The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether prenatal education programs are useful in assisting women in pregnancy, childbirth and the early postnatal period. A selfselected sample of seven women who had attended ...

An important goal for many First Nations communities is to increase the economic health and development of their community by assisting community members to become employable through education and training programs as well ...

Study location : Emo, Northwestern Ontario.

Study conducted in the First Nations community of Neskantaga in Northern - Northwestern Ontario, in the District of Kenora.

Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and affects approximately 7% of the population (Hupke, Camp, Chaufoumier, Langley, & Little, 2004; Piatt et al., 2006). It is an established fact that ...

Introduction Canada has relatively strict tobacco control policies as public smoking is banned in most jurisdictions and cigarettes are heavily taxed. In Canada, cigarettes cost approximately $10 for a package o f 20. ...

Tobacco use contributes to a significant amount of morbidity and mortality. Youth are interested in quitting smoking yet most often do not choose assisted cessation approaches which have been shown effective in the ...

South-Eastern Asia has the highest levels of undernourishment among children in Asia. Cambodia remains one of the least developed and poorest countries in this region; the probability of a child dying before age five is ...

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit promotes the concept of comprehensive workplace health promotion to workplaces of varying sizes throughout the district. This project contains two documents for the employer. The first ...

In 2006 the Province of Nova Scotia released a report entitled The Renewal of Public Health in Nova Scotia. This report served as a comprehensive overview of opportunities to enhance public health services in the province. ...