Concurrent Sessions
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Concurrent Session I
Monday, November 19, 2007
10:30 a.m.– 12:00 noon
Session 1a
Populations at risk
Team Shan community project (breast cancer
awareness targeting young women)
The project assessment and planning phase provided the
evidence to develop a multimedia breast cancer awareness
campaign targeting young women.
Lorna L Larsen
Team Shan Project Committee
Evaluation of the “Bent on Quitting” smoking
cessation program
Evaluation results for a smoking cessation program
tailored to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTTQ)communities in Toronto.
Christine Seto, Robert Coughlin
Toronto Public Health
Exploring children's environmental health in public
health practice
Qualitative research to explore children's environmental
health in public health practice: levels of integration and
supportive strategies needed.
So-Yan Seto
OISE, University of Toronto
Lay Health Educator Breast Screening Program in the Region of Peel
Participants will learn about the Lay Health Educator
Breast Screening Program including the background,
evidence and rationale; program design, development and
implementation including developing and sustaining
community partnerships; and evaluation activities and
findings to date.
Lori Greco, Farina Siddiqui, Paulette Whyte
Peel Health
Session 1b
Working in a health system under reform
Using staff experience to improve the process of
program transformation
How the involvement of experienced staff members transformed program implementation and divestment
planning amidst a climate of organizational change.
Emily O'Brien, Rebecca Ganann
Toronto Public Health
Strengthening social justice in community health
nursing education
Learn about an undergraduate community health nursing
education program’s response to strengthening our social
mandate to address determinants of health.
Ruth Schofield
McMaster University
Evidence for enhancing Public Health Nurses’ performance in a changing public health system
Results of a survey of community and Public Health
Nurses (PHNs) in Ontario reveal interesting differences
in the supports available for PHNs.
Jane M Underwood, Andrea O Baumann, Jennifer Blythe, Donna
Ciliska, Alina Dragan, Anne Ehrlich
McMaster University
Use of team champions to support the delivery of
innovative strategies
How team champions have been used to support the
sustainability of an innovative strategy used by Public
Health Nurses.
Fern M Santos Furtado, Mary Lou Walker
Toronto Public Health
Session 1c
Emerging issues in Public Health
Pregnancy after age 35
The health impacts for women who delay a first
pregnancy until age 35 or older and the implications
for health care providers and policy makers.
Michelle Schwarz
Halton Region Health Department
Infant feeding in Waterloo Region in the context of
practice, surveillance, & Baby-Friendly™ Accreditation
Eve N Nadler
Region of Waterloo Public Health
Exploring the psychosocial and health service
consequences of SARS on children and their
families: lessons learned for paediatric health
care practice
This presentation examines the psychosocial experiences
and perspectives during the Canadian SARS outbreak
and future pandemic planning in paediatrics.
David B Nicholas
The Hospital for Sick Children
Using a positive conceptualization of child health to
inform the identification of child health indicators
A positive conceptualization of children's health
informed themes and indicators in a series of reports
on young children's health.
Karen E Wade, Paul Fleiszer, Jan Fordham, Wil Ng
Toronto Public Health
Pauline O'Connor
Wellesley Institute
Session 1d
Access, equity and social justice
Exploring the challenges of communicating risk and protecting public health in diverse communities: a
case study of Toronto’s pesticide bylaw
Qualitative research among specific cultural-linguistic
groups to understand information needs and explore
potential limitations of current environment.
Monica Bienefeld, Loren Vanderlinden,
Carol Mee, Rich Whate
Toronto Public Health
Jamie Baxter
University of Western Ontario
Charles Chiu, Donald Cole, Hilary Gibson-Wood, Leslie Jermyn, Sarah Wakefield
University of Toronto
In Their Voice: a comparison of the effect of alcohol
on the lives of First Nations and general population
youth
Through participatory research, First Nations and general
population youth shared their differing perspectives
about how alcohol affects their lives.
Patricia A Hajdu
Thunder Bay District Health Unit
Path to excellent public health practice - embracing
diversity, access and equity
Toronto Public Health is applying organizational and
social change principles to address the increasingly
complex needs of Toronto's diverse community.
Maria C Herrera, Maureen Cava, Ida Hersi, Wendy Kwong
Toronto Public Health
Building community partnerships to respond to
emergencies for diverse populations
Partnerships are an important part of any emergency
response, ensuring that service is accessible to all.
