Settings-based Intervention Research through
Changes in Lifestyles & Environments
Changes in Lifestyles & Environments
SIRCLE aims to create wellness supporting environments for kids, their families, and their communities.
SIRCLE is Dr. Kate Storey’s Research Lab. Dr. Storey is a Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta, CIHR/PHAC Applied Public Health Chair, and Distinguished Researcher, Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation.
What We’re Up To
SIRCLE delivers and evaluates school- and community-based healthy living programs throughout Canada which promote wholistic health, prevent chronic diseases, and reduce health inequities. We work to create systems-level change through projects that foster resilience and empowerment and builds on the strengths of communities.
Current SIRCLE-led Projects
Past SIRCLE-led Projects
Partner-led Projects
What’s New
Five Things I’ve Learned About Community
No matter what you set out to achieve, having a support network can get you through. Learn how the power of community has helped Dr. Kate Storey to reach her goals, including running the Everest Marathon in May 2022, the world’s highest marathon. This recent article in newtrail magazine shares five important things that Kate Storey has learned about community when she set out to achieve this feat, and how these learnings connect to her work as the Director of SIRCLE, and as a Stollery Science Lab Distinguished Researcher and CIHR/PHAC Applied Public Health Chair.