Resources
A curation of carefully selected content that I would like to share. Most of this content will be relevant to my Master of Health Studies course (Critical Foundations in Health Disciplines). You can also visit the following link for my Wakelet page with more content curation:
https://wakelet.com/@JaimeMacDonald
MHST 601 - Unit 1
My first attempt at resource curation - references from the first unit in the Master of Health Studies 601 course.
Bryn Mawr College: Bryn Mawr Digital Competencies Framework. (2016). Blended Learning Research and Open Educational Resources. 3. https://repository.brynmawr.edu/oer/3
CBC/Radio Canada. (2016, December 3). Nurse who “vented” online found guilty of professional misconduct | CBC News. CBCnews. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/srna-discipline-social-media-nurse-saskatchewan-1.3880351
Nations, D. (2021, January 26). Serious question: What exactly is social media? Lifewire. https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-social-media-explaining-the-big-trend-3486616
Oddone, K. (2017, December 3). Digital content curation: More important than ever! Linking Learning. https://www.linkinglearning.com.au/digital-content-curation-more-important-than-ever/
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. (2013, September 26). Social media professionalism in the medical community. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N8A5LMlego
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Nursing in Canada
A collection of websites and articles reflecting on the nursing profession - regulatory bodies, holding registration, and responsibilities/accountabilities.
Canadian Nurses Association. (n.d.). Who we are. Canadian Nurses Association. https://www.cna-aiic.ca/en/about-us/who-we-are
College of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador. (n.d.). https://crnnl.ca/
Government of Canada. (2020, February 19). Tri-council policy statement: Ethical conduct for research involving humans – TCPS 2 (2018). Panel on Research Ethics. https://ethics.gc.ca/eng/policy-politique_tcps2-eptc2_2018.html
Government of Canada. (2023, March 10). Canadian Health Act. Canada.ca. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-care-system/canada-health-care-system-medicare/canada-health-act.html
Government of Canada. (n.d.). TCPS 2: Core-2022 (Course on Research Ethics). Panel on Research Ethics. https://tcps2core.ca/welcome
Registered Nurses Regulations under the Registered Nurses Act. Newfoundland and Labrador Regulation 2023. (2023). https://www.assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/annualregs/2023/nr230024.htm
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The Definition of Health
Resources discussing the definition of health - The WHO's definition and how we can improve upon this dated description.
Bircher, J., & Kuruvilla, S. (2014a). Defining health by addressing individual, social, and environmental determinants: New opportunities for health care and public health. Journal of Public Health Policy, 35(3), 363–386. https://doi.org/10.1057/jphp.2014.19
Bradley, K. L., Goetz, T., & Viswanathan, S. (2018). Toward a contemporary definition of health. Military Medicine, 183(suppl_3), 204–207. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usy213
Determinants of Health. World Health Organization. (n.d.). https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/determinants-of-health
Government of Canada. (2023, November 27). Health. Statistics Canada. https://www160.statcan.gc.ca/health-sante/index-eng.htm
Huber, M. (2011). Health: How Should We Define It? British Medical Journal, 343(7817), 235–237. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23051314
McCartney, G., Popham, F., McMaster, R., & Cumbers, A. (2019a). Defining health and health inequalities. Public Health, 172, 22–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2019.03.023
Saracci, Rodolfo. (1997). The World Health Organisation needs to reconsider its definition of health. British Medical Journal, 314, 1409–1410. https://www.bmj.com/content/314/7091/1409.long
Schramme, T. (2023). Health as complete well-being: The WHO definition and beyond. Public Health Ethics, 16(3), 210–218. https://doi.org/10.1093/phe/phad017
Social determinants of health and health inequalities. Government of Canada. (2023, June 1). https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/population-health/what-determines-health.html
What is Health? Government of Canada. (2008, September 12). https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/population-health/population-health-approach/what-is-health.html
WHO remains firmly committed to the principles set out in the preamble to the Constitution. World Health Organization. (n.d.). https://www.who.int/about/accountability/governance/constitution
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The Determinants of Health
Collected resources from researching the determinants of health. A slight focus in Newfoundland and Labrador's perspective on managing these determinants.
