1. Editorial Independence

   • Gilles Paradis

   Editor’s Page • Le Mot de la Rédaction 01 March 2011 Pages: 83 - 83

2. Is There a Need for Heroin Substitution Treatment in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside?

   • Meldon Kahan
   • Anita Srivastava
   • Brian Conway

   Point 01 March 2011 Pages: 84 - 86

3. Is There a Need for Heroin Substitution Treatment in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside? Yes There Is, and in Many Other Places Too

   • Martin T. Schechter
   • Perry Kendall

   Counterpoint 01 March 2011 Pages: 87 - 89

4. All-cause and HIV-related Mortality Rates Among HIV-infected Patients After Initiating Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy: The Impact of Aboriginal Ethnicity and Injection Drug Use

   • Leah J. Martin
   • Stan Houston
   • L. Duncan Saunders

   Quantitative Research 01 March 2011 Pages: 90 - 96

5. Hepatitis C Infection Among Pregnant Women in British Columbia: Reported Prevalence and Critical Appraisal of Current Prenatal Screening Methods

   • Audrey Blasig
   • Emily C. Wagner
   • BC HCV Vertical Transmission Study Group

   Quantitative Research 01 March 2011 Pages: 98 - 102

6. Factors Associated with Different Cigarette Access Behaviours Among Underage Smoking Youth Who Usually Smoke Contraband (Native) Cigarettes

   • Scott T. Leatherdale
   • Rashid Ahmed
   • Mary Vu

   Quantitative Research 01 March 2011 Pages: 103 - 107

7. Trends in Duration of Hospitalization for Patients with Tuberculosis in Montreal, Canada from 1993 to 2007

   • Kianoush Dehghani
   • Robert Allard
   • Paul Rivest

   Quantitative Research 01 March 2011 Pages: 108 - 111

8. A Holistic Model for the Selection of Environmental Assessment Indicators to Assess the Impact of Industrialization on Indigenous Health

   • Julie A. Kryzanowski
   • Lynn McIntyre

   Quantitative Research 01 March 2011 Pages: 112 - 117

9. Lead in School Drinking Water: Canada Can and Should Address This Important Ongoing Exposure Source

   • Prabjit Barn
   • Tom Kosatsky

   Commentary 01 March 2011 Pages: 118 - 121

10. Perceived Health Status of Francophones and Anglophones in an Officially Bilingual Canadian Province

    • Mathieu Bélanger
    • Louise Bouchard
    • Paul-Emile Bourque

    Quantitative Research 01 March 2011 Pages: 122 - 126

11. Examining Changes in Reported Work Conditions in Quebec, Ontario and Saskatchewan Between 1994 and 2003–05

    • Peter Smith
    • Sara Morassaei
    • Cameron Mustard

    Quantitative Research 01 March 2011 Pages: 127 - 132

12. Bicycle Helmet Use After the Introduction of All Ages Helmet Legislation in an Urban Community in Alberta, Canada

    • Mohammad Karkhaneh
    • Brian H. Rowe
    • Brent Hagel

    Quantitative Research 01 March 2011 Pages: 134 - 138

13. Sleep Difficulties and Obesity Among Preadolescents

    • Jian Liu
    • John Hay
    • John Cairney

    Quantitative Research 01 March 2011 Pages: 139 - 143

14. The Cost of Obesity and Overweight in 2005: A Case Study of Alberta, Canada

    • Ellen Moffatt
    • Lorraine G. Shack
    • Ron Colman

    Quantitative Research 01 March 2011 Pages: 144 - 148

15. Grand Challenges Canada: Inappropriate Emphasis and Missed Opportunities in Global Health Research?

    • Charles P. Larson
    • Slim Haddad
    • David Zakus

    Commentary 01 March 2011 Pages: 149 - 151

16. La recherche en santé mondiale et les défis des partenariats Nord-Sud

    • Valéry Ridde
    • Florence Capelle

    Recherche Qualitative 01 March 2011 Pages: 152 - 156

17. Disability, Displacement and Public Health: A Vision for Haiti

    • Gregor Wolbring

    Commentary 01 March 2011 Pages: 157 - 159