The Canadian Journal of Public Health is a professional journal which carries a wide variety of in-depth articles on all aspects of public health, including epidemiology, nutrition, family health, environmental health, sexually transmitted diseases, gerontology, behavioural medicine, rural health, health promotion and public health policy. The editorial is peer reviewed, and the editorial board is made up of public health experts from across Canada.
The Canadian Journal of Public Health is published by the Canadian Public Health Association. It is distributed on a bi-monthly basis exclusively to paid subscribers and to the Association membership.
Impact Factor for CJPH
Impact factor of 1.021 in 2011 (Thompson ISI); 5-year impact factor of 1.387.
Vol 104, No 2 (2013): March/April 2013
Table of Contents
Editor's Page
| The Imperative of Public Health | |
| G. Paradis | e94-e95 |
Public Health Intervention
| Implementation of the Montreal Heat Response Plan During the 2010 Heat Wave | |
| Karine Price, Stéphane Perron, Norman King | e96-e100 |
Quantitative Research
| Diabetes and Sex-specific Colorectal Cancer Risks in Newfoundland and Labrador: A Population-based Retrospective Cohort Study | |
| Khokan C. Sikdar, Stephanie J. Walsh, Madonna Roche, Ying Jiang, Ania Syrowatka, Kayla D. Collins | e101-e107 |
| An Age-Period-Cohort Approach to Analyzing Trends in Suicide in Quebec Between 1950 and 2009 | |
| Gilles Légaré, Denis Hamel | e118-e123 |
| Emergency Department Presentations for Self-harm Among Ontario Youth | |
| Jennifer Bethell, Susan J. Bondy, W.Y. Wendy Lou, Astrid Guttmann, Anne E. Rhodes | e124-e130 |
| The CYRM-12: A Brief Measure of Resilience | |
| Linda Liebenberg, Michael Ungar, John C. LeBlanc | e131-e135 |
| Educational Inequality in Stillbirth: Temporal Trends in Québec From 1981 to 2009 | |
| Noémie Savard, Nathalie Auger, Alison L. Park, Ernest Lo, Jérôme Martinez | e148-e153 |
Qualitative Research
| A Process for Creating the Aboriginal Children’s Health and Well-Being Measure (ACHWM) | |
| Nancy L. Young, Mary Jo Wabano, Tricia A. Burke, Stephen D. Ritchie, Debbie Mishibinijima, Rita G. Corbiere | e136-e141 |
| If You Teach Them, They Will Come: Providers’ Reactions to Incorporating Pleasure Into Youth Sexual Education | |
| Vanessa Oliver, Emily van der Meulen, Sarah Flicker, June Larkin, Toronto Teen Survey Research Team | e142-e147 |
| La recherche qualitative sur les inégalités sociales de santé : le parcours de vie | |
| Bernard Roy, Maria De Koninck | e154-e158 |
| L’analyse des interventions complexes en santé publique : le cas de la prévention des ITSS à Montréal | |
| Angèle Bilodeau, Jean Beauchemin, Denis Bourque, Marilène Galarneau | e177-e182 |
Systematic Review
| Self-collected HPV Testing Improves Participation in Cervical Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis | |
| C. Sarai Racey, Diana R. Withrow, Dionne Gesink | e159-e166 |
Debate
| A Look to the Past as We Look Ahead: The Specialty of Public Health Medicine in Canada | |
| Lawrence C. Loh, Bart J. Harvey | e108-e110 |
| Medical Officers of Health, Public Health and Preventive Medicine Specialists, and Primary Care Physicians: How Do They Fit? | |
| Stephen Corber | e111-e112 |
| The Specialist Public Health and Preventive Medicine Physician: System Roles and Training Challenges | |
| Geoffrey Dunkley | e113-e114 |
| Public Health Medicine, Public Health Practice, and Public Health Systems | |
| Brent W. Moloughney | e115-e116 |
| Authors' Response | |
| Bart J. Harvey, Lawrence C. Loh | e117 |
Commentary
| Profit Versus Public Health: The Need to Improve the Food Environment in Recreational Facilities | |
| Dana Lee Olstad, Kim D. Raine | e167-e169 |
| Alcohol Use During Pregnancy in Canada: How Policy Moments Can Create Opportunities for Promoting Women’s Health | |
| Nancy Poole, Lorraine Greaves | e170-e172 |
| “The Magic Is in the Mix”: Lessons From Research Capacity Building in the Canadian Tobacco Control Community, 2000-2010 | |
| Barbara L. Riley, Sarah M. Viehbeck, Joanna E. Cohen, Marie C. Chia | e173-e176 |
Letters
| Are We Close to Systems Thinking in Public Health in Canada? | |
| Garry Aslanyan, James Chauvin, Nancy Edwards, Margaret King, Kim Raine, Gregory Taylor | e183 |
| Culturally Relevant HIV/AIDS Education, Prevention, Screening and Treatment for Canadian Inuit | |
| Audrey Steenbeek, Geri Bailey, Danielle Simandl | e184 |
Book Reviews
| The Validation Breakthrough: Simple Techniques for Communicating with People with Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias | |
| Jerome F. Singleton | e185 |
| Connecting with Socially Isolated Seniors: A Service Provider’s Guide | |
| Jerome F. Singleton | e185 |