Publications by Canadian Journal of Public HealthResent articles by the "Canadian Journal of Public Health" from The Free Libraryhttp://www.thefreelibrary.comen-usFarlex, Inc.Wed, 9 Dec 2009 18:14:51 GMT360Free Online Libraryhttp://www.thefreelibrary.comhttp://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/static/TFLbyFarlex.gif17565Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 Building community and public health nursing capacity: a synthesis report of the national community health nursing study/Renforcement de la capacite en soins infirmiers de sante communautaire et de sante publique: rapport de synthese de la National Community Health Nursing Study.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Building+community+and+public+health+nursing+capacity%3a+a+synthesis...-a0211236554The way health care is delivered has changed profoundly in the past two decades and will continue to do so. Canada's aging population is creating many pressures for health care, not least the surge in chronic disease that will require prevention and community management to keep people out of acute care. Our growing understanding of the social determinants of health has brought awareness that...]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 Influenza vaccine use in Nunavut: a brief overview of the uptake rates across the regions.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Influenza+vaccine+use+in+Nunavut%3a+a+brief+overview+of+the+uptake...-a0211236553Dear Editor,

Influenza is a common respiratory illness that affects millions of Canadians each year. (1) For most healthy adults and children, infections are not severe, but for vulnerable and/or high-risk populations such as the elderly, young children, individuals living in Aboriginal communities and those suffering from chronic health conditions, influenza can cause serious health...]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 Erratum.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Erratum.-a0211236552Re: Gilligan T, Alamgir H. Bridging the knowledge gap: An innovative surveillance system to monitor the health of British Columbia's health care workforce. Can J Public Health 2008;99(6):478-82.

The above-mentioned manuscript by Gilligan and Alamgir, published in the November/December 2008 issue of the journal, contained errors and omissions in the acknowledgements section. The revised...]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 Response to "Apartheid in Canada".http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Response+to+%22Apartheid+in+Canada%22.-a0211236551Dear Editor,

As a physician and public health practitioner with 38 years of experience working and living in Northern British Columbia and the Yukon, in close proximity to First Nations citizens, I was immediately drawn to the title of your editorial "Apartheid in Canada". (1) Finally, I thought, someone in public health who is willing to tell the inconvenient truth.

]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 Changes in the rates of alcohol- and drug-related hospital separations for Canadian provinces: 1996 to 2005.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Changes+in+the+rates+of+alcohol-+and+drug-related+hospital...-a0211236550In this paper, we have assembled data from fiscal years (FY) 1996 to 2005 (i.e., April 01, 1996-March 31, 2006) for each province on hospital separations for amphetamines, alcohol, cocaine, cannabis and opioids. To our knowledge, documentation of these rates has not been systematically reported for Canadian provinces. These data are useful for developing a comprehensive assessment of the...]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 Psychometric properties of a scale focusing on perceived attributes of a health promoting school approach.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Psychometric+properties+of+a+scale+focusing+on+perceived+attributes...-a0211236549In the last two decades, the "Health Promoting School" and the "Coordinated School Health Program", respectively from the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have been advocated as effective approaches to promote health-related behaviours and well-being among school communities. (1,2) These innovative approaches require moving from practices that...]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 Level of street involvement and health and health services use of Calgary street youth.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Level+of+street+involvement+and+health+and+health+services+use+of...-a0211236548Health issues faced by street youth in Canada are of growing concern for public health, as homelessness and health become critical social issues. (1) The health risks of street-involved youth are many, and may arise from street environmental risks (including inadequate shelter, poor diet, and violence); (2,3) and risks resulting from street experiences, including those related to sexual...]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 Public policy and breast-feeding: a straightforward and significant solution.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Public+policy+and+breast-feeding%3a+a+straightforward+and+significant...-a0211236547There are few opportunities like it: when the introduction of a readily feasible law would increase the public's choices and dramatically benefit health. But the opportunity to do the right thing about breast-feeding is one of them. The majority of North American mothers currently work both prior to and after giving birth, at a time when their babies' health and development would benefit...]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 Risk factors for cessation of breastfeeding prior to six months postpartum among a community sample of women in Calgary, Alberta.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Risk+factors+for+cessation+of+breastfeeding+prior+to+six+months...-a0211236546The benefits of breastfeeding for children and mothers are well established. (1) Children who are breastfed have a reduced risk of gastrointestinal infections, (2,3) respiratory tract infections, (4) asthma (1,5) and obesity and diabetes later in life. (6) Mothers who breastfeed lower their risk of breast and ovarian cancers and type 2 diabetes. (1) The strength of this evidence has led to...]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 Tobacco control interest groups and their influence on parliamentary committees in Canada.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Tobacco+control+interest+groups+and+their+influence+on+parliamentary...-a0211236545Health advocacy, a strategy of pressuring governments for legislative and regulatory changes that improve health, is an essential part of health promotion and public health policy. Interest groups engage in health advocacy by providing the public and policy-makers with information (e.g., technical or scientific) and lobbying policy-makers both in public forums and private forums to support...]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 Barriers to acceptance of self-sampling for human papillomavirus across ethnolinguistic groups of women.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Barriers+to+acceptance+of+self-sampling+for+human+papillomavirus...-a0211236544In 2002, there were an estimated 490,000 new cases of cervical cancer worldwide. (1) This incidence rate varies greatly across the world, with rates in some areas of the developing world six times higher than in North America. Even in developed countries with screening programs, approximately one third of women do not participate regularly or ever in Papanicolaou (Pap) smear screening, with...]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 Economic access to fruits and vegetables in the greater Quebec City: do disparities exist?.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Economic+access+to+fruits+and+vegetables+in+the+greater+Quebec+City%3a...-a0211236543Social inequalities in health are the focus of an increasing number of studies trying to determine the elements and processes involved. (1-4) Among these studies, those addressing the economic accessibility of food suggest that unequal access can contribute to health disparities by putting low-income people at a disadvantage. (5-7) With respect to consumption of fruits and vegetables (FV), 58%...]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 Use of vitamin and mineral supplements among Canadian adults.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Use+of+vitamin+and+mineral+supplements+among+Canadian+adults.-a0211236542In recent years, there has been increased consumption of vitamin and mineral supplements in industrialized nations. (1-4) At the same time, there has been growing attention to the potential role of vitamin and mineral supplements in augmenting total nutrient intake, improving health and ameliorating disease risk. (5-7) There have also been concerns that some consumers who take supplements may...]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 Gender and remission of mental illness.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Gender+and+remission+of+mental+illness.-a0211236541Gender differences in the prevalence of mental illness are well documented, (1-6) but whether gender also influences the timing of remission is unclear. Do the factors that contribute to a higher prevalence of illness among females also translate into a gender gap in the remission of illness? There is a good rationale to anticipate that gender is a factor in remission. For example, the...]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 Identification of chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis C co-infection in British Columbia from 1991 to 2007.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Identification+of+chronic+hepatitis+B+and+hepatitis+C+co-infection+in...-a0211236540Globally, viral hepatitis accounts for a considerable burden of morbidity and mortality. Hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) are the most common causes of chronic liver disease in different regions (1) and the majority of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma has been attributed to either virus. (2) In 2002, 103,000 and 53,000 deaths worldwide were estimated to be directly caused by HBV...]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 L'evaluation : concepts et methodes.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/L'evaluation+%3a+concepts+et+methodes.-a0211236539Astrid Brousselle, Francois Champagne, Andre-Pierre Contandriopoulos et Zulmira Hartz (Eds.), Montreal, QC : Les Presses de l'Universite de Montreal, 2009; 304 pp., 49,95 $

