Health (Faculty of): Recent submissions
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(In)visible Hero: Heroism as an Aid in the Extraction of Care Labour During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(University of Waterloo, 2022-06-24)This honours thesis examined the myriad ways in which discourse supported the extraction and overproduction of care labour through the use of heroism labels. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the label of heroism was used ... -
The Association between Religious Participation and Social Isolation in Canadian Middle-and Older-aged Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
(University of Waterloo, 2022-06-14)Social isolation is a modifiable risk factor for poor health outcomes, including cognitive decline, cardiovascular disease, and mental illness. Thus, researchers seek to identify exposures that are inversely associated ... -
Contributors to Proximal Femur Fracture Force: Multiscale Considerations of Rate, Toughness, and Bone Composition
(University of Waterloo, 2022-06-09)Fall-related hip fractures are a major concern facing the older adult population, especially as rates of these injuries increasing worldwide. Based on the strong positive relationship between femoral areal bone mineral ... -
Public Health Monitoring of Behavioural Risk Factors and Mobility in Canada: An IoT-based Big Data Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2022-06-06)Background: Despite the presence of robust global public health surveillance mechanisms, the COVID-19 pandemic devastated the world and exposed the weakness of the public healthcare systems. Public health surveillance has ... -
Substance Use and Marginalization Among Youth Living with Mental Health Conditions in Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2022-06-01)Background: Approximately 70% of mental health problems have their onset in childhood or adolescence. In 2019, data from the Canadian population showed that mental and substance use conditions were highest among youth and ... -
Community-driven initiatives to strengthen local food security and food sovereignty: Scale-up of the Learning Circles approach with First Nations communities
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-30)Background: Community-driven initiatives to enhance food security and food sovereignty have supported Indigenous self-determination of food practices including revitalization of traditional food systems to promote holistic ... -
Gender and Physically Active Leisure: Testing Constraints as Mechanism
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-26)Most adults fail to achieve the minimum amount of exercise for an active lifestyle (Troiano et al., 2008), which is at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity exercise or 75 minutes per week of vigorous-intensity ... -
Incidence, Distribution, and Risk Factors of Five Major Enteric Diseases Commonly Transmitted by Food in Ontario, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-20)Enteric diseases are a major public health concern in both developing and developed countries, including Canada. Studies examining enteric disease distributions in different parts of Canada show temporal, regional, and ... -
Phenotypic Characterization of the Male Tafazzin-Knockout Mouse Model of Barth Syndrome at 3-, 6-, and 12-Months of Age
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-18)Barth Syndrome (BTHS) is a devastating disorder caused by mutations in the gene encoding for Tafazzin (TAZ), a key enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of the phospholipid cardiolipin, which is vital for maintaining the ... -
Examining the Effect of Parvalbumin Overexpression on the Development of Centronuclear Myopathy in Phospholamban Overexpressing Mice
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-18)Within the myofibre, the sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ ATPase (SERCA) has an essential role in regulating intracellular Ca2+ concentrations ([Ca2+]i) by pumping Ca2+ into the SR. There are several known regulators ... -
An Intersectional Colour-Blind Frame Analysis of Sports News Coverage on Athlete Activism in the WNBA, NBA, and NHL Following the Shooting of Jacob Blake
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-17)Despite Black women leading the way in athlete activism, there is little research and discussion on their experiences doing so. With the rapid progression of athlete activism in sport, it is important to understand the ... -
Household Food Insecurity in Canada Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from the International Food Policy Study 2018-2020
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-13)Background: Food insecurity refers to constrained food access due to inadequate financial resources. Those living in food-insecure households are at risk for compromised nutrition, including inadequate nutrient intakes. ... -
Hand-mapped stories of ‘Canadian’ Blackness, Failed Multiculturalism, and Black Humanity in a Predominantly White Mid-Sized City in South-Western Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-13)The happy, upbeat narratives of multiculturalism in Canada misrepresent lived experiences of individuals who embody Canada’s narrative of multiculturalism and cultural diversity (Berry, 2013; Walcott & Abdillahi, 2019). ... -
“The world has always been like a comic book world to me”: Examining representations of queer stories in comics and other media
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-13)Engagement with media has become the most popular form of leisure in our lives with approximately 40% of leisure time being dedicated to television viewing alone (Mullen, 2020). The consumption of books, graphic novels/comics, ... -
Assessing the Role of the Private Sector in Non-Communicable Disease Prevention, Management, and Control: A Systematic Review
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-12)Background: Due to the high mortality rates globally, addressing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a priority included in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Because the private sector is growing as a provider of ... -
The relationship between online gaming and wellbeing among post-secondary students
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-06)As the “fastest growing form of entertainment in the world” (Tran, 2019, p. 76), gaming has become a significant part of our society (Groening & Binnewies, 2019). Considering its widespread popularity as a leisure activity ... -
The ‘One Way Journey’: How men experience, navigate, and conceptualize the process of being a caregiver for their wives who have dementia
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-05)Background: The health care system relies heavily on unpaid caregivers, or family, for people living with dementia. As demographics and gender norms shift, more older men will be providing care than ever before. Caring ... -
The Epidemiology of Acute Gastrointestinal Illness in Ethiopia, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Tanzania
(University of Waterloo, 2022-04-26)Gastrointestinal infections transmitted by food are a global concern and most severe in African low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs), though in these countries accurate data on acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) are ... -
“When you add Black and Female, it’s almost like a double whammy”: The Gendered and Racialized Experiences of Professional Integration among Internationally Educated Health Professionals in Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2022-04-20)Background: Scholars have noted that migration of health professionals is a global phenomenon. According to the World Health Organization, the immigration of internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs) to ... -
Establishing Legitimacy in the Face of a Dominant Amateur Sport Organization: A Case Study of True Hockey
(University of Waterloo, 2022-04-04)The context of sport is ripe with instances of change, despite the depiction of long-term stability (Washington & Patterson, 2011). Within amateur sport—in particular, youth sport—criticism of the increased standardization ...