Cindy Rose, Barbara Switzer
Toronto Public Health
Session 1e
Panel: Access, equity and social justice
Poverty and oral health – a silent epidemic
OPHA and Toronto Public Health will bring together a
diverse panel that will highlight the effect of poverty on
oral health, and how poor oral health can negatively
affect people’s lives.
Garry Aslanyan
Ontario Public Health Association
Hazel Stewart
Toronto Public Health
Peter Cooney
Chief Dental Officer for Health Canada
Michael Creek
Anti-poverty advocate
James R. Dunn
Centre for Research on Inner City Health, St. Michael's Hospital
Moira Welsh
Toronto Star
Concurrent Session II
Monday, November 19, 2007
2:45 p.m.– 3:45 p.m.
Session 2a
Populations at risk
Assessment of post-landing medical surveillance for
tuberculosis in Toronto, 2000-2005
Toronto Public Health assessed TB outcomes among medical surveillance clients, and history of medical
surveillance among pulmonary TB cases.
Fang Xie
Durham Region Health Department
Elizabeth Rea, Adrian Sebastian, Rebecca Stuart
Toronto Public Health
Environmental control guidelines to reduce TB transmission in homeless shelters and drop-in centres
in Toronto
Toronto Public Health developed environmental control
guidelines to reduce TB transmission in Toronto homeless
shelters and drop-in centres.
Nancy Day, Jann Houston, Elizabeth Rea, Barbara Yaffe
Toronto Public Health
TB contact investigation: assessment, testing and outcomes and the development of a tool to establis
contact follow-up priorities
Toronto Public Health analysed the follow-up of respiratory
TB cases and developed a tool to determine contacts in
various settings.
Julia Lechner, Margaret de Wit, Jennifer Fuller, Jann Houston, Elizabeth Rea, Rebecca Stuart
Toronto Public Health
Session 2b
Populations at risk
Immigrant women’s experience of receiving care on
a mobile health unit: an alternative model for
reproductive care delivery
A qualitative study reveals the unique experiences of
immigrant women using a mobile health unit for
reproductive health care.
Jo Ann Hunter
University Health Network
Mary Jane McNally
Toronto Western Hospital - University Health Network
Primer to Action: Social Determinants of Health
Primer to Action: Social Determinants of Health is a
resource for health professionals, lay workers, volunteers
and activists to explore how the social determinants
impact chronic disease.
Maria Grant
Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance
Beth Ward
Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse
Neighborhood material deprivation and adverse birth
outcomes by immigrant status
This study explores how the effects of material deprivation
on adverse birth outcomes vary according to immigrant status.
Marcelo L Urquia
University of Toronto
Session 2c
Populations at risk
Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of a Northern
Ontario First Nations community with regard to
type 2 diabetes
The information necessary to develop an effective
prevention program at the primary, secondary, and
tertiary level.
Ella M Goodman
Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Darlene Steven
Lakehead University
Unaffordable cost of eating in remote Ontario First Nations
Data regarding the cost of eating was collected from
three remote Ontario First Nations using a modified
Nutritious Food Basket survey.
Janet Gordon
Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority
Roderick Fiddler
Sandy Lake Health and Diabetes Project
Jennifer K Maki, Val Mann
Northwestern Health Unit
Grocery Shopping at the margins: Low-income families' experiences of shopping for food
This qualitative study examines families' experiences of grocery shopping within the limitations of low incomes and food insecurity.
Elaine Power
Queen's University
Naomi Dachner, Amy MacDonald, Valerie Tarasuk
University of Toronto
Session 2d
Panel: Working in a health system under
reform
Populations at risk: public health staff working with
high risk families
The panel will discuss ideal organizational and program-related
practices to support staff working with at-risk
families.
Marina Johnston, Cindy Rose, Nicolette Slovitt, Anna Stewart, Judy Wong
Toronto Public Health
Session 2e
Panel: Evidence-based practice and the
precautionary principle
Community Right to Know and environmental
carcinogen reduction
This panel discussion will introduce Toronto Public Health's Community Right to Know initiatives and the
concept of toxic use reduction, will discuss the role
environment plays in cancer and will discuss what role
public health staff can play.
Louise Aubin
Peel Health
Ronald McFarlane, Carol Mee
Toronto Public Health
Concurrent Session III
Monday, November 19, 2007
4:15 p.m.– 5:15 p.m.
Session 3a
Evidence-based practice and the
precautionary principle
FIT for seniors: collaboration that really works!
