A5102985706- Health disparities and outcomes
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Global Health Care Issues
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Physical Activity and Health
- Noise Effects and Management
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Mormonism, Religion, and History
- Transportation Planning and Optimization
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
McGill University
2014-2024
Queen's University
2022-2024
University of Ottawa
2016
Women’s Health Care
2015
Concordia University
2013
McGill University Health Centre
2013
Sante Montreal
2012
University of Toronto
2012
Statistics Canada
1998-2009
University of British Columbia
2009
<h3>Abstract</h3> <b>Objective:</b> To compare the relation between mortality and income inequality in Canada with that United States. <b>Design:</b> The degree of inequality, defined as percentage total household received by less well off 50% households, was calculated these measures were examined to all cause mortality, grouped adjusted for age. <b>Setting:</b> 10 Canadian provinces, 50 US states, 53 282 metropolitan areas. <b>Results:</b> provinces areas generally had both lower than...
Although a clear risk of mortality is associated with obesity, the overweight equivocal. The objective this study to estimate relationship between BMI and all-cause in nationally representative sample Canadian adults. A 11,326 respondents aged >or=25 1994/1995 National Population Health Survey (Canada) was studied using Cox proportional hazards models. significant increased over 12 years follow-up observed for underweight (BMI <18.5; relative (RR) = 1.73, P < 0.001) obesity class II+ >35; RR...
Only about 30% of cases breast cancer can be explained by accepted risk factors. Occupational studies have shown associations between the incidence and exposure to contaminants that are found in ambient air.We sought determine whether postmenopausal is associated with urban air pollution.We used data from a case-control study conducted Montreal, Quebec, 1996-1997. Cases were 383 women incident invasive cancer, controls 416 other incident, malignant cancers, excluding those potentially...
Objectives. We examined the importance of social support in promoting thriving health among indigenous Canadians, a disadvantaged population. Methods. categorized self-reported status 31625 adult Canadians as (excellent, very good) or nonthriving (good, fair, poor). measured with indices positive interaction, emotional support, tangible and affection intimacy. used multivariable logistic regression analyses to estimate odds reporting health, using key independent variable, we controlled for...
We examined income-related inequalities in self-reported health the United States and Canada extent to which they are associated with individual-level risk factors care system characteristics.
There is a paucity of information on environmental risk factors for prostate cancer. We conducted case-control study in Montreal to estimate associations with exposure ground-level nitrogen dioxide (NO2), marker traffic-related air pollution.Cases were 803 men incident cancer, ≤75 years age, and diagnosed across all French hospitals Montreal. Concurrently, 969 controls drawn from electoral lists French-speaking individuals residing the same districts as cases frequency-matched by age....
Walkability is a popular term used to describe aspects of the built and social environment that have important population-level impacts on physical activity, energy balance, health. Although widely by researchers, practitioners, general public, multiple operational definitions walkability measurement tools exist, there are no agreed-upon conceptual definition walkability.
We investigated the influence of neighborhood and metropolitan area characteristics on body mass index (BMI) in urban Canada 2001.We conducted a multilevel analysis with data collected from cross-sectional survey men women nested neighborhoods areas during 2001.After we controlled for individual sociodemographic behaviors, average BMIs residents which large proportion individuals had less than high school education were higher those small proportions such (P< .01). Living recent immigrants...
In this study, we identify the significant factors associated with having difficulties accessing first-contact healthcare services.Population-based data from two national health surveys, Health Services Access Survey and Canadian Community Experiencing Difficulties Accessing First-Contact in Canada Difficultés d' accès aux soins de santé première ligne au Canadians without regular doctors recent immigrants have services.Reports of care vary by age, sex region.