Friday, February 26, 2021

Remembering Mara Ostafichuk

Mara Elizabeth Margareta Ostafichuk, 1995 - 2021 Carleton and Health Sciences recently lost a member of the community recently with the death of Mara Ostafichuk, aged 25. Mara was a PhD student under Dr. Paul Peters in the Spatial Determinants of Health Lab and a research scholar with the Free Range International Knowledge Exchange.... More

Thursday, December 10, 2020

Report: Rural Resilience and Community Connections in Health

Mahling A, M LeBlanc, & PA Peters. (2020). "Rural Resilience and Community Connections in Health: Outcomes of a Community Workshop." Spatial Determinants of Health Lab, Carleton University: Ottawa ON. DOI: 10.22215/sdhlab/2020.1. Full PDF available. Canadians living in rural communities are diverse, with individual communities defined by... More

Thursday, July 9, 2020

Report – Rural Youth Health in Canada, Sweden, and Australia

Sinclair L, LeBlanc M, Sendanyoye C, & PA Peters. (2019). Rural Youth Health in Canada, Sweden, and Australia. Spatial Determinants of Health Lab, Carleton University: Ottawa, ON. DOI: 10.22215/sdhlab/2019.6 A high-quality PDF of this report with references is available for download. The small size coupled with remoteness of rural communities... More

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Infographic – Substance Use in Rural Youth

Priest L, Sinclair L, Waid C, Petrie S, Steven S, Carson DB, & PA Peters (2019). Infographic: Substance Use in Rural Youth. Spatial Determinants of Health Lab, Carleton University: Ottawa, ON. DOI:10.22215/sdhlab/kt/2019.7 A high-quality PDF of this infographic is available for download.... More

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Statement on anti-racism

The Spatial Determinants of Health Lab at Carleton University, Canada, stands in solidarity with members of Black, Indigenous and other racialized minorities calling for justice against historic and ongoing state-sponsored violence. This anti-Black violence has again rose into the public view by horrific killings in the United States of George... More

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Reflecting on an I-CUREUS Internship

Reflecting on an I-CUREUS Internship by Mikayla Young, May 2020 The year 2019-2020 has brought with it many new experiences and challenges; however, one of the most notable opportunities I have received this year was being able to be part of a social sciences research team. This inter-disciplinary team led by Dr. Paul Peters... More

Saturday, March 21, 2020

Graduate TA Reflection: Sharing Resources Available to Students While Fostering a Healthy Help-Seeking Culture

  I had a great opportunity in 2018 to hold office hours as part of my Teaching Assistant (TA) duties. Many students came in to see me to discuss questions they had about assignments and about the services offered at the university. Some days were busier than others. And on these busy days, I... More

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

5 Tips to Help You Rock Your First Scientific Conference

Depending on how you feel about discussing your research and networking with professionals in your field, scientific conferences can be exciting or intimidating experiences. Personally, I enjoy conferences. They are always full of energy, opportunities for learning, and a good time to take account of everything I’ve accomplished in the previous... More

Friday, December 6, 2019

Epidemic Preparedness and Response to Infectious Diseases

Epidemic Preparedness and Response to Infectious Diseases In recent years, epidemic health outbreaks have been on the rise, despite many breakthroughs in medicine. Many diseases that have been eradicated in certain countries are now appearing again. With an evolving era where there is an increase in fast mobility at the international level,... More

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Report- Telepaediatrics in Rural and Remote Australia and Canada

Morris S, Steven S, LeBlanc M, Petrie S, Carson DB & PA Peters. (2019). Report: Telepaediatrics in rural and remote Australia and Canada. Spatial Determinants of Health Lab, Carleton University: Ottawa, ON. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22215/sdhlab/2019.5 A high quality PDF of this report with references is available for download. BACKGROUND ... More

Monday, November 11, 2019

Infographic- eHealth Chronic Disease Management for Older Adults

Paskaran S, LeBlanc M, Petrie S & PA Peters (2019). Infographic: eHealth Chronic Disease Management for Older Adults. Spatial Determinants of Health Lab, Carleton University: Ottawa, ON. http://dx.doi.org/10.22215/sdhlab/kt/2019.5 A high-quality PDF of this infographic is available for download.... More

