Having conversations about healthy lifestyles and wellness as they relate to weight-management can be challenging for children, their families and healthcare professionals. The ProFILE Lab with support from Evidence to Care, have developed a series of practical, evidence-based resources to support…
Dr. Elizabeth Young, MD, FRCPC is a general consulting and developmental Paediatrician in the Department of Paediatrics at St. Michael’s Hospital. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. She completed medical school at McMaster University and a Paediatrics residency at Queens University. She worked as a general Paediatrician for two years in Toronto and then went onto then complete her developmental Paediatric sub specialty residency at the University of Toronto.
Christine Provvidenza completed her Bachelor of Physical and Health Education and Master of Science, Exercise Science at the University of Toronto. She is also a registered Kinesiologist. As a Kinesiologist, Christine has been involved in the development and delivery of sport-based injury prevention programs, with a specific focus on concussion education initiatives for athletes, coaches and parents.
Each summer, the Ward Family Summer Student Research Program attracts students from universities from all over Canada to collaborate alongside some of the brightest minds in childhood disability research in the world. A highlight of the program is the opportunity for these talented students to…
