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La mobilisation des connaissances scientifiques par la connexion réciproque et continue entre producteurs et utilisateurs de connaissances est un champ en expansion. La communauté de pratique (CdeP) y figure comme une stratégie avancée de mobilisation et de mise en action des connaissances. La CdeP peut être intentionnelle, c.-à-d. pilotée par un o...
Background
This study will be the first scoping review dedicated to investigating screening strategies for eating disorders specifically performed in the primary health care setting, as no comprehensive examination has been performed to date. Our primary aim is to explore the available literature and assess and identify validated screening strategi...
To examine the associations between food security status and dietary patterns among first-time food-aid users.
From September 2018 to January 2020, a sample of 1001 newly registered food-aid users from 106 community-based food donation organizations were recruited across urban, rural, and peri-urban areas in four administrative regions of the provi...
Objective: To characterize 12-month trends in the use of food donations and other food-related community-based social assistance programs (CB-SAPs) during the first year following the enrollment of new food bank (FB) users in Quebec, Canada.
Methods: A cohort of 1,001 newly registered FB-users in Quebec from the Pathways Study were followed-up duri...
Introduction
Afin d’agir sur les inégalités de santé et les ressources locales promotrices de santé, les praticiens et les décideurs doivent être outillés pour pratiquer l’action intersectorielle locale. Planifier et optimiser ces partenariats demeure pourtant un défi en raison du manque de connaissances sur les processus menant à l’atteinte de leu...
Les inégalités sociales de santé sont produites par une répartition inégale de la richesse et des ressources. Pour qu’une société soit plus juste et équitable, il est nécessaire d’avoir des politiques publiques qui permettent d’améliorer les conditions de vie matérielle et sociale des populations plus vulnérables. Le logement étant l’un des princip...
Background
While considerable research has been conducted on household food insecurity (HFI), little research has examined the effects of food donation programs on users’ living conditions. The Pathways study was established to investigate the long-term effects of food donation programs on food insecurity as well as other critical outcomes, such as...
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Intersectoral action is a potential avenue for increasing the availability of and access to language- oriented resources in local communities. Although this strategy has been recommended for reducing social inequalities between children of diffe...
Chapters in this volume are introductory-level presentations of approaches that borrow mainly from the social sciences to knowledge production and of methodological responses to the epistemological challenges of doing health promotion research. The various approaches to knowledge production that compose Part I address two main concerns. The first r...
Our aim in this volume is to present solutions used by researchers to advance the knowledge base and solve epistemological difficulties linked to the practice of health promotion research. In the introduction to this volume, we first describe the characteristics of the knowledge base in health promotion research. Although the database is gradually...
While health promotion has developed mainly as professional and advocacy practices, a growing number of research contributes to the health promotion knowledge base. To support further professional development of health promotion, there is a need to structure health promotion research as a distinct field. Global Handbook of Health Promotion Research...
Background:
The context in which school-based health-promoting interventions are implemented is key for the delivery and success of these interventions. However, little is known about whether school culture differs by school deprivation.
Methods:
Using data from PromeSS, a cross-sectional study of 161 elementary schools in Québec, Canada, we dre...
Introduction
Micronutrient deficiencies are common in low-income and middle-income countries and are usually related to inadequate food intake, poor diet quality and low bioavailability. Copper, selenium and zinc are essential minerals in several enzymatic reactions and their deficiencies are associated with worse prognosis in pregnancy, compromisi...
Introduction: While considerable research has been conducted on household food insecurity (HFI), little research has examined the effects of food donation programs on users’ living conditions. The Pathways study was established to investigate the long-term effects of food donation programs on food insecurity as well as other critical outcomes, such...
Given the value of cross-sector collaborations in solving complex societal problems, experts are now recommending that research focus on documenting process–effect linkages. This paper proposes a validated midrange theory on the process–effect links of local cross-sector action on urban living conditions. The theory expands from an initial prospect...
Intervention:
In 2014-2015, more than 400 public housing units were constructed in Nunavut and Nunavik, two of the four Inuit regions in Canada. This provided the opportunity to assess the impact of improved housing conditions from a population health perspective in 12 Inuit communities where housing needs were the most severe. The aim of the rese...
