…experienced child abuse (35%), witnessed family violence (33%), experienced financial instability (61%) and/or used social assistance (56%), substandard housing (32%), underemployment (69%), and had education of less than grade 10…
In the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic context, there has been increasing attention to correctional facilities and other congregate settings as catalysts for infectious disease transmission. It is well known that…
…A small, but growing body of research suggests that school closures as a public health measure can deepen social and economic disparities. For instance, school closures have been found to…
…the relative ease with which it is transmitted to other hosts. A droplet spread disease, for instance, is more infectious than one spread by direct contact. The characteristics of the portals of exit and…
…understand the exposure pathways and the roles that each sector can play. The nice thing about food poisoning, as a ‘for instance’, is that it really requires several steps to…
Executive Summary Across Canada, among all respondents there was a concern regarding the transmission of influenza viruses among host species and recognition of the bidirectional transmission of viruses between humans and swine….
…disease was the most frequently used variant that appeared in a search of ‘burdens’, in some instances, this term appears to be used interchangeably with Global Burden of Disease (GBD),…
…instance. PHAC networks and surveillance systems help to ensure Canada’s health professionals have reliable access to current information about chronic and infectious diseases, trends and treatments, and physical and mental…
…of housing instability. This has negatively impacted my mental and physical health to the point where I’m seeking access to necessary resources. Another participant said I planned to move out…
…diseases. The following table summarizes terms that were discussed with respect to their definitions through an online forum consisting of health professionals and modellers. These definitions are based on extensive…
A Public Health Resource for Infectious Disease Policy Analysis in Canada The Notifi able Diseases Database is a public online resource for notifi able disease (ND) policy information in Canada….
…this community. If you’d like to read the paper associated with these results, it’s freely available online from BMC Public Health and is enGtled impacts of COVID-19 on trans and…
