Browsing Public Health Sciences (School of) by Type "Doctoral Thesis"
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Adolescent Maternal Nutrition and Health in Uganda: Voices from the Community
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-23)INTRODUCTION: Over one quarter of adolescent girls in rural Uganda and more than one fifth of them in the Busoga region of Eastern Uganda experience pregnancy and childbirth. These young mothers have disproportionately ... -
Application of interRAI Assessments in Disaster Management: Identifying Vulnerable Persons in the Community
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-02)Background: Several studies have shown the increased vulnerability and disproportionate mortality rate among frail community dwelling older adults as a result of disasters. Parallel to an escalating number of disasters, ... -
Approaches to understanding and measuring women’s empowerment and its relationship with women’s and children’s dietary diversity in sub-Saharan Africa.
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-02)Background Women’s empowerment has been identified as a key component of development policies since in many cases, there are existing and widening gender gaps in wellbeing including in access to improved nutrition ... -
Assessing the Intergenerational Effects of Maternal Exposure to Drought in Early Life Before and After Prenatal Supplementation and the Seasonality Effects on Birth Outcomes in Rural Malawi
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-19)BACKGROUND Prenatal supplementation can positively influence birth outcomes by addressing and improving the nutritional status of infants in resource-poor settings. Nevertheless, evidence from historical disasters such ... -
Caregivers in distress: Using interRAI assessments to target and evaluate community based interventions
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-19)Background: Informal caregivers have a fundamental role in our society with the provision of unpaid care for family members or friends that may otherwise be unable to live in their homes. However, caregivers may jeopardize ... -
Characterizing poly-substance use and its associations with anxiety and depression among a sample of Canadian high school students
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-05)In any given year, one in five Canadians experience mental illness. The majority of mental illnesses originate in adolescence or young adulthood. Many complex factors can contribute to this, including substance use. However, ... -
Community Partner Mobilization Strategies and Practices Employed by Public Health Professionals in Ontario’s Public Health Units to Prevent Falls among Community-dwelling Older Adults
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-05)The prevention of falls among older adults remains a significant and complex problem that cannot be solved without community collaboration, partnership, support, and expertise. Ontario’s Public Health Units (PHU) have a ... -
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 ... -
Comparative Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of First- and Second-Line Therapies for the Treatment of Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer in Ontario, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2021-10-01)Background: Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Canada. Over the last decade, significant advancements in treatments for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) ... -
A Critical Realist, Retroductive Multiple Cross Case Analysis: Exploring Psychosocial Factors Underlying Industrial Wind Turbine Exposure
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-18)Few people today would deny the negative impact of non-renewable energy sources on the health of our planet. Around the globe, efforts are underway to reduce the world’s reliance on fossil fuel and nuclear energy. The rapid ... -
Developing a process of risk-stratified care coordination for older adults in primary care
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-04)BACKGROUND Older Canadians with chronic diseases are the highest users of the health care system. Primary health care (PHC) could play a central, coordinating role in assessing older adults and managing their care, but ... -
Developing an integrated geriatric care planning approach in home care
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-29)Introduction The demand for home care services in Canada is on the rise, as older adults wish to remain in their own homes as long as possible and deinstitutionalization of care continues to promise significant savings ... -
Developing and evaluating an integrated rehabilitative model of care for stroke patients in the home and community care sector
(University of Waterloo, 2020-11-02)Background: Stroke is a leading cause of disability and the third leading cause of mortality in Canada. Access to evidence-based rehabilitative care can reduce the risk of disability and improve health outcomes of stroke ... -
Development and psychometric testing of a measure of the healthcare experiences of persons with dementia and their caregivers
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-10)Background: Dementia affects many older adults. The Canadian Study of Health and Aging estimates that 8.0% of Canadians aged 65 years or older meet the criteria for dementia.(1) Within the subgroup of individuals aged 85 ... -
The Diets of On-reserve First Nations Youth: An Exploration of the Factors Associated with Healthy Food Choices and the Impact of School and Community Programs
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-19)Background. In Canada, First Nations (FN) people experience poorer health outcomes and shorter life expectancies than non-Aboriginal people. Of particular concern are the high and rising prevalence rates of overweight and ... -
Distortions in the digital looking glass: Information and communication technologies and bodily self-conceptions in men seeking men
(University of Waterloo, 2021-11-10)Internet-enabled information and communication technology (ICT) use has become so diffuse as to be considered a hallmark of modern life. Between 2000 and 2019, the proportion of US adults who reported using some kind of ... -
Early efforts addressing the social determinants of health by Ontario health units (2000-2009): an application of Kingdon’s multiple streams theory
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-30)Actions to reduce health inequities by addressing external contributory factors, which are commonly referred to as the social determinants of health (SDH), have emerged as a recommended focus of public health practice. ... -
The Effect of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Depression Symptoms among Older Adults in China
(University of Waterloo, 2019-07-24)Background Depression is not a normal part of aging. However, it is a serious, growing problem for the elderly population of China, where the world’s largest cohort of people aged 60 and over is growing rapidly. Research ... -
The effect of price and retail availability on the use of illegal and legal non-medical cannabis in Canada and the United States
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-18)Background – Cannabis policy has liberalized in North America over recent decades. In October 2018, Canada legalized non-medical cannabis. The regulatory framework includes some similarities with jurisdiction in the United ... -
The Effect of Religious Participation on Cognitive Function in Middle- and Old-Aged Adults: A Sequential Explanatory Mixed Methods Study of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-05)Background: Preserving cognitive health is a crucial aspect of successful aging. Atypical cognitive decline is linked to the onset of dementia disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. Even normal cognitive deterioration can ...