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Richard Larouche

ResearcherUniversity of Ottawa

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Richard Larouche

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
3 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2013.

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Research

Bicycle Safety Mandatory Helmet Laws Public Health

Latest papers

Association Between Active Outdoor Play and Health Among Children, Adolescents, and Adults: An Umbrella Review.
Journal of physical activity & health · 2026
Ambient environmental conditions and active outdoor play in the context of climate change: A systematic review and meta-synthesis.
Environmental research · 2025
Correlates of Outdoor Time in Schoolchildren From Families Speaking Nonofficial Languages at Home: A Multisite Canadian Study.
Journal of physical activity & health · 2022 · senior author

All 26 publications

Latest funding

Safety and cycling: the need for helmet laws in major Canadian cities
CIHR · 2013 · Principal investigator
$2,510

All 1 grants and awards

26 publications.

Association Between Active Outdoor Play and Health Among Children, Adolescents, and Adults: An Umbrella Review.

de Lannoy L, James ME, Badruddin Z, Thankarajah A, Bakalár P, Barnett LM, Bentsen P, Brazo-Sayavera J, Carson V, Down MJA, Duncan S, Fahey R, Harper NJ, Johnstone A, Lang JJ, Larouche R, Lee EY, Lopes O, Manyanga T, McCurdy AP, McGarty AM, Mygind L, Prince SA, Prioreschi A, Ryu S, Sikora L, Tucker P, Vanderloo LM, Wachira LJ, Tremblay MS

Journal of physical activity & health2026

DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2025-0391 PMID: 41468218

Ambient environmental conditions and active outdoor play in the context of climate change: A systematic review and meta-synthesis.

Lee EY, Park S, Kim YB, Liu H, Mistry P, Nguyen K, Oh Y, James ME, Lâm S, de Lannoy L, Larouche R, Manyanga T, Morrison SA, Prince SA, Ross-White A, Vanderloo LM, Wachira LJ, Tremblay MS

Environmental research2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.122146 PMID: 40517931

Correlates of Outdoor Time in Schoolchildren From Families Speaking Nonofficial Languages at Home: A Multisite Canadian Study.

Nayakarathna R, Patel NB, Currie C, Faulkner G, Riazi NA, Tremblay MS, Trudeau F, Larouche R

Journal of physical activity & health2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2021-0812 PMID: 36370699

Influence of weather conditions on children's school travel mode and physical activity in 3 diverse regions of Canada.

Blanchette S, Larouche R, Tremblay MS, Faulkner G, Riazi NA, Trudeau F

Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme2021

DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2020-0277 PMID: 33242246

Active School Transport among Children from Canada, Colombia, Finland, South Africa, and the United States: A Tale of Two Journeys.

González SA, Sarmiento OL, Lemoine PD, Larouche R, Meisel JD, Tremblay MS, Naranjo M, Broyles ST, Fogelholm M, Holguin GA, Lambert EV, Katzmarzyk PT

International journal of environmental research and public health2020

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17113847 PMID: 32481728

Profiles of Active Transportation among Children and Adolescents in the Global Matrix 3.0 Initiative: A 49-Country Comparison.

González SA, Aubert S, Barnes JD, Larouche R, Tremblay MS

International journal of environmental research and public health2020

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17165997 PMID: 32824793

Correlates of Children's Physical Activity: A Canadian Multisite Study.

Larouche R, Blanchette S, Faulkner G, Riazi N, Trudeau F, Tremblay MS

Medicine and science in sports and exercise2019First author

DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000002089 PMID: 31306303

The association between physical fitness and health in a nationally representative sample of Canadian children and youth aged 6 to 17 years.

Lang JJ, Larouche R, Tremblay MS

Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice2019

DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.39.3.02 PMID: 30869473

Effectiveness of active school transport interventions: a systematic review and update.

Larouche R, Mammen G, Rowe DA, Faulkner G

BMC public health2018First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-5005-1 PMID: 29390988

Construct Validity of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale for Africa.

Oyeyemi AL, Conway TL, Adedoyin RA, Akinroye KK, Aryeetey R, Assah F, Cain KL, Gavand KA, Kasoma SS, Kolbe-Alexander TL, Lambert EV, Larouche R, Moss SJ, Ocansey R, Onywera VO, Prista A, Tremblay MS, Sallis JF

Medicine and science in sports and exercise2017

DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000001131 PMID: 27776000

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Richard Larouche

Research

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Association Between Active Outdoor Play and Health Among Children, Adolescents, and Adults: An Umbrella Review.

Ambient environmental conditions and active outdoor play in the context of climate change: A systematic review and meta-synthesis.

Correlates of Outdoor Time in Schoolchildren From Families Speaking Nonofficial Languages at Home: A Multisite Canadian Study.

Influence of weather conditions on children's school travel mode and physical activity in 3 diverse regions of Canada.

Active School Transport among Children from Canada, Colombia, Finland, South Africa, and the United States: A Tale of Two Journeys.

Profiles of Active Transportation among Children and Adolescents in the Global Matrix 3.0 Initiative: A 49-Country Comparison.

Correlates of Children's Physical Activity: A Canadian Multisite Study.

The association between physical fitness and health in a nationally representative sample of Canadian children and youth aged 6 to 17 years.

Effectiveness of active school transport interventions: a systematic review and update.

Construct Validity of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale for Africa.

Safety and cycling: the need for helmet laws in major Canadian cities

Frequent collaborators

Richard Larouche

Guy Faulkner

Ian Janssen

Jean-Philippe Chaput

Eun-Young Lee

Taru Manyanga

Mariana Brussoni

susan Herrington

William Pickett

Patricia Tucker

Michelle Fortier

Valerie Carson

Patricia Longmuir

Negin Riazi

Gary Goldfield

Brian Timmons

Cheryl Currie

Michelle Kho

Guy Faulkner

Mark Tremblay