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Communicable disease prevention and control program structure in Eastern Nova Scotia
(2008)
Public health nursing services and programs are intended to improve the health of the
population. These services must be evaluated to achieve this goal. Healthcare system changes in
2004 lead to two separate reviews of ...
Unpasteurized milk : a growing public health issue
(2010)
The sale and distribution of unpasteurized/raw milk is illegal in Canada. Canadian federal and
provincial legislation prohibit the sale and distribution of raw milk based on scientific evidence
that unpasteurized milk ...
Relationship between depression and social ties
(2010)
Imagine having an illness that stripped away your identity, had the ability to impair or
destroy valuable relationships, and left you crippled with sadness and anxiety (Canadian Mental
Health Association [CMHA], 2010b; ...
Bisphenol A : how media and special interest groups influenced the ban on BPA
(2010)
Recently, there has been great dispute about the effects of bisphenol A (herein referred to
as BPA) leaching into baby bottles. This led to Canada being the first country to ban
BPA in baby bottles in April of 2008 (CBC, ...
Occupational health and safety as a global public health concern and the situation in Guyana
(2009)
I now wish to turn to ... workers in whom certain morbid
affections gradually arise from ... some particular posture of the
limbs or unnatural movements of the body called for while they
work. [Regarding] maladies that ...
Adult Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder & smoking : an overview of epidemiological data, a review of current studies and the need for future research in Northwestern Ontario
(2008)
This research project was designed to provide a summary of the studies related to
adult ADHD and smoking, and utilize these findings to improve future research about
adult ADHD and smoking in Northwestern Ontario. The ...
West Nile virus (WNv) human vaccine : from research to vaccination
(2007)
This project will educate readers about the West Nile virus (WNv), and the vaccine research
approaches currently underway. A narrative review used an instrument to synthesize WNv vaccine
research studies, into an ...
Needs assessment : identifying the barriers to admission and supports in long-term care facilities for the mentally ill elderly in the region of London-Middlesex, Ontario
(2007)
There are increasing demands for long-term care (LTC) homes to admit elderly
persons with mental health illness who are unable to be cared for within the community.
This project examined the barriers to admission to LTC ...
Public health program evaluation best practices within the Canadian federal government [research project]
(2009)
Program evaluation findings are reported in evaluation reports as part of Treasury Board
of Canada Secretariat (TBS) funding requirements and are key information used to ensure
accountability for planned results. This ...
Examination of the food safety system in the state of Qatar
(2008)
Foodbome illness continues to be endemic in our global environment. Protecting the
human host from exposure to foodbome pathogens and reducing the incidence of foodbome
illness are the central goals of established food ...