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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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Brief Emergency Department Interventions for Youth Who Use Alcohol and Other Drugs: A Systematic Review
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Gokiert, Rebecca, Wild, T. Cameron, Newton, Amanda S., Mabood, Neelam, Ata, Nicole, Dong, Kathryn, Ali, Samina, Hartling, Lisa, Vandermeer, Ben, Tjosvold, Lisa
Objective: Brief intervention (BI) is recommended for use with youth who use alcohol and other drugs. Emergency departments (EDs) can provide BIs at a time directly linked to harmful and hazardous use. The objective of this systematic review was to determine the effectiveness of EDbased BIs....
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2023-11-06
SSHRC PDG awarded 2024: This project builds on existing research partnerships in a rural town of Alberta (population 7,000) and seeks to establish new partnerships with diverse, intersectoral community organizations. As a result of these challenges, the Town is keen to try alternative and novel...
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2019-06-14
SSHRC PEG awarded 2019: This research project, a partnership between Young Agrarians Alberta (YA AB) and researchers from the University of Alberta, will bring together academic and practitioner knowledge and skills to build evaluation capacity and identify opportunities to strengthen and expand...
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Evaluating child-friendly spaces: Insights from a participatory mixed methods study of a municipality's preschool free-play environments
Download2017-01-01
Nykiforuk, Candace, Hewes, Jane, Belon, Ana Paula, Paradis, Doreen, Gallagher, Erin, Gokiert, Rebecca, Bisanz, Jeffrey, Nieuwendyk, Laura
Free play, play controlled by the player(s), is an essential and positive determinant of children’s social, physical, and emotional health. Ensuring opportunities for dynamic free play in rich physical and social environments is foundational to a child-friendly community. This paper discusses...
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Evaluation Capacity Network: Aligning Evaluative Thinking and Practice among Early Childhood Stakeholders
Download2013-12-02
SSHRC Awarded PDG 2014. The project will enhance an emerging partnership between the province, community, funding agencies, and academic stakeholders. The partnership is focused on creating evaluation-based capacity and aligning evaluative thinking in the field of Early Childhood Development....
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2018-10-29
SSHRC Awarded PG 2019: Evidence demonstrates that children’s early experiences and environments profoundly impact their development, making early childhood a priority across Canada. Despite significant investment in early childhood programs, indicators have persistently revealed shortfalls....
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2018-02-14
SSHRC Awarded PG 2019: Children's early experiences and environments profoundly impact their development and the economic and social fabric of our communities. Given this knowledge, early childhood is a priority across Canada. Despite significant investment in early childhood in recent decades,...
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2021-02-08
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...