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Report on Expose Your Toes
(2008)
This paper summarizes the activity involved in a major public health care project - the
development of the website: www.exposevourtoes.ca. The purpose of exposeyourtoes.ca is to
advise interested individuals on the safe ...
Bad medicine : a critique of health care discourse on Aboriginal populations in Canada
(2009)
For many years, voices from Aboriginal populations living in Canada have called
attention to the fact that significant challenges exist to their pursuit of good health and
well-being. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, this trend ...
Situational analysis of the social and political factors that influence disease prevention and health promotion among new immigrants to Canada and to Manitoba specifically
(2009)
Immigration is ingrained in the fabric of Canada; it is part of Canada’s political, social
and economic profile, and immigrants and their diverse contributions have shaped the
land. In the past century, technology, ...
Influence of the combination of alcohol and benzodiazepines on driving
(2008)
Although the increased risk associated with driving under the influence of alcohol or
benzodiazepines on their own has been recognized, several variables make their
combined effects difficult to study. As a result, the ...
Best practices in HIV/AIDS programming for non-governmental organizations [research project]
(2009)
HIV/AIDS is the most devastating illness of modem day. There were thirty-three
million people living with HIV/AIDS in 2007, and there were two million AIDS deaths.
In his hook. Race Against Time, Stephen Lewis explains ...
Social determinants of health & community engagement : developing a framework for public health
(2008)
Discussion includes Canada and Northeastern Ontario.
Systematic literature search on health promotion strategies for adults with intellectual disabilities
(2009)
Intellectual disability (ID) is not a disease itself, rather it is a condition that is
characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and adaptation in
conceptual and practical skills (van ...
Teacher perceived barriers to implementing regular daily physical activity in Simcoe County elementary schools
(2008)
Background:
Teachers in Ontario are expected to implement 20 minutes of daily physical activity
(DPA) into their daily programming, due to the Ministry of Health Promotion guidelines adapted
in 2006. This study examined ...
Families First food security study
(2010)
This study was developed to gain insight into what mechanisms and approaches Family First
clients use to maintain food security. The Families First program services families in Manitoba
that have children who are at risk ...