, please contact Allan Cho