Jason Gilliland, University of Toronto

Research

Diabetes Green Space Implementation Nature Park Prescription Parks Patient Oriented Research Social Prescribing

Latest papers

A farmers' market in a food desert: Evaluating impacts on the price and availability of healthy food.
Health & place · 2009 · senior author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Development and Implementation of a Parks Prescription Intervention for Diabetes Prevention (PARK-DPRx)
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$902,700
Development and Implementation of a Parks Prescription Intervention for Diabetes Prevention (PARKS-DP)
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$25,000

All 2 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

A farmers' market in a food desert: Evaluating impacts on the price and availability of healthy food.

Larsen K, Gilliland J

Health & place2009Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.06.007 PMID: 19631571

Development and Implementation of a Parks Prescription Intervention for Diabetes Prevention (PARK-DPRx)

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Booth, Gillian L; Bacon, Simon L; Dasgupta, Kaberi; Gilliland, Jason A; Ke, Calvin; Lofters, Aisha K; Parsons, Janet A; Rainham, Daniel Gareth C

Keywords: Diabetes; Green Space; Implementation; Nature; Park Prescription; Parks; Patient Oriented Research; Social Prescribing

$902,700

Development and Implementation of a Parks Prescription Intervention for Diabetes Prevention (PARKS-DP)

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: HCIS - LOI - Type 2 diabetes prevention

Principal investigators: Booth, Gillian L; Gebremikael, Liben M; Bacon, Simon L; Ke, Calvin; Lofters, Aisha K; Rainham, Daniel Gareth C

Keywords: Diabetes; Green Space; Parks; Social Prescribing

$25,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Kristian Larsen

Geography and Environmental Studies

1 shared papers, latest 2009

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Diabetes Dear Professor Gilliland, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "A farmers' market in a food desert: Evaluating impacts on the price and availability of healthy food." (2009), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Development and Implementation of a Parks Prescription Intervention for Diabetes Prevention (PARK-DPRx)" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]