Volume 108, Issue 1, January 2017

In this issue (16 articles)

1. Editorial • Éditorial

   The weakening of public health: A threat to population health and health care system sustainability

   Dr. Ak’ingabe Guyon MSc, MDCM, CCFP, FRCPC… Pages e1-e6

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   Quantitative Research

   An examination of perceived health care availability and unmet health care need in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

   Jongnam Hwang PhD, Sara J. T. Guilcher PhD… Pages e7-e13

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   Quantitative Research

   Trends in smoking initiation in Canada: Does non-inclusion of young adults in tobacco control strategies represent a missed opportunity?

   Thierry Gagné MSc, Gerry Veenstra PhD Pages e14-e20

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   Quantitative Research

   Understanding sexual orientation and health in Canada: Who are we capturing and who are we missing using the Statistics Canada sexual orientation question?

   Christoffer Dharma MSc, Greta R. Bauer PhD Pages e21-e26

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   Quantitative Research

   A longitudinal cohort study examining determinants of overweight and obesity in adulthood

   Caroline Barakat-Haddad PhD, Usman Saeed (Hon) BSc… Pages e27-e35

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   Quantitative Research

   Diabetes among non-obese Filipino Americans: Findings from a large population-based study

   Esme Fuller-Thomson PhD, Adity Roy MScOT… Pages e36-e42

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   Quantitative Research

   Compliance with school nutrition policies in Ontario and Alberta: An assessment of secondary school vending machine data from the COMPASS study

   Michelle M. Vine PhD, Daniel W. Harrington PhD… Pages e43-e48

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   Quantitative Research

   Associations between the local food environment and the severity of food insecurity among new families using community food security interventions in Montreal

   Elsury Pérez MSc, Federico Roncarolo PhD… Pages e49-e55

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   Recherche Qualitative

   Mobiliser des représentations ethnoculturelles pour expliquer les disparités d’accès aux soins de santé au Burkina Faso

   Loubna Belaid M.Sc, Ph.D.… Pages e56-e61

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    Systematic Review

    A systematic review and meta-analysis for the adverse effects, immunogenicity and efficacy of Lyme disease vaccines: Guiding novel vaccine development

    Alaa Badawi PhD, Maria Shering BSc… Pages e62-e70

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    Population Health Intervention Research

    Evidence for the benefits of food chain interventions on E. coli O157:H7/NM prevalence in retail ground beef and human disease incidence: A success story

    Frank Pollari DVM, MPH, DVSc, Tanya Christidis PhD… Pages e71-e78

12. 

    Innovations in Policy and Practice

    Improving linkage to HIV care at low-threshold STI/HIV testing sites: An evaluation of the Immediate Staging Pilot Project in Vancouver, British Columbia

    Bobbi Brownrigg RN, MBA, Darlene Taylor MSc, PhD… Pages e79-e84

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    Innovations in Policy and Practice

    “Testing is Healthy” TimePlay campaign: Evaluation of sexual health promotion gamification intervention targeting young adults

    Qinya Zhang MPH, Kim J. Huhn BA, Andy Tan PhD, MBBS… Pages e85-e90

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    Commentary

    More than words: Using visual graphics for community-based health research

    Melody E. Morton Ninomiya PhD Pages e91-e94

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    Commentary

    The Canadian dementia challenge: Ensuring optimal care and services for those at risk or with dementia throughout the country

    Dr. Howard H. Feldman MD, FRCP(C), FCAHS… Pages e95-e97

16. 

    Commentary

    Plain packaging policy: Preventing industry innovations

    Mohammed Al-hamdani MHA Pages e98-e100