Les auteurs ont respecte leur engagement maintes fois renouvele, soit de publier le fruit de leurs reflexions et de leurs experiences de terrain en matiere d'evaluation d'interventions. Le modele developpe depuis les...]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 Predicting geographical human risk of West Nile Virus--Saskatchewan, 2003 and 2007.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Predicting+geographical+human+risk+of+West+Nile+Virus--Saskatchewan%2c...-a0211236538The introduction of West Nile virus (WNV) into North America sparked an interest in predicting where and when the virus would appear. (1) Predictive risk mapping is a process by which components of the disease cycle are used to create models and subsequent risk maps. (2,3) The methods have become more practical for a broader range of diseases and study locations because remote sensing can now...]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 Coming events/activites a venir.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Coming+events%2factivites+a+venir.-a0211236537Ontario Public Health Conference 2009

Building for the Future

1-4 November 2009 Toronto, ON

Contact: E-mail: conference@OPHAconference.ca

www.OPHAconference.ca

6th National Conference on Tobacco or Health

What Can We Learn 10 Years Later? Organized by the Canadian Council for Tobacco Control

]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 Cost analysis of public health influenza vaccine clinics in Ontario.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Cost+analysis+of+public+health+influenza+vaccine+clinics+in+Ontario.-a0211236536Each fall in Ontario, public health delivers, promotes and provides the annual influenza vaccination program to the residents of Ontario. Although public health is the distribution point for all seasonal influenza vaccine within each geographic health unit, the vast majority of vaccine is given through hospitals, long-term care facilities, physicians and employers.