FIT: A cross-sectoral partnership between three lead
organizations implemented a multifaceted falls intervention
strategy for frail, community-dwelling older adults.
Zahra Kassam,Anne Wenger
York Region Health Services
Effective components for nutrition and physical
activity interventions
Identification of effective interventions on nutrition and
physical activity.
Tina B Sahay
Health Promotion Consulting Group
Helene Gagne
Cancer Care Ontario
Getting lost in the evidence? Tools to make evidence-informed practice work for you
A practical and systematic approach to finding, appraising, and adapting relevant evidence to enhance public health programs.
Dayna R Albert, Anne Lessio
Heart Health Resource Centre and Ontario Public Health Association
Session 3b
Emerging issues in public health
Merging youth development theory with health unit
practices –– when two worlds collide
Organizational readiness is critical in merging a youth
development model with health unit practices to create a
successful employment experience.
Lee Zinkan-McKee, Joyce Fox, Kara Thomson-Ryzcko
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
Drifting second-hand smoke: a silent health risk
invading multi-unit dwellings
Participants will come to understand perspectives, barriers
and strategies to engage housing representatives regarding
drifting second-hand smoke in multi-unit dwellings.
Judy Myrvold
Council for a Tobacco-Free Toronto
The Not to Kids! Coalition Lost Jaw campaign –
exposing the facts of smokeless tobacco.
The Not To Kids! Coalition developed and evaluated an
educational media campaign targeted to youth contemplating
or currently using smokeless tobacco.
Joyce Fox, Terry Chambers
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
Jason Cranny
Grey Bruce Health Unit
Stephanie Zeoli
York Region Health Services
Session 3c
Emerging issues in public health
Urban aerial pesticide spraying – Region of Peel –
public health’s role and experience in the Mississauga
gypsy moth program
Gypsy moth is an emerging issue in Ontario with
significant public health implications. Our experience
in this issue is discussed.
Kyle Wivcharuk
Peel Health
The air-related burden of illness from traffic in
Toronto
This paper describes the estimation of the burden of illness
and economic costs associated with traffic-related air
emissions in Toronto.
Kate Bassil, Monica Bienefeld, Monica Campbell, Ronald Macfarlane
Toronto Public Health
Air Quality Health Index – a new risk communications tool on air quality
Toronto Public Health will provide an overview of the
Air Quality Health Index and its experiences on the
implementation of the national pilot.
Lorraine Fung, Monica Campbell, Jill McDowell, Carol Mee
Toronto Public Health
Session 3d
Panel: Populations at risk
Promoting the health & wellbeing of women
without legal immigration status: addressing multiple
barriers through integrative initiatives
This interactive panel discussion will address the barriers
to health for women with precarious immigration status
in Ontario.
Nazilla Khanlou
University of Toronto
Catriona Mill
Toronto Public Health
Sonja Nerad
Access Alliance Multicultural Community Health Centre
Session 3e
Panel: Emerging issues in public health
HIV case management: managing evolving
complexities
HIV/AIDS case management has evolved to present
increasingly complex scenarios with which health units
must contend. In this presentation, four health units from
Central West Region, and representatives from community
agencies will discuss case scenarios that focus on factors
that have formed the contexts of their case management
plans.
Cate Bannan
Halton Region Health Department
Linda Blake-Evans
Public Health Services, City of Hamilton
Ryan Peck
HIV/AIDS Legal Clinic of Ontario (HALCO)
Michael Sabota
AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay
Alan Spencer
Niagara Health
Karen Verhoeve
Region of Waterloo Public Health
Concurrent Session IV
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
10:30 a.m.– 12:00 noon
Session 4a
Evidence-based practice and the
precautionary principle
York Region Health Services - parenting needs survey
To identify the needs of parents with children under six
years of age and the parenting needs of ethno-cultural
communities with York Region.
Heidi Sin, Laren Burneman
York Region Health Services
Policies regarding oral hygiene in child care facilities
and elementary schools in Toronto
Survey results of oral hygiene policies and practices in
Toronto daycares and elementary schools.
Elena Gartsbein
University of Toronto
Breastfeeding program in Hamilton: how are we
doing?
The City of Hamilton breastfeeding program was
reviewed. Learnings from the process and recommendations
to enhance the program will be discussed.