Determinants of Health. World Health Organization. (2017). https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/determinants-of-health
Glouberman, S., & Millar, J. (2003). Evolution of the determinants of Health, health policy, and Health Information Systems in Canada. American Journal of Public Health, 93(3), 388–392. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.93.3.388
Government of Canada. (2023a, June 1). Social determinants of health and health inequalities. Government of Canada. https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/population-health/what-determines-health.html
Government of Canada. (2023b, September 13). Health of Canadians: Determinants of health. Statistics Canada. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/82-570-x/2023001/section4-eng.htm
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. (2020, November 5). Health Promotion and Wellness. Health and Community Services. https://www.gov.nl.ca/hcs/wellnesshealthyliving/
Gore, D., & Kothari, A. (2012). Social Determinants of Health in Canada: Are healthy living initiatives there yet? A policy analysis. International Journal for Equity in Health, 11(1), 41. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-9276-11-41
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. (n.d.) A Public Health Framework for Newfoundland and Labrador: Preventing Disease, Promoting Health and Protecting Current and Future Generations. https://www.gov.nl.ca/hcs/files/Public-Health-Framework.pdf
Health Accord, NL. (2022). Our Province. Our Health. Our Future. A 10-Year Health Transformation: The Report. http://healthaccordnl.ca/final-reports/
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Multilevel Models in Health
Resources discussing the benefits of multilevel models used in healthcare, with the majority focusing on the Socioecological Model.
Journal Articles
Castelli, A., Jacobs, R., Goddard, M., & Smith, P. C. (2013). Health, policy and geography: Insights from a multi-level modelling approach. Social Science & Medicine, 92, 61–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.05.021
Duncan, C., Jones, K., & Moon, G. (1998). Context, composition and heterogeneity: Using multilevel Models in health research. Social Science & Medicine, 46(1), 97–117. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0277-9536(97)00148-2
Early, J. (2016). Health is more than healthcare: Its time for a social ecological approach. Journal of Nursing and Health Studies, 01(01). https://doi.org/10.21767/2574-2825.100000e2
Evans, C. R., Williams, D. R., Onnela, J.-P., & Subramanian, S. V. (2018). A multilevel approach to modeling health inequalities at the intersection of multiple social identities. Social Science & Medicine, 203, 64–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.11.011
Frosch, Z. A., Hasler, J., Handorf, E., DuBois, T., Bleicher, R. J., Edelman, M. J., Geynisman, D. M., Hall, M. J., Fang, C. Y., & Lynch, S. M. (2023). Development of a multilevel model to identify patients at risk for delay in starting cancer treatment. JAMA Network Open, 6(8). https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.28712
Hosseini Shokouh, S. M., Arab, M., Emamgholipour, S., Rashidian, A., Montazeri, A., & Zaboli, R. (2017). Conceptual Models of Social Determinants of Health: A Narrative Review. Iranian Journal of Public Health, 46(4), 435–446.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5439032/pdf/IJPH-46-435.pdf
Johnson-Jennings, M. D., Rink, E., Stotz, S. A., Magarati, M., & Moore, R. S. (2023). All systems are interrelated: Multilevel interventions with indigenous communities. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 124, 107013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2022.107013
Lake, E. T. (2006). Multilevel models in Health Outcomes Research. Applied Nursing Research, 19(2), 113–115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2006.01.001
Paskett, E., Thompson, B., Ammerman, A. S., Ortega, A. N., Marsteller, J., & Richardson, D. (2016). Multilevel interventions to address health disparities show promise in improving Population Health. Health Affairs, 35(8), 1429–1434. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1360
Patel, M. I., Khateeb, S., & Coker, T. (2020). A randomized trial of a multi-level intervention to improve advance care planning and symptom management among low-income and minority employees diagnosed with cancer in outpatient community settings. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 91, 105971. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2020.105971
Sauer, C., Weis, J., Faller, H., Junne, F., Hönig, K., Bergelt, C., Hornemann, B., Stein, B., Teufel, M., Goerling, U., Erim, Y., Geiser, F., Niecke, A., Senf, B., Weber, D., & Maatouk, I. (2019). Impact of social support on psychosocial symptoms and quality of life in cancer patients: Results of a multilevel model approach from a longitudinal Multicenter Study. Acta Oncologica, 58(9), 1298–1306. https://doi.org/10.1080/0284186x.2019.1631471
Serie, C. M. B., Van Damme, L., Pleysier, S., De Ruiter, C., & Put, J. (2021). The relationship between primary human needs of the good lives model (GLM) and subjective well-being in adolescents: A multi-level meta-analysis. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 61, 101651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2021.101651
Wang, Y., Holt, J. B., Xu, F., Zhang, X., Dooley, D. P., Lu, H., & Croft, J. B. (2018). Using 3 health surveys to compare multilevel models for small area estimation for chronic diseases and health behaviors. Preventing Chronic Disease, 15. https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd15.180313
