Julia Kontak

Image of a presentation on screen in a classroom. There are 5 people standing in front of the presentation. They are all smiling at the camera. The occasion is a PhD defence with the candidate and committee shown in the photo.

What a star @juliakontak.bsky.social is! Excellent defence performance + no revisions! Her @dalhealth.bsky.social PhD thesis unpacked the process of student engagement #HealthPromotingSchools had 5 manuscripts, 3 already published. I could not be prouder of her achievements #DalProud #UpLiftNS

Still looking for a few more 3 & 4 year olds for this study! Data collection will be June 21 in Halifax. Please share ❤️
@dalhealth.bsky.social @juliakontak.bsky.social @sflkirk.bsky.social

Engaging youth to promote their well-being: methods and findings from a knowledge mobilization project in Nova Scotia, Canada - Research Involvement and Engagement Background The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child affirms the human right of children to have their voices heard about issues affecting their lives. The One Chance to be a Child (One...

🚨New publication alert🚨 Our paper on engaging youth around the #OneChanceNS report findings (www.onechancens.ca) has been published. It's #OpenAccess so available to all. Big thanks to @juliakontak.bsky.social for leading #ChildRights #Wellbeing researchinvolvement.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

The wisdom of kids just blows me away. Decades of car-centric planning has stolen their independence. We have to do more to design #SafeStreets for them now & ensure a liveable planet for the future. From the bike rally at City Hall today #BikeHFX

New Lancet report out today emphasises the need for a rights-based & person-centred appoach to improve adolescent health & well-being. Just what @juliakontak.bsky.social @caldwellhilary.bsky.social & I (plus others) have been advocating for in #NovaScotia through the work of www.upliftns.ca!

Had a wonderful time attending, learning and presenting at the @phecanada.bsky.social Research Forum with @dalhealth.bsky.social
colleagues. Also incredibly grateful to receive the IDEA Graduate Student Scholarship recognizing my participatory research work supervised by @sflkirk.bsky.social

Touch down in beautiful Niagara! Excited to present, and attend @phecanada.bsky.social Research Forum tomorrow 🍎📚

Stay tuned for more exciting developments in this area through our latest funded project: Healthy Schools | LINK | Écoles Saines: Linking Implementation, Networks, and Knowledge.
🔗 katestorey.com/our-projects...

🎉 First post here! Excited to share the latest publication from the SIRCLE Lab in @biomedcentral.bsky.social —years in the making: Development and validation of an instrument to evaluate school-health implementation: a sequential mixed-methods approach.
🔗 rdcu.be/eid6I

2025 PHE National Conference May 1-3, 2025 | Niagara Falls, Ontario - PHE Canada, OASPHE, and Ophea can't wait to welcome you to Niagara Falls, a truly unique travel destination, for this premier national event!

One week left until #PHENiagara2025! Get ready for days filled with valuable learning, engaging discussions, and fantastic networking opportunities in Niagara Falls, ON from May 1-3!

More info here: phecanada.ca/events/2025-...

@opheacanada.bsky.social & OASPHE

Student Engagement in HPS Roadmap Student engagement is a core component of a Health Promoting Schools (HPS) approach. This roadmap is a guide for the process of fostering meaningful student engagement in a HPS approach including…

Have you had the opportunity to check out the #UpLiftPartnership website yet? We developed an evidence-informed #StudentEngagement in #HealthPromotingSchools Roadmap to help professionals engage students in school health promotion! @sflkirk.bsky.social

www.upliftns.ca/roadmap/

Excited to share a new publication entitled, "The process of student engagement in school health promotion: a scoping review" published as part of my dissertation and work with the UpLift Partnership.
Read it here 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The process of student engagement in school health promotion: a scoping review - BMC Public Health Background Health Promoting Schools (HPS) is a whole school model that strengthens and maintains a healthy school environment. While a key component of HPS is the engagement of students, there is litt...

🚨New publication alert! Another chapter of my student @juliakontak.bsky.social's PhD is out & #OpenAccess! It's a scoping review on the process of student engagement in school health promotion. In BMC Public Health #YouthVoice #HealthySchoolCommunities link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Check out the revamped #UpLiftPartnership legacy website that showcases all the amazing work over the past six years we have done to catalyze #HealthPromotongSchools and #YouthEngagement in the province!

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Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Marie Curie, Physicist and chemist.

Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.

Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

lol! Don’t tempt me. I could dust off my old jazz shoes 👯‍♀️

It’s national child day today! There are lots of events happening across the country today. I’m off to host an event with the Healthy Populations Institute this morning.

For other events, check out www.nationalchildday.ca/events/

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Had a great time presenting and participating at the Physical & Health Education Canada Healthy Schools Forum with colleagues from the UpLift Partnership! Until next time Ottawa 👋🏼 @sflkirk.bsky.social @caldwellhilary.bsky.social

Thank you @sflkirk.bsky.social for the warm welcome, and hello #BlueSky & #HaliSky folks, am I doing this right? 😅👋🏼