]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 Pandemic influenza (H1N1): our Canadian response.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Pandemic+influenza+(H1N1)%3a+our+Canadian+response.-a0211236535The emergence of severe respiratory illness clusters in Mexico and mild illness due to a novel H1N1 influenza virus in southwestern United States of America (US) during spring 2009 merged into what has become the first influenza pandemic of the 21st century. Canadian authorities became aware of these events on April 17; however, it was soon realized that Canadian cases had already occurred....]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 "Truly alarming": cholera in 1832/<< Vraiment inquietant >> le cholera en 1832.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/%22Truly+alarming%22%3a+cholera+in+1832%2f%3c%3c+Vraiment+inquietant+%3e%3e+le...-a0211236534Today, as citizens and health professionals debate the range and type of preparations being made to fight a possible influenza pandemic, (1) there may be lessons to be learned by examining the impact of the 1832 cholera epidemic in Upper (Ontario) and Lower Canada (Quebec). Epidemics are episodes in the social and political history of nations and communities (2) that "represent a natural...]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 Positioning Public Health for future success in Canada/Positionner la sante publique en vue de sa reussite future au Canada.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Positioning+Public+Health+for+future+success+in+Canada%2fPositionner+la...-a0211236533It is a unique opportunity to be Chair of the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) at a time when the Association is in transition from reflecting on its first 100 years to envisioning its future and that of the public health system in Canada. I confess that this made me wax somewhat philosophical as I pondered what to pen for this article. In other forward-looking invited commentaries...]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 From economic to human capital/Du capital economique au capital humain.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/From+economic+to+human+capital%2fDu+capital+economique+au+capital...-a0211236532After two years of work, the Senate Subcommittee on Population Health published its report in June: "A Healthy, Productive Canada: A Determinant of Health Approach". Chaired by Senators Wilbert Keon and Lucie Pepin, the subcommittee makes 22 recommendations, most of them directed at government, to build a public culture that establishes the determinants of health as central to all policy...]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 Caring for you and your baby/Prendre soin de vous et de votre bebe.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Caring+for+you+and+your+baby%2fPrendre+soin+de+vous+et+de+votre+bebe.-a0211236531The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is pleased to announce the launch of an online resource for new mothers. Caring for You and Your Baby is a practical guide for new mothers with babies from infancy through to toddler age. Developed by CPHA in partnership with Reckitt Benckiser Inc., Caring for You and Your Baby provides information that can help keep new mothers and their babies...]]>Wed, 1 Jul 2009 00:00:00 La rigueur du qualitatif. Les contraintes empiriques de l'interpretation socio-anthropologique.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/La+rigueur+du+qualitatif.+Les+contraintes+empiriques+de...-a0209404164La rigueur du qualitatif. Les contraintes empiriques de l'interpretation socio-anthropologique Par Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan. Academia Bruylant, Louvain-laNeuve, 2008, 365 pages. ISBN 978-2-87209-897-2 L'histoire de la sante publique fait en sorte que les donnees quantitatives, l'epidemiologie et les methodes d'analyse statistiques soient encore preponderantes dans la formation des...]]>Wed, 1 Jul 2009 00:00:00 Promoting cancer screening among Ontario Chinese women.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Promoting+cancer+screening+among+Ontario+Chinese+women.-a0209404163As in other jurisdictions, (1-11) cancer screening * participation rates among newcomers to Canada (including Asian and Chinese Canadians) are lower than those in the general population. (12-14) Low screening participation rates among women of multi-ethnic groups result in higher morbidity and mortality. (4,15-18)

]]>Wed, 1 Jul 2009 00:00:00 Environnements alimentaires des sites sportifs, recreatifs et culturels de la Ville de Quebec: un portrait de la situation.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Environnements+alimentaires+des+sites+sportifs%2c+recreatifs+et...-a0209404162Les individus evoluent dans une multitude de milieux de vie, notamment les milieux scolaires, communautaires, recreatifs et culturels. L'environnement alimentaire de ces milieux est un des determinants de la saine alimentation (1).

Plusieurs enquetes nationales dressent un portrait peu reluisant de la situation de la nutrition au Quebec et soulignent l'importance d'agir pour ameliorer...]]>Wed, 1 Jul 2009 00:00:00 Defining program sustainability: differing views of stakeholders.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Defining+program+sustainability%3a+differing+views+of+stakeholders.-a0209404161Sustainability is viewed as an important dimension of the quality of health promotion programs. (1) It is accepted that for communities and participants to derive long-term health benefits, programs and program involvement must be maintained in the long term. (2) For example, preventing falls in the community is an ongoing process that cannot be effectively dealt with by a short-term approach....]]>Wed, 1 Jul 2009 00:00:00 Determinants of condom use: Results of the Canadian community health survey 3.1.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Determinants+of+condom+use%3a+Results+of+the+Canadian+community+health...-a0209404160Over the past decade, increases have been reported in the incidence rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and infectious syphilis, with HIV continuing to be an ongoing concern. (1) These increases are perceived to be secondary to risky sexual behaviour, such as unprotected sex. Condoms currently provide the most reliable barrier method for protection against sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and...]]>Wed, 1 Jul 2009 00:00:00 Patterns and trends in walking behaviour among Canadian adults.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Patterns+and+trends+in+walking+behaviour+among+Canadian+adults.-a0209404159Regular walking has many health benefits, including a reduced risk of early death, (1) cardiovascular disease, (2,3) stroke, (4) and type 2 diabetes. (5) Brisk walking is associated with long-term maintenance of weight loss, (6) a reduction in blood pressure, (7) and higher high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. (6) Prospective studies have shown that volume and intensity of walking are...]]>