Sue J Keller-Olaman, Dana Haas
Public Health Services, City of Hamilton
Evidence-based reproductive and child health
programming: the long and winding road
This presentation will discuss the realities of promoting
evidence-based Reproductive and Child Health
programming at the local health unit level.
Karen E Wade, Jan Fordham, Susan Makin, Donalda McCabe
Toronto Public Health
Session 4b
Populations at risk
Care seeking experiences of women following
referral for probable postpartum depression
A qualitative descriptive study explored care seeking
among women at risk for postpartum depression.The
findings can be used to guide practice.
Rebecca Ganann, Marilyn Swinton, Wendy Sword,
McMaster University
Dianne Busser, Theresa McMillan
Public Health Services, City of Hamilton
Creating safer homes: implementing an injury
prevention project within the Healthy Babies Healthy Children home visiting
The purpose of this presentation is to share results of a
two year evaluation on an injury prevention program
which provided home safety education devices to HBHC
families.
Sharon Vanderburg, Carrol Gingras
Algoma Public Health
Evaluating a provincial public awareness campaign on
postpartum mood disorders
Results from the evaluation of a provincial public awareness
campaign through a pre- and post-campaign survey.
Hiltrud Dawson
Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse
Pat Sealy
Middlesex-London Health Unit
Supporting Security pilot: a group intervention to
foster adaptive attachment in at-risk parent infant
relationship
Supporting Security is a new preventive intervention
for parents with young babies who may be at risk for
attachment difficulties.
Susan Mendolia, Charlene Bain
Toronto Public Health
Jean Wittenberg
The Hospital for Sick Children
Session 4c
Access, equity and social justice
Mapping dignity in the city
We will map the lived experience of dignity by considering
the physical and social dimensions of urban life that help
individuals sustain their health.
Nora Jacobson
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Andrew Koch
University of Toronto
Vanessa Oliver
York University
Count me in! How do we include?
Inclusion is a health promotion strategy to bring a focus
to those structures, policies and systems that marginalize
both individuals and populations.
Peggy Schultz, Subha Sankaran
Health Promotion Resource Centre - Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse
Subha Sankaran
Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse
The Street Health Report: findings on the health
status, emerging health issues and access to health
care for homeless people in Toronto
Findings on a community-based survey of the health status,
emerging health issues, and access to health care for
homeless people.
Erika Khandor, Laura Cowan, Kate Mason
Street Health Community Nursing Foundation
Misplaced priorities: “at-risk” Black youth speak
about the health care system
This paper presents lessons learned from focus group
discussions with Black youth living in three “at-risk”
neighbourhoods in Scarborough, Ontario.
Alexander M Lovell
Black Health Alliance; Queen's University
Session 4d
Emerging issues in public health
ProblemGambling.ca
Working directly on www.ProblemGambling.ca participants
will have an opportunity to see first hand how to quickly
access a broad range of problem gambling prevention and
treatment programs available in Ontario.
Colleen Tessier, Sylvia Hagopian
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Validation of a population-based risk algorithm for
the development of physician-diagnosed diabetes
This study will present the development and validation
of a population based risk prediction tool for incident
Diabetes Mellitus (DM).
Laura C Rosella, Doug G Manuel
University of Toronto / ICES
Obesity prevention in Waterloo Region: a multidimensional
strategy
A multi-dimensional strategy to prevent obesity that
includes a social marketing campaign, peer-led health
promotion model, research and policy development.
Daniela Seskar-Hencic, Melanie Garbarz
Region of Waterloo Public Health
Feasibility of direct measures in public health to
validate and expand risk factor surveillance
Physical and biochemical measures, from respondents
surveyed in the Rapid Risk Factor Surveillance System,
validated self-reported data.
Kathy Moran
Durham Region Health Department
Peter Kavsak
McMaster University
Andrew MacRae
University of Manitoba and University of Toronto
David Northrup
York University
Donna Reynolds
University of Toronto
Session 4e
Populations at risk
Analysis of the awareness and use of recreational trails and facilities in adults in Durham Region
The awareness and use of recreational trails and facilities and associated demographic and health factors was analyzed
in adults in Durham Region.
Christine Arnott, Jazin Bond, Fangli Xie, Carolyn MacDonald,
Kathy Moran
Durham Region Health Department
“A Step Ahead” — a collaborative injury prevention
mass media campaign and “branding” initiative
The “Step Ahead” initiative motivates parents to predict
and prevent childhood injuries, especially falls.
