Lindsay Mclaren
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3761273 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Lindsay Mclaren |
| NOMBRES | Lindsay |
| APELLIDO | Mclaren |
| FIRMA | MCLAREN L |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Calgary |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8435-4804 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 61 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 172 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 61 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2002 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
What do we mean by structural determinants of health, why is it important, and are public health communities ready to engage
Income inequality and life expectancy in Canada
Our findings speak to the far-reaching consequences of neoliberalism, and to the need for public policy that will reduce income inequality in the interest of the public's health
Economic policy and public health
The nearly 115-year history of the Canadian Journal of Public Health (CJPH) provides an important opportunity to reflect on and learn from our past. In response to an invitation to members of the CJPH Editorial Board to curate historical articles around a theme, we undertook a historical examination of our field's engagement, as gleaned through the pages of CJPH, with economic policy. This was inspired by the now well-established connections amon…
Moving on in uncertain times
Policy diffusion theory, evidence-informed public health, and public health political science
OBJECTIVES: Our aim was to synthesize published scholarship that applies policy diffusion-a theory of the policy process that considers the interdependence of government-level public health policy choices. We paid particular attention to the role of scientific evidence in the diffusion process, and to identifying challenges and gaps towards strengthening the intersection of public health, public policy, and political science. METHODS: We systemat…
Where are the ecological determinants of health
Canada needs a funding institute focused on environments, health, and societal well-being research
A cautionary tale
Public health is, and has long been, defined as the art and science of promoting health and preventing illness through organized efforts of society.This definition and scope convey certain elements and values, which distinguish public health from other fields of scholarship and practice (CPHA, 2017).These include population-level thinking, a commitment to health equity and its foundations in social justice, and an upstream focus on root causes of…
Public health systems and services research
Towards a theoretically grounded, social democratic public health
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Fluoridation cessation and oral health equity
Objective Community water fluoridation, because of its universal scope and passive mechanism of uptake, is one component of a multifaceted approach to promoting equity in dental health. The objective of this study was to examine social inequities in children’s dental health in the Canadian cities of Calgary (fluoridation cessation in 2011) and Edmonton (still fluoridated). Methods We analyzed data from surveys of population-based samples of Grade…
Open’ relationships
What are academic journals for? In a digital era, we access single articles; personal subscribers are few, and those who skim or read whole issues of scholarly periodicals are likely even fewer. So
Putting the horse back in front of the cart
Small-area contextual effects on children’s dental caries in Alberta
Advancing public health communication in the era of empowered health consumerism
Within a neoliberal environment that prioritizes the individual over the community, understanding challenges associated with advancing population-level or universal interventions is important if public health is to remain a relevant collective institution. As a case example, we considered a controversial public health intervention – community water fluoridation – and undertook focus groups with dental hygienists in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to ex…
The social determinants of pandemic impact
Unpacking vulnerability
Identifying and critically examining government legislation relevant to children's dental caries in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Analysis of legislation relevant to children's dental caries reveals policies that are more often upstream in nature, and unsurprisingly are multijurisdictional. Despite this, there remains a high prevalence and inequitable distribution of children's dental caries in Canada. This suggests that the nature of upstream involvement and fragmented government involvement is ineffective in tackling this pervasive and urgent public health issue. Implicat…
Public health matters—but we need to make the case
Why public health matters today
Why public health matters today and tomorrow
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 to contemporary imperatives such as entrenched inequities and ecological degradation. In this commentary, we reflect on what tomorrow's public health might look like, from the point of view of our collective experiences as researchers in Cana…
In defense of a population-level approach to prevention
Politics, Science, and Termination
Policy termination is identified as a rare occurrence and thus difficult to study. However, one policy area, community water fluoridation, has seen an apparent increase in termination in recent years. We examine the specific case of termination in Calgary, Alberta in 2011 with a specific goal to apply Kingdon's Multiple Streams Approach to the policy termination framework. Our findings suggest that of key importance for the termination of water f…
Is there more to the equation? Weight bias and the costs of obesity
Ecological perspectives in health research
