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Addressing Workplace Stigma for Injured Workers Managing Chronic Pain
(Dalhousie University Faculty of Health, 2018) Lynn K. Cooper; Mikelle M. Bryson-Campbell; Lynn E. Shaw; Bill J. Chedore
The workshop titled, “Addressing Workplace Stigma for Injured Workers Managing Chronic Pain,” seeks to expand the knowledge base and inspire members of the helping professions, injured workers, and employers to promote collaborative work in chronic pain management within RTW/SAW planning, thereby creating healthy, productive, and tolerant, working environments.
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Intimate Relationships and Women's Health
(Dalhousie University Faculty of Health, 2018) Chantele Joordens
Past research has established that a high percentage of women in violent relationships experience a traumatic brain injury, with one article estimating approximately 23 million women in the US living with a TBI from intimate partner violence. The present research investigates this relationship from a qualitative perspective.
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Early Childhood Education: Need for Collaborative Outdoor Play Learning Strategies
(Dalhousie University Faculty of Health, 2018) Joan Claire Turner; Jane Cawley; Brenna Richard; Sara Kirk; Michelle Stone
Documented gaps in outdoor play and learning training in early childhood education highlight potential opportunities for the development of collaborative strategies among early years and health sectors. This study describes the early childhood education outdoor play and learning data from 16 Nova Scotia Child Care settings.
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Working collaboratively to support frail older people stay in the community as they age
(Dalhousie University Faculty of Health, 2018) Elaine Moody; Lynn Shaw; Ron Swan; Ian MacDonald; Bill VanGorder; Sherry Donovan; Angus Campbell; MJ MacDonald
A group of multidisciplinary and intersectoral collaborators with a shared interest in supporting older people live well in the community, facilitated knowledge creation and design of a tool to support planning for staying at home through health and functional changes.
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How physically active are Nova Scotia preschoolers during childcare hours?
(Dalhousie University Faculty of Health, 2018) Leah Balcom; Natalie E. Houser; Angela M. Kolen; Daniel Rainham; Laurene Rehman; Joan Turner; Jane Cawley; Sara Kirk; Michelle R. Stone
Physical activity during the early years is critical for healthy childhood development. The majority of Nova Scotia preschoolers attend licenced childcares, yet there is limited information on how physically active they are while there. This study will describe the accelerometry-measured physical activity of preschoolers from 16 Nova Scotia childcare settings.
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A Comprehensive workplace health intervention assessment: A mixed methods study
(Dalhousie University Faculty of Health, 2018) Sean Peter Hennessey; Laurene A. Rehman; Gail Tomblin Murphy
A comprehensive workplace wellness program (WWP), targeting multiple health behaviours in areas of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual wellbeing, improved thriving, resilience, physical health, presenteeism, life purpose behaviour, physical activity and nutrition outcomes for financial consultants over a 16-week study period, in an organization mostly absent WWP best practices.