A5090609637- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Linguistics and Discourse Analysis
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Education, sociology, and vocational training
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Public Health Policies and Education
- French Urban and Social Studies
- Complex Network Analysis Techniques
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
- Social Representations and Identity
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
- Management and Organizational Studies
- Community Health and Development
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Health Policy Implementation Science
Université du Québec à Montréal
2015-2024
Université du Québec
2013
Given the enormous global impact of COVID-19 pandemic, outbreaks highly pathogenic avian influenza in Canada, and manifold other zoonotic pathogen activity, there is a pressing need for deeper understanding human-animal-environment interface intersecting biological, ecological, societal factors contributing to emergence, spread, diseases. We aim apply One Health approach issues related emerging zoonoses, propose functional framework interconnected but distinct groups recommendations around...
The intimate interdependence of human health and the ecosystems in which we are embedded is now a commonplace observation. For much history public health, this was not so obvious. After over century focus on diseases, their biologic causes correction exposures (clean water air) facilitation responses (immunizations nutrition), discourse shifted to embrace concept determinants as extending social, economic environmental realms. This moved science into an unprecedented level complexity just...
Mertens, F., M. Fillion, J. Saint-Charles, P. Mongeau, R. Távora, C. José Sousa Passos, and D. Mergler. 2015. The role of strong-tie social networks in mediating food security fish resources by a traditional riverine community the Brazilian Amazon. Ecology Society 20(3): 18. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07483-200318
This research aimed to better understand the gap between journalists and scientists in context of media coverage an environmental issue Québec (Canada). Through in-depth interviews with scientists, we were able identify different sources frustration felt by both protagonists, notably question scientists’ revision journalists’ text, lack accuracy, problem time frames scientific worlds. study also offered insights for bridging gaps.
Berbés-Blázquez, M., J. S. Oestreicher, F. Mertens, and Saint-Charles. 2014. Ecohealth resilience thinking: a dialog from experiences in research practice. Ecology Society 19(2): 24. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-06264-190224
Information exchanges, debates, and negotiations through community social networks are essential to ensure the sustainability of development process initiated in participatory research. The authors analyze structural properties robustness a discussion network about mercury issues Brazilian Amazon involved research aimed at reducing exposure pollutant. Most villagers connected large separated from other individuals by few intermediaries. structure displays resilience random elimination but...
Women report fewer injuries than men when they are young, but a higher proportion of professional diseases later in life (35 years +). Understanding early work conditions that lead to postponed health outcomes is necessary if we prevent
In the context of COVID-19, Canadian healthcare workers (HCWs) worked long hours, both to respond pandemic and compensate for colleagues who were not able work due infection burnout. This may have had detrimental effects on HCWs' mental health, as well engagement in health-promoting behaviours. study aimed identify changes health outcomes behaviours experienced by HCWs throughout COVID-19 pandemic.
En dépit du consensus social québécois sur l’égalité de fait à atteindre, l’histoire l’émancipation des femmes reste parachever. Sur le marché travail, les échelons supérieurs organisations, tant privées que publiques, demeurent la prérogative hommes qui occupent, dans une proportion très élevée, postes plus influents majorité entreprises au Québec et ailleurs. Le présent article s’intéresse phénomène plafond verre et, précisément, pérennité facteurs contribuent son édification sein d’une...
Low-wage work and rigid atypical schedules reduce workers' leeway to manage their work/family interface, resulting in high levels of conflict health issues. Faced with these inflexible conditions a lack formal measures, workers rely primarily on informal practices where relational dynamics coworkers managers play an important role. However, low-wage little schedule control are underrepresented the literature is known about how they deal issues workplaces. What role played by workplace...
Whether or not official work/family balance measures exist within an organization, scheduling accommodations often go through informal channels involving colleagues and superiors are negotiated interpersonal relationships. This study examines the relationship dimensions of strategies cleaners working atypical hours in transport sector lenses ergonomic activity, network, gender analyses. Using semi-directed interviews, observation, network analysis, we revealed effect on dynamics influence...
Bringing together considerations from three research trends (honest signals of collaboration, socio-semantic networks and homophily theory), we hypothesise that word use similarity having similar social network positions are linked with the level employees’ digital interaction. To verify our hypothesis, analyse communication close to 1600 employees, interacting on intranet forum a large company. We study their dynamics ‘honest signals’ that, in past research, proved be conducive engagement...
When an environmental conflict occurs, the information people have access to play a crucial role in how develops. Through case study of ongoing related highly contested wind farm Québec (Canada), this paper focuses on news project was announced by developer and it then diffused different involved actors. It aims answer following questions: who is informed, when are these does impact unfolding conflict? Field observation in-depth interviews with 93 individuals public hearing process were...