Much of my work involves the
collection and analysis of information to
support health planning
and decision making. I conduct literature searches,
interviews,
surveys and focus groups. Pulling together information from various
sources, making sense of it, and presenting it in a way that
decision-makers can
use is what I do best. Some of the environmental
scans I have conducted are
described below.
| Project: | Identification of Parent Health Education Resources
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| Client: | Nova Scotia Department of Health |
| Description: | The purpose of this work was to guide NS Public
Health Services in the selection of parent health education resource material for distribution to new parents. The research included a literature review, a scan of existing resource material, focus groups with parents of young children and interviews with
representatives of various minority organizations. |
| Report: | Resource Material that Works for Parents (2005) |
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| Project:
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Environmental scan of home visiting programs
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| Client: | Nova Scotia Department of Health |
| Description: | This research helped shape the provinces's
new Healthy Beginnings
Enhanced Home Visiting Program. It consisted
of planning, conducting and
analyzing interviews and surveys with
staff of family support programs in
Nova Scotia and neighbouring
provinces. |
| Report: | Home Visiting to
Support
Young Families in NS (2003) |
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| Project:
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Demographic trends in the
international community and policies to address them
|
| Client: | Population and Public Health Branch, Health
Canada |
| Description: |
This research was
aimed at stimulating discussion and
action on policies to support Atlantic Canada's
aging population. It
consisted of a literature search on policies instituted in
Finland,
Japan and Australia in response to population aging and a discussion
paper aimed at government policy
makers and leaders in seniors'
organizations. |
| Report: |
Policies for Aging
Populations: An International Perspective (2002)
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| Project: | Discussion paper on a
population health approach to falls
prevention |
| Client: | Community Links |
| Description: | This discussion
paper was used to mobilize
potential partners for a new provincial falls prevention
strategy by
increasing their understanding of falls and how they can be
prevented. It consisted of a review and synthesis of the literature,
suitable for
general audiences. |
| Report: | Taking Steps to Prevent
Falling in
Nova Scotia
(2001) |
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| Project:
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Environmental scan of health research in Nova
Scotia
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| Client:
| Nova Scotia Health Research
Foundation |
| Description: | This research provided an
orientation and baseline information for the newly formed Nova
Scotia Health Research Foundation. I interviewed health researchers
and collected and analyzed information from a
variety of databases
to produce a discussion paper on the state of health research in Nova
Scotia |
| Report: |
A Critical Look at Health
Research in Nova Scotia(2001)
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| Project:
|
Environmental scan on diabetes
prevention |
| Client: | Population and
Public Health Branch, Health Canada |
| Description: | This research was used by government and
community
organizations in planning the Atlantic Canada roll-out of
the Canadian Diabetes Strategy. It consisted of a literature search,
surveys and interviews with people involved in programs that
contribute to preventing diabetes. |
| Report: |
Preventing Diabetes in
Atlantic Canada (2000) |
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| Project: | Demographic trends in
aging |
| Client:
| Health Promotion and Programs
Branch, Health Canada |
| Description: | The purpose of this work was to promote
government and community planning for population aging. It consisted
of a broad-based search for information relating to economic and
demographic trends in Atlantic Canada
and analysis in terms of the
health of future generations of seniors. |
| Report: |
Shifting Sands:
Demographic and Economic Trends in Atlantic Canada and their Impacts on Seniors (1999) |
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