An ecological perspective on health emphasises both individual and contextual systems and the interdependent relations between the two. Origins of this approach have emanated from multiple disciplines over the past century or more. This article provides a glossary of perspectives, processes, and settings that pertain to an ecological approach in health research
Women's body dissatisfaction, social class, and social mobility
Conceptualizing and Operationalizing Neighbourhoods
Understanding place and health
Politics, Science, and Termination
Policy termination is identified as a rare occurrence and thus difficult to study. However, one policy area, community water fluoridation, has seen an apparent increase in termination in recent years. We examine the specific case of termination in Calgary, Alberta in 2011 with a specific goal to apply Kingdon's Multiple Streams Approach to the policy termination framework. Our findings suggest that of key importance for the termination of water f…
Does the ‘average size’ of women in the neighbourhood influence a woman's likelihood of body dissatisfaction
Public health matters—but we need to make the case
Economic policy and public health
The nearly 115-year history of the Canadian Journal of Public Health (CJPH) provides an important opportunity to reflect on and learn from our past. In response to an invitation to members of the CJPH Editorial Board to curate historical articles around a theme, we undertook a historical examination of our field's engagement, as gleaned through the pages of CJPH, with economic policy. This was inspired by the now well-established connections amon…
The social determinants of pandemic impact
Unpacking vulnerability
Why public health matters today
Impact on Social Inequalities of Population Strategies of Prevention for Folate Intake in Women of Childbearing Age
We reviewed the recent assertion that population strategies of prevention may inadvertently widen social inequalities in health. We used folate intake as a case example to examine what is known about the impact on inequalities of 2 population strategies: one agentic (public information campaign) and the other structural (mandatory fortification policy). We found some support for our hypothesis that the mandatory fortification policy was less like…
Socioeconomic Status and Body Mass Index in Canada
We examine the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES), sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle behaviors (fruit and vegetable intake, exercise, smoking, and alcohol consumption), and body mass index (BMI) using the Canadian Community Health Survey 2.1. We explore two different measures of SES, education and income, to elucidate material and cultural explanations of the SES-BMI relationship. Results vary significantly by gender, highl…
Neighbourhood level versus individual level correlates of women's body dissatisfaction
Study objective: This study examined the prevalence of body dissatisfaction as a function of individual level and neighbourhood level indicators of affluence. Participants and setting: A subset of data from a larger random digit dialling telephone survey was used to obtain individual level data on body dissatisfaction, body weight and height, and income from a group of 895 adult women (age 24–56, 61% English speaking) living in 52 neighbourhoods …
Putting the horse back in front of the cart
Drinking Water Fluoridation and Oral Health Inequities in Canadian Children
Childhood Obesity
Where are the ecological determinants of health
Why public health matters today and tomorrow
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 to contemporary imperatives such as entrenched inequities and ecological degradation. In this commentary, we reflect on what tomorrow's public health might look like, from the point of view of our collective experiences as researchers in Cana…
In defense of a population-level approach to prevention
Is there more to the equation? Weight bias and the costs of obesity
Parents’ online discussions about children’s dental caries
Our analysis of online discussions provides an opportunity to think critically about ways in which parents engage with public health, in digital contexts. Although some mothers express disconnect when communicating with dental professionals, they are very engaged and concerned with dental health issues for their children. A challenge for dental public health is to find ways to shift perspective towards recognizing that the target population is em…
Fluoride exposure and reported learning disability diagnosis among Canadian children
How important are determinants of obesity measured at the individual level for explaining geographic variation in body mass index distributions? Observational evidence from Canada using Quantile Regre…
Equalisation of common correlates of BMI between regions cannot be reasonably expected to reduce differences in the BMI distributions between regions
Public perceptions and scientific evidence for perceived harms/risks of community water fluoridation
Neighbourhood level versus individual level correlates of women's body dissatisfaction
Study objective: This study examined the prevalence of body dissatisfaction as a function of individual level and neighbourhood level indicators of affluence. Participants and setting: A subset of data from a larger random digit dialling telephone survey was used to obtain individual level data on body dissatisfaction, body weight and height, and income from a group of 895 adult women (age 24–56, 61% English speaking) living in 52 neighbourhoods …
Does the ‘average size’ of women in the neighbourhood influence a woman's likelihood of body dissatisfaction
Body Dissatisfaction in Midlife Women
We examined the extent and correlates of body dissatisfaction among 1026 54-year-old women from the MRC National Survey of Health and Development. Weight dissatisfaction was reported by nearly 80% of the sample and by over 50% of 'normal weight' women (BMI < 25). Women indicated being most dissatisfied with their bodies currently, relative to their younger years, including their forties. Adjusting for BMI, dissatisfaction was highest in higher so…
