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Musings on MHS601: Just Like The Beatles, (Let's Put it) All Together Now
Introduction My first Masters of Health Studies course started by looking at my role within the Canadian health system. As my ePortfolio...
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Apr 4, 20218 min read
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Sepsis? What Sepsis, and What Else Can We Do?
An awareness of sepsis helps us to commit to focusing on the needs of the patient. Sepsis is the body’s extreme response to an...
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Apr 4, 20216 min read
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COVID-19 Says, “‘Bout Time” for Digital Transformation of Health
Before 2020, many jurisdictions attempted to embrace health transformation. EHealth, Ontario’s attempt at a single health record for its...
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Apr 2, 20216 min read
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A Comparison of a Traditional "Have" with a Traditional "Have Not" Province: ON vs. NL
This work was done with fellow student Travis Bolt Surveillance In Ontario, the Public Health Ontario (PHO) agency is responsible for...
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Mar 8, 20216 min read
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Supporting People Who Inject Drugs Utilizing a Socioeconomic Model
Mental health and addictions is a term used to cover a wide range of issues. The Ontario Ministry of Health reports: Directly, or...
sflevac
Feb 24, 20215 min read
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Collaboration on SDoH - Alberta/Ontario
The link below is the collaboration between myself and two other students: Brogan Gordon and Sarah Saunders, as posted on Brogan's site:...
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Feb 20, 20211 min read
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Ontario and Sudbury Social Determinants of Health Priorities
Public Health Ontario has developed an interactive site with the following qualifiers which are tracked and may be understood as to the...
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Feb 15, 20212 min read
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Determinants of Health
In 2018, the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) put out a position statement on the social determinants of health. The CNA gave four...
sflevac
Feb 15, 20213 min read
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What is the WHO definition of health, and why it needs to change
According to the government of Canada website: Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the...
sflevac
Feb 14, 20212 min read
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What has "Health" meant to me over time
One of my first memories is that of my great grandmother at a family reunion. She was an "old" but vibrant woman who had dealt with a...
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Feb 6, 20212 min read
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