Publications from the Health Studies Department aim to increase understanding of health and wellness and the changing health needs of society. Research includes health policy, gerontology, bioethics, and health measurement and statistics.
Submissions from 2019
The Impact of Shorter, More Frequent Outdoor Play Periods on Preschoolers’ Physical Activity during Childcare: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial, Molly Driediger, Stephanie Trulove, Andrew Johnson, Leigh Vanderloo, Brian Timmons, Shauna Burke, Jennifer Irwin, and Patricia Tucker
Ebola virus disease and palliative care in humanitarian crises, Favila Escobio and Elysée Nouvet
Breaking Grad: Building Resilience Among a Sample of Graduate Students Struggling with Stress and Anxiety via a Peer Coaching Model - An 8-Month Pilot Study, Rebecca Fried, Melanie-Anne Atkins, and Jennifer Irwin
Breaking Grad: Building Resilience Among a Sample of Graduate Students Struggling with Stress and Anxiety via a Peer Coaching Model – An 8-Month Pilot Study, Rebecca Fried, Melanie-Anne Atkins, and Jennifer Irwin
Women's freedom of movement and participation in psychosocial support groups: Qualitative study in northern India, Nicola Gailits, Kaaren Mathias, Elysée Nouvet, Pooja Pillai, and Lisa Schwartz
A geospatial approach to understanding inequalities in accessibility to primary care among vulnerable populations, Jason A. Gilliland, Tayyab Shah, Andrew F. Clark, Shannon L. Sibbald, and Jamie A. Seabrook
Communication Strategies to Support Patience Behaviour Change, Jennifer Irwin
Introduction to Evidence-Informed Motivational Interviewing and Coaching Approaches to Facilitate Health Behaviour Change, Jennifer Irwin and Don Morrow
Parents’ Perspectives of a Coaching and/or Education Intervention for Parents with Overweight/Obesity and Their Children, Shazya Karmali, Victor Ng, Danielle Battram, Shauna Burke, Don Morrow, Erin Pearson, Patricia Tucker, Tara Mantler, Anita Cramp, Robert Petrella, and Jennifer Irwin
Weekly Recall of Sedentary Time: Validity of Two Weekly Self-Reported Measures in University Students, Marc Moulin, C. Lee, Patricia Tucker, Harry Prapavessis, and Jennifer Irwin
Sedentary Time Among Undergraduate Students: A Systematic Review, Marc Moulin, Stephanie Truelove, Shauna Burke, and Jennifer Irwin
Past-Week Recall of Sedentary Time: Validity of a Weekly Self-Reported Measure in University Students, Marc Moulin, Patricia Tucker, Chris Lee, Harry Prapavessis, and Jennifer Irwin
Perceptions of drones, digital adherence monitoring technologies and educational videos for tuberculosis control in remote Madagascar: A mixed-method study protocol, Elysée Nouvet, Astrid M. Knoblauch, Ian Passe, Andry Andriamiadanarivo, Manualdo Ravelona, Faniry Ainanomena Ramtariharisoa, Kimmerling Razafimdriana, Patricia C. Wright, Jesse McKinney, Peter M. Small, Niaina Rakotosamimanana, and Simon Grandjean Lapierre
What are you (un)doing with that story?, Elysée Nouvet, Christina Sinding, Catherine Graham, Jennie Vengris, Ann Fudge Schormans, Ailsa Fullwood, and Melanie Skeene
Motivational Interviewing with Families in the Home Environment, Carley O'Kane, Jennifer Irwin, Don Morrow, Lisa Tang, Samantha Wong, Andrea Buchholz, David Ma, and Jess Haines
Parental Perceptions of a Parent-Only Childhood Obesity Intervention and its Impact on Families, Kristen Reilly, Shauna Burke, D. Briatico, Jennifer Irwin, Patricia Tucker, and Erin Pearson
The Impact of a Parent-Focused Paediatric Overweight/Obesity Intervention on Parent Self-Efficacy and Children’s Body Composition Outcomes, Kristen Reilly, Andrew Johnson, Patricia Tucker, Jennifer Irwin, Erin Pearson, D. Bock, and Shauna Burke
Kindness as an Intervention for Student Social Interaction Anxiety, Affect and Mood: The KISS of Kindness Study, Katie Shillington, Andrew Johnson, Tara Mantler, and Jennifer Irwin
Exploring the Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Childcare PhysicaL ActivitY (PLAY) Policy: Rationale and Protocol for a Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial, Patricia Tucker, Molly Driediger, Leigh Vanderloo, Shauna Burke, Jennifer Irwin, Andrew Johnson, J. Shelley, and Brian Timmons
Sustainability of public health interventions: where are the gaps?, David Roger Walugembe, Shannon Sibbald, Marlene Janzen Le Ber, and Anita Kothari
Submissions from 2018
The Impact of a Parent-Focused Intervention Targeting Childhood Overweight and Obesity on Family Cohesion, Communication, and Satisfaction: A Proposed Study, D. Briatico, Shauna Burke, Kristen Reilly, Erin Pearson, Jennifer Irwin, Patricia Tucker, Andrew Johnson, and D. Bock
The Impact of a Parent-Focused Pilot Intervention Targeting Childhood Overweight and Obesity on Parents’ Perceptions of Family Cohesion, Communication, and Satisfaction, D. Briatico, Shauna Burke, Kristen Reilly, Erin Pearson, Jennifer Irwin, Patricia Tucker, Andrew Johnson, and D. Bock
Using the RE-AIM Framework to Evaluate the Feasibility of a Parent-Focused Intervention Targeting Childhood Overweight/Obesity, D. Briatico, Shauna Burke, Kristen Reilly, Erin Pearson, Jennifer Irwin, Patricia Tucker, Andrew Johnson, and D. Bock
“C.H.A.M.P. Families”: Exploring the Impact of a Childhood Obesity Intervention on Family Cohesion, Communication, and Satisfaction, Shauna Burke, D. Briatico, Kristen Reilly, Patricia Tucker, Jennifer Irwin, Andrew Johnson, D. Bock, and Erin Pearson
The Development and Implementation of a Parent-Focused Childhood Obesity Intervention Using a Combined Theoretical Framework, Shauna Burke, Kristen Reilly, Erin Pearson, Jennifer Irwin, Patricia Tucker, Andrew Johnson, and D. Bock