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Addressing quadruple aims through primary care and public health collaboration: ten Canadian case studies by Valaitis, Ruta K, Wong, Sabrina T, MacDonald, Marjorie, Martin-Misener, Ruth, O'Mara, Linda, Meagher-Stewart, Donna, Isaacs, Sandy, Murray, Nancy, Baumann, Andrea, Burge, Fred, Green, Michael, Kaczorowski, Janusz, Savage, Rachel

“…Health systems in Canada and elsewhere are at a crossroads of reform in response to rising economic and societal pressures. The Quadruple Aim advocates for:…”
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Social capital and self‐rated health: A cross‐sectional study of the general social survey data comparing rural and urban adults in Ontario by Buck‐McFadyen, Ellen, Akhtar‐Danesh, Noori, Isaacs, Sandy, Leipert, Beverly, Strachan, Patricia, Valaitis, Ruta

“…The concept of social capital shows great promise for its potential to influence individual and population health. Yet challenges persist in defining and…”
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How can Rorty help nursing science in the development of a philosophical 'foundation'? by Isaacs, Sandy, Ploeg, Jenny, Tompkins, Catherine

“…What can nurse scientists learn from Rorty in the development of a philosophical foundation? Indeed, Rorty in his 1989 text entitled Contingency, Irony, and…”
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Effectiveness of Public Health Interventions in Food Safety: A Systematic Review by Campbell, Monica E., Gardner, Charles E., Dwyer, John J., Isaacs, Sandy M., Krueger, Paul D., Ying, Jane Y.

“…Purpose: To summarize evidence on the effectiveness of public health interventions regarding food safety at restaurants, institutions, homes and other…”
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Organizational factors influencing successful primary care and public health collaboration by Valaitis, Ruta, Meagher-Stewart, Donna, Martin-Misener, Ruth, Wong, Sabrina T, MacDonald, Marjorie, O'Mara, Linda

“…Public health and primary care are distinct sectors within western health care systems. Within each sector, work is carried out in the context of…”
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Exploring the relationship between food access and foodborne illness by using spatial analysis by Newbold, Bruce, Watson, Susannah, Mackay, Kevin, Isaacs, Sandy

“…There is some evidence that neighborhood deprivation increases residents' risk of foodborne illnesses. Because urban areas with the least available access to…”
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How the Rural Context Influences Social Capital: Experiences in Two Ontario Communities by Buck-McFadyen, Ellen, Isaacs, Sandy, Strachan, Patricia, Akhtar-Danesh, Noori, Valaitis, Ruta

“…Social capital has shown potential for its ability to improve physical and mental health, although findings about social capital’s impact in rural areas have…”
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Street Smarts ↔ Book Smarts by Ruta K. Valaitis, Olive Wahoush, Nancy Murray, Sandy Isaacs, David Derbyshire, Dyanne Semogas, Steven Rolfe

“…This article describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of an interdisciplinary undergraduate course embedded within a campus–community…”
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Street Smarts ↔ Book Smarts: Three Neighborhoods and One University School of Nursing Partnering for Health by Valaitis, Ruta K., Wahoush, Olive, Murray, Nancy, Isaacs, Sandy, Derbyshire, David, Semogas, Dyanne, Rolfe, Steven

“…This article describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of an interdisciplinary undergraduate course embedded within a campus–community…”
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Salmonella infections associated with mung bean sprouts: epidemiological and environmental investigations by MOHLE-BOETANI, J. C., FARRAR, J., BRADLEY, P., BARAK, J. D., MILLER, M., MANDRELL, R., MEAD, P., KEENE, W. E., CUMMINGS, K., ABBOTT, S., WERNER, S. B.

“…We investigated an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) infections linked to raw mung bean sprouts in 2000 with two case-control studies and reviewed six…”
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Characterization of Salmonella associated with pig ear dog treats in Canada by CLARK, Clifford, CUNNINGHAM, Jane, SOCKETT, Paul, RODGERS, Frank, AHMED, Rafiq, WOODWARD, David, FONSECA, Kevin, ISAACS, Sandy, ELLIS, Andrea, ANAND, Chandar, ZIEBELL, Kim, MUCKLE, Anne

“…In the summer of 1999, the incidence of Salmonella enterica serotype Infantis infections in Alberta rose dramatically. Subsequent laboratory and…”
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Burden of Self-reported Acute Gastrointestinal Illness in Cuba by Prieto, Pablo Aguiar, Finley, Rita L, Muchaal, P.K, Guerin, Michele T, Isaacs, Sandy, Domínguez, Arnaldo Castro, Marie, Gisele Coutín, Perez, Enrique

“…Acute gastrointestinal illness is an important public-health issue worldwide. Burden-of-illness studies have not previously been conducted in Cuba. The…”
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Illness outbreak associated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Genoa salami by Williams, Robin C, Isaacs, Sandy, Decou, Mary Lou, Richardson, Elizabeth A

“…An outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection was identified in the spring of 1998, with a 7-fold increase in the number of laboratory-confirmed E. coli…”
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Characterization of SalmonellaAssociated with Pig Ear Dog Treats in Canada by Clifford Clark, Jane Cunningham, Rafiq Ahmed, David Woodward, Kevin Fonseca, Sandy Isaacs, Andrea Ellis, Chandar Anand, Kim Ziebell, Anne Muckle, Paul Sockett, Frank Rodgers

“…Article Usage Stats Services JCM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Public Health Inspectors in Restaurants: What They Do and Why by Isaacs, Sandy, Abernathy, Tom, Hart, Bob, Wilson, Jeff

“…This report identifies strategies used by public health inspectors in the Central West Region of Ontario during restaurant inspections, based on and comparing…”
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Observational research on the electronic superhighway; Problems on the Internet: a lawyer's perspective; The networker's perspective; Bioethics perspective; User's perspective by Rosenoer, Jonathan, Isaacs, Sandy, Macklin, Ruth, Silverman, Sam

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Outbreak of Trichinosis in Ontario Secondary to the Ingestion of Wild Boar Meat by Greenbloom, Susan L., Martin-Smith, Paul, Isaacs, Sandy, Marshall, Barbara, Kittle, Douglas C., Kain, Kevin C., Keystone, Jay S.

“…We report an outbreak of trichinosis from the consumption of locally processed, cold smoked wild boar meat of a domestically reared animal from a farm in…”
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Evaluation of Registered Nurses Follow-up on the Reported Immunization Status of Children Attending Child Care Centres by O'Mara, Linda M., Isaacs, Sandy

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether follow-up by nurses increased the reported rate of correctly immunized preschoolers in child care centres…”
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Public Health Nurses' Quality of Worklife: Responses to Organizational Changes by Woodcox, Vicki, Isaacs, Sandy, Underwood, Jane, Chambers, Larry W.

“…The Nursing Division of a local health unit in Ontario reorganized its nursing teams into target population based programs. Nurses involved in this…”
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1992 Ontario Survey of Public Health Nurses: Perceptions of Roles and Activities by Chambers, Larry W., Underwood, Jane, Halbert, Tracy, Woodward, Christel A., Heale, JoAnn, Isaacs, Sandy

“…A survey of public health nurses (PHNs) who work in official public health units in Ontario was undertaken to determine whether their perceptions of their…”
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