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The SMART Healthy Cities Training Platform will train the next generation of health, social sciences and humanities, engineering and natural science researchers, to find ways to make Canadian cities healthier, more livable, and more resilient using food and food systems to improve population health.Turning knowledge into action - Our program is designed to provide trainees from 10 Canadian institutions with the knowledge and skills to tackle many of the challenges faced in urban environments, creating smart solutions to improve food access, mobility, and health in Canadian communities, including First Nations. Trainees will engage in implementation science; that is, all aspects of how to move knowledge into action from conception, execution, testing, scale up and evaluation. Experiential learning opportunities will enable trainees to put these skills to use.

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  Smart Training Platform

  Jul 2021 - Present

  The Implementing Smart Cities Interventions to Build Healthy Cities (SMART) Training Platform aims to equip the next generation of researchers to implement successful, scalable and enduring solutions to healthy city challenges facing growing urban centres of all sizes in Canada and globally.The project is led by Dr. David Ma from University of Guelph, Dr. Laurette Dube from McGill University and Dr. Miyoung Suh from University of Manitoba. Our team also includes 33 faculty from University of Waterloo, University of Toronto, University of Ottawa, University of Montreal, University of Sherbrooke, Laval University and Dawson College.