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Black lives must matter more in health research

By Lindsay Kobayashi
Posted: January 5, 2015

Category: Determinants of health, Epidemiology, Health systems, Preventable Deaths | Tagged epidemiology, Health Disparities, income inequality, Life Chances, minority health, public health, Racism, Social Determinants of Health, Structural Violence | Leave a comment

Guest Post: Public health agencies should prioritize public health based on evidence, not fear

By Atif Kukaswadia
Posted: October 30, 2014

Category: Cancer, Determinants of health, Guest Posts, Health systems, Industry, Infectious disease, Nutrition | Tagged cancer, communication, epidemiology, Guest Post, health care, Health Disparities, infectious disease, interventions, prevention, public health, Social Determinants of Health | Leave a comment

How much does a healthy diet actually cost?

By Lindsay Kobayashi
Posted: August 4, 2014

Category: Epidemiology, Food industry, Industry, Preventable Deaths, Uncategorized | Tagged epidemiology, food industry, Health Disparities, interventions, public health, Social Determinants of Health | Leave a comment

Immigrant youth to Canada are less active than Canadians, but only for a little bit

By Atif Kukaswadia
Posted: July 28, 2014

Category: Determinants of health, Epidemiology, Nutrition, Running, Time trends | Tagged epidemiology, health care, Health Disparities, interventions, knowledge translation, minority health, obesity, physical activity, public health, Social Determinants of Health | Leave a comment

Bullet Points: This article has no waiting period

By Atif Kukaswadia
Posted: June 24, 2014

Category: Determinants of health, Preventable Deaths, Time trends | Tagged communication, epidemiology, health care, Health Disparities, interventions, Politics, prevention, public health, Structural Violence | Leave a comment

Thinspo, eating disorders and the seedy underbelly of The Internet

By Atif Kukaswadia
Posted: April 14, 2014

Category: Determinants of health, Epidemiology, Nutrition, Social Media | Tagged anorexia, communication, eating disorders, epidemiology, health care, Health Disparities, infectious disease, interventions, public health, Social Determinants of Health, stigma | 1 Comment

Cell-to-cell spread of HIV and its possible implications for antiretroviral therapy

By Lindsay Kobayashi
Posted: March 27, 2014

Category: Determinants of health, Epidemiology, Guest Posts, Health systems, Infectious disease | Tagged epidemiology, Guest Post, Health Disparities, HIV, infectious disease, outbreak, prevention, Social Determinants of Health, virus | Leave a comment

Where I politely explain to a politician that they’re wrong

By Atif Kukaswadia
Posted: February 24, 2014

Category: Determinants of health, Epidemiology, Science Outreach, Time trends | Tagged communication, epidemiology, health care, Health Disparities, interventions, minority health, prevention, privilege, public health, Social Determinants of Health | 2 Comments

Dengue: Why You Need to Know About It

By Atif Kukaswadia
Posted: February 12, 2014

Category: Determinants of health, Epidemiology, Guest Posts, Nutrition | Tagged Climate change, epidemiology, global health, health care, Health Disparities, infectious disease, Jessica Taaffe, minority health, mosquito, outbreak, prevention, public health | 1 Comment

The Biggest Public Health Stories of 2013

By Atif Kukaswadia
Posted: December 30, 2013

Category: Cancer, Determinants of health, Epidemiology, History of Public Health, Industry, Science Outreach, Social Media, Time trends | Tagged cancer, epidemiology, health care, Health Disparities, infectious disease, interventions, minority health | 2 Comments