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Mid-course evaluation identified facilitators and barriers to implementation of the WIC. At the conclusion of the pilot period, we evaluated the commitments implemented by each signatory to the WIC. Six of 8 employers fulfilled at least 5 commitments as articulated in the WIC, and 4 employers fulfilled 10 or more commitments.

The WIC is a novel way of partnering with employers, community service agencies and immigrant workers to create inclusive workplace practices and improve integration of immigrants into the community. The WIC also has the potential to be adapted to address the needs of other equity-seeking groups who bring diversity to the workplace.

The WIC is a novel way of partnering with employers, community service agencies and immigrant workers to create inclusive workplace practices and improve integration of immigrants into the community. The WIC also has the potential to be adapted to address the needs of other equity-seeking groups who bring diversity to the workplace.We originally proposed a study to examine changes in disparities in “obesity” between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadian populations, as called for in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Article 19 (2015), which calls for ongoing monitoring of disparities in health outcomes. Instead, we questioned the importance of reducing the prevalence of “obesity” as a health goal for Indigenous peoples. This critical commentary provides an overview of Canadian Indigenous populations’ weight, its relationship with health outcomes, and weight stigma and discrimination, using an Indigenous feminist lens. We introduce the applicability of a Two-Eyed Seeing approach utilizing a Health-At-Every-Size (HAES®) model and Indigenous ways of knowing, as a starting point, to understand weight, health, and our bodies. A new paradigm is needed to identify and close health gaps as noted in Article 19 of the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action (2015). We respectfully call upon health professionals and public health bodies to acknowledge the harm of weight stigma and discrimination in their practice and policies, and we encourage Indigenous peoples to (re)claim and (re)vitalize body sovereignty.

On January 1, 2020, the Government of Ontario passed a regulation banning vaping advertisements by retailers, apart from specialty shops. A motivation for this ban was to limit youth exposure to vaping advertisements. The primary goal of this research was to evaluate the impact of this ban on the number and density of vaping advertisements surrounding secondary schools. Additionally, we examined whether the number of vaping advertisements varied by school socio-demographic characteristics.

This study used a pre-post design. Audits were conducted December 2019 (pre-ban) and again January to February 2020 (post-ban), to identify vaping advertisements within 800m surrounding secondary schools (n = 18) in London, Ontario.

Prior to the ban, there were 266 vaping advertisements within 800m of secondary schools. After the ban, this was reduced to 58, a 78.2% reduction. The mean number of vaping advertisements surrounding schools significantly decreased from 18.1 before the ban to 3.6 after the ban (p < 0.00ting of vaping products. selleck screening library Continued monitoring of the geographic accessibility and promotion of vaping products is warranted.The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as an unprecedented challenge for healthcare systems across the world. To date, there has been little application of a race, migration and gender lens to explore the long-term health and social consequences of COVID-19 in African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) communities in Canada, who have been disproportionately impacted by this pandemic. The evidence presented in this commentary suggests that recovery strategies need to adopt an intersectional lens taking into account race, migration and gender since ACB women and ACB immigrant women have been among the populations most impacted both personally and economically. To do so, there is an urgent need to incorporate variables capturing race, beyond “visible minority” status; gender, beyond looking at differences between women and men; and factors to help understand the complexities of migration trajectories (i.e., beyond the dichotomy of born in Canada versus not born in Canada categories) in Canadian datasets. We provide examples of policy and practice initiatives that will be urgently required to address the needs of these population groups as these race-based data become available.

The current standard of care for acute atrial fibrillation (AF) focuses primarily on immediate restoration of sinus rhythm by cardioversion, although AF often terminates spontaneously.

To identify determinants of early spontaneous conversion (SCV) in patients presenting at the emergency department (ED) because of AF.

An observational study was performed of patients who visited the ED with documented AF between July 2014 and December 2016. The clinical characteristics and demographics of patients with and without SCV were compared.

We enrolled 943patients (age 69 ± 12years, 47% female). SCV occurred within 3 h of presentation in 158patients (16.8%). Logistic regression analysis showed that duration of AF <24 h [odds ratio (OR) 7.7, 95% confidence interval (CI) 3.5-17.2, p < 0.001], left atrial volume index <42 ml/m

(OR1.8, 95% CI 1.2-2.8, p = 0.010), symptoms of near-collapse at presentation (OR2.4, 95% CI 1.2-5.1, p = 0.018), alower body mass index (BMI) (OR0.9, 95% CI 0.91-0.99, p = 0.028), alonger QTc time during AF (OR1.01, 95% CI 1.0-1.02, p = 0.002) and first-detected AF (OR2.5, 95% CI 1.6-3.9, p < 0.001) were independent determinants of early SCV.

Early spontaneous conversion of acute AF occurs in almost one-sixth of admitted patients during ashort initial observation in the ED. Spontaneous conversion is most likely to occur in patients with first-onset, short-duration AF episodes, lower BMI, and normal left atrial size.

Early spontaneous conversion of acute AF occurs in almost one-sixth of admitted patients during a short initial observation in the ED. Spontaneous conversion is most likely to occur in patients with first-onset, short-duration AF episodes, lower BMI, and normal left atrial size.