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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 ...
Relationship between home care services and informal caregivers / by Kit Ngan Young Hoon.
(2006)
Background: Home care services include: home health aides, visiting nurses, homemaking services, meals, volunteer work, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, day care/hospital, social work and respite ...
Understanding adolescent pregnancy through adolescent perspectives : a critical review of the literature
(2009)
Adolescent pregnancy remains an issue of great concern in Canada, and other
developed countries around the world. In 2005, more than 30,000 Canadian teens
became pregnant, representing almost 7% of all pregnancies ...
Maintaining food security in Elsipogtog First Nation / by Elisa A.M. Levi.
(2007)
Food and nutrition is recognized as a key health issue in Aboriginal communities throughout Canada. The purpose of this research is to understand how a Migmag First Nation on the Atlantic coast maintains food security. ...
Does physical activity at a younger age reduce the likelihood of falls in seniors? / by Cindy Sabolic.
(2008)
Purpose: Falls are a significant cause of death and disability and have a serious impact to the psychological and physical health of the elderly. The purpose of this research study was to determine if physical activity ...
Breast and cervical cancer screening : knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Vietnamese Canadian women living in Toronto, Ontario / by Tue Tran Nghi Nguyen.
(2006)
Breast cancer is the most common cancer, and cervical cancer is the second most
common cancer, among Vietnamese women in North America. This ranking replicates
the order of cancer prevalence among women residing in ...
Workplace support for employees with cancer / by Behdin Nowrouzi.
(2008)
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to survey human resource personnel about how their northeastern Ontario workplaces assist employees with cancer. METHODS: This crosssectional study sent surveys to 255 workplaces in ...
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 ...
Female nursing students' knowledge and beliefs about the human papilloma virus, its link to cervical cancer, and the importance of cervical screening
(2005)
The purpose of this study was to conduct a comparative analysis of the knowledge and
beliefs about human papilloma virus (HPV) infection, its link to cervical cancer, and the
importance of cervical screening among a group ...
Physical activity experiences from the perspective of adolescent females in Northwestern Ontario communities
(2009)
Purpose: To explore the experiences of female youth residing in rural Northwestern Ontario
communities with physical activity and gain insight into ways to enhance opportunities for
females to be physically ...