Healthy Cities Implementation Science (HCIS) Team Grant Recipients
In November 2022 the recipients of the Healthy Cities Implementation Science (HCIS) Team Grants were announced. Six interdisciplinary teams have received funding over six years to implement and evaluate interventions with the goal of improving health in urban areas.
The HCIS Team Grants were launched in May 2021 as part of the CIHR Healthy Cities Research Initiative (HCRI) in partnership with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and represent a $27 million+ investment. Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) also partnered on this competition to provide additional funding to expand the impact of the projects by contributing $5,000,000 AUD in supplemental funds for teams to work with Australian partners.
With this investment, teams across Canada, Australia and Ireland will implement and then evaluate the effectiveness of different strategies to see what works best to improve the wellbeing of people who live in cities, with particular attention paid to how particular strategies support equity-seeking and rights holding groups and why.
Teams will also engage with the SMART Healthy Cities Research Training Platform to enhance the capacity-building efforts of the HCRI and create opportunities for training and mentorship.
The reach of each team
The HCRI aims to improve health by maximizing the health-promoting potential of cities across Canada and around the world. A key requirement to receive an HCIS Team Grant was that interventions being investigated had to have a population health focus and be examined in multiple urban environments.
Congratulations to the recipients!
Nominated Principal Investigator
The Alberta First Nations
Information Governance Centre
Calgary, AB
Thematic Research Area
Urban Indigenous health
Research Focus
Building and adapting strengths-based interventions and culturally based wellbeing indicators for Indigenous youth aging out of care in Canada and Australia. Read more
Funding Source(s)
CIHR and NHMRC
Nominated Principal Investigator
Dr. Danielle Bouchard
University of New Brunswick
Fredericton, NB
Thematic Research Area
Musculoskeletal health, mobility, or prevention
Research Focus
Understanding how to attract, adapt, implement and sustain an evidence-informed fall prevention exercise program in community settings in Canada and Ireland. Read more
Funding Source(s)
CIHR
Nominated Principal Investigator
Dr. Mary Jung
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
Thematic Research Area
Type 2 diabetes prevention
Research Focus
Implementing an evidence-based diabetes prevention program in diverse urban communities. Read more
Funding Source(s)
CIHR, NHMRC and PHAC
Nominated Principal Investigator
Dr. Heather McKay
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
Thematic Research Area
Healthy aging
Research Focus
Implementation science approaches to counter the epidemics of physical inactivity, loneliness and social isolation in older people who live in medium- and large-sized cities. Read more
Funding Source(s)
CIHR, NHMRC and PHAC
Nominated Principal Investigator
Dr. Paula Rochon
Women’s College Hospital
Toronto, ON
Thematic Research Area
Health care systems, services and policies
Research Focus
How to intentionally create, implement and sustain enhanced naturally occurring retirement communities with success. Read more
Funding Source(s)
CIHR and PHAC
Nominated Principal Investigator
Dr. Meghan Winters
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC
Thematic Research Area
Population and public health
Research Focus
Taking sustainable transportation interventions, such as infrastructure with safe and inclusive design to support the uptake of walking, cycling, and public transit use, and to translate these advances into actionable tools for transportation and city planners across Canada and internationally. Read more
Funding Source(s)
CIHR and NHMRC
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