Introducing a means of quantifying community reputation
Women's body dissatisfaction, social class, and social mobility
Ecological perspectives in health research
An ecological perspective on health emphasises both individual and contextual systems and the interdependent relations between the two. Origins of this approach have emanated from multiple disciplines over the past century or more. This article provides a glossary of perspectives, processes, and settings that pertain to an ecological approach in health research
Individual-Level and Neighborhood-Level Income Measures
BACKGROUND: Census-based measures of income often are used as proxies for individual-level income. Yet, the validity of such area-based measures relative to 'true' individual-level income has not been fully characterized. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were (1) to determine whether area-based measures of household income are a suitable proxy for self-reported household income and (2) to assess whether these measures are associated with …
Understanding place and health
Socioeconomic Status and Obesity
The objective of this review was to update Sobal and Stunkard's exhaustive review of the literature on the relation between socioeconomic status (SES) and obesity (Psychol Bull 1989;105:260-75). Diverse research databases (including CINAHL, ERIC, MEDLINE, and Social Science Abstracts) were comprehensively searched during the years 1988-2004 inclusive, using "obesity," "socioeconomic status," and synonyms as search terms. A total of 333 published …
Conceptualizing and Operationalizing Neighbourhoods
Childhood Obesity
Rose's population strategy of prevention need not increase social inequalities in health
Geoffrey Rose's 1985 paper, Sick individuals and sick populations, continues to spark debate and discussion. Since this original publication, there have been two notable challenges to Rose's population strategy of prevention. First, identification of high-risk individuals has improved considerably in accuracy, which some believe obviates the need for population-wide prevention strategies. Secondly, and more recently, it has been suggested that po…
Socioeconomic Status and Body Mass Index in Canada
We examine the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES), sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle behaviors (fruit and vegetable intake, exercise, smoking, and alcohol consumption), and body mass index (BMI) using the Canadian Community Health Survey 2.1. We explore two different measures of SES, education and income, to elucidate material and cultural explanations of the SES-BMI relationship. Results vary significantly by gender, highl…
The Epidemiology of Weight Perception
Impact on Social Inequalities of Population Strategies of Prevention for Folate Intake in Women of Childbearing Age
We reviewed the recent assertion that population strategies of prevention may inadvertently widen social inequalities in health. We used folate intake as a case example to examine what is known about the impact on inequalities of 2 population strategies: one agentic (public information campaign) and the other structural (mandatory fortification policy). We found some support for our hypothesis that the mandatory fortification policy was less like…
Occupational Physical Activity and Body Mass Index (BMI) Among Canadian Adults
A Ban on Marketing of Foods/Beverages to Children
Drinking Water Fluoridation and Oral Health Inequities in Canadian Children
Chronic Physical and Mental Health Conditions among Adults May Increase Vulnerability to Household Food Insecurity
Conceptualizing child care as a population health intervention
Child care, conceptualized as one area of social policy, is a good example of a population health intervention (PHI) that operates outside of the health sector. Exploration of child care as a PHI could help to clarify the scope of the PHI field, and contribute to a credible base from which to advocate for PHIs, yet such exploration is not yet prominent in the population health research literature. The purpose of this paper is to consider child ca…
A repeated cross-sectional study of socio-economic inequities in dietary sodium consumption among Canadian adults
An emerging inequity in reported use of table salt among men could reflect the modest, information-based sodium reduction efforts that were implemented during the time frame considered. However, for sodium consumption in mg/day, we found no evidence of a contemporary inequity, and in fact observed the opposite effect among women. Our findings could reflect data limitations, or they could signal that sodium differs from some other nutrients in ter…
Operationalizing the ‘population health’ approach to permit consideration and minimization of unintended harms of public health interventions
To achieve elimination of malaria, both 'populations at risk' strategies and 'population health' approaches to intervention are required. While the 'populations at risk' vs. 'population health' debate is not new to public health, here we advance the discussion by identifying how the 'population health approach', coupled with concepts from theories of unintended harms, could be used to identify and guide efforts to minimize unintended harm associa…
Public health perspectives on postwar mental health
Public perceptions and scientific evidence for perceived harms/risks of community water fluoridation
Equity in children’s dental caries before and after cessation of community water fluoridation
Results are consistent with increasing inequities in dental caries following cessation of CWF. However, further research is needed to 1) confirm the effects in a study that includes a comparison community, and 2) explore possible alternative reasons for the findings, including changes in treatment and preventive programming
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