This report presents findings from a literature review of participatory approaches to engage youth in cannabis awareness messaging initiatives. Findings will be used to inform the creation of a local youth-targeted cannabis messaging initiative in the Guelph-Wellington area as well as of a toolkit for the Wellington-Guelph Drug Strategy.
Author(s):
Taylor Anne Grills, Aarabhi Rajendiran, Alexandra Sawatzky
This literature review aims to generate a better understanding of current approaches and best practices for peer support models for harm reduction services. It shares guiding principles and considerations for integrating peers into harm reduction programs, and presents an overview of peer programs developed in North America, Europe, and Australia. It is hoped that findings will be used to inform the creation of a peer support program at the Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy.
The Active Citizen Project leverages the research and teaching resources of the University via the Guelph Lab, linking them with initiatives at the City that engage citizens in the governance of the city – from policy making to service design/delivery and budgeting.
Resulting from a collaborative research project involving the Human Rights and Equity Office (HREO) at the University of Guelph and the Research Shop, this report examines the value of mentoring as a strategy for inclusion for racialized faculty members at Canadian universities.
Author(s):
Tricia van Rhijn, Mahejabeen Ebrahim, Patrick Case
This review of the social science literature identifies successful and unsuccessful strategies for promoting community-level energy efficiency. It was conducted to identify best practices for promoting energy efficient behaviour at the community-level, as well as promoting recruitment/outreach to community-level energy efficiency programs.
Created in partnership with the Guelph-Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination, this report explores current literature pertaining to eligibility strategies, as well as the types of eligibility practices currently used in Guelph-Wellington.
Author(s):
Rachel Salt
Product(s):
Environmental Scan
Literature Review
Program(s):
Research Shop
Project Partner(s):
Guelph and Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination
This rapid response report carried out for Centennial CVI in Guelph contains a literature review of how iPad tablets and other assistive technology help to support children and adolescents with Asperger's Syndrome.
Created in collaboration with the Organic Council of Ontario, this report examines existing research to compare the health benefits of organic versus conventional dairy products.
Created in collaboration with the Organic Council of Ontario, the underlying premise of this research is the hypothesis that organic farming methods can support healthy soil systems, which in turn, produce healthy food without reliance on chemical inputs.