selected scholarly activity
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chapters
- Knowledge Management. 137-155. 2018
- The effectiveness of school based interventions in promoting physical activity and fitness among children and youth: A systematic review. 111-210. 2011
- Knowledge Translation and Exchange for Obesity Prevention. 184-191. 2010
- Using Systematic Reviews in Health Services. 243-253. 2007
- Using Systematic Reviews in Health Services. 245-253. 2007
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conferences
- Building future capacity for D&I research: results from a mentored training program. Implementation Science. 2018
- Maintaining a Dialogue and Confidentiality in Qualitative Research: On Methodological Choices. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 2017
- What Constitutes Credible Knowledge in Practice-Related Decision Making? The Insights Into Knowledge Translation in Addiction Treatment Agencies in Canada. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 2017
- Creating a toolkit for critically appraised, evidence-based information on Ebola Virus Disease. European Journal of Public Health. 129-129. 2016
- Health Evidence (TM) : A public health knowledge repository disseminating evidence to decision makers. European Journal of Public Health. 363-363. 2016
- Health Evidence (TM) : A public health knowledge repository disseminating evidence to decision makers. European Journal of Public Health. 2016
- You don't know what you don't know: a Skills Assessment to identify public health competency gaps. European Journal of Public Health. 2016
- EBRNetwork – a call to action for evidence-based research. Trials. 2015
- Partnerships among Canadian agencies serving substance-abusing women and their children. European Journal of Public Health. 206-207. 2012
- Finding knowledge translation articles in CINAHL.. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. 1179-1183. 2010
- Uncovering Tacit Knowledge in Public Health. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 362-362. 2010
- Canada's first knowledge brokering trial: Evaluating efforts to move the best available evidence into practice for obesity prevention. International Journal of Obesity. S33-S33. 2008
- Knowledge translation to support local action for obesity prevention. International Journal of Obesity. S33-S33. 2008
- Exploring the association between nutritional factors and risk of cardiovasculalr disease. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 171C-171C. 2007
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journal articles
- Evaluation of a Question Prompt List About Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Prevention After Hypertensive Pregnancy: A Pilot Study.. Health Expectations. 27:e70085. 2024
- Understanding the mental health and intention to leave of the public health workforce in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 24:2347. 2024
- Features of databases that supported searching for rapid evidence synthesis during COVID-19: implications for future public health emergencies. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 24:135. 2024
- Learning on the job: using Artificial Intelligence to support rapid review methods. Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA. 112:148-149. 2024
- Mobilizing community-driven health promotion through community granting programs: a rapid systematic review. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 24:932. 2024
- Strategies to implement evidence-informed decision making at the organizational level: a rapid systematic review. BMC Health Services Research. 24:405. 2024
- What is the specific role of schools and daycares in COVID-19 transmission? A final report from a living rapid review. The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. 8:290-300. 2024
- Changes to Public Health Surveillance Methods Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 10:e49185-e49185. 2024
- A scoping review reveals candidate quality indicators of knowledge translation and implementation science practice tools. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 165:111205-111205. 2024
- The impact of knowledge and attitudes on physicians', nurses' and pharmacists' recommendation of probiotics: A systematic review. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 62:102272-102272. 2023
- Evaluation of a Knowledge Mobilization Campaign to Promote Support for Working Caregivers in Canada: Quantitative Evaluation. JMIR Formative Research. 7:e44226-e44226. 2023
- Searching for evidence in public health emergencies: a white paper of best practices. Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA. 111:566-578. 2023
- Conducting rapid reviews for health policy makers during the pandemic in an evolving evidence ecosystem: New synthesis methods and dissemination plans. Population Medicine. 5. 2023
- Identifying candidate quality indicators of tools that support the practice of knowledge translation: a scoping review protocol. The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports. 21:264-278. 2023
- Living rapid review update 18: what is the specific role of schools and daycares in covid-19 transmission?. Population Medicine. 5:159-160. 2023
- Understanding the impacts of COVID-19 on the mental health and intention to leave among the Canadian public health workforce. Population Medicine. 5:490-490. 2023
- What are effective strategies to respond to the psychological impacts of working on the frontlines of a public health emergency?. Frontiers in Public Health. 11:1282296. 2023
- A scoping review of strategies to support public health recovery in the transition to a “new normal” in the age of COVID-19. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 22:1244. 2022
