Harmonization in actionIntegrating interventions into day-to-day practice and demonstrating their effectiveness is one of the largest challenges in cancer prevention; however, collaboration has the potential for an improved health dividend by better leveraging individual skills and aligning shared resources. The Canadian Cancer Society, BC Cancer Agency, and Northern Health are working together along with researchers at the University of British Columbia and Athabasca University to design, deliver and evaluate two cancer prevention projects: a) the Stop Smoking Before Surgery Project, and b) the Men’s Healthy Eating and Active Living (“POWERPLAY”) project.

PoWErPLaY - men’s Health at Work campaign. Platinum winner in the Promotion/Marketing Materials category of Mar Com, an International competition for marketing and communication professionals. (2015)

PoWErPLaY Playbook - men’s Health at Work. Platinum winner in the Pro Bono category of Mar Com, an International competition for marketing and communication professionals. (2015)

Canadian Cancer Society, Northern Health, BC Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, & Athabasca University. (2015) PoWErPLaY - recipient of the Healthy Workplace for Small Business award at the Healthier You Awards (2015).

PoWErPLaY - men’s Health at Work. Gold winner in the “Patient Education – Series” category of Cancer Awareness Advertising Awards (2015).

PoWErPLaY - men’s Health at Work. Gold winner in the “Total Public Relations Campaign” category of the 13th Annual Service Industry Advertising Awards (2015)

international & regional awards

This research is funded by the Canadian Cancer Society (grant #701259-00)

the joint harmonization team. Front row (from left to right): Sally Errey, Sonia Lamont, Margaret Jones-Bricker, Joan Bottorff, Cherisse Seaton, El Taylor, Sherri Tillotson, Lucy Beck, Nancy Viney, Suzanne Ross, Kerensa Medhurst. Back row (from left to right): Cathy Adair, Brandon Grant, John Oliffe, Kelsey Yarmish. Missing from photo: Theresa Healy, Holly Christian, Megan Klitch, Sandra Krueckl, Gayl Sarbit, Steven Johnson, and Cristina Caperchione

at a glance AWARDS, PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS 2015

an updated review of interventions that include promotion of physical activity for adult men. Sports Medicine, 45(6), 775-800. doi: 10.1007/s40279-014-0286-3. Bottorff, J. L., Seaton, C. L., Johnson, S. T., Caperchione, C. M., Oliffe, J. L., Rempel, K., Jaffer-Hirji, H., & Tillotson, S. M. (2015).

the PoWErPLaY workplace physical activity and nutrition intervention for men: Study protocol and baseline characteristics. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 44, 42-47. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2015.07.013. Caperchione, C., Sharp, P., Bottorff, J.L., Stolp, S., Oliffe, J.L., Johnson, S., Jones-Bricker, M., Errey, S., Christian, H., Healy, T., Medhurst, K., & Lamont, S. (2015).

Healthy eating and active living: rural based working men’s perspectives. American Journal of Men’s Health. doi:10.1177/1557988315619372. Oliffe, J.L., Bottorff, J.L., Sharp, P., Caperchione, C.M., Johnson, S.T., Healy, T., Lamont, S., Jones-Bricker, M., Medhurst, K., & Errey, S. (2015)

the Stop Smoking Before Surgery Program: impact on awareness of smoking-related perioperative complications and smoking behaviour in northern canadian communities. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 7(1), 16-23. doi: 10.1177/2150131915604827. Bottorff, J.L., Seaton, C. L., Viney, N., Stolp, S., Krueckl, S., & Holm, N. (2016).

Patients’ awareness of the surgical risks of smoking: implications for supporting smoking cessation. Canadian Family Physician, 61(12), e562-569. Bottorff, J.L., Seaton, C. L., Lamont, S. (2015)

peer reviewed publications

Gender-sensitive approaches to cancer prevention: Promising directions for promoting health. International Conference on Cancer Nursing, Vancouver, BC. (July 9, 2015).

POWERPLAY: A feasibility study protocol and baseline findings of a gender-sensitive workplace intervention targeting active living and healthy eating in men. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity conference. Edinburgh, Scotland (2015)

PoWErPLaY: a worksite health promotion program tailored for northern and rural men. Australian Men’s Health Conference, Terrigal, New South Wales, Australia. (Oct 20-23, 2015)

selected conference presentations

northern B.c. men Stepping Up to Healthy Living in the Workplace. Northern Health News Release (February 2, 2015). https://www.northernhealth.ca/Articles/Northern-B.C.-Men-Stepping-Up- to-Healthy-Living-in-the-Workplace

Healthy living challenge with northern Health, Steinberg, a. (Feb 2, 2015). Online article for Energeticcity.ca, Everything Fort St John. http://energeticcity.ca/article/news/2015/02/02/healthy-living-challenge-with-northern-health)

Health programs hope to score big with men. Allen, S. W. (Feb 3, 2015). Article printed in the Prince George Citizen newspaper. http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/news/local-news/health- programs-hope-to-score-big-with-men-1.1750712

Employers challenged to include workplace wellness programs. CJDC- Dawson Creek Radio Interview with Kerensa Medhurst (Feb 5, 2015). http://www.cjdccountry.com/news/story.aspx?ID=2174016

Hansen, c. (Feb 11, 2015). Getting men Healthier, Starting in the Workplace. CKPG TV interview with Kerensa Medhurst https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67dRtOdbwZ4

news stories

This research is funded by the Canadian Cancer Society (grant #701259-00)

The ultimate goal of the Harmonization project is to deepen our understanding of collaborative processes and identify those things needed for highly effective collaborative projects. As part of the individual projects, the team is also evaluating the strategies used to work together to deliver the projects in order to inform future harmonized service delivery. The teams’ experiences through these activities are being distilled into key learnings, and a collaborative guide is being developed to present important lessons in a format to support effective, collaborative partnerships.

for more information:

Dr. cherisse Seaton Research Coordinator, Harmonization Project

Email: Cherisse.Seaton@ubc.ca

Phone: 250-649-7138

centre for Healthy Living1788 Diefenbaker Drive, Prince George, BC V2N 4V7

www.harmonization.ok.ubc.ca