Kate Zinszer
Biographic Data
| ID | 1735334 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kate Zinszer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kate |
| FAMILY NAME | Zinszer |
| SIGNATURE | ZINSZER K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Université de Montréal |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1388-1145 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 36 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 32 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 4 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Engaging Youth in Global Health Research Through Photovoice and Reflexivity
Meaningful youth engagement is increasingly recognized as essential to achieving substantive and sustainable improvement in youth health globally. Although 90% of the world’s young people live in low- and middle-income countries, youth involved in shaping global health agendas continue to be predominantly from high-income countries. Calls for decolonial methodologies in global health have highlighted the need to redistribute power, yet most struc…
Utility of sentinel surveillance as an early warning system for emerging pathogens in a low-resource setting
The representativeness and timeliness of sentinel surveillance for endemic and emerging arboviral and respiratory diseases in low-resource settings are understudied. We compared laboratory-confirmed epidemic dengue, non-epidemic dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and COVID-19 (pre-Omicron and Omicron periods) cases reported in Puerto Rico’s Sentinel Enhanced Dengue Surveillance System (SEDSS) with island-wide trends reported by the Department of Health’s…
Integrating causal inference and machine learning to quantify climate-malaria relationships
Rainfall and temperature are key climate determinants of malaria incidence; yet their causal exposure-response curves on malaria incidence across the entire Colombian territory remain unquantified. We estimated the effects of rainfall and temperature on malaria incidence at the municipal scale from 2007 to 2023. We conducted an ecological observational study in 969 Colombian municipalities located below 1,600 meters. The monthly Standardized Inci…
Why urban communities in low- and middle-income countries participate in global health research
BACKGROUND: Although community participation is a key strategy for decolonizing global health research, there are significant difficulties in the meaningful engagement of urban communities in low- and middle-income countries. Addressing barriers and leveraging enablers before beginning research could facilitate more equitable collaborations. To guide researchers in this endeavour, this scoping review mapped available evidence and identified facto…
How to formulate high-quality lessons learned
appears in the titles of thousands of scientific articles, most do not describe how these lessons were produced or the level of rigor involved in their development. As part of a project aimed at deriving lessons from hospitals' resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic in five countries (the HoSPiCOVID project), we sought to systematised the process of producing these lessons. To do so, we conducted a rapid review to identify the best ways of devel…
Using Human-Centered Design in Community-Based Public Health Research
(1) Background: This study used human-centered design (HCD) within a community-based research project to collaboratively develop local strategies aimed at enhancing COVID-19 vaccine confidence among children and youth. (2) Methods: HCD projects were carried out between December 2021 and August 2022 by four community-based design (CBD) teams in Montreal, Canada. The CBD teams were composed of parent and youth community members, public health and s…
Healthcare collapse and disease spread
The findings underscore the urgent need for comprehensive international support to rebuild Gaza's healthcare infrastructure and improve disease management. Addressing the shortages of medical supplies, enhancing disease surveillance, and providing psychological support for healthcare workers are critical steps in mitigating the spread of infectious diseases. The study highlights the broader implications of healthcare system collapse in conflict z…
Detection of polio virus in Gaza's sewage demands immediate action
The recent discovery of type 2 vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV2) in sewage water samples from Khan Younis and Deir al Balah in Gaza is a critical public health emergency demanding immediate intervention 1 . This finding exposes thousands of Gazans, particularly those living in densely populated displaced persons' camps, to this highly infectious disease, which can cause severe deformities and paralysis. There is no cure for polio; vaccination is…
The war on the Gaza Strip and its consequences on global warming
The ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip is a deeply entrenched issue marked by repeated cycles of violence and devastation. While the immediate human toll and political implications often receive global attention, the war’s environmental impact is equally profound yet underacknowledged. Environmental destruction itself has become a weapon of war, one that not only compounds immediate human suffering but also dismantles possibilities for future liv…
The Social Determinants of Health in the planning of Covid-19 testing in Amazonas, Brazil