- Structural interventions that affect racial inequities and their impact on population health outcomes: a systematic review. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 22:2162. 2022
- Evaluation of a Knowledge Mobilization Campaign to Promote Support for Working Caregivers in Canada: Quantitative Evaluation (Preprint) 2022
- Knowledge translation interventions for facilitating evidence-informed decision-making amongst health policymakers. Clinical Respiratory Journal. 2022. 2022
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Exploring the context, role and impact of public health nursing during
COVID ‐19: A multiple case study protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 78:2646-2655. 2022 - What is known about the prevalence of household food insecurity in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review. Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada. 42:177-187. 2022
- État des connaissances au sujet de la prévalence de l’insécurité alimentaire des ménages canadiens durant la pandémie de COVID-19 : revue systématique. Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can. 42:201-213. 2022
- A pragmatic evaluation of a public health knowledge broker mentoring education program: a convergent mixed methods study. Implementation Science Communications. 3:18. 2022
- Validity, reliability, and acceptability of the Evidence-Informed Decision-Making (EIDM) competence measure. PLoS ONE. 17:e0272699-e0272699. 2022
- Methods to support evidence-informed decision-making in the midst of COVID-19: creation and evolution of a rapid review service from the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 21:231. 2021
- A pragmatic evaluation of a Public Health Knowledge Broker mentoring education program: A convergent mixed methods study 2021
- School-based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18. Clinical Respiratory Journal. 2021:CD007651. 2021
- Assessing the Electronic Evidence System Needs of Canadian Public Health Professionals: Cross-sectional Study. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 7:e26503-e26503. 2021
- A Pragmatic Evaluation of a Public Health Knowledge Broker Mentoring Education Program: A Convergent Mixed Methods Study 2021
- Where Are We Now? A Content Analysis of Canadian Master of Public Health Course Descriptions and the Public Health Agency of Canada's Core Competencies. Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP. 27:201-207. 2021
- Nimble, efficient and evolving: the rapid response of the National Collaborating Centres to COVID-19 in Canada. Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada. 41:165-170. 2021
- Development and content validation of a measure to assess evidence-informed decision-making competence in public health nursing. PLoS ONE. 16:e0248330-e0248330. 2021
- Assessing the Electronic Evidence System Needs of Canadian Public Health Professionals: Cross-sectional Study (Preprint) 2020
- Measures of evidence-informed decision-making competence attributes: a psychometric systematic review. BMC Nursing. 19:44. 2020
- Perspectives on program mis-implementation among U.S. local public health departments. BMC Health Services Research. 20:258. 2020
- The “secret sauce” for a mentored training program: qualitative perspectives of trainees in implementation research for cancer control. BMC Medical Education. 20:237. 2020
- Impact of the AGE-ON Tablet Training Program on Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Attitudes Toward Technology in Older Adults: Single-Group Pre-Post Study. JMIR Aging. 3:e18398-e18398. 2020
- Impact of the AGE-ON Tablet Training Program on Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Attitudes Toward Technology in Older Adults: Single-Group Pre-Post Study (Preprint) 2020
- Impact of a Knowledge Translation Intervention on Physical Activity and Mobility in Older Adults (the Move4Age Study): Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 22:e15125-e15125. 2020
- Nurse-Family Partnership and Geography: An Intersectional Perspective. Global Qualitative Nursing Research. 7:233339361990088-233339361990088. 2020
- A description of a tailored knowledge translation intervention delivered by knowledge brokers within public health departments in Canada. Health Research Policy and Systems. 17:63. 2019
- Evaluation of an online knowledge translation intervention to promote cancer risk reduction behaviours: findings from a randomized controlled trial. BMC Cancer. 19:1138. 2019
- Weathering the rural reality: delivery of the Nurse-Family Partnership home visitation program in rural British Columbia, Canada. BMC Nursing. 18:17. 2019
- Assessing Organizational Supports for Evidence-Based Decision Making in Local Public Health Departments in the United States: Development and Psychometric Properties of a New Measure. Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP. 25:454-463. 2019
- Impact of a Knowledge Translation Intervention on Physical Activity and Mobility in Older Adults (the Move4Age Study): Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint) 2019
- A Mobility-Focused Knowledge Translation Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve Physical Activity: Process Evaluation of the Move4Age Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 21:e13965-e13965. 2019
- The Relationship Between the Position of Name Generator Questions and Responsiveness in Multiple Name Generator Surveys. Sociological Methods & Research. 48:243-262. 2019
- Impact of an organization-wide knowledge translation strategy to support evidence-informed public health decision making. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 18:1412. 2018
