DAY 1
TIME
8:30-9:00AM
9:00-10:15AM
10:15-10:45AM
10:45AM12:15PM
HEALTHY FOOD ENVIRONMENTS
SESSIONS / ACTIVITIES
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Mayor Matt Brown
City of London
Session #1: Community Interventions to Promote Healthy Food Environments for Children
Two Peas in a Pod: Improving healthy food access via the colocation
Dr Richard Sadler
of the Hurley Pediatric Clinic with the Flint Farmers’ Market (20 min)
Michigan State University
Addressing the Retail Food Environment in Recreation Settings in
Ellen Gregg, RD
Southwestern Ontario (20 min)
Region of Waterloo
The Nutrition Resource: Facilitating research into action to create
Donna Smith, RD
healthy food environments for children and youth (20 min)
OPHA Nutrition Resource Centre
POSTERS & NUTRITION BREAK
Session #2 School & Community Interventions to Promote Healthy Eating
SmartAPPetite for Youth: Development and Evaluation of a
Smartphone Program for Improving Adolescent Food Literacy and
Healthy Eating (20 min)
Creative Collaborations in Education for Healthy Outcomes! (20 min)
*The Khanawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project (20 min)
12 :15-1:00PM
1:00-1:50PM
1:50-2:30PM
2:30-2:45PM
2:45-4:00PM
4:00-4:30PM
4:30-5:30PM
5:30PM onward
PRESENTER(S)
Dr Jason Gilliland
Dr Sean Doherty & Dr Jason Gilliland
Wilfrid Laurier University / HEALab
Rachel Schofield Martin
District scolaire francophone Sud –
Nouveau Brunswick
Adriana Poulette & Kaylia Marquis
Khanawake School Diabetes Prevention
Program
Dr Sarah Woodruff
University of Windsor
School Nutrition Programs: Lessons learned from evaluating the
Northern Fruit and Vegetable Program
(20 min)
LUNCH & STRETCH
Session #3: Creating Healthy Food Environments at Home & School
Lessons for Children’s Food Environments at Home and at School:
Dr Rachel Engler-Stringer
Contexts and Interventions for Health Equity (20 min)
University of Saskatchewan
Supporting Parents of Preschoolers in Creating Healthy Home
Dr Jess Haines
Environments (20 min)
University of Guelph
Session #4: Lightning Talks on Creating Healthy Food Environments for Kids
Growing Chefs! Ontario: Filling gaps on the food education front lines
Andrew Fleet
(5-7 min)
Growing Chefs! Ontario
Recent Interventions of the Ontario Student Nutrition Program
Stephanie Segave
Southwest (5-7 min)
Ontario Student Nutrition ProgramSouthwest
Nutrition Ignition! A Comprehensive School-Based Healthy Eating and Dr Danielle Battram
Physical Activity Program for School-Aged Children and Their Families
Brescia University College
(5-7 min)
The Use of Awards and Incentives to Encourage the Adoption of
Nadine Devin
Supportive Environmental Practices (5-7 min)
Middlesex County HKCC
POSTERS & NUTRITION BREAK
Session#5: Reviewing and Rethinking Food Environment Policy in Canada
Food environment policy impacts on children: International and
Lana Vanderlee
Canadian perspectives (20 min)
University of Toronto
Kids in cities, kids in towns. Kids in food swamps: drown, drown,
Leia Minaker
drown (20 min)
University of Waterloo
What’s in a Policy: Variation among Provincial School Food and
Mary McKenna & Suchitra Roy
Nutrition Policies in Canada (20 min)
University of New Brunswick
WORKSHOP ACTIVITY – PLACING KIDS IN CANADIAN FOOD POLICY
Mary, Suchitra, Lana, Leia & Jason
Free Time & Business Meetings
BANQUET AND NETWORKING RECEPTION
Growing Chefs! at
460 King St, Downtown London
Auberge du Petit Prince
DAY 2
TIME
8:30-8:45AM
8:45-10:00AM
10:00-10:25AM
10:25-11:40AM
11:40-12:15PM
12 :15-1:00
1:00-2:25PM
HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS FOR HEALTHY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
SESSIONS / ACTIVITIES
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Scott Fortnum
President & CEO, Children’s Health
Foundation
Session #1: Supportive Urban, Rural and Remote Environments for Physical Activity
Advancing Intervention to Reduce Risk of Obesity in Children
Dr. Dan Rainham
Dalhousie University
Community Environment and Health in Rural and Remote
Dr. Candace Nykiforuk
Communities: Priorities for Research and Action in Canada
University of Alberta
Healthy Communities for Children and Planning for the Public Realm Loretta Ryan
Ontario Professional Planners Institute
POSTERS & NUTRITION BREAK
Session #2: Physical Activity in School and the Community
Supporting Physical Activity in Childcare Environments
Dr. Trish Tucker
Western University
Improving Aboriginal Child and Youth Health Outcomes through the Linnaea Jasiuk & RTP Community Mentor
Promoting Life Skills in Aboriginal Youth (PLAY) program
Right To Play
How does free access to recreation opportunities impact children's
Dr. Jason Gilliland & Dr. Andrew Clark