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Report- Interventions for Rural and Remote Youth Mental Health

Waid C, Steven S, Sinclair L, Priest L, Petrie S, Carson DB & PA Peters. (2019). Report: Interventions for rural and remote youth mental health. Spatial Determinants of Health Lab, Carleton University: Ottawa, ON. DOI: 10.22215/sdhlab/2019.4 A high quality PDF of this report with references is available for download. Rural and remote... More

Friday, August 16, 2019

Am I me? Or are You Me? My Strategy for Overcoming Academic Impostor Syndrome

By: Sajra Trto As one of my electives for my undergraduate program in Health Sciences, I decided to take a social psychology class. One of the projects for this course included writing a paper on academic impostor syndrome. This term was new to me, increasing my interest for the project. Of course, to start... More

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Infographic – Rural Telepediatrics

Morris S, Stevens S, Leblanc M, Petrie S, Carson DB & PA Peters (2019). Infographic: Telepediatrics in Rural and Remote Regions. Spatial Determinants of Health Lab, Carleton University: Ottawa, ON. DOI:10.22215/sdhlab/kt/2019.4 A high-quality PDF of this infographic is available for... More

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Report – Patient and Provider Perspectives on Rural eHealth

Leblanc M, Petrie S, Carson DB, Paskaran S, & PA Peters. (2019) Patient and Provider Perspectives on Rural eHealth Interventions in Canada and Australia. Spatial Determinants of Health Lab, Carleton University: Ottawa, ON. DOI:10.22215/sdhlab/2019.3 A high-quality PDF of this report is available for download. Although health care is widely... More

Thursday, August 8, 2019

The same, but a little different: The importance of analyzing the specific mental health care needs of different rural communities

By: Sajra Trto Health research in rural communities has grown over the past few decades. It is of no surprise that in this health research, there are differences found in healthcare provision, retention and usage between rural and urban areas. One main area that has been a focus for many researchers around the world... More

Saturday, July 27, 2019

Where to From Here? Tackling an Uncertain Personal Future

By: Monica Sourial As we start getting into the summer, I have some time to reflect on where I was exactly 1 year ago. I had just finished my undergrad degree at Carleton, and I had no idea what I was going to do next. I had always thought that I would end up... More

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

The Three Hobbies You Need to get Through University

When starting your university career, you quickly learn that time management is an essential skill that can mean the difference between academic life or death. The student life can be very stressful. The sheer volume of information you have to absorb can be dizzying, especially while accumulating more work and adult-life responsibilities. With... More

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Infographic – Rural Youth Mental Health Interventions

Waid C, Sinclair L, Priest L, Petrie S, Carson DB, Stevens S, & PA Peters (2019). Infographic: Rural Youth Mental Health Interventions. Spatial Determinants of Health Lab, Carleton University: Ottawa, ON. DOI:10.22215/sdhlab/kt/2019.2 A high-quality PDF of this infographic is available for download. Estimates are that 20% of the world's youth... More

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Report – Rural Physician Recruitment and Retention

Sendanyoye C, Sebastian S, Petrie S, Carson DB, & PA Peters. (2019) Report: Recruitment and retention of rural physicians. Spatial Determinants of Health Lab, Carleton University: Ottawa, ON. DOI:10.22215/sdhlab/2019.1 A high-quality PDF of this report is available for download. Rural and remote communities comprise around 32% and 22% of... More

Friday, July 12, 2019

Report – Rural eMental Health

Aboukarr S, LeBlanc M, Petrie S, Carson DB, Paskaran S, & PA Peters. (2019) Report: Best Practices for Rural eMental Health. Spatial Determinants of Health Lab, Carleton University: Ottawa, ON. DOI:10.22215/sdhlab/2019.2 A high-quality PDF of this report is available for download. The more “rural” or “remote” a community, access to... More

Friday, July 12, 2019

Infographic – Physician Recruitment and Retention

Sendanyoye C, Petrie S, Carson DB, Stevens S, & PA Peters. (2019) Infographic: Recruitment and Retention of Rural Physicians. Spatial Determinants of Health Lab, Carleton University: Ottawa, ON. DOI:10.22215/sdhlab/kt/2019.1 A high-quality PDF of this infographic is available for download. Rural and remote communities contribute around 32% and... More