The COVID-19 syndemic has disproportionately affected socially vulnerable populations, such as low-income individuals, Indigenous peoples, and riverine communities. Social Determinants of Health (SDH) have played a crucial role in the state of Amazonas, where unique geography and social disparities pose significant challenges to health access and equity. This article examines whether and how SDH were considered during COVID-19 testing planning in…
Os Determinantes Sociais da Saúde no planejamento da testagem à covid-19 no Amazonas, Brasil
A sindemia da covid-19 afetou desproporcionalmente populações mais vulneráveis do ponto de vista social, como pessoas de baixa renda, populações indígenas e ribeirinhas. No estado do Amazonas, onde a geografia única e as disparidades sociais apresentam desafios significativos para o acesso e a equidade em saúde, os Determinantes Sociais da Saúde (DSS) desempenham um papel crucial. Este artigo analisa se e como os DSS foram considerados durante o …
Considering social inequalities in health in Covid-19 response
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the impact of social inequalities in health (SIH). Various studies have shown significant inequalities in mortality and morbidity associated with COVID-19 and the influence of social determinants of health. The objective of this qualitative case study was to analyze the consideration of SIH in the design of two key COVID-19 prevention and control interventions in France: testing and contact tracing. Interviews we…
Computer-aided diagnostic accuracy of pulmonary tuberculosis on chest radiography among lower respiratory tract symptoms patients
Even though the Gaza Strip is a low pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) burden region, it is well-known that TB is primarily a socioeconomic problem associated with overcrowding, poor hygiene, a lack of fresh water, and limited access to healthcare, which is the typical case in the Gaza Strip. Therefore, this study aimed at assessing the accuracy of the automatic software computer-aided detection for tuberculosis (CAD4TB) in diagnosing pulmonary TB on ch…
Global health and the urban poor
box Global health initiatives, including research, should contribute more to urban health to achieve Sustainable Development Goal #11 for sustainable cities and communities
Social Media and the Influence of Fake News on Global Health Interventions
Social media usage is growing globally, with an exponential increase in low- and middle-income countries. Social media changes the ways in which information-sharing occurs, intensifying the population's exposure to misinformation, including fake news. This has important repercussions for global health. The spread of fake news can undermine the implementation of evidence-based interventions and weaken the credibility of scientific expertise. This …
Differential Influence of Environmental Factors on Malaria Due to Vector Control Interventions in Uganda
The influence of vector control interventions on the malaria-environment relationship need to be considered at a local scale in order to efficiently guide control programs
Exploring how social inequalities in health have influenced the design of Mali’s Sars-CoV-2 testing policy
In the fight against infectious diseases, social inequalities in health (SIH) are generally forgotten. Mali, already weakened by security and political unrest, has not been spared by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the country was unprepared, the authorities were quick to implement public health measures, including a SARS-CoV-2 testing programme. This study aimed to understand if and how social inequalities in health were addressed in the design …
Barriers to family planning through structural health vulnerabilities
The burden of maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa is the highest in the world. As high fertility rates present an increased risk to women's health, programmes and services have been put in place to increase access to family planning. Several studies have identified sociocultural factors as limiting access to family planning, including male resistance and women's low decision-making power. However, these studies have often used a behavioural …
Portrait of Montréal healthcare workers infected with Sars-CoV-2 during the first wave of the pandemic
It felt like building a plane while in flight”
When caregivers’ practices « calm » or « stress » patients
International audience
Did the design and planning of testing and contact tracing interventions for Covid-19 consider social inequalities in health? A multiple case study from Brazil, Canada, France & Mali
Association between mobility, non-pharmaceutical interventions, and Covid-19 transmission in Ghana
Governments around the world have implemented non-pharmaceutical interventions to limit the transmission of COVID-19. Here we assess if increasing NPI stringency was associated with a reduction in COVID-19 cases in Ghana. While lockdowns and physical distancing have proven effective for reducing COVID-19 transmission, there is still limited understanding of how NPI measures are reflected in indicators of human mobility. Further, there is a lack o…
School closures help reduce the spread of Covid-19
Closing schools to control COVID-19 transmission has been globally debated, with concerns about children’s education and well-being, and also because of the varied effectiveness of the intervention in studies across the world. This paper aims to determine the effect of school closure policy on the incidence of COVID-19 in Pakistan. A Difference-in-Differences (DiD) analysis compared changes in COVID-19 incidence across cities that completely (Isl…