- Measures assessing attributes of evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) competence among nurses: a systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews. 7:181. 2018
- Training scholars in dissemination and implementation research for cancer prevention and control: a mentored approach. Implementation Science. 13:18. 2018
- Patterns and correlates of use of evidence-based interventions to control diabetes by local health departments across the USA. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care. 6:e000558-e000558. 2018
- A Tool That Assesses the Evidence, Transparency, and Usability of Online Health Information: Development and Reliability Assessment. JMIR Aging. 1:e3-e3. 2018
- Enhancing evidence-based diabetes and chronic disease control among local health departments: a multi-phase dissemination study with a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial component. Implementation Science. 12:122. 2017
- Implementation of evidence-informed practice through central network actors; a case study of three public health units in Canada. BMC Health Services Research. 17:208. 2017
- Informing the implementation of evidence-informed decision making interventions using a social network analysis perspective; a mixed-methods study. BMC Health Services Research. 17:122. 2017
- McMaster Optimal Aging Portal: an evidence-based database for geriatrics-focused health professionals. BMC Research Notes. 10:271. 2017
- A Tool That Assesses the Evidence, Transparency, and Usability of Online Health Information: Development and Reliability Assessment (Preprint) 2017
- A new tool for assessing the quality of online health information on the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal 2017
- How the “Understanding Research Evidence” Web-Based Video Series From the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools Contributes to Public Health Capacity to Practice Evidence-Informed Decision Making: Mixed-Methods Evaluation. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 19:e286-e286. 2017
- Information Seeking When Problem Solving: Perspectives of Public Health Professionals. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. 14:145-153. 2017
- Dissemination and Implementation Science Training Needs: Insights From Practitioners and Researchers. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 52:S322-S329. 2017
- If You Build It, Who Will Come? A Description of User Characteristics and Experiences With the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. 3:233372141773768-233372141773768. 2017
- User Experiences of the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal’s Evidence Summaries and Blog Posts: Usability Study. JMIR Human Factors. 3:e22-e22. 2016
- The McMaster Optimal Aging Portal: Usability Evaluation of a Unique Evidence-Based Health Information Website. JMIR Human Factors. 3:e14-e14. 2016
- Promoting Awareness of Key Resources for Evidence-Informed Decision-making in Public Health: An Evaluation of a Webinar Series about Knowledge Translation Methods and Tools. Frontiers in Public Health. 4:72. 2016
- Concocting that Magic Elixir: Successful Grant Application Writing in Dissemination and Implementation Research. Clinical and Translational Science. 8:710-716. 2015
- Developing educational competencies for dissemination and implementation research training programs: an exploratory analysis using card sorts. Implementation Science. 10:114. 2015
- The effectiveness of knowledge translation interventions for promoting evidence-informed decision-making among nurses in tertiary care: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Implementation Science. 10:98. 2015
- The evolution of social networks through the implementation of evidence-informed decision-making interventions: a longitudinal analysis of three public health units in Canada. Implementation Science. 10:166. 2015
- An interactive method for engaging the public health workforce with evidence. Journal of Public Health. 37:557-560. 2015
- Knowledge Translation for Service Providers with Addiction or Recovery Experience: A Delphi Method. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions. 15:147-164. 2015
- Innovations in knowledge transfer.. Canadian Nurse. 111:20-21. 2015
- Public health interventions for increasing physical activity in children, adolescents and adults: an overview of systematic reviews. Clinical Respiratory Journal. 2023. 2015
- Understanding the Link Between Personal Recovery Experience and Program Delivery Decisions of Administrators Working in Addiction Agencies Serving Women in Canada. Journal of Groups in Addiction and Recovery. 10:41-62. 2015
- Challenges of partnership research: insights from a collaborative partnership in evidence-informed public health decision making. Evidence & Policy. 11:99-109. 2015
- Evaluating the impact of an intensive education workshop on evidence-informed decision making knowledge, skills, and behaviours: a mixed methods study. BMC Medical Education. 14:13. 2014
- Implementing stakeholder-informed research in the substance abuse treatment sector: strategies used by Connections, a Canadian knowledge translation and exchange project. Substance Abuse: Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 9:21. 2014
- Social and organizational factors affecting implementation of evidence-informed practice in a public health department in Ontario: a network modelling approach. Implementation Science. 9:29. 2014
- Tools to support evidence-informed public health decision making. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 14:728. 2014
