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2010-01-01
Chatwood, Susan, Young, T. Kue
"Over the past four years, despite low resource allocations to the North, northern residents and community organizations have taken significant initiatives towards the development of health research. In this commentary, we present a model for the development of northern health research based on...
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Fall 2023
The transition to motherhood carries significant challenges. Teen mothers, in particular, are disproportionately impacted by mental health challenges such as anxiety and depression, compounded by criticism, judgement, and stereotyping from others in the community. If not addressed, mental health...
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2009
Svenson, L. W., Schopflocher, D. P., Yiannakoulias, N.
Background Geographic public health surveillance is concerned with describing and disseminating geographic information about disease and other measures of health to policy makers and the public. While methodological developments in the geographical analysis of disease are numerous, few have been...
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Are we Finally Giving Public Health the Attention it Deserves?
2006-04-20
Public health activities defined as activities that prevent disease. Discusses major historical public health initiatives (e.g. clean water, quarantine, vaccination) and current big issues for public health.
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2016
Crick, Katelynn C., Johnson, Jeffrey A., McGetrick, Jennifer Ann, Nykiforuk, Candace I.J.
Highlights: Physical inactivity linked to chronic disease can be addressed by increasing walking. Understanding walkability can support health promotion policies and interventions. Walk Score® provides a uniquely accessible and generalizable metric for walkability. Walk Score® has been validated...
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2016-08-28
Johnson, Jeffrey A., Crick, Katelynn, Nykiforuk, Candace I.J., McGetrick, Jennifer Ann
Walk Score® is a proprietary walkability metric that ranks locations by proximity to destinations, with emerging health promotion applications for increasing walking as physical activity. Currently, field validations of Walk Score® have only occurred in metropolitan regions of the United States;...