Clarifying core competencies in One Health doctoral education
The war on the Gaza Strip and its consequences on global warming
The ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip is a deeply entrenched issue marked by repeated cycles of violence and devastation. While the immediate human toll and political implications often receive global attention, the war’s environmental impact is equally profound yet underacknowledged. Environmental destruction itself has become a weapon of war, one that not only compounds immediate human suffering but also dismantles possibilities for future liv…
It felt like building a plane while in flight”
Did the design and planning of testing and contact tracing interventions for Covid-19 consider social inequalities in health? A multiple case study from Brazil, Canada, France & Mali
A qualitative study of health information technology in the Canadian public health system
The application of HIT in public health should focus on automating core processes and identifying innovative applications of HIT to advance public health outcomes. The Public Health Agency of Canada should develop the expertise to lead public health HIT policy and should establish a mechanism for coordinating public health stakeholder input on HIT policy
An Evaluation of Healthcare Use and Child Morbidity 4 Years After User Fee Removal in Rural Burkina Faso
Objectives Increasing financial access to healthcare is proposed to being essential for improving child health outcomes, but the available evidence on the relationship between increased access and health remains scarce. Four years after its launch, we evaluated the contextual effect of user fee removal intervention on the probability of an illness occurring and the likelihood of using health services among children under 5. We also explored the p…
Factors Associated with Seasonal Food Insecurity among Small-Scale Subsistence Farming Households in Rural Honduras
In the context of climate change, a nutritional transition, and increased pressures to migrate internally and internationally, this study examined the relationship between seasonal food insecurity and demographic, socioeconomic, and agricultural production factors among small-scale subsistence farmers in rural northern Honduras. Anchored by a partnership with the Fundación para la Investigación Participativa con Agricultores de Honduras (FIPAH) a…
What role for One Health in the Covid-19 pandemic
Preparedness and Readiness Strategies for Addressing the Covid-19 Pandemic in Fragile and Conflict Settings
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global public health threat of serious concern, especially in conflict settings that face fragility and lack adequate resources and capacities. Gaza suffers from a blockade imposed by the Israeli occupation, environmental deterioration, confiscation of lands, demolition of houses and hospitals, restrictions on movement, lack of control over natural resources, and financial constraints. Gaza's population is consequently …
Modelling Spatiotemporal Patterns of Lyme Disease Emergence in Québec
Lyme disease is a growing public health problem in Québec. Its emergence over the last decade is caused by environmental and anthropological factors that favour the survival of Ixodes scapularis, the vector of Lyme disease transmission. The objective of this study was to estimate the speed and direction of human Lyme disease emergence in Québec and to identify spatiotemporal risk patterns. A surface trend analysis was conducted to estimate the sp…
User fees removal and community-based management of undernutrition in Burkina Faso
Objective: To examine the effect of an intervention combining user fees removal with community-based management of undernutrition on the nutrition status in children under 5 years of age in Burkina Faso. Design: The study was a non-equivalent control group post-test-only design based on household survey data collected 4 years after the intervention onset in the intervention and comparison districts. Additionally, we used propensity score weightin…
Association between mobility, non-pharmaceutical interventions, and Covid-19 transmission in Ghana
Governments around the world have implemented non-pharmaceutical interventions to limit the transmission of COVID-19. Here we assess if increasing NPI stringency was associated with a reduction in COVID-19 cases in Ghana. While lockdowns and physical distancing have proven effective for reducing COVID-19 transmission, there is still limited understanding of how NPI measures are reflected in indicators of human mobility. Further, there is a lack o…
School closures help reduce the spread of Covid-19
Closing schools to control COVID-19 transmission has been globally debated, with concerns about children’s education and well-being, and also because of the varied effectiveness of the intervention in studies across the world. This paper aims to determine the effect of school closure policy on the incidence of COVID-19 in Pakistan. A Difference-in-Differences (DiD) analysis compared changes in COVID-19 incidence across cities that completely (Isl…
Clarifying core competencies in One Health doctoral education
Considering social inequalities in health in large-scale testing for Covid-19 in Montréal
These findings contribute to the reflections on the lessons learned from COVID-19, highlighting that public health programs must tackle structural barriers to accessing healthcare services during health crises. This will be necessary to ensure that pandemic preparedness and response, including large-scale testing, do not further increase social inequalities in health
