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Fall 2015
Abstract Written in an era that is witnessing an epistemic shift through which human health is increasingly being geneticized by North American science and medical institutions, this dissertation interrogates the discourses that make such a shift—and all of its material repercussions—possible....
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Helicobacter pylori infection in Arctic Indigenous communities: assessing the validity of infection status measures and estimating the effect of bacterial load on gastritis severity
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Helicobacter pylori (Hp) causes chronic inflammation of the stomach lining, also known as gastritis, in nearly all people with a persistent infection. Chronic inflammation of the stomach lining can lead to atrophy of stomach glands, a condition known as atrophic gastritis, believed to be the...
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School staff identified barriers, facilitators, and perceptions of implementing a school nutrition policy in a First Nation community school
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School health policies establish nutrition standards for schools and provide guidelines for the operation of a health-focused school environment. Little research has been conducted to understand implementation of school nutrition policies, and even fewer studies have assessed policy...
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Fall 2020
Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection has an elevated prevalence in northern Indigenous communities in Canada. This thesis investigates social inequities in the Hp-associated disease burden within Indigenous communities in the Northwest Territories and Yukon. I examined how deprivation indicators...
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Whose burden? A comprehensive approach to describing burden of disease by synthesizing evidence from diverse perspectives
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Epidemiologists tasked with addressing public concerns about a specific health issue and developing effective public health strategies aimed at reducing related health risks must begin by describing the extent of the health threat in the target population. Typical approaches use quantitative...