 This study determined if cycling-specific active transportation (AT) was sensitive to the behavioural economics heuristic “The Fresh Start Effect”, with the beginning of a work week being temporal landmark for cycling to work. We partnered with out local coffe Parlour, the City of Winnipeg, Hydro Manitoba and the Active Living Centre @ U of M to document a distinct Fresh Start Effect for Active Transportation that mirrors the original Fresh Start Effect reported for gym memberships. We also expand this to coffee purchasing behaviour to highlight an individual behavioural heuristic that drives a population-level trend in active transportation. Published in the International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity, this was a labour of love for PACE Lab SMART cities trainees Nika Klaprat and Isaak Fast and analyst Shamsia Sobhan. Congrats to all and our loyal partners/knowledge users. Read the full paper here
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  This week, ahead of Dr. Guyatt's Henry Friesen Lectureship at the University of Manitoba, we are dropping a teaser for Season 2 of the Emerging Scholar Podcast where Dr. Guyatt and I do a deep dive into the origin story of Evidence Based Medicine:
https://umfm.com/series/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/bonus-episode-dr-gordon-guyatt  Dr. Platt was interviewed in Season 1 of the Emerging Scholar Podcast. If you were inspired by this work and want to learn more, please come to CHRIM June 10th from 11-12pm to hear Dr. Platt live and in person.
https://umfm.com/series/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/episode-nine-dr-platt-part-one  Sasha Delorme and members of the Indigenous Patient Circle within Diabetes Action Canada in partnership with the First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba present on their anti-racism training at the National Indigenous Diabetes Association (NIDA) conference in Winnipeg.
 If you or someone you know wants to learn more, please emial Dr. Moneca Sinclaire or register here:
https://www.cognitoforms.com/chrim1/chrimdreamindigenoussummerinstituteregistration A systematic review of natural experiments that included 11,500 patients found that new cycling infrastructure leads to meaningful increases in levels of physical activity for individuals living in proximity to new trails. We also provide some evidence that new trails foster increased rates of active transportation and cycling traffic compared to areas that did not receive a new trial. This is the most comprehensive empirical study of the impact of urban trails on measures of physical activity to date. https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12966-025-01729-4  Funded by a CIHR Transitions in Care Team grant, this legacy proejct from the DEVOTION Network is supporting Indigenous equity for women in Northern Manitoba.
New videos of Indigenous grandmothers, health providers and Ogijida Iskwe from Northern Manitoba sharing experience of prenatal care and birth. A video series produced by Anishinaabe film maker Erica Daniels provides insight into traditional birthing ceremonies in Inninew and Denesuline communities. experiences of racism in pregnancy care and the power of ceremony for celebrating new life in community: https://www.youtube.com/@ChildrensHospitalResearchMB/videos Isaak Fast secured a 1 year summer studentship to launch his master's thesis work on a large natural experiment consisting of a new urban trail in Selkirk Manitoba:
https://smart-training.ca/blog/2024/10/02/isaak-fast/ Nika Klaprat secured a 2 year, $70,000 doctoral award to continue her work on the Implementation Outcomes and determinants of cycling traffic along multi-use paths and protected bike lanes in 7 Canadian cities. https://smart-training.ca/blog/2024/10/11/nika-klaprat/ |
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