CORE ‘Exercise is Medicine’ Symposium
CORE’s Exercise is Medicine Symposium took place on June 9, 2009. Four-hundred and fifty physicians, allied health care practitioners, & health promoters attended the event, where five internationally recognized speakers presented under the theme ‘Exercise is Medicine’. Event photos, the speakers’ slides, and an audio/visual presentation of the event will soon be posted.
Click here for information regarding progress on the revised Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines.
2009 CORE Rides the Heart & Stroke BIG BIKE:
On April 30th 2009, 25 enthusiastic CORE staff, colleagues, friends and supporters rode the Heart and Stroke’s Big Bike raising $2865 for heart & stroke research. Click here to see photos of the event.
2009 CORE Public Lecture:
CORE was pleased to have Dr. Andrew Pipe present Battling Obesity: Lessons Learned from the War Against Smoking at the 3rd Annual CORE Public Lecture on March 25, 2009.
2009 Spring Obesity Workshop in Brockville:
CORE partnered with The Stroke Strategy of Southeastern Ontario and Health Nexus to host a workshop in Brockville on March 11 2009, for health promoters and care providers from across the continuum of care in Lanark, Leeds & Grenville Counties. Eating & Moving Well to Prevent & Treat Obesity: Building our Capacity to Support Behavioural Change addressed issues of obesity, as well as chronic disease prevention and management.
2008 Fall Obesity Workshop in Hastings & Prince Edward Counties:
CORE partnered with The Stroke Strategy of Southeastern Ontario and Health Nexus to host a workshop on Friday, October 10th for health promoters and care providers from across the continuum of care in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties. Eating & Moving Well to Prevent & Treat Obesity: Building our Capacity to Support Behavioural Change addressed the issues of obesity and chronic disease prevention and management. To see what went on please see the workshop brochure: Belleville Workshop Brochure (pdf). Dr. Ross’s presentation is posted! Go to Presentations on the left to download the PDF file.
CORE Rides the BIG BIKE:
On May 9th, 2008 enthusiastic CORE staff, colleagues, friends and supporters rode Heart and Stroke’s Big Bike raising $2400. Photos and video can be seen here.
CORE Featured in Obesity Management:
CORE was the featured Centre in the April 2008 issue (vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 45-86) of Obesity Management, the official pubilcation of CORE USA. CORE contributed several articles in collaboration with colleagues from across Canada. The issue can be found here.
Masonic Foundation of Ontario Partners with CORE :
In and effort to educate allied health practitioners and the public on the association between obesity and type 2 diabetes, the Frontenac District of The Masonic Foundation of Ontario has provide CORE and the South East Ontario Regional Leadership Centre of the Canadia Diabetes Association $9400 to develop and deliver educational initiatives to take place in spring/summer 2008. Photos from the September 2007 cheque presentation can be seen here.
Canadian Obesity Guidelines Released:
2006 Canadian clinical practice guidelines on the management and prevention of obesity in adults and children. CMAJ April 10, 2007
Obesity Management Kit:
Waist Circumference Tape Measure and DVD - Click here
Updated: 16 June 2009