physical activity levels? Evaluation of the Grade 5 ACT-i-Pass Project Western University; HEALab
Workshop Activity: Moving Act-i-Pass Forward
LUNCH
Session #3: Planning for Safe and Active School Travel
The decline in active school transportation (10 min)
Community & Behavioural Change: The Importance of Context (20
min)
A Systematic Review of Disability's Treatment in the Active School
Travel and Children's Independent Mobility Literatures (10 min)
School Site Planning and Designing for Safety (20 min)
2:25-2:55PM
2:55-4:25PM
School Travel Planning in Active Construction Zones: A Pilot Project
(10 min)
Questions & Discussion (15 min)
POSTERS & NUTRITION BREAK
Session #4: Active and Safe Routes to School in Action
School Travel Planning: Walking in Partnership for Supportive
Environments (30 min)
Active Transportation Policies and Initiatives for Busing Consortia :
Ottawa’s School Active Transportation Program (20 min)
Provincial Framework for Healthy, Active Kids (20 min)
4:25-4:30PM
4:30-7:30PM
7:30-9:00PM
PRESENTER(S)
Dr Jason Gilliland
Questions & Discussion (15 min)
CLOSING REMARKS
Free Time
PUBLIC LECTURE (Doors open 7pm)
251 Dundas St., London, Ontario
Josh Archer
City of London
Faciliators: Jason Gilliand & Andrew Clark
Dr. Linda Rothman
Hospital for Sick Children
Dr. Jamie Spinney
University of South Dakota
Tim Ross
University of Toronto
Russell Brownlee
30 Forensic Engineering
Laura Zeglen
Green Communities Canada
Facilitator: Emily Van Kesteren
Emily Van Kesteren & Tara MacDaniel
Middlesex-London Health Unit
Pam Ewart
Elgin-St. Thomas Public Health Unit
Vicky Kyriaco
Ottawa Student Transportation Authority
Colleen Hill
Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada
Kate Berry
Green Communities Canada
Facilitator: Emily Van Kesteren
Emily Van Kesteren
London Public Library – Central Branch
Wolf Performance Hall
DAY 3
TIME
8:30-8:45AM
8:45-10:00AM
(75 min)
10:00-10:25
10:25-11:55AM
(90 min)
HEALTHY OUTDOOR & NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS
SESSIONS / ACTIVITIES
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Karen Shelstad, Lawson Foundation
Session #1: The impacts of exposure and connection to nature for children’s health and development
Benefits of Connecting Children with Nature: Highlights from a
Dr Jason Gilliland
Systematic Review of the Evidence (20 min)
Western University; HEALab
Health is in Our Nature: Connectedness with nature and the effects
Dr Lisa Nisbet
on human and environmental health (20 min)
Trent University
Considering the impact of contact with nature on attention in
Dr Dan Rainham
children (20 min)
Dalhousie University
POSTERS & NUTRITION BREAK
Session #2: Promoting & assessing healthy and inclusive outdoor environments for children
Rethinking risk: The importance of outdoor risky play for children’s
health (20 min)
Inclusive outdoor spaces to support community & child health and
well-being (20 min)
Biometric evaluation of the health impacts of children's
environmental exposure (20 min)
WILD CHILD Program: taking parents, children and programming
outside! (5-7 min)
Play advocacy through provision and training (5-7 min)
11 :55PM1:00PM
1:00-2:15PM
(75 min)
2:15-2:40
2:40-3:30PM
(50 min)
Dr. Mariana Brussoni
University of British Columbia; BC Injury
Research & Prevention Unit
Dr. Nicole Yantzi
Laurentian University
Dr. Jennifer Vanos
University of San Diego
Yvette Scrivener & Karen Gair
Wild Child
Pierre Harrison
Play, Learn, Think; IPA Canada
LUNCH & [OPTIONAL] OUTDOOR ACTIVITY * short intro/invitation
to be given by Pierre Harrison before breaking for lunch
Session #3: Initiatives connecting children to healthy outdoor and natural environments
Thriving Outside: Supporting healthy outdoor play and nature
engagement through naturalized school playgrounds (20 min)
Cam Collyer & Heidi Campbell
Evergreen
Dr. Janet Loebach
Thrive Design Consulting
Brenda Simon
Earth Day Canada
Michael Reid + SEAS Community Partner
TNC/SEAS Program
The Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) pilot project: Bringing
adventure play to recess and lunch hour (20 min)
Supporting Emerging Aboriginal Stewards: Inspiring the next
generation of leaders and stewards (20 min)
POSTERS & NUTRITION BREAK
Session #4: Mobilizing to improve children’s access to healthy outdoor and natural environments
Galvanizing an outdoor play movement in Canada (20 min)
Advancing the Evidence Base for the Field: Children & Nature
Network’s Research Activation Strategies (20 min)
3:30-4:15PM
4:15-4:30PM
PRESENTER(S)
Dr Jason Gilliland
BREAKOUT DISCUSSION
FINAL DISCUSSION & CLOSING REMARKS
Final remarks & thank yous
Shawna Babcock
Outdoor Play Canada
Dr. Cathy Jordan
University of Minnesota; Children &
Nature Network
Jason Gilliland