341 results for: Public Health

Strengthening Primary Health Care Through Primary Care and Public Health Collaboration

A final report from McMaster University, School of Nursing for the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF) providing key messages for strengthening collaboration between public health and primary care.

  2014-11-17 - Research Report/Paper

Aboriginal/Indigenous Peoples - Food, Nutrition and Health Background

Background information regarding food, nutrition and health issues of Aboriginal/Indigenous Peoples.

2014-06-04 - Background

Aboriginal/Indigenous Peoples - Food, Nutrition and Health Summary of Recommendations and Evidence

A synthesis of the recommendations and evidence regarding food, nutrition and the health of Aboriginal/Indigenous Peoples.

2018-02-22 - Summary of Recommendations and Evidence

The Association of Public Health Observatories

The Association of Public Health Observatories is an organization that produces "information, data and intelligence on people's health and health care for practitioners, policy makers and the wider community". The website includes access to the 12 regional public health observatories.

  2010-12-10 - Website

Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer)

A Clinical Research Coordination Centre in the U.K. that is focused on public health improvement through multidisciplinary developed and evaluated interventions.

  2014-12-04 - Evaluation/Assessment Tool

Aboriginal/Indigenous Peoples - Food, Nutrition and Health Practice Guidance Toolkit

This toolkit provides an overview of the Aboriginal/Indigenous Peoples - Food, Nutrition and Health Knowledge Pathway that includes a description of the topic, key nutrition issues, nutrition assessment, intervention, nutrition monitoring/evaluation and client handouts.

2018-02-22 - Practice Guidance Toolkit

Public Health Strategies for Preventing and Controlling Overweight and Obesity in School and Worksite Settings

A Report on Recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services published by the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention providing guidance to stakeholders interested in and responsible for reducing the prevalence of overweight and obesity.

  2012-10-31 - Position Paper/Policy Document

An Introduction to Evidence-Informed Public Health and a Compendium of Critical Appraisal Tools for Public Health Practice

This National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools document defines and summarizes the concept of evidence-informed public health (EIPH), supports the importance of critical appraisal of primary research studies and systematic reviews to inform practice, and presents some of the more commonly used critical appraisal tools.

2009-09-21 - Topic Overview

Prevalence, Severity and Impact of Household Food Insecurity: A Serious Public Health Issue

A background paper, including updated information since the publication of Dietitians of Canada’s position on household food insecurity in 2005.

  2016-09-27 - Position Paper/Policy Document