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2017-01-12

Okeke-Ihejirika, Philomina

SSHRC KSG awarded 2017: Canada's increasingly needs immigrant labor to sustain its economic growth. It also plays a leading role in re-settling displaced populations across the world. Immigrants and refugees equally make significant social and cultural contributions to Canada's robust...

2017-10-01

Okeke-Ihejirika, Philomena

Funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, this project was designed to explore in a systematic fashion the currently available data on domestic violence within Canadian immigrant and refugee communities (hereafter ‘immigrants’ or ‘newcomers’). Newcomers to Canada...

2017-08-12

Yohani, Sophie, Salami, Bukola, Mohamud, Habiba, Alaazi, Dominic, Ayalew, Tesfaye, Vallianatos, Helen, Nsaliwa, Christina, Okeke-Ihejirika, Philomena

Summary of Proceedings: In collaboration with partners and individuals from the African immigrant community, the Health and Immigration Policies and Practices (HiPP) Research Unit at the Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, convened a meeting of diverse stakeholders to deliberate on...

2012

VanSpronsen, Eric, Plotnikoff, Ronald C., Vallianatos, Helen, Schopflocher, Donald, Raine, Kim D., Spence, John C., Nykiforuk, Candace I.J.

OBJECTIVES: Detailed assessments of the built environment often resist data reduction and summarization. This project sought to develop a method of reducing built environment data to an extent that they can be effectively communicated to researchers and community stakeholders. We aim to help in...

2008

Brennand, Erin A., Vallianatos, Helen, Dannenbaum, David, Petawabano, Beatrice, Raine, Kim, Willows, Noreen D., Stephen, Queenie

Obesity is prevalent among the First Nations population in Canada, with serious associated health risks. Recent studies also indicate that a high percentage of First Nations women are overweight or obese at the start of their pregnancies, with a tendency to retain weight after their children are...

2023-03-01

Ford, Katherine L., Trottier, Claire F., Wismer, Wendy V., Sawyer, Michael B., Siervo, Mario, Deutz, Nicolaas E.P., Prado, Carla M., Vallianatos, Helen

Background Dietary changes often accompany management of a cancer diagnosis, but how and why patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) make dietary decisions requires further investigation. Objective To learn about patients’ food-related beliefs and understand whether and why dietary changes were...

2014

Higginbottom, Gina, Barolia, Rubina, Forgeron, Joan, Mamede, Fabiana, Vallianatos, Helen, Gibbons, Donna

Background Immigrant women may be regarded as a vulnerable population with respect to access and navigation of maternity care services. They may encounter difficulties when accessing culturally safe and appropriate maternity care, which may be further exacerbated by language difficulties and...

2021-02-08

Okeke-Ihejirika, Philomina

SSHRC PG awarded 2021: Despite Sub-Saharan Africans' (SSAIs) significant size and growth over the past half century, they are poorly understood and underserved by mainstream immigrant settlement and integration services, Canadian institutions, and academia, at large. The Partnership for Research...

2017-11-01

Alaazi, Dominic, Vallianatos, Helen, Yohani, Sophie, Okeke-Ohejirika, Philomena, Ayalew, Tesfaye, Salami, Bukola, Nsaliwa, Christina

Parenting practices are known predictors of child health and social outcomes. Yet very little is known about the parenting practices of African immigrants in Canada and their impact on child health and wellbeing, including mental health. This dearth of knowledge exists despite widespread...

2016-11-04

Nieuwendyk, Laura M., Vallianatos, Helen, Belon, Ana Paula, Nykiforuk, Candace I.J.

People's perceptions of local food environments influence their abilities to eat healthily. PhotoVoice participants from four communities in Alberta, Canada took pictures of barriers and opportunities for healthy eating and shared their stories in one-on-one semi-structured interviews. Using a...