Marie-Catherine Gagnon-Dufresne
Biographic Data
| ID | 1735329 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marie-Catherine Gagnon-Dufresne |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marie-Catherine |
| FAMILY NAME | Gagnon-Dufresne |
| SIGNATURE | GAGNON-DUFRESNE M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Université de Montréal |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5100-6790 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
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…
Comprendre les expériences de violences et de recours d’aide des femmes Mi’gmaq
Il s’agit de la synthèse en français de l’article "Understanding the violence and help-seeking experiences of Mi’gmaq women: Qualitative and applied results from a partnered study in the community of Listuguj" paru dans le même numéro d’ Alterstice . Émergeant d’une étude partenariale au sein de la communauté Mi’gmaq de Listuguj, cet article a été rédigé en anglais par souci d’inclusion des partenaires dans le processus d’écriture et de diffusion…
Understanding the violence and help-seeking experiences of Mi’gmaq women
Indigenous women and girls in Canada are at increased risk of experiencing any type of violence throughout their lives. This pressing public health issue is receiving growing attention as Indigenous communities and others across the country and internationally continue to demand respect for Indigenous women’s human rights to health, safety, and justice. To support their claims, we conducted a five-year partnered study with Indigenous and non-Indi…
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 …
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 …
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
La position sociale
Selon les plus récentes estimations, la Loi sur l’assurance maladie laisse 50 000 à 70 000 migrants sans assurance médicale au Québec. L’accès aux soins de santé dans la province canadienne est, entre autres, lié au statut migratoire. Avant la pandémie, diverses barrières à l’accès aux soins (administratives, économiques, linguistiques, culturelles, etc.) avaient été identifiées. En tant que déterminant social de la santé, l’accès discriminatoire…
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
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…
La position sociale
Selon les plus récentes estimations, la Loi sur l’assurance maladie laisse 50 000 à 70 000 migrants sans assurance médicale au Québec. L’accès aux soins de santé dans la province canadienne est, entre autres, lié au statut migratoire. Avant la pandémie, diverses barrières à l’accès aux soins (administratives, économiques, linguistiques, culturelles, etc.) avaient été identifiées. En tant que déterminant social de la santé, l’accès discriminatoire…
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
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…
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 …
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 …
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
Comprendre les expériences de violences et de recours d’aide des femmes Mi’gmaq
Il s’agit de la synthèse en français de l’article "Understanding the violence and help-seeking experiences of Mi’gmaq women: Qualitative and applied results from a partnered study in the community of Listuguj" paru dans le même numéro d’ Alterstice . Émergeant d’une étude partenariale au sein de la communauté Mi’gmaq de Listuguj, cet article a été rédigé en anglais par souci d’inclusion des partenaires dans le processus d’écriture et de diffusion…
Understanding the violence and help-seeking experiences of Mi’gmaq women
Indigenous women and girls in Canada are at increased risk of experiencing any type of violence throughout their lives. This pressing public health issue is receiving growing attention as Indigenous communities and others across the country and internationally continue to demand respect for Indigenous women’s human rights to health, safety, and justice. To support their claims, we conducted a five-year partnered study with Indigenous and non-Indi…
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…
Medicine (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Public health (6 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Population (4 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (3 works)