Oral Presentations Session#1

                                      1:15-2:45pm                                     

Young or Old, Technology Affects Us All

(St Lawrence Room)

1) The COMPASS study: A longitudinal hierarchical research platform for evaluating natural experiments related to changes in school-level programs, policies and built environment resources.

Scott T. Leatherdale, School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo

2) “Ready Set Create!” Media Campaign: Using Technology to address Health Issues with Youth

Vanessa Fortier, Public Health Nurse, York Region

Jivan Gill, Public Health Nurse, York Region

The Social Media Saturation of Health Promotion (Allure Dining Room) 

1) Bad Ways to Be Nice

Cindy Baker-Barill, Tobacco Control Area Network Coordinator, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit

2) Making connections, sharing knowledge-social media, network development and knowledge translation on the social determinants of health

Sume Ndumbe-Eyoh, Knowledge Translation Specialist, National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health

Pemma Muzumdar

3) Healthy Families Hamilton Facebook Page

Cobie Bridge, Public Health Nurse, Hamilton Public Health Services

Vanessa Trumpickas, Health Promotion Specialist, Hamilton Public Health Services

Digitizing Our Communities

(York Halls Room)

1) Locally Driven Collaborative Project Results: Knowledge change associated with in-person and online prenatal education programs

Dr. Gillian Alton, Epidemiologist-Health Promotion,  Oxford County Public Health and Emergency Services

Harshani Gangodawilage, MPH student, University of Guelph

2) Right in Your Inbox

Christina Bradley, Public Health Nurse, Niagara Region Public Health

Casey Walters Gray, Public Health Nurse, Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Public Health

Dr. Diane E. Mack, Professor, Department of Kinesiology, Brock University

3) eChat: A Strategy to Improve Client Access to Health Services

Alina Tarasenko, Public Health Nurse, Toronto Public Health

Cindy Fielding, Public Health Nurse, Toronto Public Health

Breakout Session#2

3-4:30pm

Empowering Our Workforce and the Public Through Technology

(York Halls Room)

1) Heat, AIR Quality and Health: Empowering Personal Decision-Making with a Mobile App

Rich Whate, Senior Policy and Strategic Issues Advisor, Toronto Public Health

2) Using the Ontario Health Program Planner and Sample Plan Library to Support Evidence-Informed Program Planning

Sophie Rosa, Health Promotion Consultant, Public Health Ontario

3) Be active while you work: How technology can create supportive work environments

Barinder Jandu, Health Promoter, Region of Peel

Khanh Dang, Health Promoter, Region of Peel

Hubs, Maps, Sites: Staying Up to Date on Evolving Technology in Health Promotion

(Allure Dining Hall)

1) Walk+Roll Peel: Interactive Online Mapping and Planning Tools

Erica Duque, Analyst, Region of Peel

Catherine Sim, Health Promoter, Region of Peel

2) On the Horizon: Parachute’s Injury Prevention Solution Hub

Stacie Carey, Coordinator, Knowledge Translation, Parachute Canada

3) Website: It’s Time for “The Talk”

 Geoff Hunt, Web Specialist, Niagara Region

Working Toward Policy With Technology

(St. Lawrence Room)

1) Healthy Canada by Design CLASP—Using Technology to Build Capacity on Healthy Built Environments

Kim Perrotta, Healthy Canada by Design CLASP Knowledge Translation & Communications, Heart and Stroke Foundation

2) The ImmunizeCA app: A mobile application for promoting and managing health information

Chandni Sondagar, Project Officer, Canadian Public Health Association