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Future research / gaps identified: Moving forwards, the Table intends to co-create a charter and toolkit outlining best practices for ethical, race-based data collection and use with local stakeholders and knowledge users. Integration timeline: not defined Open access: No Community organizations: n/a Key findi...
Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) Participants had differing past experiences in Canada and before their arrival that influenced how they used information in their vaccination decisions. 2) Increased likelihood of vaccine uptake and trust in Canadian healthcare was fostered through clear vaccination...
Community organizations: New Canadian Health Centre (NCHC) Future research / gaps identified: Continue exploring the healthcare experiences of Afghan refugee women in order to build evidence-based interventions and policies. Open access: Yes Location: Edmonton, AB Key populations: Afghan refugee women living in...
Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: Perspectives of service providers were explored, and not those of the young men they were serving. Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) Our first theme, a sense of self in relation to systems, included connections between mental wellbei...
Key populations: Syrian refugees who now live in Edmonton, AB Key recommendations: Assess current interventions that target the needs identified in this study, and create new initiatives to better respond to these needs. Community organizations: Multicultural Health Brokers Cooperative Future research / gaps iden...
Future research / gaps identified: Social desirability bias may have affected what participants said in the focus groups. Integration timeline: less than 5 years since arrival in Canada Key findings: 5 major barriers for newcomer parents accessing routine-childhood vaccinations (RCVs) for their children: lack of...
Community organizations: Edmonton Community Foundation Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: COVID-19 has disproportionately affected the South Sudanese community in Edmonton by: Increased exposure to COVID-19, as a lot of community members are essential workers...
Key recommendations Addressing the issues which decrease the effectiveness of screening and prevention programs would improve results and consequently increase the cost-effectiveness of the program Key findings The success of a TB screening program lies in the ability to provide chemoprophylaxis for those individuals...
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