Authors: Underwood, J., Baumann, A., Deber, R., & Dragan, A. The total number of nurses employed in public health in Ontario has been remarkably stable over the past decade. This fact sheet analyzes the yearly registration data provided by the … [Read more]
These summaries highlight findings from the research study entitled “Promoting Awareness & Uptake of Best Practice Guidelines in Long-Term Care: An Impact Evaluation Phase 2 Interim Report”. These fact sheets are a part of a series which presents selected content … [Read more]
This summary highlights findings from a study investigating the workforce profile of community healthnurses and public health nurses, and presents sugggestions for aging at home strategies. The research study is funded by Canadian Health Services Research Foundation; Public Health Agency for Canada; … [Read more]
Authors: Blythe, J., & Baumann, A. Executive Summary:The paper begins by clarifying two terms: shortage and underserviced. Provincial and federal programs for underserviced areas in Ontario are then described and considered in terms of their relevance to nursing. Policies to … [Read more]
Authors: Baumann, A., Blythe, J., Cleverley, K., Grinspun, D., & Tompkins, C. Executive Summary: There are three sources of nursing supply: new graduates, internationally educated nurses, and nurses returning to the workforce. This report focuses on the supply and employment … [Read more]
The NHSRU hosted 5th International Conference, Practice to Policy: Global Perspectives in Nursing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. View PDF Full Report
Executive Summary: Workplace violence is an unfortunate reality in the lives of Canadian health care workers, with evidence suggesting that incidence rates in Canada are significantly higher than other countries with similar models of health care. It is defined by … [Read more]
Research Team: D. Meagher-Stewart, J. Underwood, B. Schoenfeld, M. Lavoie-Tremblay, J. Blythe, M.MacDonald, A. Ehrlich, K. Knibbs, V. Munroe Executive Summary: The purpose of this research was to assist public health policy makers/managers in developing policies to enhance the effectiveness … [Read more]
Authors: Havenaar, J., & Blythe, J. This summary defines casualization and examines the management of labour during the SARS crisis. View PDF Summary
Dobbins, M., Robeson, P, DesMueles, M., & Jentha, N. (2008). A Methodology for Searching the Grey Literature for Effectiveness Evidence Syntheses Related to Public Health: A Report From Canada. Health Inform Journal, 17(1), 9-12.