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Presenter:

1. Michael Gubbels, Indigenous Training and Protocol Specialist, Indigenous Initiatives Branch, Strategy & Governance Division, Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta; Member of JCSH Indigenous Task Group

Michael presents a session on mental health and well-being from his personal experiences and in his work with Elders, connecting to Indigenous cultures, and the oral-based knowledge system.

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Presenter:

1. Dr. Kathy Georgiades, Professor and David R. (Dan) Offord Chair in Child Studies, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences & Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University

This presentation looks at data collected in Canada/Ontario on child’s mental health, specifically from the Ontario Child Health Study with longitudinal follow-ups, evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impact of the Canadian Longitudinal Health Survey on Children and Youth (CHSCY).

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Presenter:

1. Dr. Mark Tremblay, Senior Scientist, Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute; Professor and Scientist, Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa; Chair, Sedentary Behaviour Research Network

This presentation looks at the development of the Canadian 24-hour Movement Guidelines and the importance of varied activity levels and commitment to all forms of movement and sleep health throughout the 24 hours of each day.

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Presenter:

1. Melanie Cormier, Senior Program Advisor with Public Health New Brunswick, Project Lead for Planet Youth New Brunswick. She and colleagues collaborated nationally and internationally to develop NB’s Planet Youth model. She has presented on this model in Mexico and will be presenting in Iceland.

This presentation provides and overview on the background of the Icelandic Prevention Model to reduce substance use in youth in Iceland and how this model has spread to other countries, including Canada.

Researchers examined the model and documented the development process, resulting in Planet Youth Guidance Program.

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Presenters:

1. Dr. Katerina Maximova and Dr. Paul Veugelers

This webinar is the official launch for the new JCSH resource Canadian Standards & Indicators for Health Promoting Schools. Dr. Maximova and Dr. Veugelers will present on the process involved to develop this resource, from the literature search, to working with the JCSH Healthy School Planner Task Group, to the 3-phase Delphi process to ensure these standards and indicators reflect and are applicable to Canadian schools. The research team took the literature review, the consensus process, and developed the document which includes a visual overview of the standards and indicators.

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Presenter:

1. Dr. Jessica Wood, Research Specialist, Sex Information & Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN)

This webinar provides an overview of new resources and research from SIECCAN that focus on the integration of gender-based violence (GBV) prevention within sexual health education, how this work can support cross-curricular learning spaces, and how this contributes to a safer school environment.

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Presenter:

1. Dr. Gregor Starc, The Academic and Research Network of Slovenia – University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Sport

This webinar will provide an overview of a whole-of-country approach to improving fitness levels in school-aged children over an eight-year period and the results before, during, and after the intervention.

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Presenter:

1. Dr. Niigaanwewidam Sinclair, Professor & Acting Head, Dept. of Indigenous Studies; Faculty of Arts Professorship in Indigenous Knowledge and Aesthetics-University of Manitoba

This webinar will provide insight into the whole-person concept of health in Indigenous peoples, and the importance of treating the body-mind-heart-spirit wholeness of an Indigenous person. He had suggestions for health and education systems.

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Presenters:

1. Dolores Flowers, Regional Child Services Program Manager, Department of Health and Social Development, Nunatsiavut Government.
2. Danielle Baikie, Director of Family Services, Department of Health and Social Development, Nunatsiavut Government

This webinar provides an overview of Inuit in Canada, an introduction to the Inuit Child First Initiative and its relationship to Jordan’s Principle, and a summary of the Initiative’s application in Nunatsiavut, Canada.

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Presenters:

1. Dr. Yifeng Wei, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta
2. Andrew Baxter, School Mental Health Literacy Lead, Alberta Health Services; Adjunct Lecturer, University of Calgary

This webinar provides an overview of: