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A Needs Assessment of the Educational Needs of Child Care Educators in the Promotion of Healthy Eating in the Child Care Setting
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Child care utilization in Canada has increased dramatically in the last two decades. Child care centres provide opportunities for the promotion of healthy eating habits among a great number of young children. Child care educators play a major part in the promotion of healthy eating and behaviour...
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Fall 2019
Indigenous communities in Canada (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) face significant social and environmental barriers to healthy eating. Due in large part to these barriers, Indigenous children are disproportionally affected by nutrition-related chronic diseases such as obesity and diabetes....
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Fall 2012
This research examines Canadian consumer preferences for milk and yogurt products, both those currently available in the marketplace as well as hypothetical products. Self-reported consumption and choice experiments are used to determine consumer preferences for various attributes and how these...
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Fall 2014
The first part of this study is a narrative literature review to provide an overview of the methods used to assess dietary diversity. The second part of this study is a case study to explore the factors affecting dietary diversity as well as the perceptions of a kitchen garden intervention in...
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More than Meets the Eye: Immigrant and Refugee Adjustment, Education, and Acculturation in Canada
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How well immigrants and refugees adjust to Canadian society is critical for their well-being and integration. Using an acculturation development framework and emphasizing a process-oriented and strength-based approach, this dissertation reports on three papers related to immigrant and refugee...
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Fall 2015
Throughout the twentieth century, tuberculosis (TB) was and continues to be a pressing health problem facing Canadians. Aboriginal peoples living in Canada carry a large burden of the disease with those living in the Prairie Provinces facing TB rates consistently higher than the national average....
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Understanding the Experiences and Characteristics of Teen Families Involved in a Supportive Housing Program
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This dissertation consists of three papers that describe research using a systems perspective, a strength-based approach, and that capitalize on the existing capacities of teen families. All three papers draw on research from a larger research study that was conducted through a partnership...