FNEHIN - First Nations Environmental Health Innovation Network

Expertise:

Nutrition, Dietary Assessment, Childhood obesity, School-based intervention, Food security

Focus:

Nutrient intake and food consumption, diet and health, diet and contaminants.

Affiliations:

Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Health Systems (name effective Sept 1, 2011), Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Waterloo University

Academic Supervisor (if Applicable)

Research Area(s)

Food

Geographical Preference(s)

Ontario, Canada

Projects

• Nutrient intakes and food consumption patterns among Ontario students in grades six, seven, and eight.
• School region socio-economic status and geographic locale is associated with food behaviour of Ontario and Alberta adolescents.
• Barriers and supports for healthy eating and physical activity for First Nation youths in northern Canada.
• Mediterranean dietary components and body mass index in adults: The Peel Nutrition and Heart Health Survey.
• Impact on blood Pb levels of maternal and early infant feeding practices of First Nation Cree in the Mushkegowuk Territory of northern Ontario, Canada.
• Dentine-lead levels and dental caries in First Nation children from the western James Bay region of northern Ontario, Canada.
• Key process and organization indicators in the dietetic management of dyslipidemia in Canada.
• Part 3, Chapter 1: The evidence base for population-wide approaches: type 2 diabetes.
• Lead Toxicity in Infants and Children: Is Feeding a Cause for Concern?
• Diet and hypertension.
• Canadian School Physical Activity and Nutrition Network (CANSPANN): Linking Research and Policy
• Developing a Web-Based survey of food intake and physical activity behaviour of Cree school children living in the James Bay Region of Northern Canada to support needs assessment and program evaluation.
• Respiratory infections in older adults: An interdisciplinary approach