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This area contains handpicked information that helps me understand nursing and the Canadian healthcare system. Here are some resources

Health Curated Resources

Modernizing the Alberta Healthcare: https://www.alberta.ca/modernizing-albertas-primary-health-care-system.

Alberta Healthcare Services: They are responsible for providing healthcare services in Alberta. https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/

Alberta Health Professions Act: A review of Alberta's healthcare professions regulatory framework. https://open.alberta.ca/publications/h07

College of Licensed Practical Nurse of Alberta. This is the regulatory body where I belong. https://www.clpna.com/

Determinat of Health Curated Resources

Jin, A., George, M. A., Brussoni, M., & Lalonde, C. E. (2014). Worker compensation injuries among the Aboriginal population of British Columbia, Canada: incidence, annual trends, and ecological analysis of risk markers, 1987-2010. , , 710. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-710

Kolahdooz, F., Nader, F., Yi, K. J., & Sharma, S. (2015). Understanding the social determinants of health among Indigenous Canadians: priorities for health promotion policies and actions. , , 27968. https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v8.27968

Ladd, B., (2015) Social Determinants of Health. Available at https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/Blogs/PFH/Posting300.aspx

World Health Organization. About World Health Organization. Constitution. Available at: http://www.who.int/governance/eb/constitution/en/

Social Ecological Model Applied to Type 2 diabetes Curated Resources

Caperon, L., Saville, F., & Ahern, S. (2022). Developing a socio-ecological model for community engagement in a health programme in an underserved urban area. PloS one, 17(9), e0275092. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275092

Caperon, L., Arjyal, A., K C, P., Kuikel, J., Newell, J., Peters, R., Prestwich, A., & King, R. (2019). Developing a socio-ecological model of dietary behaviour for people living with diabetes or high blood glucose levels in urban Nepal: A qualitative investigation. PloS one, 14(3), e0214142. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214142

Hill, J. O., Galloway, J. M., Goley, A., Marrero, D. G., Minners, R., Montgomery, B., Peterson, G. E., Ratner, R. E., Sanchez, E., & Aroda, V. R. (2013). Scientific statement: Socioecological determinants of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. Diabetes care, 36(8), 2430–2439. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc13-1161

Hill-Briggs, F., Adler, N. E., Berkowitz, S. A., Chin, M. H., Gary-Webb, T. L., Navas-Acien, A., Thornton, P. L., & Haire-Joshu, D. (2020). Social Determinants of Health and Diabetes: A Scientific Review. Diabetes care, 44(1), 258–279. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.2337/dci20-0053

Chronic Disease curated Resources

Sockalingam, S., Clarkin, C., Serhal, E., Pereira, C., & Crawford, A. (2020). Responding to health care professionals' mental health needs during COVID-19 through the rapid implementation of Project ECHO. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 40(3), 211-214. https://journals.lww.com/jcehp/Fulltext/2020/04030/Responding_to_Health_Care_Professionals__Mental.12.aspx

Serlachius, A., Badawy, S. M., & Thabrew, H. (2020). Psychosocial challenges and opportunities for youth with chronic health conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, 3(2), e23057. https://pediatrics.jmir.org/2020/2/e23057

Renzi, C., Kaushal, A., Emery, J., Hamilton, W., Neal, R. D., Rachet, B., ... & Lyratzopoulos, G. (2019). Comorbid chronic diseases and cancer diagnosis: disease-specific effects and underlying mechanisms. Nature reviews clinical oncology, 16(12), 746-761. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41571-019-0249-6

A Multilevel Analysis of Teen Smoking Using the Social Ecological Model -Curated Resources

Carroll, S. R., Suina, M., Jäger, M. B., Black, J., Cornell, S., Gonzales, A. A., & Teufel-Shone, N. I. (2022). Reclaiming Indigenous Health in the US: moving beyond the Social Determinants of Health. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(12), 7495. Available at https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/12/7495

Jin, A., George, M. A., Brussoni, M., & Lalonde, C. E. (2014). Worker compensation injuries among the Aboriginal population of British Columbia, Canada: incidence, annual trends, and ecological analysis of risk markers, 1987–2010. BMC Public Health, 14(1), 1-16. Available at https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-14-710

Kolahdooz, F., Nader, F., Yi, K. J., & Sharma, S. (2015). Understanding the social determinants of health among Indigenous Canadians: priorities for health promotion policies and actions. Global health action, 8(1), 27968. Available at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3402/gha.v8.27968

Ladd, B., (2015). Social Determinants of Health. Available at https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/Blogs/PFH/Posting300.aspx

Nutbeam, D., & Lloyd, J. E. (2021). Understanding and responding to health literacy as a social determinant of health. Annu Rev Public Health, 42(1), 159-73. Available at https://nursing.jhu.edu/excellence/community/global-center/documents/research-articles/Understanding%20and%20Responding%20to%20Health%20Literacy%20as%20a%20Social%20Determinant%20of%20Health.pdf

