Identifying Causal Effects of the Built Environment on Physical Activity, Diet and Obesity among Children
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Overview
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Progress
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Project Team
Funding
Research Grant: 2011-2013 Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. “Identifying Causal Effects of the Built Environment on Physical Activity, Diet and Obesity among Children.” Value: $545,169. (PI: Jason Gilliland, Co-Investigator: William R. Avison)
Principal Investigator
Jason Gilliland, PhD
Geography, Faculty of Social Science
The University of Western Ontario
Co-investigators
William R. Avison, PhD
Sociology, Faculty of Social Science
The University of Western Ontario
Principal Investigator:
Jason A. Gilliland, Associate Professor
Director, Urban Development Program
Scientist, Children's Health Research Institute
Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute

- urban studies
- health geography
- children's environments
jgillila@uwo.ca
519-661-2111 ext. 85515
SSC 5327
Faculty Profile
Co-Investigators:
William R. Avison, Professor Emeritus

- Medical sociology
- Social disparities in maternal and child health
- Families experiencing stress across the life course