Innovation Anthology #109: CEO

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If you keep losing the battle of the bulge, don’t blame yourself. The real problem could be the world around you.

Society has changed. And in the words of Dr. Kim Raine, today’s social and physical environment is “obesogenic”. It promotes overeating and a sedentary lifestyle.

Dr. Raine studies the sociology of nutrition. As the Director of the Centre for Health Promotion at the University of Alberta, her research team covers a wide range of disciplines, including geography and anthropology.

DR. KIM RAINE: Our anthropologists are helping us explore how culture has changed. What’s happening to people when they come from other countries? Are they also becoming obese? We have psychologists to explore how these environmental issues affect our psyche and how that might be motivating our choices. We have a political scientist who helps us to analyze the policies and figure out how the policies have changed over time and how that might impact these things.

Dr. Raine expects her team’s research will lead to a better social environment that supports the “thinning” of the nation.

Thanks today to the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research.

FOR INNOVATION ANTHOLOGY, I’M CHERYL CROUCHER

NOTE:  The former AHFMR is now called Alberta Innovates Health Solutions

Guest

Kyle Teamey,

Liquid Light Inc, , New Jersey, United States,

Sponsor

Alberta Innovates Health Solutions

Alberta Innovates (formerly Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions)

As the newly formed Alberta Innovates corporation, we still fund top quality, internationally competitive health research and innovation activities to improve the health and wellbeing of Albertans. We provide leadership for Alberta’s health research and innovation enterprise by directing, coordinating, reviewing, funding and supporting research and innovation.

Working with our many partners  in the health system, we ensure that research achieves innovation in care, policy and practice, and that the needs of patients and clinicians influence research.

Our background

Alberta Innovates consolidation was launched November 1, 2016.

Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions

Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions was established as part of the Alberta Innovates system by an Act of Legislation of the Government of Alberta. It is a agency  of the Government of Alberta. We receive a yearly allocation from the Ministry of Health and report through the ministry to the people of Alberta.

Our Mandate and Roles document reflects our role and responsibilities and outlines the government statues and regulations with which we comply.

Alberta’s Health Research and Innovation Strategy (AHRIS) sets out Alberta’s health research agenda for the coming decade to ensure our considerable investments in research align with our priority—to improve the health of Albertans.

Program Date: 2008-02-19