Background:
This article describes the development of an oral hygiene self-care behaviour change intervention (Safeguard Your Smile [SYS]) for Punjabi immigrant adults, using the Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW) theoretical framework.
Methods:
The 3 stages and 8 steps of the BCW were followed to develop the face-to-face SYS intervention. Identificat...
This study explores the ways in which a rehousing intervention shapes the mental well-being of Inuit adults living in Nunavut, Canada, where the prevalence of core housing need is four times the national average. More specifically, it compares the housing experiences of participants who were rehoused in a newly built public housing unit, to the exp...
Background
In an unparalleled global response, during the COVID-19 pandemic, 90 countries asked 3.9 billion people to stay home. Yet other countries avoided lockdowns and focused on other strategies, like contact tracing. How effective and cost-effective are these strategies? We aimed to provide a comprehensive summary of the evidence on past pande...
Purpose
This article aims to raise speech-language pathologists' (SLPs') awareness about the extent of social inequalities in the language development of children, and their social determinants.
Method
This article draws on empirical evidence and theoretical foundations from the field of public health to highlight the roots and distribution of soc...
•Researchers must overcome multiple barriers in recruiting and retaining research participants living in conditions of vulnerability.•A comprehensive recruitment strategy that combines various elements tailored to vulnerable populations is required.•Most studies describing recruitment and retention of participants from vulnerable populations pertai...
Health promotion is mostly framed as a discourse and practices based on a set of values and principles that promote changes at various levels (individual, community and global). There is no well-defined knowledge base and no widely agreed knowledge development methods. During the past decades, health promotion knowledge has developed following a po...
There are numerous hurdles down the road for successfully scaling up health promotion innovations into formal programmes. The challenges of the scaling-up process have mainly been conceived in terms of available resources and technical or management problems. However, aiming for greater impact and sustainability involves addressing new contexts and...
Ce texte explore deux grands enjeux, engageant à la fois des questions épistémiques et politiques qui nous semblent majeures pour l’implantation durable de la recherche interventionnelle en santé des populations (RISP) comme champ de recherche en santé. Nous interrogeons la notion de « données probantes » en montrant l’intérêt d’une appréhension à...
Introduction:
The purpose of this research study was to develop and pilot test a culturally and linguistically appropriate oral hygiene self-care photonovel for Punjabi immigrants.
Methods:
Purposeful sampling technique was used to recruit 5 members of a Punjabi community organization (the Sikh Women's Association of Montreal) for participation...
Over the past few months, our fellow citizens have heard more about public health than ever before. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has shed light on the vital role played by public health for health protection and provided telling evidence about current public health capacity as well as the corrective measures to be taken and milestones to be achieved in...
In Brazil, the Estratégia Amamenta e Alimenta Brasil (EAAB) aims to improve the quality of infant and young children counseling provided by primary healthcare teams to ultimately improving infant feeding practices. • A Manual to Support EAAB Tutors (the Manual) was developed following a problem-based learning methodology. • This study aimed to eval...
Background
This paper presents a post hoc analysis of knowledge translation (KT) actions and strategies implemented by three projects in a sociotechnical network, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In order to assess the actions and practices of knowledge producers (mostly researchers) and knowledge users (residents of Manguinhos) we applied the KT model d...
Background
Few studies investigate long-term effects of food donation programs on food insecurity, diet, social integration or health. We describe household food insecurity (HFI), health, social integration and sociodemographic characteristics of 1003 new food banks users in rural, suburban and urban areas in Quebec, Canada.
Methods
Adults request...
Background
Breastfeeding and adequate complementary feeding in the first years of life provide short- and long-term benefits for child health. However, breastfeeding and adequate complementary feeding prevalence's are low. In Brazil, the Estratégia Amamenta e Alimenta Brasil (EAAB) aims to improve the quality of the assistance provided by primary h...
In an unparalleled global response, during the COVID-19 pandemic, 90 countries asked 3.9 billion people to stay home. Yet some countries avoided lockdowns and focused on other strategies, like contact tracing and case isolation. How effective and cost-effective are these strategies? We aimed to provide a comprehensive summary of the evidence on pan...