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Returning to a sport I once walked away from

By: Holly Simpson Ever since the age of seven, horses have been a major part of my life. I spent endless days preparing for the summer competition seasons and my summers consisted of traveling to and from countless horse shows. But the summer before my first year of university would mark the end of... More

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Working with the Spatial Determinants of Health Lab from an undergrad’s perspective

By: Michele Leblanc When I was young, my sister and I spent our days exploring the forest nestled in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. She taught me the best ways to climb the enormous elm trees and how to carefully navigate the slippery stones across the Peabody River without being swept away by the current.... More

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Is Complexity Science Deserving of Being Utilized in the Muddled Landscape of Healthcare Decision-Making?

By: Sam Petrie In early April 2019, I had the opportunity to visit the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and attend the 4th International Conference for Complexity and Systems in Healthcare. A mouthful to begin with, which was reflective of the content of the conference. All the presentations had a common thread weaving them... More

Friday, June 7, 2019

Staying in the Moment When Things are Moving Fast

Written By Sebastian Steven   As I start to move into my fourth year in the Bachelor of Health Sciences here at Carleton, I need to start thinking about what my next steps might be.   I say that like I haven’t thought about and taken some good steps already, I definitely have. But... More

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Hierarchies of Evidence

The approach to health research in Carleton Health Sciences is multi-disciplinary. While this descriptor is oft-used in higher education I think it's very apt for our Department. We are a small group who together manage a growing suite of programs that provide training at the undergraduate, professional, and post-graduate levels. Our expertise is... More

Saturday, June 1, 2019

#Cancelled – Overcoming the Fear of a Social Media Presence in a Growing Call-Out Culture

Written By Lindsay J. Dorder Twitter: @LindsayDorder This last year has been a whirlwind of change for me. Particularly, I have learned about the importance of using social media platforms as a health scientist. Whether you use social media for advocacy, dispelling myths, or even posting some great selfies, developing an online presence can... More

Monday, May 13, 2019

Rural Health Systems and Rural Research

In a recent commentary published in the University of Toronto Medical Journal I argue that we need to broaden the narrative on rural health. In this commentary, I claim that in order to be sensitive and relevant, rural health research must change the perspective through which it views rural people and rural communities. First,... More

Monday, April 22, 2019

Being Diagnosed with Adult ADHD as a Professor

Story of being diagnosed As my middle son entered grade 3, we began to see he was struggling in the classroom and at home. He had recently switched from the English-stream in school to a French-immersion stream. While this was difficult, he was having trouble adjusting that we couldn’t just attribute to the change... More

Sunday, March 24, 2019

PhD / MSc student recruitment

The Spatial Determinants of Health Lab, Department of Health Sciences at Carleton University is recruiting one doctoral (PhD) student for entry in September of 2019. We are seeking a highly qualified student with experience in environmental modelling and spatial analysis in the health sciences or health geography. Candidates should have taken... More

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Implementation considerations in a Complex Adaptive System

This report is provides guidance for research teams who are currently planning or are in the midst of implementing an e-health intervention in rural communities. It describes the important factors which need to be considered when scaling-up a pilot project from one context to another, and demonstrates what a successful project needs to maximize... More

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Global estimates of mortality associated with long-term exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter

Exposure to outdoor concentrations of fine particulate matter is considered a leading global health concern, largely based on estimates of excess deaths using information integrating exposure and risk from several particle sources (outdoor and indoor air pollution and passive/active smoking). Such integration requires strong assumptions about... More

Monday, August 20, 2018

Seasonal variation in psychiatric admissions to hospital

The objective of this study was to identify seasonal variations in mental health–related hospitalizations among children, adolescents, and adults using administrative health data. Hospital admission records from January 2004 to March, 2014 were sourced from the New Brunswick Discharge Abstract Database. Seasonality was measured using a cosinor... More

Thursday, July 26, 2018

My Village Is Dying? Integrating Methods from the Inside Out

This article is the the latest from our international research team examining small villages in the developed world. For this research, we combined three case studies we had conducted in Australia, Canada, and Sweden and used these to confront the notion of rural "decline." Small rural villages are often characterized by 'decline' in literature,... More

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