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Help to Quit Smoking? We have an app for that
With today's official launch of the mobile app, "Crush the Crave," University of Waterloo researchers fuse scientific evidence with innovative technology to help young Canadians quit smoking.
Barb Riley named new Executive Director at Propel
On October 31, 2011, Susan Elliott, Dean, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences and George Dixon, Vice-President of Research at the University of Waterloo, announced the appointment of Barb Riley as Propel’s new Executive Director.

Healthier Canadian youth today. Healthier Canada tomorrow.



Welcome to the School Health Action, Planning and Evaluation System (SHAPES) website.

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Since 2000, SHAPES modules have been administered in nearly 3000 Canadian schools, to more than 500,000 students. These modules are used to collect and assess information on student behaviours and attitudes in the areas of tobacco use, physical activity, healthy eating and positive mental health. SHAPES makes it practical to collect standardized youth health data at the level of schools, communities, provinces or nationally, and at all these levels simultaneously. These data are then used to generate profiles to help schools, public health and communities take action to improve the health of young people.

SHAPES was developed by scientists at the Propel Centre for Population Health Impact, in partnership with a community of researchers across the country. Partial funding was provided by the Canadian Cancer Society as part of their commitment to improving the health of Canadians.