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African Immigrant Child & Family Well-Being in Alberta First Stakeholders Meeting Proceedings
Download2017-08-12
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...
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Associations among the food environment diet quality and weight status in Cree children in Québec
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Raine, Kim D., Willows, Noreen D., Marshall, Dru, McCargar, Linda J., Arnold, Amber, Downs, Shauna M.
To explore the relationship among children’s diet quality, weight status and food environment in subarctic Canada. In the cross-sectional study, children’s BMI was calculated, diet quality was assessed using three 24 h dietary recalls and children were asked about their home food environment and...
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Creating Neighbourhood Groupings Based on Built Environment Features to Facilitate Health Promotion Activities
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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...
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Cree women speak: Intergenerational perspectives on weight gain during pregnancy and weight loss after pregnancy
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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...
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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...
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2020-07-07
Fernandez, Melissa A, Caretero, Ann, Gammack, Nancy, Campbell Sandra, Raine, Kim D.
ABSTRACT Introduction: Ubiquitous use of the Internet has created a digital food environment in which online communication about food and nutrition is prevalent through varied platforms. Our understanding about the food and nutrition topics on social media or quality of the information...
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Food choices and practices during pregnancy of immigrant women with high-risk pregnancies in Canada: a pilot study
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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...
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High adiposity is associated cross-sectionally with low self-concept and body size dissatisfaction among indigenous Cree schoolchildren in Canada
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Raine, Kim D., Ridley, Denise, Maximova, Katerina M., Willows, Noreen D.
Background Obesity and mental health problems are prevalent among indigenous children in Canada and the United States. In this cross-sectional study the associations between adiposity and body size satisfaction, body image and self-concept were examined in indigenous children in grades four to...
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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...
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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...