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Understanding Views Of Evidence In Public Health Practice And Decision Making In Ontario, Sara Masood
Understanding Views Of Evidence In Public Health Practice And Decision Making In Ontario, Sara Masood
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Background: Perceptions of evidence by public health managers, practitioners and policy makers is one of the key determinants of evidence uptake. Therefore, understanding views of evidence in both practice and policy decision making is important to bridge the evidence-practice and policy gap in public health. Objectives & Methods: Two studies are presented in this thesis. The first is a systematic review synthesizing studies exploring the use of research evidence in public health decision making between 2010-2016. The second study is a qualitative descriptive study examining understandings about evidence in Ontario public health units by comparing perspectives from managers and frontline …
The Experiences Of Black Men Living With Hypertension In Ontario, Canada: A Critical Narrative Study, Rob Haile
The Experiences Of Black Men Living With Hypertension In Ontario, Canada: A Critical Narrative Study, Rob Haile
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To date, most Black hypertension literature centers on the risk factors predictive of hypertension, and the treatment of this condition within this population. The purpose of this critical narrative inquiry is to better understand how Black men make sense of their hypertension diagnosis, and how they negotiate this condition into their everyday lives. Eight individual in-depth interviews were utilized to elicit stories from four Black men living in Ontario, Canada. Additionally, a critical stance was used in this study to illuminate how racism and power dynamics embedded within social, historical, and political contexts affected participants’ experiences of living with hypertension. …