Recently added articles from Canadian Journal of Public Health:
Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Tools and Strategies for Front-line Clinicians/Éclosions de maladies infectieuses : Outils et stratégies pour les cliniciens de première ligne
Jan 01, 2009; ... In January 2007, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) contracted the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) to develop an accredited continuing medical education (CME) course for front-line health professionals in Canada. I am proud to say that CPHA will collaborate with PHAC to launch ...
100 Years of Publishing Public Health Science/100 ans de publication en sciences de la santé publique
Jan 01, 2009; ... 2009 marks the 100th year of continuous publication of the Canadian Journal of Public Health! This is quite a feat. Not many journals have been published for so long, particularly in the field of public health. The American Journal of Public Health started publishing in 1910 and the American ...
Infectious Disease Prevention and Control: Remembering 1908 and Imagining 2108
Jan 01, 2009; ... In a short 100 years, humanity has changed course beyond measure. The world's population has grown sevenfold from 1 billion to near 7 billion, life expectancy has increased by half again from 50 to 75 years, and disease burden has been dramatically reduced. Although most of the health gains have ...
Canada's Global Position in Life Expectancy: A Longitudinal Comparison with the Healthiest Countries in the World
Jan 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the global position of Canadian life expectancy and to determine the areas of greatest negative impact on life expectancy. Methods: Using retrospective data on life expectancy at birth (LE^sub 0^) and age-standardized mortality rates, Canada was ...
Chronic Diseases and Risk Factors in Canada's Northern Populations: Longitudinal and Geographic Comparisons
Jan 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Objective: Chronic diseases are the leading cause of death and disability worldwide and place considerable burden on the Canadian health care system. This research investigates the self-reported prevalence of major chronic diseases and risk factors in northern Canadian ...
La place des programmes d'échanges de seringues parmi les stratégies de réduction de méfaits dans les pénitenciers canadiens
Jan 01, 2009; ... RÉSUMÉ Les taux de prévalence de consommation de drogues illicites dans les milieux carcéraux s'avèrent beaucoup plus élevés que ceux de la population canadienne en général. Parmi les substances consommées en détention, les drogues injectables sont celles qui préoccupent davantage les ...
The Geography of Overweight in Quebec: A Multilevel Perspective
Jan 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Objectives: Explore the contextual aspects of overweight in Québec through multilevel modelling, using a purposely designed set of spatial units and a few area-based characteristics. Methods: Data came from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS Cycle 2.1) ....
Acceptabilité des interventions en réduction des méfaits : contributions de la population aux débats éthiques de santé publique
Jan 01, 2009; ... RÉSUMÉ Objectifs : Explorer les points de convergence et de divergence dans le positionnement éthique de la santé publique et de représentants de la population face à l'acceptabilité des interventions de réduction des méfaits, notamment des programmes d'échange de ...
Fast Food and Deprivation in Nova Scotia
Jan 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Objective: To examine the relationship between density of fast food restaurants and measures of social and material deprivation at the community level in Nova Scotia, Canada. Methods: Census information on population and key variables required for the calculation of ...
Food Intake Patterns of Homeless Youth in Toronto
Jan 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Objective: To explain the low nutrient intakes of homeless youth in Toronto by looking at their usual food intake patterns and the food they obtained from charitable programs and their own purchases. Methods: Interviews were conducted with 261 homeless youth (149 male, ...
Changing Social Norms: A Mass Media Campaign for Youth Ages 12-18
Jan 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Objective: To create a mass media campaign that endeavours to a) denormalize tobacco use among youth aged 12-18, b) empower youth to stay tobacco product free, and c) increase awareness of the dangers of tobacco use, while using positive messaging. Participants: Target ...
Location Restrictions on Smoking: Assessing their Differential Impacts and Consequences in the Workplace
Jan 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Objectives: To analyze existing evidence on the impact of two types of location restrictions on smoking: workplace bans and bans in hospitality settings, and to assess the extent to which they differentially affect subpopulations. Methods: A review of international ...
Daily Smoking in Saskatoon: The Independent Effect of Income and Cultural Status
Jan 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Objective: Smoking prevalence in the Saskatoon Health Region (SHR) went from 23.9% in 2003 to 23.3% in 2005 to 26.2% in 2007. The prevalence of smoking within the SHR Aboriginal population is substantially higher than the rest of the population. The purpose of the current study ...
The Effect of Social Support and School- and Community-based Sports on Youth Physical Activity
Jan 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Objective: To examine how social support, participation in intramurals, varsity and community sports are associated with physical activity among Ontario secondary school students, and explore gender differences in the prevalence of physical activity and participation in school- ...
Alcohol-related Victimization among Young Adult Canadian Drinkers: The Explanatory Roles of Hazardous Drinking and Illicit Drug Use
Jan 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Objectives: Consistent evidence has shown that young people are significantly overrepresented among victims of violence due to another person's drinking. Yet little research has examined factors that explain alcohol-related victimization among young adults, particularly in ...
Planning a Coordinated Local Health Care System Response to a Pandemic Using an Accelerated Delphi Technique: Phase 1
Jan 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Objectives: To coordinate local responsibilities and identify options to enhance local health system capacity during a pandemic. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the application of a Delphi exercise in an Ontario Public Health Unit as a first step in this complex ...
Le plan canadien de lutte contre la pandémie d'influenza : plaidoyer pour une approche normative globale
Jan 01, 2009; ... RÉSUMÉ Le plan canadien de lutte contre la pandémie d'influenza s'inscrit dans une logique de précaution visant à prévenir efficacement les conséquences négatives d'une transmission interhumaine accrue et durable du virus hautement pathogène de l'influenza aviaire H5N1. Puisque le plan ...
Coming Events * Activités à venir
Jan 01, 2009; ... 2009 Nursing Leadership Conference Leaders in Action: Mobilizing Nursing Leadership 8-10 February 2009 Toronto, ON Contact: Debbie Ross, Conference and Special Events Manager Tel: 1-800-361-8404 ext. 214E-mail: ...
A Multilevel Analysis of the Socio-spatial Pattern of Assault Injuries in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia
Jan 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Objectives: The purposes of this study are to a) determine the extent to which individual and neighbourhood-level socio-economic indicators broadly reflect the social conditions associated with assault injuries within an urban Canadian city, b) examine the significance of this ...
Public Health Science and Practice: From Fragmentation to Alignment
Jan 01, 2009; ... All organizations are perfectly aligned to get the results they get. Arthur W. Jones The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is pleased to be part of the emerging Population Health Intervention Research Initiative for Canada (PHIRIC) and to support its ongoing development ....