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About Our Research
WEBAbout Our Research. The Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit (SPHERU) is a bi-university health research unit. Since it began in 1999, SPHERU has established itself as a leader in population health research – the study of social factors that affect the wellbeing of groups within a population. While much population
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Mental Health and COVID-19 in Saskatchewan Adults
WEBThe global COVID-19 pandemic has caused extraordinary disruptions to all aspects of human lives, including profound impacts on mental health. Below are results from a population-based survey of Saskatchewan adults conducted by Pollara Strategic Insights—on behalf of Mental Health Research Canada (MHRC), supported by the …
See Us, Hear Us 2.0
WEBSee us, Hear Us 2.0: Mental health and well-being impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children, youth, and families in Saskatchewan builds upon SUHU 1.0, investigating the impact of the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic on the prevalence and severity of mental health and quality of life among children and youth (8-18 years of age) and the …
About: Adult Mental Health & COVID-19
WEBThe global COVID-19 pandemic has caused extraordinary disruptions to all aspects of human lives, including profound impacts on mental health. These impacts—directly associated with the virus and, indirectly, by measures taken to combat the virus—are of urgent and ongoing concern. To understand the scope and nature of COVID-19’s impact …
See Us, Hear Us 1.0
WEBSee us, Hear Us 2.0: Mental health and well-being impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children, youth, and families in Saskatchewan (SUHU 2.0) builds upon SUHU 1.0, investigating the impact of the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic on the prevalence and severity of mental health and quality of life among children and youth (8-18 years of …
Healthy aging in place
WEBMore recently, it has led to our team grant project, Healthy aging in place: Improving rural seniors’ health through policy and community level interventions. Goals / Outcomes: This research had two major research objectives: 1) to identify the policy, community and kin-level interventions that influence health outcomes for rural and …
An Healthy Aging Strategies and Urban Canada
WEBPromote active aging, healthy aging, combat ageism. Coordinate strategies and funding transfers to provinces with highest aging populations. Address needs of older workers, pension reform, income security. Facilitate aging in place with housing, transportation, integrated health & social care services.
MENTAL HEALTH AND COVID-19 IN SASKATCHEWAN
WEBreported receiving mental health support. 10% reported they needed mental health support but did not access any support. From a list of 18 specific disruptions assessed, the most common reason picked for negative mental health was the possibility of self or a family member catching COVID-19 (i.e. personal or family vulnerability). 1.1 Context
Supporting older adults’ engagement in health-care programs …
WEBtions of cognitive health; 2) interventions to support and maintain their cognitive health; and 3) key strategies for supporting research involvement of rural older adults The data collection and analysis were the same for the entire study, with the interview questions focused on this research being part 210 J. BACSU ET AL.
School Food Program Projects
WEBChildren spend a large proportion of their waking hours in school, an ideal setting to improve dietary quality and reduce health inequities. Canada is the only G7 country and one of the only OECD countries without a national school food policy or program. Internationally, school food programs are one of the most successful drivers of …
Evidence-Informed Responses to Evolving Opioid-Related …
WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the already deadly public health crisis of opioid overdoses. The pandemic disrupted the provision of health services, counselling and mental health supports (Muhajarine et al., 2021) when individuals were under increased social and economic stress due to policies necessary to control the pandemic.
Publications and Reports by Theme
WEBSuccessful Aging for All - Congress 2018 Community Connections Event This booklet highlights SPHERU's healthy aging research work, as presented at the Congress 2018 Community Connections event May 2018 at the University of Regina.; Saskatchewan voluntary sector early work on the determinants of health 1905-1950: Some unsettling …
Rural Healthcare in Saskatchewan
WEBIn recent years, concerns have been raised by healthcare workers, and by the public, about shifts in the delivery of healthcare in rural Saskatchewan. CUPE Local 5430, which represents an array of healthcare and ancillary workers, has expressed an interest in understanding how recent changes in the delivery of healthcare in rural parts of the …
Evaluating the use of community health indicators toolkit and …
WEBThis evaluation is related to an earlier SPHERU project, First Nation's Health Development: Tools for Assessment of Health and Social Service Program Impacts on Community Wellness and Capacity, which was undertaken to address the information needs of community-based health directors and health care providers in tracking the …
Indigenous Peoples' Health Research Centre
WEBThe Indigenous Peoples’ Health Research Centre (IPHRC) mandate is to develop capacity for community-based indigenous health research in Saskatchewan and to create networks of indigenous health researchers regionally, nationally, and internationally. Principal Investigators include Frederic Wien of Dalhousie University, and JoAnn …
Publications and Reports by Year
WEBCommunity Health Indicators Toolkit. University of Regina and University of Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit. Understanding Cross-Jurisdictional Partnerships and Decision-Making in Northern Saskatchewan. Final Evaluation Report Nilson, C., Jeffery, B., & Hamilton, C. (2010)
Projects by Theme
WEBProjects by Theme. Northern and Aboriginal Health. Rural Health. Healthy Children. History of Health Inequities. Intervention Research. SPHERU research projects in the area of Northern and Aboriginal Health are listed below. Click on the project’s title for an overview of the project and links to related material.
Reducing the Social Isolation of Older Adults
WEBThe purpose of this scoping review was to assess the current research literature that describes the implementation and assessment of interventions and their associated outcomes related to reducing social isolation of older adults. The review was completed by the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit …
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