Backcountry Travel Emergencies in Arctic Canada: A Pilot Study in Public Health Surveillance

Feasibility of Obtaining Sufficient Numbers of Responses to Questions About Travel Intentions, Thereby Facilitating Effective Health Messaging

Introduction: The medical literature has identified a variety of health risks associated with travel. Risks depend on the susceptibility of the traveler, the specifics of the destination, the mode of transport, and on chance events. Ill-prepared travelers who underestimate travel risks may encounter a variety of health problems. In order to eventually increase the capability of...

Is Play-Dough a Vector for Transporting and Accumulating Lead? A Pilot Study Of Daycares in Greater Vancouver

A GIS-driven integrated real-time surveillance pilot system for national West Nile virus dead bird surveillance in Canada

BACKGROUND An extensive West Nile virus surveillance program of dead birds, mosquitoes, horses, and human infection has been launched as a result of West Nile virus first being reported in Canada in 2001. Some desktop and web GIS have been applied to West Nile virus dead bird surveillance. There have been urgent needs for a comprehensive GIS services and real-time surveillance. RESULTS A pilo...

HIV-Related Stigma Among Healthcare Providers in Different Healthcare Settings: A Cross-Sectional Study in Kerman, Iran

Background Stigmatizing attitudes among healthcare providers are an important barrier to accessing services among people living with HIV (PLHIV). This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the status and correlates of HIV-related stigma among healthcare providers in Kerman, Iran.   M...

Communicable Diseases Surveillance System in I.R.Iran: Strengths and Weaknesses of 30 years implementation

Background: Communicable diseases was one of the main problems in I.R.Iran. This study aimed to show the progress of communicable diseases management in more than 30 years of implementation and point out strengths and weaknesses as well. Methods: This study was carried out on an interview-based qualitative study using content analysis in 2014. Data was collected by deep interviews. Fifteen ...