This comprehensive interdisciplinary text draws from the social sciences, the natural sciences
and the health sciences to introduce students to the principles and methods applied in …

Repetitive strain injuries (RSI) present an increasingly common challenge to clinicians. They
consist of a variety of musculoskeletal disorders, generally related to tendons, muscles, or …

BACKGROUND: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was responsible for outbreaks
in Canada, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Singapore. SARS focused attention on the …

The increasing burden of emerging infectious diseases worldwide confronts us with
numerous challenges, including the imperative to design research and responses that are …

The intimate interdependence of human health and the ecosystems in which we are embedded
is now a commonplace observation. For much of the history of public health, this was not …

There has been growing policy interest in social justice issues related to both health and food.
We sought to understand the state of knowledge on relationships between health equity—…

A set of interventions was undertaken between 1995 and 1999 to improve the quality of life
and human health in Cayo Hueso, an inner city community in Central Havana. The …

Visual practices of representing fossil fuel projects are entangled in diverse values and
relations that often go underexplored. In Canada, visual media campaigns to aggressively push …

Mental illness, deemed globally to account for 32% of years lived with a disability, generates
significant impacts on workplaces. In particular, healthcare workers experience high rates of …

The purpose of this study was to gain insight into stakeholder perspectives on barriers and
facilitators for return-to-work (RTW). Qualitative methodology with purposive sampling was …