Disability and sexual and reproductive health service utilisation in Uganda
This study provided evidence that SRH service use prevalence increased over time in Uganda and highlights the importance of studying SRH and the different disability types when examining SDH. The SDH are pivotal to the attainment of universal health coverage, including SRH services, for all people irrespective of their social identities
Understanding malnutrition management through a socioecological lens
In Uganda, almost half of children under 5 years old suffer from undernutrition. Undernutrition, a common form of malnutrition in children, encompasses stunting, wasting and underweight. The causes of child undernutrition are complex, suggesting that interventions to tackle malnutrition must be multifaceted. Furthermore, limited access to healthcare for vulnerable populations restricts the potential of hospital-based strategies. Community-based m…
Understanding and attenuating pandemic-related disruptions
The Secretary General of the United Nations described the impact of COVID-19-related school closures as a "generational catastrophe." What will be the legacy of the 2020-2021 pandemic-related disruptions in 5, 10, 20 years from now, as regards education and well-being of children and youth? Addressing the disproportionate impact on those growing up in socio-economically disadvantaged areas or on those with pre-existing learning challenges is key …
Considering social inequalities in health in Covid-19 response
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the impact of social inequalities in health (SIH). Various studies have shown significant inequalities in mortality and morbidity associated with COVID-19 and the influence of social determinants of health. The objective of this qualitative case study was to analyze the consideration of SIH in the design of two key COVID-19 prevention and control interventions in France: testing and contact tracing. Interviews we…
Computer-aided diagnostic accuracy of pulmonary tuberculosis on chest radiography among lower respiratory tract symptoms patients
Even though the Gaza Strip is a low pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) burden region, it is well-known that TB is primarily a socioeconomic problem associated with overcrowding, poor hygiene, a lack of fresh water, and limited access to healthcare, which is the typical case in the Gaza Strip. Therefore, this study aimed at assessing the accuracy of the automatic software computer-aided detection for tuberculosis (CAD4TB) in diagnosing pulmonary TB on ch…
Global health and the urban poor
box Global health initiatives, including research, should contribute more to urban health to achieve Sustainable Development Goal #11 for sustainable cities and communities
Social Media and the Influence of Fake News on Global Health Interventions
Social media usage is growing globally, with an exponential increase in low- and middle-income countries. Social media changes the ways in which information-sharing occurs, intensifying the population's exposure to misinformation, including fake news. This has important repercussions for global health. The spread of fake news can undermine the implementation of evidence-based interventions and weaken the credibility of scientific expertise. This …
Differential Influence of Environmental Factors on Malaria Due to Vector Control Interventions in Uganda
The influence of vector control interventions on the malaria-environment relationship need to be considered at a local scale in order to efficiently guide control programs
Exploring how social inequalities in health have influenced the design of Mali’s Sars-CoV-2 testing policy
In the fight against infectious diseases, social inequalities in health (SIH) are generally forgotten. Mali, already weakened by security and political unrest, has not been spared by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the country was unprepared, the authorities were quick to implement public health measures, including a SARS-CoV-2 testing programme. This study aimed to understand if and how social inequalities in health were addressed in the design …
Barriers to family planning through structural health vulnerabilities
The burden of maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa is the highest in the world. As high fertility rates present an increased risk to women's health, programmes and services have been put in place to increase access to family planning. Several studies have identified sociocultural factors as limiting access to family planning, including male resistance and women's low decision-making power. However, these studies have often used a behavioural …
Portrait of Montréal healthcare workers infected with Sars-CoV-2 during the first wave of the pandemic
It felt like building a plane while in flight”
When caregivers’ practices « calm » or « stress » patients
International audience
Did the design and planning of testing and contact tracing interventions for Covid-19 consider social inequalities in health? A multiple case study from Brazil, Canada, France & Mali
Medicine (28 works) · Environmental health (23 works) · Nursing (17 works) · Public health (17 works) · Political science (14 works) · Economics (10 works) · Geography (10 works) · Population (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Disease (9 works)