World Health Organization. About World Health Organization. Constitution. Available at: http://www.who.int/governance/eb/constitution/en/

Curated resources on marginalized groups and health in Canada

Craig, K. D., Holmes, C., Hudspith, M., Moor, G., Moosa-Mitha, M., Varcoe, C., & Wallace, B. (2020). Pain in persons who are marginalized by social conditions. Pain, 161(2), 261. Available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6970566/

Matheson, K., Foster, M. D., Bombay, A., McQuaid, R. J., & Anisman, H. (2019). Traumatic experiences, perceived discrimination, and psychological distress among members of various socially marginalized groups. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 416. Available at https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00416/full

Smye, V., Browne, A. J., Josewski, V., Keith, B., & Mussell, W. (2023). Social Suffering: Indigenous Peoples' Experiences of Accessing Mental Health and Substance Use Services. International journal of environmental research and public health, 20(4), 3288. Available at https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/4/3288

Final Blog Post Summary Curate Resources

Caperon, L., Saville, F., & Ahern, S. (2022). Developing a socio-ecological model for community engagement in a health program in an underserved urban area. PloS one, 17(9), e0275092. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275092

Carroll, S. R., Suina, M., Jäger, M. B., Black, J., Cornell, S., Gonzales, A. A., & Teufel-Shone, N. I. (2022). Reclaiming Indigenous Health in the US: Moving Beyond the Social Determinants of Health. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(12), 7495. Available at https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/12/7495

Craig, K. D., Holmes, C., Hudspith, M., Moor, G., Moosa-Mitha, M., Varcoe, C., & Wallace, B. (2020). Pain in persons who are marginalized by social conditions. Pain, 161(2), 261. Available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6970566/

Hill-Briggs, F., Adler, N. E., Berkowitz, S. A., Chin, M. H., Gary-Webb, T. L., Navas-Acien, A., Thornton, P. L., & Haire-Joshu, D. (2020). Social Determinants of Health and Diabetes: A Scientific Review. Diabetes care, 44(1), 258–279. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.2337/dci20-0053

Serlachius, A., Badawy, S. M., & Thabrew, H. (2020). Psychosocial challenges and opportunities for youth with chronic health conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, 3(2), e23057. https://pediatrics.jmir.org/2020/2/e23057

Infographic References

CDC. (2022). Childhood Obesity Facts. Obesity. https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood-obesity-facts/childhood-obesity-facts.html?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/childhood.html

Kansra, A. R., Lakkunarajah, S., & Jay, M. S. (2021). Childhood and Adolescent Obesity: A Review. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 8(581461). https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2020.581461

Kovacs, V. A., Messing, S., Sandu, P., Nardone, P., Pizzi, E., Hassapidou, M., Brukalo, K., Tecklenburg, E., & Abu-Omar, K. (2020). Improving the food environment in kindergartens and schools: An overview of policies and policy opportunities in Europe. Food Policy, 96(101848), 101848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2020.101848

Liu, H., Bi, C., Lin, H., Ma, W., Zhang, J., Hu, Y.-Y., & Liu, J.-Z. (2022). Compared with dietary behavior and physical activity risk, sedentary behavior risk is an important factor in overweight and obesity: evidence from a study of children and adolescents aged 13–18 years in Xinjiang, China. BMC Pediatrics, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-022-03646-y

Luiggi, M., Rey, O., Travert, M., & Griffet, J. (2021). Overweight and obesity by school socioeconomic composition and adolescent socioeconomic status: a school-based study. BMC Public Health, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11752-2

The Lancet. (2023). The Global Challenge of Childhood Obesity and its Consequences: What Can be Done? (pp. e1172–e1173). The Lancet.

Ogden, C. L., Carroll, M. D., Kit, B. K., & Flegal, K. M. (2014). Prevalence of childhood and adult obesity in the United States, 2011-2012. JAMA, 311(8), 806–814. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2014.732

Stohl, E. (2023). Childhood Obesity in the United States. Ballard Brief; Ballard Center. https://ballardbrief.byu.edu/issue-briefs/childhood-obesity-in-the-united-states

World Health Organisation. (2024). Health promotion. World Health Organization; WHO. https://www.who.int/health-topics/health-promotion#tab=tab_1

Wühl, E. (2018). Hypertension in childhood obesity. Acta Paediatrica, 108(1), 37–43. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.14551

Ziso, D., Chun, O. K., & Puglisi, M. J. (2022). Increasing Access to Healthy Foods through Improving Food Environment: a Review of Mixed Methods Intervention Studies with Residents of Low-Income Communities. Nutrients, 14(11), 2278. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14112278