The Canadian public health sector’s foundational values of social justice and equity, and its
mandate to promote population health, make it ideally situated to take a strong lead in …

Background: Tobacco control in hospital settings is characterised by a focus on protection
strategies and an increasing expectation that health practitioners provide cessation support to …

The inequities in access to healthcare documented and experienced by Indigenous peoples
in Canada are startling given Canada's publicly funded and ‘equally accessible’ healthcare …

The reasons that persons with chronic illness explore complementary and alternative
medicine (CAM) have not been well understood. Using data from a study of self-care decision …

Objective To count and describe the elements that overlap (ie, present in two or more) and
diverge between models and frameworks of patient engagement in health services research. …

Background There is a complicated and exploitative history of research with Indigenous
peoples and accompanying calls to meaningfully and respectfully include Indigenous …

As nursing professionals, we believe access to healthcare is fundamental to health and that
it is a determinant of health. Therefore, evidence suggesting access to healthcare is …

Health policies and programs promoting mental health or preventing mental illness in the
general public are under-recognized facets of primary prevention. Increasing awareness and …

Objective Lifestyle factors such as physical activity are known to reduce the risk of frailty.
However, less is known about the frailty-sedentary behavior relationship. A systematic review …

Health equity is a global concern. Although health equity extends far beyond the equitable
distribution of healthcare, equitable access to healthcare is essential to the achievement of …