Background: Contact tracing is commonly recommended to control outbreaks of COVID-19, but its effectiveness is unclear. This systematic review aimed to examine contact tracing effectiveness in the context of COVID-19.
Methods: Following PRISMA guidelines, MEDLINE, Embase, Global Health, and All EBM Reviews were searched using a range of terms relat...
One-third of Inuit households in the Canadian Arctic are in core housing need-three times the national average. In 2014–2015, over 400 social housing units were constructed in Nunavik and Nunavut, two of the four Inuit land claims regions in Canada. This article examines whether rehousing, following this large-scale construction commitment, is asso...
Background: Countries vary in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some emphasise social distancing, while others focus on other interventions. Evidence on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of these interventions is urgently needed to guide public health policy and avoid unnecessary damage to the economy and other harms. We aimed to prov...
National policy on global health (NPGH) arenas are multisectoral governing arrangements for cooperation between health, development, and foreign affairs sectors in government policy for global health governance. To explore the relationship between national and global processes for governing global health, this paper asks: in what forms of interacti...
Abstract Background An international workshop on population health intervention research (PHIR) was organized to foster exchanges between experts from different disciplines and different fields. Aims This paper aims to summarize the discussions around one of the issues addressed: the place or role of pilot studies in PHIR. Pilot studies are well-es...
BACKGROUND: An international workshop on population health intervention research (PHIR) was organized to foster exchanges between experts from different disciplines and different fields. This paper aims to summarize the discussions around some of the issues addressed: (1) the place of theories in PHIR, (2) why theories can be useful, and (3) how to...
BACKGROUND: An international workshop on population health intervention research (PHIR) was organized to foster exchanges between experts from different disciplines and different fields. AIMS: This paper aims to summarize the discussions around one of the issues addressed: the place or role of pilot studies in PHIR. Pilot studies are well-establish...
Cette étude cherche à mieux comprendre la relation entre les éléments contextuels de la vie en HLM et la situation de vulnérabilité de ses habitants. La réalisation de dix entretiens semi-directifs avec des habitants de HLM montréalais a montré que si vivre en logement social constitue un mécanisme d’inclusion permettant aux individus d’accéder à u...
Objectives
In 2014–2015, over 400 social housing units were constructed in selected communities in Nunavik and Nunavut, two Inuit regions in northern Canada where housing shortages and poor quality housing are endemic and undermine population health. This paper presents results from a before-and-after study examining the effects of rehousing, i.e.,...
Neighbourhood community life has been widely recognized as an important determinant of population health. This systematic review of reviews provides an overview of the evidence for the ecological correlation between neighbourhood community life and population health. Nine databases were searched from 2008 to 2018 in order to identify systematic rev...
Putting societal issues on the agenda of public action calls for advanced forms of collaboration between sectors and levels of governance. However, action systems have multiple silos, both horizontal and vertical, that impede collaboration. Therefore, clarifying the challenges of intersectoral and multi-level governance becomes highly relevant. Bas...
Objective
To test the hypothesis that a continuing educational strategy (ie, “the manual”) in primary health-care improves infant feeding practices among infants under 1 year of age.
Methods
A before and after study was conducted at primary health-care units in Embu das Artes, Brazil. The intervention was the use of a manual created to supporting...
Objective:
To estimate national and geography-based variations in blood pressure and burden of hypertension in Cameroon, generally called 'miniature Africa'.
Methods:
PubMed, Medline, EMBASE, CINHAL, Web of Science, Popline, Scopus and BDSP were searched through November 2018, for hypertension studies among Cameroonians aged at least 18 years. H...
Background: Research shows that immigrants have higher rates of oral diseases, poorer access to dental care services, and lower levels of health literacy than their Canadian-born peers. Oral health literacy has emerged as a potential pathway to reduce oral health disparities. The scarcity of studies on oral health literacy interventions, particular...
Background:
Research shows that immigrants have higher rates of oral diseases, poorer access to dental care services, and lower levels of health literacy than their Canadian-born peers. Oral health literacy has emerged as a potential pathway to reduce oral health disparities. The scarcity of studies on oral health literacy interventions, particula...
