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Manulife Prize

°Õ³ó±ðÌýManulife PrizeÌýfor the Promotion of Active Health, valued at $50,000 CAD, was offered by Ï㽶ÊÓƵ to a Canadian academic whose research contributed to understanding how factors such as physical activity, nutrition, fitness, or psychosocial context can influence personal health and well-being.Ìý


2019 Winner:ÌýDr. Kerry S. Courneya

Dr. Kerry S. Courneya, winner of the 2019 Manulife Prize for the Promotion of Active Health

$50,000 award recognizes a trailblazing researcher who put exercise front and centre in cancer treatment

Montreal - April 1, 2019

Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, in association with Manulife and the McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE), is pleased to announce that Dr. Kerry S. Courneya, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity and Cancer at the University of Alberta and pioneer in the field of physical activity (PA) and cancer survivorship, is the winner of the 2019 Manulife Prize for the Promotion of Active Health.

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2018 Winner: Dr. Jean-Pierre Després

Manulife Prize 2018 event with Dr. Jean-Pierre Després

Photo: Richard Payette, President and CEO of Manulife Québec; Louis Arseneault, Vice-Principal (Communications and External Relations) of Ï㽶ÊÓƵ; Jean-Pierre Després, Professor of Kinesiology at Université Laval and winner of 2018 Manulife Prize; Professor Laurette Dubé, Chair and Scientific Director of the McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics at the Desautels Faculty of Management

$50,000 award recognizes research pioneer who screened for abdominal obesity and acted to prevent it

Montreal - March 22, 2018 Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, in association with Manulife and the McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE), is pleased to announce that Dr. Jean-Pierre Després, Professor at the Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine at Université Laval and pioneer in developing screening techniques for visceral obesity, is the winner of the 2018 Manulife Prize for the Promotion of Active Health.

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Manulife Prize for the Promotion of Active HealthHistory: 2011-2016

The Bloomberg Manulife Prize was founded inÌýMay 2011 byÌýToronto-based investment managerÌýLawrence S. BloombergÌýand corporate sponsorÌýManulife Financial. Motivated by a strong common desire to improve our lifestyle choices, the founding partners joined forces to create an influential prize that will have the power to bring real and lasting change to the way we live. To accomplish this goal, they decided to recognize and support the researchers who are already having a profound impact on the health and well-being of their fellow citizens.

Researchers across McGill, and especially researchers from theÌýMcGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics, have a long tradition of ground-breaking work that promotes health and physical activity among people of all ages, as well as innovative research that is improving the quality of life for those suffering from chronic ailments.

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