Backgrounder: Population Health Intervention Grants
Backgrounder
The Government of Canada, through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, has funded 13 research projects focused on evaluating the impact of policies, programs and other interventions on population health and health equity. These projects will provide health system managers and policy makers with evidence on which to make decisions regarding the interventions. They represent an investment of $3M over two years.
| Principal Investigator | Project Title | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Laura Anderson McMaster University |
Evaluation of the Healthy Kids Community Challenge in Early Childhood | $248,669 |
| Dr. Cecilia Benoit University of Victoria |
The Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act: A structural intervention impacting health equity for sex workers | $249,834 |
| Dr. Jeffrey Brubacher University of British Columbia |
Evaluation of speed limit changes in British Columbia | $249,662 |
| Dr. Geetanjali Datta Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal |
The impact of a cervical cancer screening policy change in Ontario, Canada on social inequalities in screening: Quasi-experimental analyses | $153,515 |
| Dr. Mélanie Levasseur Université de Sherbrooke | Capturing how age-friendly communities foster positive health, social participation and health equity: Towards identification of key components and processes that promote population health in aging Canadians | $250,000 |
| Dr. Craig Mitton University of British Columbia |
Evaluation of Vancouver Coastal Health's Second Generation Strategy for the Downtown Eastside (DTES): a population health intervention study | $250,000 |
| Dr. Sarah Wakefield University of Toronto |
Evaluating Hamilton's "Neighbourhood Action Strategy": A community-based approach to reducing neighbourhood-level health inequalities | $245,338 |
| Dr. Malek Batal Université de Montréal |
Evaluation of the Health and Health Equity Outcomes of Okanagan Sockeye Salmon Reintroduction Initiatives | $249,994 |
| Dr. Marni Brownell University of Manitoba |
Envision: Evaluating Home Visiting Interventions for Manitoba First Nations Families | $250,000 |
| Dr. Elham Emami Université de Montréal |
Oral Health Integrated into Primary Care: Participatory Evaluation of Implementation and Performance in Quebec Cree Communities | $237,692 |
| Dr. Heather Manson Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion |
Cultivating community partnerships to assess the impact of a population health intervention targeting Aboriginal children and youth for promoting healthy weights in Ontario | $248,454 |
| Dr. Robert Schroth University of Manitoba |
A mixed methods evaluation of Health Canada's Children's Oral Health Initiative (COHI). Does it lead to improved oral health for young First Nations and Inuit children? | $250,000 |
| Dr. Beverley Shea Bruyère Research Institute |
Outpost Program: A Cultural Intervention for Suicide Prevention for the Innu of Labrador | $240,865 |
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