Nature

A socio-ecological approach promoting physical activity and limiting sedentary behavior in adolescence showed weight benefits maintained 2.5 years after intervention cessation

Obesity in youth remains a major public health issue. Yet no effective long-term preventive strategy exists. We previously showed that a school-based socio-ecological approach targeting behavior and ...
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Barricades to aiding cascading: Patient-reported barriers to uptake in the context of clinician-facilitated cascade testing for hereditary cancer syndromes.

Expanding diversity in colorectal cancer studies with a focus on Hispanic and Latino participant enrollment. Patient-reported reasons for declining facilitated cascade testing, using the ...
Medscape

Barriers and Facilitators to HPV Vaccination of Young Women in High-income Countries

Background: Vaccination against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is recommended for adolescent young women prior to sexual debut to reduce cervical cancer related mortality and morbidity. Understanding ...
Concordia University

Zeina Ismail-Allouche to offer webinar on Socio-ecological strategies to tackle child abuse in migration situations

On Monday, November 26th, 2024, CSLP manager Zeina Ismail-Allouche, as part of the Refugee Mental Health Project, will offer a special webinar on combating violence against children who find ...