Journal Articles (Public Health)

2011-07-01

Ng, Carmina, Corey, Paul N., Young, T. Kue

"Objectives: Large disparities exist between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians in both obesity and socio-economic status (SES). The purpose of this paper was to assess associations between obesity and three indicators of SES–employment, education and income–in conjunction with demographic...

2009-01-01

Adair, Alethea, Hyde-Lay, Robyn, Einsiedel, Edna, Caulfield, Timothy

With a growing number of genetic tests becoming available to the health and consumer markets, genetic health care providers in Canada are faced with the challenge of developing robust decision rules or guidelines to allocate a finite number of public resources. The objective of this study was to...

1997-01-01

James, Robert, Young, T. Kue, Mustard, Cameron A., Blanchard, Jamie

"According to Statistics Canada's 1994/95 National Population Health Survey (NPHS), 3% of Canadians aged 12 and older - over 722,000 people - reported having diabetes that had been diagnosed by a health care professional. Less than one-quarter (23%) of them reported that they used insulin in the...

2010-01-01

Lovato, C. Y., Pullman, A. W., Halpin, P., Zeisser, C., Nykiforuk, Candace I.J., Best, F., Diener, A., Manske, S.

Introduction: School characteristics may account for some of the variation in smoking prevalence among schools. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between characteristics of school tobacco policies and school smoking prevalence. We also examined the relationship...

2019-11-29

Young, T. Kue, Chatwood, Susan, Ng, Carmina, Young, Robin, W., Marchildon, Gregory, P.

"We investigated the availability of health system performance indicator data in Canada’s 18 northern regions and the feasibility of using the performance framework developed by the Canadian Institute for Health Information [CIHI]. We examined the variation in 24 indicators across regions and...

2015-03-02

Young, T. Kue

"It is that time of the year again to provide our readers with a progress report on the journal's health and well-being, and to provide a “sneak preview” of the coming months." (as cited in editorial)

2020-10-26

Glenn, Nicole M., Nykiforuk, Candace I.J.

Financial strain was an issue for many Canadians long before the arrival of the global novel coronavirus pandemic in early 2020. However, it has worsened in recent months in relation to the pandemic and public health measures put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Members of underserved...

2019-08-22

Young, T. Kue, Bjerregaard, Peter

"Despite the importance of indigenous people in the Arctic, there is no accurate estimate of their size and distribution. We defined indigenous people as those groups represented by the 'permanent participants' of the Arctic Council. The census in Canada, Russia and the United States records...

2003

Millar, Wayne, J., Young, T. Kue

"Objectives: This article examines the prevalence and incidence of diabetes among Canadians aged 18 or older and risk factors associated with developing the condition." (as cited in abstract)

2016-08-10

Young, T. Kue, Chatwood, Susan, Ford, James, Healey, Gwen, Jong, Michael, Lavoie, Josée, White, Mason

"An international conference titled 'Transforming Health Care in Remote Communities' was held at the Chateau Lacombe Hotel in Edmonton, Canada, April 28–30, 2016. The event was organized by the University of Alberta’s School of Public Health, in partnership with the Institute for Circumpolar...