A5083637845- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Global Health Care Issues
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- Social Media in Health Education
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Community Health and Development
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Medical Coding and Health Information
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
University of Calgary
2013-2024
Alberta Health Services
2020-2024
University of Alberta
2023-2024
Mount Royal University
2024
Alberta Cancer Foundation
2020
Johns Hopkins University
2019
The University of Texas at Austin
2019
University of South Florida
2019
Wake Forest University
2019
University of Georgia
2019
Abstract Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has increased online interactions and the spread of misinformation. Some researchers anticipate benefits stemming from improved public awareness value vaccines while others worry concerns around vaccine development health mandates may have damaged trust. There is a need to understand whether pandemic, development, influenced HPV attitudes sentiments inform communication strategies. Methods We collected 596,987 global English-language tweets January...
To improve health at the human, animal, and ecosystem interface, defined as One Health, training of researchers must transcend individual disciplines to develop a new process collaboration. The transdisciplinary research approach integrates frameworks methodologies beyond academic includes involvement input from policy makers members community. authors argue that there should be significant shift in institutions’ capacity achieve added value for addressing Health problems. This Perspective...
Community capacity refers to the potential people and infrastructure have develop initiatives that address community priorities. Understanding building should be a parallel track with any health promotion initiative support sustainability. Tools assess are frequently implemented as fast-and-easy measurement impact of initiatives. These assessment tools often created from validated domains questions capture essence at level. However, piloting such during Alberta Healthy Communities Approach...
Introduction: Learn how our Health System Integration team is exploring to collaborate with and animate various, diverse teams who are eager build capacity strengthen Integrated Care. Target: Our HSI mission “help Albertans be as healthy, well independent they can in their homes communities” at a macro meso system level. An essential element of IC robust health social care networks. As such, enables partnerships academic, system, care, community, government the third sector leaders teams....
Background and rationale: Over 60% of health is shaped by the places where we spend our time, relationships, circumstances in which live, work, learn, play, age. Creating healthy environments with communities, workplaces, schools, care settings one best ways to keep people well heal. For more than a decade, Alberta Health Services (AHS), Alberta, Canada has implemented Healthier Together projects partners across province but needed focus on implementation impact within single settings. To...
Perceived financial security impacts physical, mental, and social health overall wellbeing at community population levels. Public action on this dynamic is even more critical now that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated strain reduced wellbeing. Yet, public literature topic limited. Initiatives targeting their deterministic effects equity in living conditions are missing. Our research-practice collaborative project addresses gap knowledge intervention through an action-oriented framework...
Financial well-being describes when people feel able to meet their financial obligations, financially secure and are make choices that benefit quality of life. strain occurs unable pay bills, stressed about money experience negative impacts on life health. In the face global economic repercussions COVID-19 pandemic, community-led approaches required address setting-specific needs residents reduce adverse widespread strain. To encourage evidence-informed best practices, a provincial health...
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of death in Canada and early detection can prevent deaths through screening. However, CRC screening Alberta, remains suboptimal varies by sociodemographic health system characteristics, as well geographic location. This study aimed to further the understanding these participant characteristics associated with Alberta identify clusters regions higher rates overdue or unscreened individuals.We included Albertans aged 52 74 December 31, 2019 (index...
Background Attitudes toward the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and accuracy of information shared about this topic in web-based settings vary widely. As real-time, global exposure to discourse HPV immunization shapes attitudes people vaccination, spread misinformation misrepresentation scientific knowledge contribute hesitancy. Objective In study, we aimed better understand type quality research on Twitter (recently rebranded as X) by vaccine-hesitant vaccine-confident communities....
Introduction : Lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene remains one the most pressing global health issues our time. Water sanitation-related improvements are crucial in meeting Global Sustainable Development Goals. This study was conducted to determine access, utilization, determinants access facilities among pastoral communities rural areas northern Tanzania. Methods cross-sectional carried out Ngorongoro Conservation Area District The survey included key measures adapted from Joint...
Workplace health programs (WHPs) have been shown to improve employee behaviours and outcomes, increase productivity, decrease work-related costs over time. Nonetheless, organizational characteristics, including size, prevent certain workplaces from implementing these programs. Past research has examined the differences between small large organizations. However, studies typically used a cut-off better suited countries such as USA. Generalizing that differ based on population scale of...
Vasovagal reactions (VVRs) are common but complex donor adverse (DAEs) in blood donations. VVRs have been extensively studied with a multitude of risk factors identified including young age, female gender and first-time status. How they may interplay remains obscure.A total 1,984,116 donations 27,952 immediate (iVVRs) 1,365 delayed (dVVRs) reported between 2011 2021 NZ were used multivariate logistic regression analyses each concerning iVVRs as cases those free DAEs controls. For analysis...
To describe the epidemiology of abortion in Ecuador from 2004 to 2014 and compare prevalence between public private health care systems.This is a cross-sectional analysis overall mortality morbidity rate due Ecuador, based on records other government databases.From 2014, total 431,614 spontaneous abortions, miscarriage types abortions were registered Ecuador. The average annual was 115 per 1,000 live births. maternal found be 43 100,000 births.Abortion significant wide-ranging problem study...
More than 1,300 Canadians are diagnosed with cervical cancer annually, which is nearly preventable through human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization. Across Canada, coverage rates remain below the 90% target set out by Action Plan for Elimination of Cervical Cancer in Canada (2020-2030). To support this Plan, Canadian Partnership Against has commissioned Urban Public Health Network (UPHN) to coordinate a quality improvement project Canada's school-based HPV immunization programs. In Alberta,...
Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection causes nearly all cervical cancer cases and is a cause of anogenital oropharyngeal cancers. The incidence HPV-associated cancers inequitable, with an increased burden on marginalized groups in high-income countries. Understanding how immunization status varies by material social deprivation, health system, geospatial factors valuable for prioritizing planning HPV interventions. Objective objective this study was to describe school-based rates...