- Understanding evidence: a statewide survey to explore evidence-informed public health decision-making in a local government setting. Implementation Science. 9:188. 2014
- Predictors of Research Use Among Staff in Aboriginal Addiction Treatment Programs Serving Women. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse. 13:315-336. 2014
- The benefits and challenges of conducting an overview of systematic reviews in public health: a focus on physical activity. Journal of Public Health. 36:517-521. 2014
- Caring for critically ill children in the community: a needs assessment. BMJ Quality and Safety. 23:490-498. 2014
- Knowledge Translation Strategies for Enhancing Nurses’ Evidence‐Informed Decision Making: A Scoping Review. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. 11:156-167. 2014
- Knowledge brokering in public health: a tale of two studies. Public Health. 128:533-544. 2014
- Deliberative Dialogues as a Strategy for System-Level Knowledge Translation and Exchange. Healthcare Policy. 9:122-131. 2014
- Knowledge Transfer and Dissemination of Advanced Practice Nursing Information and Research to Acute-Care Administrators. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research. 46:10-27. 2014
- Community-based interventions for enhancing access to or consumption of fruit and vegetables (or both) among five to 18-year olds. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2013. 2013
- Knowledge Gaps Regarding APN Roles: What Hospital Decision-Makers Tell Us. Nursing Leadership. 26:60-75. 2013
- Knowledge translation strategies to improve the use of evidence in public health decision making in local government: intervention design and implementation plan. Implementation Science. 8:121. 2013
- Promoting state health department evidence-based cancer and chronic disease prevention: a multi-phase dissemination study with a cluster randomized trial component. Implementation Science. 8:141. 2013
- Comparison of the Use of Self-Report Surveys and Organizational Documents in Knowledge Translation Research. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation. 28:67-85. 2013
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Leading on the frontlines with passion and persistence: a necessary condition for
B reastfeedingB estP racticeG uideline uptake. Journal of Clinical Nursing (JCN). 22:1759-1770. 2013 - Partnerships Among Canadian Agencies Serving Women with Substance Abuse Issues and Their Children. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. 11:344-357. 2013
- Supporting the Uptake of Nursing Guidelines: What You Really Need to Know to Move Nursing Guidelines into Practice. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. 10:104-115. 2013
- The Association between Obesity and Cancer Risk: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies from 1985 to 2011. ISRN Dentistry. 2013:1-16. 2013
- The influence of lived experience with addiction and recovery on practice-related decisions among professionals working in addiction agencies serving women. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. 20:140-148. 2013
- School-based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18. Clinical Respiratory Journal. 2013:CD007651. 2013
- An optimal search filter for retrieving systematic reviews and meta-analyses. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 12:51. 2012
- Building capacity for evidence informed decision making in public health: a case study of organizational change. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 12:137. 2012
- Deliberative dialogues as a mechanism for knowledge translation and exchange in health systems decision-making. Social Science and Medicine. 75:1938-1945. 2012
- Information seeking for making evidence-informed decisions: a social network analysis on the staff of a public health department in Canada. BMC Health Services Research. 12:118. 2012
- Institutionalization of evidence-informed practices in healthcare settings. Implementation Science. 7:112. 2012
- Knowledge translation and exchange in the Canadian microbial food safety system: A quantitative assessment of researcher awareness, attitude, and activities with government policymakers. Food Policy. 37:589-599. 2012
- The effectiveness of knowledge translation strategies used in public health: a systematic review. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 12:751. 2012
- The use of tacit and explicit knowledge in public health: a qualitative study. Implementation Science. 7:20. 2012
- Preferences for evidence‐based practice dissemination in addiction agencies serving women: a discrete‐choice conjoint experiment. Addiction. 107:1512-1524. 2012
- Search filters can find some but not all knowledge translation articles in MEDLINE: an analytic survey. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 65:651-659. 2012
- Partnerships in public health: lessons from knowledge translation and program planning.. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research. 44:95-119. 2012
- An exploratory cluster randomised controlled trial of knowledge translation strategies to support evidence-informed decision-making in local governments (The KT4LG study). BMC International Health and Human Rights. 11:34. 2011
- Effective interventions to facilitate the uptake of breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening: an implementation guideline. Implementation Science. 6:112. 2011
- Evidence-informed decision-making by professionals working in addiction agencies serving women: a descriptive qualitative study. Substance Abuse: Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 6:29. 2011
- Missing and accounted for: gaps and areas of wealth in the public health review literature. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 11:757. 2011
