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Better health through prevention
The PERFORM Centre is a unique facility dedicated to improving health through prevention. We combine research, education and community engagement in the areas of physical activity, rehabilitation, nutrition and lifestyle change. PERFORM brings together researchers, students and program participants in our state-of-the-art clinical research facilities to create an integrated and comprehensive environment that promotes healthy living.
With a rapidly aging population, increasing rates of obesity and growing levels of inactivity across our society, it is more important than ever to support increased research, education, and programs for the general public that focus on the relationship between exercise, nutrition, physical activity and a healthy lifestyle.
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Building on a tradition of research excellence and community engagement
Concordia’s research excellence in the areas of exercise science, psychology and behavioural medicine facilitated the creation of the PERFORM Centre through a $35 million investment from the Government of Canada and the Quebec Ministère du Développement économique, de l'Innovation et de l'Exportation (MDEIE) through the Knowledge Infrastructure Program. The 8,000- square metre PERFORM Centre brings together, under one roof, facilities that house an athletic therapy teaching clinic, a cardiopulmonary evaluation suite, a clinical analysis suite, a conditioning and rehabilitation centre, a functional assessment laboratory, a nutrition suite and a medical imaging suite devoted exclusively to research.
A unique focus and one-of-a-kind opportunities
This first-in-class facility is made unique by:
- Its focus on prevention research and health promotion – managing injury, chronic disease, and quality of life through changes in lifestyle and behaviour.
- The synergy of research, education and community engagement under one roof.
- Its ability to provide clinical validation of healthier living and preventable disease research.
