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A Prognostic Tool to Identify Youth at Risk of at Least Weekly Cannabis Use
We developed and validated an 8-item prognostic tool to identify youth at risk of initiating frequent (i.e., at least weekly) cannabis use in the next year. The tool, which aims to identify youth who would ben...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Why public health matters today and tomorrow: the role of applied public health research
The article “Why public health matters today and tomorrow: the role of applied public health research,” written by Lindsay McLaren et al., was originally published Online First without Open Access.
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Open AccessWhy public health matters today and tomorrow: the role of applied public health research
Public health is critical to a healthy, fair, and sustainable society. Realizing this vision requires imagining a public health community that can maintain its foundational core while adapting and responding t...
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Factors Associated With Current Smoking Among Off-Reserve First Nations and Métis Youth: Results From the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey
First Nations and Métis, two of Canada’s constitutionally recognized Indigenous groups, suffer from poorer overall health than non-Indigenous Canadians. Current smoking, a known predictor of chronic health con...
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Open AccessThe relationship between school physical activity policy and objectively measured physical activity of elementary school students: a multilevel model analysis
There is evidence of school level variability in the physical activity of children and youth. Less is known about factors that may contribute to this variation. The purpose of this study was to examine if the ...
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A multilevel examination of factors of the school environment and time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity among a sample of secondary school students in grades 9–12 in Ontario, Canada
To examine associations between students’ time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and the school built environment while also considering features of the schools’ social environment and stu...
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Open AccessAge of smoking initiation and risk of breast cancer in a sample of Ontario women
To examine the association between time of smoking initiation and both the independent and joint effects of active and passive tobacco smoke exposure and the risk of breast cancer in a sample of Ontario women.
