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UBC health experts take on the stroke recovery research gap
Thurs. Nov 13, 7 - 8 pm PST *In-person or virtual*
stroke risk factors, treatment and new research
Register-Info smp.med.ubc.ca/community-engagement/medtalks

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@embraceaging.bsky.social
#stroke #strokerecovery

Please join the panel Tues. Nov 18, 10 am PST to learn ways in which members of the University of British Columbia Okanagan campus community are co-creating a compassionate campus to build awareness and skills in offering compassion to others and ourselves.
via Zoom - ubc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Dr. Gainforth's CRC position enables more dedicated time to community-engaged research.
“At the end of the day, everything I do is in service to the communities that benefit from my work.”

Read the full story here hes.ok.ubc.ca/2025/10/22/d...
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A new student-led study from UBC Okanagan has found that young adults who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ report receiving significantly less affirming and inclusive sexual health education than their cisgender, heterosexual peers.
news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/10/06/u...

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Please join Dementia Friendly Communities 'Memory Cafe'
Fri. Nov. 28, 11 am - 2 pm
Kaleden Community Hall
Activities, Music, Snack
Family, caregivers, community welcome.
Registration recommended - info below.
@aginginplaceubco.bsky.social @pentictonlibrary.ca
#DementiaAwareness #DementiaFriendly

“No Fixed Address: The White Cart Memorial - a documentary film that highlights an often-overlooked part of the homelessness crisis: how people grieve the loss of someone they care about.
*Wed. Oct 15, 1:30 pm and Fri. Nov 7, 6:00 pm
*Mary Irwin Theatre, Kelowna
Free
REGISTER / info bit.ly/4gWVdvk

Please join the IHLCDP and Tranq Sleep Care with Panel Experts for a community forum on sleep wellness.

* Wednesday, October 15, 2025
* 6:00 - 8:00 pm PST
* Kelowna Art Gallery

PLEASE REGISTER
bit.ly/4n6kjdv

#sleepless #sleepwell

IHLCDP Associate Member, Dr. Joanna McGrenere, is elected new Fellow to the Royal Society of Canada.
Her research pioneering contributions in human-computer interaction (HCI) to enhance the user experience of everyday interactive technologies.
Full story bit.ly/4m8He6s
#HCI #InteractiveTechnology

Please join Dementia Friendly Communities 'Memory Cafe'
Friday Sept 19, 11 am - 2 pm
Creekside Conference Centre, Vernon

More info below - families, caregivers, community welcome.

@aginginplaceubco.bsky.social @cmhavernon.bsky.social
#DementiaFriendlyCommunities #DementiaAwareness

August 12 - International Youth Day

Dr. Jess Lougheed @jplougheed.bsky.social @ubcokanagan.bsky.social Director of the Emotion Dynamics Lab emotion-dynamics-lab.psych.ubc.ca
Research focus includes adolescent emotional development; parent-adolescent relationships, #mentalhealth and #wellbeing

Please join agelinksociety.ca Thurs. Aug 7 & 21, 10:30 am - 12 pm. Orchard Park Mall, Kelowna
Meet near Ardene/Urban Planet
A chance to connect and get some gentle movement.
RSVP with [email protected] or use QR code
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#UBCO

Please join @agelink.bsky.social Age-Link Society's
**Poetry and Buffet**

* Saturday, August 23
* 11:30 am - 2:00 pm
* 1450 Bertram Street, Kelowna

FREE - lunch included
Please RSVP by emailing Sabrina at [email protected]

@aginginplaceubco.bsky.social @castanet.net

Dr. Dalton’s research interests focus on understanding the fundamental processes related to the sensorimotor control of human movement.
Sensorimotor Physiology and Integrative Neuromechanics Laboratory (SPIN) on Instagram @SPINLabUBCO

@bhdalton.bsky.social @ubcokanagan.bsky.social
#healthresearch

The Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention @ubcokanagan.bsky.social posts recordings of its webinars on its YouTube channel.
youtube.com/@IHLCDP

Please visit the ihlcdp.ok.ubc.ca website to learn more about the Institute.

#healthresearch #healthyliving #chronicdisease