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Toronto Cancer Prevention Coalition
Dietary Risk Factors Working Group


Contract Position: Research Consultant

Duration: November 12, 2001 - February 1, 2002

Toronto Cancer Prevention Coalition's Dietary Risk Factors Working Group (DRFWG)  is seeking a Research Consultant to conduct a systematic literature review identifying best practices related to increasing vegetable and fruit consumption in adolescents and to plan and implement an environmental scan of current activities in Toronto.

Tasks & Key Deliverables:
  Conduct a systematic literature review that would identify best practices in increasing vegetable and fruit consumption in adolescents, in consultation with the project management team.
  The review should include, but need not be limited to such aspects as effective health promotion strategies, current consumption data, critical analysis of healthy eating programs and interventions targeted to adolescents, both school based and non-school based, including methodology, measurement tools, outcomes of interests, theoretical frameworks used and sustainability of change.
  Work collaboratively with the project management team with respect to the framework for the report.
  Provide weekly updates to the project management team.
  Plan and implement an environmental scan in order to identify current nutrition activities in Toronto that work for adolescents, documenting key factors contributing to program effectiveness.  Summarize findings.
  Write a final report summarizing literature review and environmental scan.  Report to include recommendations about how to proceed with the research project and highlight the components of ideal interventions.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
The Research Consultant must have demonstrated knowledge, skills and experience in the following areas:
  conducting thorough review of scientific literature using electronic and print resources
  reviewing and critiquing literature
  familiarity with quantitative and qualitative research methodologies
  the role of diet and cancer, and adolescent nutrition
  population health, health promotion and health promotion strategies
  planning and conducting an environmental scan
  report writing skills
  relevant post-graduate degree in program evaluation, community health, health promotion or nutrition preferred

Respondents are Asked to Provide:
  a sample literature review
  references

Fee:  $ 5,150
Applicants who are interested in this opportunity are requested to submit a letter of interest and a resume to
Marlene Greenberg, Manager, Cancer Prevention
Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre
2075 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, ON M4N 3M5
Email:  [log in to unmask] fax: (416) 480-6002 by October 31, 2001, 4:00pm

For further information please contact Marlene Greenberg at 416-480-4662.