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Brown, A. (n.d.). Core Principles of the Ecological Model: Multiple Influences on a Specific Health Behavior. Models and Mechanisms of Public Health. https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-buffalo-environmentalhealth/chapter/core-principles-of-the-ecological-model/#:~:text=The%20Socio%2DEcological%20Model%20takes,%2C%20Community%2C%20and%20Public%20Policy
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022, January 18). The social-ecological model: A framework for prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/about/social-ecologicalmodel.html
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Chronic Disease Prevention and Management - Cancer
Articles and websites reflecting disease management and prevention with a focus on cancer care. A focus on prevention and management strategies in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. A pan-Canadian partnership for better cancer outcomes. (2024, February 20). https://www.partnershipagainstcancer.ca/
Canadian strategy for cancer control 2019-2029. Partnership Against Cancer. (n.d.). https://www.partnershipagainstcancer.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Canadian-Strategy-Cancer-Control-2019-2029-EN.pdf
Explore prevention programs. Canadian Cancer Society. (n.d.). https://cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/reduce-your-risk/explore-prevention-programs
Kong, Y., Shaver, L. G., Shi, F., Mu, H., Bu, W., Etchegary, H., Aubrey-Bassler, K., Asghari, S., Yi, Y., & Wang, P. P. (2022). The effects of cancer beliefs and sociodemographic factors on colorectal cancer screening behaviours in Newfoundland and Labrador. Healthcare, 10(12), 2574. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10122574
McCrate, F. (2016). The Newfoundland and Labrador colorectal cancer screening program for the average risk population: A pre-implementation study of the family physician and target population perspective on fecal occult blood testing. (thesis). https://research.library.mun.ca/12206/
Noseworthy, H. (2018). The cause of the increased colon cancer mortality rate in Newfoundland and Labrador: A study comparing survival in Newfoundland and Labrador and Ontario population-based cohorts (thesis). https://research.library.mun.ca/13071/
Public Health Agency of Canada. (2018, June 15). Action on Cancer. Government of Canada. https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/chronic-diseases/cancer/government-canada-action-on-cancer.html
Roebothan, A., Smith, K. N., Seal, M., Etchegary, H., & Dawson, L. (2023). Specialty care and counselling about hereditary cancer risk improves adherence to cancer screening and prevention in Newfoundland and Labrador patients with BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants: A population-based retrospective cohort study. Current Oncology, 30(10), 9367–9381. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30100678
Sharma, I., Zhu, Y., Woodrow, J. R., Mulay, S., Parfrey, P. S., Mclaughlin, J. R., Hebert, J. R., Shivappa, N., Li, Y., Zhou, X., & Wang, P. P. (2017). Inflammatory diet and risk for colorectal cancer: A population-based case–control study in Newfoundland, Canada. Nutrition, 42, 69–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2017.05.010
Shi, F., Shaver, L. G., Kong, Y., Yi, Y., Aubrey-Bassler, K., Asghari, S., Etchegary, H., Adefemi, K., & Wang, P. P. (2020). Sociodemographics and their impacts on risk factor awareness and beliefs about cancer and screening: Results from a cross-sectional study in Newfoundland and Labrador. BMC Public Health, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09616-2
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Indigenous peoples and health in Canada: A focus in cancer care
Articles and websites discussing the Indigenous population in Canada and the health-related challenges they face. Some articles have a focus in the cancer care of Indigenous peoples.
Bryant, J., Patterson, K., Vaska, M., Chiang, B., Letendre, A., Bill, L., Yang, H., & Kopciuk, K. (2021). Cancer screening interventions in indigenous populations: A rapid review. Current Oncology, 28(3), 1728–1743. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol28030161
Government of Canada; Indigenous Services Canada. (2023, May 2). Indigenous health care in Canada. https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1626810177053/1626810219482
Guy’s Story – Indigenous traditional medicine in the cancer journey. YouTube. (2018, September 27). https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=DUlHP9laW-ZwMeeg&v=asJ7pWaByGc&feature=youtu.be
Horrill, T. C., Linton, J., Lavoie, J. G., Martin, D., Wiens, A., & Schultz, A. S. H. (2019). Access to cancer care among indigenous peoples in Canada: A scoping review. Social Science & Medicine, 238, 112495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112495
Indigenous Health. Eastern Health. (n.d.). https://www.easternhealth.ca/prc/indigenous-health/
Whop, L. J., Smith, M. A., Butler, T. L., Adcock, A., Bartholomew, K., Goodman, M. T., Winer, R. L., Milosevic, E., & Lawton, B. (2021). Achieving cervical cancer elimination among indigenous women. Preventive Medicine, 144, 106314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106314
Withrow, D. R., Pole, J. D., Nishri, E. D., Tjepkema, M., & Marrett, L. D. (2017). Cancer survival disparities between First Nation and Non-Aboriginal adults in Canada: Follow-up of the 1991 census mortality cohort. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 26(1), 145–151. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.epi-16-0706
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Marginalized Groups and Health in Canada: 2SLGBTQ+
Articles and websites reflecting the challenges marginalized groups, specifically the 2SLGBTQ+ population, encounter within the Canadian healthcare system.