L’entraîneur de hockey est un acteur qui peut intervenir dans des actions de promotion de la santé. Son implication dans ce type d’action sera conditionnelle à la représentation sociale de ce groupe sur ce qu’est la santé. L’objectif de l’article est de documenter la représentation sociale (RS) de la santé d’entraîneurs de hockey, documenté et expl...
After 25 years of intersectoral practice to increase health promotion resources, there is little scientific literature linking analysis of processes to observation of effects. Applying Actor–Network Theory, this article examines how the effects of intersectoral action are produced and can be attributed to its processes. A prospective multiple case...
Background
Priority-driven funding streams for population and public health are an important part of the health research landscape and contribute to orienting future scholarship in the field. While research priorities are often made public through targeted calls for research, less is known about how research funding organisations arrive at said pri...
Although their design may feature a considerable amount of universalism, prevention strategies often produce results that are socially and/or spatially differentiated. This differentiation process can induce social or territorial gradients of access to and/or effectiveness of prevention and, in turn, worsen health inequalities. This process also ac...
Background
Public health interventions are increasingly being recognised as complex and context dependent. Related to this is the need for a systemic and dynamic conception of interventions that raises the question of delineating the scope and contours of interventions in complex systems. This means identifying which elements belong to the interven...
The social representation of health by ice hockey coaches in Quebec
The hockey coach is an actor who can intervene in health promotion actions. Its involvement in this type of action will be conditional on the social representation of this group on what health is. The purpose of the article is to document the ice hockey coaches social representatio...
Introduction La traduction au niveau local des politiques régionales/nationales de prévention primaire et de promotion de la santé (PPS) constitue un défi auquel les chercheurs se sont encore peu intéressés. Contexte En France, les Contrats Locaux de Santé (CLS) apparaissent comme un dispositif prometteur de développement des stratégies et capacité...
Population health interventions tend to lack links to the emerging discourse on interactive knowledge production and exchange. This situation may limit both a better understanding of mechanisms that impact health lifestyles and the development of strategies for population level change. This paper introduces an integrated approach based on structure...
The present study aims to describe the evolution of an intervention, using a methodology that adopts the critical event as the unit of analysis, and to identify strategic factors that facilitate the continuation of the interventions. Six critical events were identified: dispute care models for health; area of advice: dispute field; change policy; b...
The main factors of social inequalities in health lie outside the healthcare system. In a context centred on curative care, the influence of social determinants on people's health is a challenge facing nursing care and highlights the need to reinforce cross-sector action.
After two decades of intersectoral public health action, the literature reports considerable ongoing difficulty in achieving this aim. This article analyses two of the challenges of intersectoral action: (1) ensuring convergence among the interests and resources of sectoral actors, and (2) coordinating the multiplicity of sectoral programmes. A cas...
Background
Hypertension holds a unique place in population health and health care because it is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease and the most common noncommunicable condition seen in primary care worldwide. Without effective prevention and control, raised blood pressure significantly increases the risk of stroke, myocardial infarction, c...
p> OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between the local food environment and the severity of food insecurity among new families using community food security interventions in Montreal.
METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, we analyzed baseline data from 785 adults aged 18–65 years enrolled in the evaluation of the effects of organizations de...
Background
Since the signing of the Oslo Ministerial Declaration in 2007, the idea that foreign policy formulation should include health considerations has gained traction on the United Nations agenda as evidenced by annual General Assembly resolutions on global health and foreign policy. The adoption of national policies on global health (NPGH) is...
National policies on global health appear as one way that actors from health, development and foreign affairs sectors in a country coordinate state action on global health. Next to a burgeoning literature in which international relations and global governance theories are employed to understand global health policy and global health diplomacy at th...
La présente recherche documente la production des effets de l’action intersectorielle locale sur les milieux de vie. Elle répond à deux questions : Quels sont ces effets? Comment les effets observés sont-ils produits et peuvent-il être attribués à l’action intersectorielle? L’action intersectorielle locale étudiée est celle animée, sur une base con...