Kerri Richards
Toronto Public Health
Loretta Bernard
York Region Health Services
Bringing “Party in the Right Spirit” to post-secondary
students
To demonstrate the use of an existing partnership and
adaptation of a peer-based program to fill a gap in
service/meet the need of an at-risk population.
Michelle Simpson, Susan E Truty
Toronto Public Health
Elizabeth (Elsa) Kiosses
University of Toronto Scarborough
Prevalence of risk factors for falls in older adults in
Durham Region
Adults aged 65 years and older were surveyed regarding
falls and risk factors for falling to inform local falls
prevention planning.
Sandy White, Angela Cooper Brathwaite, Kathy Moran, Carol Reilly
Durham Region Health Department
Concurrent Session V
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Session 5a
Evidence-based practice and the
precautionary principle
A framework for health impact assessment in
Toronto
Describes the health impact assessment framework
developed in context of the environmental assessment
for solid waste in Toronto.
Ronald Macfarlane
Toronto Public Health
A standardized approach to investigating noncommunicable
disease clusters
Presentation of a generic, adaptable protocol for health
units outlining steps and issues in addressing reports of
potential disease clusters.
Monica Bienefeld
Toronto Public Health
Naomi Kasman
York Region Health Services
Lewinda Knowles
Region of Waterloo Public Health
Interim evaluation of Toronto’s pesticide bylaw
Lessons learned for Public Health staff from the
implementation and interim evaluation of the
pesticide by-law in Toronto.
Rich Whate, Monica Bienefeld, Carol Mee, Loren Vanderlinden
Toronto Public Health
Session 5b
Access, equity and social justice
The Last Straw - a board game on the social
determinants of health!
This presentation will outline an innovative teaching
tool on the social determinants of health.
Kate Reeve
McMaster University
Kate Rossiter
University of Toronto
First Nations and Inuit Children's Oral Health
Initiative
COHI is an initiative designed to prevent and control
tooth decay in First Nations and Inuit children and to
set the stage for a lifetime of health.
Penny L White, Hal A Leitch
Health Canada
High 5 Crew
A web-based initiative to influence grade 5 students to make healthy food choices and participate in physical activity.
Wendy Carr, Marco Ghassemi
Peel Health
Session 5c
Working in a health system under reform
Implementing Ontario’s Chronic Disease Prevention
and Management framework: moving from
operational independence to shared care
Present an operational solution to the question of how
to implement Ontario’s CDPM framework detailing the
role of public health.
Michelle M Goulbourne
University of Toronto
Preventing stroke in Ontario’s new LHIN
environment: opportunities and challenges
An interactive presentation on how health promoters in
Ontario can engage with clinicians to prevent stroke in
the new world of LHINs.
Sylvie Boulet
Centre Ontario d'Information en prévention
Subha Sankaran, Suzanne Schwenger
Ontario Prevention Clearninghouse
Key to women’s health: marginalized women,
inclusion and stroke
Inclusion research investigates the barriers to care and
keys to implementing accessible health care, specifically
stroke services, for marginalized women.
Tekla Hendrickson
Ontario Women’s Health Network
Session 5d
Access, equity and social justice
Partnering health with media for political action:
photo-blogging with young moms who have
experienced homelessness
Photo-blogging is used as a tool with young
marginalized/homeless parents to impact social
and political change in Toronto.
Alice Gorman
Toronto Public Health
Katerina Cizek
National Film Board of Canada
Catherine Moravac
St. Michael's Hospital
Problem Gambling: working in partnership to reduce
the harms in diverse communities
The Multilingual Problem Gambling Service is a
partnership of ethnocultural service agencies who have
been trained to provide gambling treatment and outreach
programs in their communities.
Colleen Tessier
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Elizabeth Gajewski
Polycultural Immigrant and Community Services
Angela Martella
COSTI Immigrant Services
Hung Ton
Vietnamese Association of Toronto
The STOP STUDY: reaching motivated smokers
with NRT
Nicotine replacement mailed to motivated smokers has
high reach and effectiveness. It is easy to implement,
adopt, and maintain.
Peter Selby, Rosa Dragonetti, Laurie Zawertailo
CAMH/ OTRU/ University of Toronto
Session 5e
Panel: Access, equity and social justice
Developing diversity competent public health professionals:
a learning outline for health units
This is an opportunity to discuss the development and
future implementation of an introductory curriculum
for mandatory diversity training.