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Boulé, J., Wilson, K., Kortes-Miller, K., & Stinchcombe, A. (2019). “we live in a wonderful country, Canada, but…”: Perspectives from older LGBTQ Ontarians on visibility, connection, and power in care and community. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 91(3), 235–252. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091415019857060
Comeau, D., Johnson, C., & Bouhamdani, N. (2023). Review of current 2SLGBTQIA+ inequities in the Canadian Health Care System. Frontiers in Public Health, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1183284
Henriquez, N. R., & Ahmad, N. (2021). “The message is you don’t exist”: Exploring lived experiences of rural lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, Queer/questioning (LGBTQ) people utilizing health care services. SAGE Open Nursing, 7, 237796082110511. https://doi.org/10.1177/23779608211051174
Hughes, T. L., Jackman, K., Dorsen, C., Arslanian-Engoren, C., Ghazal, L., Christenberry-deceased, T., Lance Coleman, C., Mackin, M., Moore, S. E., Mukerjee, R., Sherman, A., Smith, S., & Walker, R. (2022). How can the nursing profession help reduce sexual and gender minority related Health Disparities: Recommendations from the National Nursing LGBTQ Health Summit. Nursing Outlook, 70(3), 513–524. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2022.02.005
McKenzie, C., Mulé, N. J., & Khan, M. (2021). Where is LGBTQ+ in Ontario’s health care policies and programs? Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 19(2), 610–621. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-021-00577-8
Medina-Martínez, J., Saus-Ortega, C., Sánchez-Lorente, M. M., Sosa-Palanca, E. M., García-Martínez, P., & Mármol-López, M. I. (2021). Health inequities in LGBT people and nursing interventions to reduce them: A systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(22), 11801. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182211801
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Key Health Inequalities in Canada: A National Portrait – Executive Summary. Government of Canada. (2018, November 14). https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/science-research-data/key-health-inequalities-canada-national-portrait-executive-summary.html
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The Future of Healthcare in Canada
Articles and websites reflecting the challenges our healthcare system in Canada may be facing in the upcoming years. A couple of articles discussing the role that artificial intelligence (AI) may have within our healthcare system in the future.
Barkun, A. N., von Renteln, D., & Sadri, H. (2023). Cost-effectiveness of artificial intelligence-aided colonoscopy for adenoma detection in colon cancer screening. Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, 6(3), 97–105. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcag/gwad014
Canada needs a health-care transformation. Waterloo News. (2023, February 27). https://uwaterloo.ca/news/global-futures/eweal-canada-needs-health-care-transformation
Hunter, B., Hindocha, S., & Lee, R. W. (2022). The role of artificial intelligence in early cancer diagnosis. Cancers, 14(6), 1524. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14061524
Kootnikoff, M. (2023, May 26). Shaping the future of healthcare in Canada: A 10-year prognosis and mitigating risks. LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/shaping-future-healthcare-canada-10-year-prognosis-risks-kootnikoff/
Kueper, J. K., Emu, M., Banbury, M., Bjerre, L. M., Choudhury, S., Green, M., Pimlott, N., Slade, S., Tsuei, S. H., & Sisler, J. (2024). Artificial Intelligence for Family Medicine Research in Canada: Current State and future directions. Canadian Family Physician, 70(3), 161–168. https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7003161
Laprise, C. (2023). It’s time to take a sustainable approach to health care in the face of the challenges of the 21st Century. One Health, 16, 100510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2023.100510
Snapshot of Canada’s 4 health care priorities. Canadian Institute for Health Information. (2023, August 2). https://www.cihi.ca/en/taking-the-pulse-a-snapshot-of-canadian-health-care-2023/snapshot-of-canadas-4-health-care
Top 7 healthcare trends of 2023. University of Ottawa. (2023, May 10). https://online.uottawa.ca/blog/top-7-healthcare-trends-2023
Willson, A. (2023, March 14). Taking back health care. Queen’s Gazette. https://www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/taking-back-health-care
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