Publications

These publications are examples of research made possible with data from CanPath and its regional cohorts.

2018

Environmental health assessment of communities across Canada: contextual factors study of the Canadian Alliance for Healthy Hearts and Minds

Authors: ‪Russell Jude de Souza, Lise Gauvin, Natalie Williams, Scott Lear, A. P. Oliveira, Dipika Desai, Daniel Corsi, SV Subramanian, Ayesha Rana, Rishi Arora, Gillian Booth, Fahad Razak, Jeff Brook, Jack Tu, Sonia S. Anand

This study aimed to report national-level community characteristics and any interprovincial, urban/rural, and Cartesian coordinate differences. Researchers developed an on-line map for public use, showing differences in fruit and vegetable availability, advertising for sweet drinks, junk food, and tobacco products, and cigarette and alcohol prices.

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2018

Development of an on-line interactive map to display environmental health assessments of Canadian communities: knowledge-translation to support collaborations for health

Authors: Russell Jude de Souza, Rishi Arora, Lise Gauvin, Natalie Williams, A. P. Oliveira, Dipika Desai, Daniel Corsi, SV Subramanian, A. Rana, Gillian Booth, Fahad Razak, Jeff Brook, Jack Tu, Sonia S. Anand

This report describes an on-line interactive map developed by the Canadian Alliance for Healthy Hearts and Minds. It contains information from over 2,000 communities across Canada!

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2017

Lessons from Studies to Evaluate an Online 24-Hour Recall for Use with Children and Adults in Canada

Authors: Sharon Kirkpatrick, Anne Gilsing, Erin Hobbin, Nathan Solbak, Angela Wallace, Jess Haines, Alexandra Mayhew, Sarah Orr, Parminder Raina, Paula Robson, Jocelyn Sacco, Heather Whelan

This team looked at the Automated Self-Administered 24-h assessment tool and looked at 5 studies that looked at feasibility and accessibility There was a high acceptance of ADA24 in diverse samples but it was not always intuitive for everyone (kids and older adults).

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2016

Rationale, design, and methods for Canadian alliance for healthy hearts and minds cohort study (CAHHM) – a Pan Canadian cohort study

Authors: Sonia S. Anand, Jack V. Tu, Philip Awadalla, Sandra Black, Catherine Boileau, David Busseuil, Dipika Desai, Jean-Pierre Després, Russell J. de Souza, Trevor Dummer, Sébastien Jacquemont, Bartha Knoppers, Eric Larose, Scott A. Lear, Francois Marcotte, Alan R. Moody, Louise Parker, Paul Poirier, Paula J. Robson, Eric E. Smith, John J. Spinelli, Jean-Claude Tardif, Koon K. Teo, Natasa Tusevljak, Matthias G. Friedrich

Canadian Alliance for Healthy Hearts and Minds (CAHHM) is a pan-Canadian, prospective, multi-ethnic cohort study being conducted in Canada. This project has sed CPTP data to help and assist it. CAHHM is a prospective cohort study which aims to examine the health of adults living in Canada.

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2016

Maelstrom Research guidelines for rigorous retrospective data harmonization

Authors: Isabel Fortier, Parminder Raina, Edwin R Van den Heuvel, Lauren E Griffith, Camille Craig, Matilda Saliba, Dany Doiron, Ronald P Stolk, Bartha M Knoppers, Vincent Ferretti, Peter Granda, Paul Burton

This article looked at the best ways to do data harmonization. By adhering to the proposed guidelines, the researchers sought to find the best way getting clean data. They found that by adhering to the guidelines, data harmonization can be easier to undertake.

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