Children's Health and the Environment Workshop & Symposium:
Moving Research to Action for Healthy Kids

Ivey Spencer Leadership Centre

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

The Human Environments Analysis Laboratory (HEAL) of Western University invites researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to gather in London, Ontario to examine how research evidence is underscoring successful interventions, informing best practices, and providing healthier environments for children in Canada and around the world.

THE THEMES FOR EACH DAY WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:

Day 1 (June 26) - Healthy Food Environments

This day will explore practices and policies that improve children's access to healthy food environments, including at school and their communities.

Day 2 (June 27) - Environments for Healthy Physical Activity

This day will focus on efforts to create home, school and community environments for healthy physical activity, including active travel and active play.

Day 3 (June 28) - Healthy Outdoor and Natural Environments

This final day will emphasize initiatives and practices creating healthy outdoor and natural environments, including strategies for improving children's access to nature and 'risky' outdoor environments.

Your registration fees include a daily buffet lunch, as well as coffee and snacks throughout the day.

As workshop spaces are limited, participants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.  In the case that all workshop spaces are full, applicants will be placed on a waiting list and informed if spaces become available.

A limited number of spaces/awards are available for graduate students.