Journal Article

Factors associated with parental intentions to vaccinate 0-4-year-old children against COVID-19 in Canada: a cross-sectional study using the Childhood COVID-19 Immunization Coverage Survey (CCICS).

July 1, 2024

Background: The objective of this study was to determine the factors associated with low or no parental intention to vaccinate children of 0-4-years in Canada with a COVID-19 vaccine through the 2022 Childhood COVID-19 Immunization Coverage Survey (CCICS). The CCICS was conducted prior to the introduction of a COVID-19 vaccine and a vaccine recommendation for…
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Pushed, Dropped, or Fleeing from Care: The Narratives and Adultification of Black Youth Who Have Aged out of Ontario’s Child Welfare System

July 1, 2024

Black youth have consistently reported that when they are transitioning from out-of-home care (OOHC) into independence, they are not supported or included in decision-making, and they feel isolated and vulnerable as they face an uncertain future. Previous research has documented the ways in which Black youths’ experiences in care are characterized by unpredictability and loss,…
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Introduction: Climate Mobilities and Climate Mobility Justice in the Anthropocene

July 1, 2024

Policymakers, practitioners and scholars are increasingly recognising that the environmental impacts of anthropogenic climate change can affect people’s mobility, including varied forms of migration, displacement and relocation. This opening chapter of the De Gruyter Handbook of Climate Migration and Climate Mobility Justice traces the evolution of key ideas around the climate change – human mobility…
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Black Community Health Advocates in Ontario: A Look at Health Policy Engagement From the Ground Up.

July 1, 2024

Study Objectives: Disproportionately negative pandemic outcomes, lack of race-based data collection and poor engagement of Black communities in policy decision making have been widely documented for Black Canadians. We examine this to understand how formal public engagement processes might be more inclusive of Black peoples to inform more responsive policies. Methods: The study employed an…
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The socio-technical organization of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in child welfare

July 1, 2024

In this article we use institutional ethnography to investigate the intersection between provincially mandated digital technologies intended to streamline decision-making, improve communication, and create efficiencies and the development and implementation of strategies to institutionalize Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (or EDI) in child welfare contexts. These two moves collide in the Child Welfare Redesign – a…
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86 Sociodemographic and family characteristics of children with and without neurodevelopmental impairment in a Canadian cohort of extreme preterm children

July 1, 2024

Background : Despite improved survival of extreme preterm infants (<29 weeks’ gestation), neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) remains high. Certain sociodemographic characteristics (SDC) and limited family resources are known to adversely affect children health and development, particularly those born preterm. There is a dearth of recent data from large cohorts examining the impact of social determinants of…
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Loss to Follow-Up in Patients With Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy or Diabetic Macular Edema.

July 1, 2024

Importance: Effective management of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and diabetic macular edema (DME) requires reliable patient follow-up to prevent disease progression. Objective: To investigate the sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with being lost to follow-up (LTFU) among individuals with PDR or DME treated with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) intravitreal injections (IVIs) or panretinal photocoagulation…
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Anti-Black discrimination in primary health care: a qualitative study exploring internalized racism in a Canadian context

July 1, 2024

Objectives: A growing body of evidence points to persistent health inequities within racialized minority communities, and the effects of racial discrimination on health outcomes and health care experiences. While much work has considered how anti-Black racism operates at the interpersonal and institutional levels, limited attention has focused on internalized racism and its consequences for health…
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Research with Black Communities to Inform Co-Development of a Framework for Anti-Racist Health and Community Programming.

July 1, 2024

Study Background: The effects of systemic racism were exacerbated and amplified throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The resurgence of the “Black Lives Matter” movement in North America brought awareness to the public, especially white people, of the impacts of systemic racism in society and the urgent need for large-scale and institutional anti-racism work. Purpose: In collaboration…
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Factors influencing self-reported facial-protective equipment adherence among home care nurses and personal support workers: A multisite cross-sectional study

July 1, 2024

Background: Facial-protective equipment (FPE) use increased during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. This study explored factors influencing home care personal support workers’ (PSWs) and nurses’ self-reported adherence to FPE. Methods: A cross-sectional, electronic, survey was distributed to PSWs and nurses (1,108 complete responses) at 3 home care agencies in Ontario, Canada, in May to June 2022. Descriptive,…
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