Central Team
The Live 5-2-1-0 Central Team based at BC Children’s Hospital partners with communities across British Columbia to promote and support healthy childhood behaviours.
The Live 5-2-1-0 Central Team coordinates the provincial network of partner communities that are sharing and supporting the evidence-based Live 5-2-1-0 message. Our team works collaboratively with local community stakeholders and organizations, providing the expertise, resources and tools necessary to support action implementation. We also coordinate the Live 5-2-1-0 Knowledge Translation Platform which allows Live 5-2-1-0 communities to stay connected and share ideas, insights, and best practice solutions.
SCOPE (Sustainable Childhood Obesity Prevention through Community Engagement) was the original name for the community-based participatory research project that evolved into Live 5-2-1-0.
Meet the team behind the Live 5-2-1-0 initiative, who are helping to bring Live 5-2-1-0 to communities across British Columbia.
Dr. Shazhan Amed, Founder & Project Lead
Dr. Shazhan Amed is the Founder & Project Lead of the Live 5-2-1-0 initiative, and Investigator & Head of the Division of Endocrinology & Diabetes at BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver. Shazhan's research is focused on childhood diabetes, and her interest in preventing type 2 diabetes led to the development of Live 5-2-1-0 over a decade ago.
Shazhan's research is focused on innovative projects that use population level data, community-based participatory methods, co-creation, implementation science and digital technology to prevent childhood onset type 2 diabetes, improve the quality of pediatric diabetes care, and ultimately improve outcomes so children and youth living with diabetes can flourish.
Kimberly Charbonneau, Provincial Project Manager
Kimberly manages the day-to-day operations of the Live 5-2-1-0 initiative including the knowledge exchange platform, community partnerships, and resource & tool development.
With a background in public health and experience in both the research and non-profit sectors, Kimberly knows the value of translating research into action when it comes to health promotion. Having witnessed the devastating impact chronic disease can have on a person’s quality of life, she is committed to building environments where all individuals can access the supports and services they need to be healthy and well, especially kids.
Dr. Molly Sweeney Magee, Research Manager
Molly holds a PhD in Population and Public Health from the University of British Columbia as well as a Master’s of Science in Health Psychology from King’s College London. Her previous research has focused on health behaviour change and behavioural intervention design in diverse populations.
Ruby Marshall, Project Coordinator
As project coordinator, Ruby is working towards updating and creating new Live 5-2-1-0 resources and trainings, coordinating special projects onsite at BC Children’s Hospital and in Live 5-2-1-0 communities, and overseeing the Live 5-2-1-0 Playbox Network. She also plays an important role in supporting inter-community knowledge exchange through the Live 5-2-1-0 e-newsletter, website, and social media.
After completing her Master of Public Health at Griffith University in Australia, Ruby worked in community health where she focused on physical activity promotion. Ruby’s past roles, education and personal experience have made her passionate about addressing the barriers women and girls face to being active, health inequities and ensuring health literacy in health promotion material.
