In March 2009, Cancer Care Nova Scotia hosted a national symposium on cancer prevention. Presentations from this event are found below.
Evidence and Policy: Preventing Cancer and Chronic Disease
Effect of the Quebec Ad Ban on Fast Food Expenditure - Kathy Baylis
Prevalence of overweight and obesity (classes I-III) in Canada, 1985-2003 -
Dr. Heather Bryant
Moving Policies Forward …Nutrition Labelling - Mary Bush
Policy and action for cancer prevention: Global, and in Canada - Geoffrey Cannon
What Moves Policy Forward? - Elizabeth Dodson
Gaps and Opportunities for Policy Action on Physical Activity - Amy A. Eyler
The Global Recommendations and the Canadian Context - Diane T. Finegood
Overview of Legislation/Policies Addressing Nutrition, Physical Activity and Alcohol - Brian Hyndman
“Bringing the Evidence to the Public Domain: The State of the Evidence on Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer Prevention” - John Milner
Moving Policy Forward - Michelle Murton
“The Tension Between Simple and Complex Messaging and Consumer Expectation” - Danielle Schor
Evidence of Effective Policy to Promote Physical Activity: The Built Environment - John C. Spence
Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer,The 2007 WCRF/AICR Expert Report - Martin Wiseman