- Reliability of a tool for measuring theory of planned behaviour constructs for use in evaluating research use in policymaking. Health Research Policy and Systems. 9:29. 2011
- Uncovering Tacit Knowledge: A Pilot Study to Broaden the Concept of Knowledge in Knowledge Translation. BMC Health Services Research. 11:198. 2011
- What implementation interventions increase cancer screening rates? a systematic review. Implementation Science. 6:111. 2011
- Knowledge translation interventions for facilitating evidence-informed decision-making amongst health policymakers. Clinical Respiratory Journal. 2022. 2011
- Interventions Encouraging the Use of Systematic Reviews in Clinical Decision-Making: A Systematic Review. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 26:419-426. 2011
- A cross-sectional study of the number and frequency of terms used to refer to knowledge translation in a body of health literature in 2006: a Tower of Babel?. Implementation Science. 5:16. 2010
- A knowledge management tool for public health: health-evidence.ca. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 10:496. 2010
- Facilitating access to pre-processed research evidence in public health. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 10:95. 2010
- The use of tacit and explicit knowledge in public health. Proceedings of the European Conference on Knowledge Management, ECKM. 574-582. 2010
- A National Survey of Services for Women with Substance Use Issues and Their Children in Canada: Challenges for Knowledge Translation. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. 8:310-319. 2010
- Transformative Learning and Research Utilization in Nursing Practice: A Missing Link?. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. 7:25-35. 2010
- Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Processes for Environmental Health Issues in Canadian Aboriginal Communities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 7:651-674. 2010
- Commentaries. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation. 17:209-210. 2010
- Research evidence utilization in policy development by child welfare administrators.. Child Welfare. 89:83-100. 2010
- A description of a knowledge broker role implemented as part of a randomized controlled trial evaluating three knowledge translation strategies. Implementation Science. 4:23. 2009
- A randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of knowledge translation and exchange strategies. Implementation Science. 4:61. 2009
- School-based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6-18. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD007651. 2009
- Effective practices for school-based tobacco use prevention. Preventive Medicine. 46:289-297. 2008
- Information transfer: what do decision makers want and need from researchers?. Implementation Science. 2:20. 2007
- Public Health Decision‐Makers' Informational Needs and Preferences for Receiving Research Evidence. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. 4:156-163. 2007
- Focusing growth amid sprawl: Atlanta's livable centers initiative. Places: a forum of environmental design. 17:20-23. 2005
- Improving patient care and quality of life after laryngectomy/glossectomy. British Journal of Nursing. 14:634-640. 2005
- Changing Nursing Practice: Evaluating the Usefulness of a Best-Practice Guideline Implementation Toolkit. Nursing Leadership. 18:34-48. 2005
- Evaluating best practice guidelines.. Canadian Nurse. 101:18-23. 2005
- Fostering evidence-based decision-making in Canada: examining the need for a Canadian population and public health evidence centre and research network.. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 96:I1-40 following 200. 2005
- Use of systematic reviews in the development of new provincial public health policies in Ontario. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 20:399-404. 2004
- A Process for Systematically Reviewing the Literature: Providing the Research Evidence for Public Health Nursing Interventions. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. 1:176-184. 2004
- A Knowledge Transfer Strategy for Public Health Decision Makers. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. 1:120-128. 2004
- health‐evidence.ca: An Innovative Knowledge Source for Health Services. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. 1:76-76. 2004
- A Framework for the Dissemination and Utilization of Research for Health‐Care Policy and Practice. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. E9:149-160. 2002
- FACTORS OF THE INNOVATION, ORGANIZATION, ENVIRONMENT, AND INDIVIDUAL THAT PREDICT THE INFLUENCE FIVE SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS HAD ON PUBLIC HEALTH DECISIONS. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 17:467-478. 2001
- FACTORS AFFECTING THE UTILIZATION OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 17:203-214. 2001
- Transferring public-health nursing research to health-system planning: assessing the relevance and accessibility of systematic reviews.. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research. 31:23-36. 1999
- A systematic overview of adolescent suicide prevention programs.. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 87:319-324. 1996
- A systematic overview of the effectiveness of home visiting as a delivery strategy for public health nursing interventions.. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 87:193-198. 1996
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theses
- The association between public health engagement in school-based substance use prevention programs and student alcohol, cannabis, e-cigarette and cigarette use. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 2023