Julia Kontak
@juliakontak.bsky.social
CIHR Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Public Health, University of Alberta | Part-time Academic, School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University
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Congratulations to @juliakontak.bsky.social for joining the floppy hat club yesterday! Dr. Kontak (jr) is now official & it was a joy to have her join me after crossing the stage! #DalProud
October 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Congratulations to @juliakontak.bsky.social for joining the floppy hat club yesterday! Dr. Kontak (jr) is now official & it was a joy to have her join me after crossing the stage! #DalProud
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🚨New publication🚨 on the process of student engagement in #HealthPromotingSchools. Exploring the work of Youth Engagement Coordinators funded through #UpLiftNS. Led by newly minted PhD @juliakontak.bsky.social who is convocating today! www.emerald.com/he/article-p... #HPRO #SchoolHealth
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October 29, 2025 at 11:39 AM
🚨New publication🚨 on the process of student engagement in #HealthPromotingSchools. Exploring the work of Youth Engagement Coordinators funded through #UpLiftNS. Led by newly minted PhD @juliakontak.bsky.social who is convocating today! www.emerald.com/he/article-p... #HPRO #SchoolHealth
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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
June 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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
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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
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June 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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
@dalhealth.bsky.social @juliakontak.bsky.social @sflkirk.bsky.social
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🚨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....
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...
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June 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
🚨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....
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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
June 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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
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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!
May 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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
colleagues. Also incredibly grateful to receive the IDEA Graduate Student Scholarship recognizing my participatory research work supervised by @sflkirk.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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
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 🍎📚
April 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Touch down in beautiful Niagara! Excited to present, and attend @phecanada.bsky.social Research Forum tomorrow 🍎📚
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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...
🔗 katestorey.com/our-projects...
Healthy Schools | LINK | Écoles Saines – SIRCLE
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April 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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...
🔗 katestorey.com/our-projects...
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🎉 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.
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April 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
🎉 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
🔗 rdcu.be/eid6I
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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
More info here: phecanada.ca/events/2025-...
@opheacanada.bsky.social & OASPHE
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!
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April 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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
More info here: phecanada.ca/events/2025-...
@opheacanada.bsky.social & OASPHE
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/
www.upliftns.ca/roadmap/
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…
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March 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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/
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...
Read it here 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
March 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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...
Read it here 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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🚨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...
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...
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March 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
🚨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!
The sun is setting on the #UpLiftPartnership, the most challenging, yet rewarding project of my career. We created the conditions for healthier children & youth in #NovaScotia through catalyzing the #HealthPromotingSchools model. Our revamped website tells the story of our impact www.upliftns.ca
UpLift
Catalyzing a Healthier Nova Scotia through a Youth Engaged Health Promoting Schools Approach Land Acknowledgment We are all Treaty people. Nova Scotia is in Mi’kma’ki…
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February 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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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🚀 New investigators, this one’s for you! 🚀
Are you a new investigator (<5 years) with a research group? Think your work would make an amazing logo? We’re giving away a FREE branding package (valued up to $1,000 CAD) to one lucky research group!
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Are you a new investigator (<5 years) with a research group? Think your work would make an amazing logo? We’re giving away a FREE branding package (valued up to $1,000 CAD) to one lucky research group!
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February 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
🚀 New investigators, this one’s for you! 🚀
Are you a new investigator (<5 years) with a research group? Think your work would make an amazing logo? We’re giving away a FREE branding package (valued up to $1,000 CAD) to one lucky research group!
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Are you a new investigator (<5 years) with a research group? Think your work would make an amazing logo? We’re giving away a FREE branding package (valued up to $1,000 CAD) to one lucky research group!
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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
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
February 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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
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
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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/
For other events, check out www.nationalchildday.ca/events/
Events – National Child Day
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November 20, 2024 at 12:29 PM
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/
For other events, check out www.nationalchildday.ca/events/
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
November 10, 2023 at 2:39 PM
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? 😅👋🏼
Welcoming @juliakontak.bsky.social to this space by sharing her great blogs on #HealthySchools and #YouthEngagement! Here's the latest one! blogs.dal.ca/openthink/on...
One size does not fit all: Different approaches and methods to engage youth in health research
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October 5, 2023 at 5:19 PM
Thank you @sflkirk.bsky.social for the warm welcome, and hello #BlueSky & #HaliSky folks, am I doing this right? 😅👋🏼