Muriel Abbott
OPHA Access, Equityand Social Justice Committee,
Middlesex-London Health Unit
Sarah Newton
OPHA Access, Equityand Social Justice Committee,
Grey Bruce Health Unit
Daniela Seskar-Hencic
OPHA Access, Equityand Social Justice Committee,
Region of Waterloo Public Health
Session 5f
Panel: Emerging issues in public health
Overweight and obesity: determining who’s at risk
and strategies for intervention
This panel will review the evidence, tools for assessing
risk and health benefits and effective interventions to
address obesity.
Erica M Di Ruggiero
CIHR-Institute of Population & Public Health
Joanne Beyers
Sudbury & District Health Unit
Doug Manuel, Laura Rosella
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
Concurrent Session VI
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 p.m.
Session 6a
Populations at risk
Perceptions of health and health service utilization
among homeless and housed psychiatric
consumer/survivors
Learn about a study that examined the perceptions of
health and health services utilization among homeless
and housed psychiatric consumers/survivors.
Ruth Schofield
McMaster University
Bringing health to poverty: actions for health
providers
Concrete actions that can be taken by service providers
to tackle poverty as a health issue will be discussed.
Gwyneth I McIntosh, Anne Egger
Health Providers Against Poverty / Regent Park CHC
Gary Bloch
Health Providers Against Poverty / St. Michael's Hospital
Session 6b
Emerging issues in public health
Consider the alternative: policy advocacy
This paper describes the steps taken by Durham Region
Health Department in policy advocacy in order to influence
the provincial government to amend the Highway Traffic
and Off-Road Vehicle Acts.
Angela Cooper Brathwaite, Lynne Gray, Connie Vail
Durham Region Health Department
The public health ethics of expanded newborn
screening
The ethical implications of Ontario’s expanded newborn
screening program will be explored using a public health
ethics framework.
Erica J Sutton
Joint Centre for Bioethics
Session 6c
Emerging issues in public health
Nutrition Tools for Schools
Results from the evaluation of Nutrition Tools for
Schools—a toolkit to create healthy school nutrition
environments will be shared.
Lesley Andrade
Sudbury & District Health Unit
Mary Ellen Prange
Nutrition Resource Centre, OPHA
Lucy Valleau
York Region Health Services
Weigh In, Weigh Out: a healthy lifestyles program for Aboriginal women
The Weigh In,Weigh Out Program is a healthy lifestyles
program offered to Aboriginal women in Toronto.
Lessons learned will be shared.
Carol Seto
Carol Seto & Associates
Ruth Ann Cyr
Cancer Care Ontario
Session 6d
Working in a health system under reform
Leadership mentorship development
Toronto Public Health and OPHA have received funding from Health Force Ontario to develop leadership competencies in the public health workforce.
Fran E Scott, Maureen Cava, Katie Dilworth, Cathy Goring, Heather Parker
Toronto Public Health
So-Yan Seto, Connie Uetrecht
Ontario Public Health Association
Online learning: a practical professional development
resource for public health in the 21st century
By providing online professional development, the Skills
Enhancement program is changing the way that public
health professionals practice.
Jennifer Lowe
Public Health Agency of Canada
Session 6e
Populations at risk
The prevalence and correlates of HCV infection and
HCV-HIV co-infection among a community sample
of gay and bisexual men
To assess the prevalence and risk factors of HCV and
HCV-HIV co-infection in a community sample of gay
and bisexual men.
Kunyong Xu, Jeffery Aguinaldo, Dan Allman, Ann Burchell, Liviana Calzavara, Ted Myers, Robert S Remis, Carol Swantee
University of Toronto
Lessons learned from an hepatitis A outbreak in Toronto
Toronto public health will share its lessons learned from
a large hepatitis A outbreak, in a distinct ethno-racial
community.
Leslie J Shulman,Vinita Dubey
Toronto Public Health
Session 6f
Access, equity and social justice
Examination and validation of the Public Health
Agency of Canada Core Competencies from a large
urban health unit perspective
Results from a large health unit’s self-assessment survey
on the Public Health Agency of Canada’s draft public
health core competencies.
Sherry Biscope
Toronto Public Health
Using Community-based Participatory Action
Research (CBPAR) to investigate and address
racialized health disparities
The presentation will discuss the benefits, challenges and
best practices for using CBPAR to explore and challenge
racialized health inequalities.
Thuy Tran, Sonja Nerad, Yogendra B Shakya,
Access Alliance Multicultural Community Health Centre
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