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Congratulations to Dr. Eva Oberle and her research team on being accepted into the Health After 2020 program for 2023/24
Congratulations to Dr. Eva Oberle and her research team on being awarded funding under UBC Health’s Health After 2020 for 2023/24. Dr. Oberle and her research team will be undertaking an innovative health-oriented research project – Making Meaning of the Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI) Data: A Collaborative Knowledge Translation and Curriculum Design Project with BC Youth and Educators.
About the project
This project “Making Meaning of the Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI) Data: A Collaborative Knowledge Translation and Curriculum Design Project with BC Youth and Educators” aims to engage British Columbia youth and educators in a transformative process to co-design and disseminate learning materials that integrate mental health promotion into school curricula, informed by the Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI) data. This collaboration seeks to empower students and teachers to utilize school-level data for enhancing mental health and well-being strategies, reflecting a novel approach to knowledge translation that aligns academic learning with critical health education. By fostering youth involvement in curriculum design, the project underscores the importance of youth perspectives in addressing mental health trends and promoting resilience in the face of societal challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic.
About Dr. Eva Oberle
Dr. Eva Oberle is an Associate Professor at the School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, and MDI Principal Investigator. Dr. Oberle’s research investigates factors linked to positive child development and strategies for promoting mental health and wellbeing in the school context in particular. Her main focus is on social and emotional learning in schools, risk and resilience, and positive youth development.
About the Health After 2020 program
Health After 2020 supports researchers to engage in collaborations that aim to create change in health and health-producing systems. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, our understanding of the determinants and experience of health and well-being has changed. The program has evolved with a commitment to facilitating innovative collaborations that emphasize community engagement and build capacity in knowledge translation, supported through a partnership with the UBC Knowledge Exchange Unit.
Program participants will engage in knowledge translation and community engagement activities and initiatives that bring together university and community partners to discuss and address important issues related to the health and well-being of society. Through this program, UBC Health connects scholars, students, and community to advance interdisciplinary knowledge translation.