Denise Spitzer
Biographic Data
| ID | 370541 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Denise Spitzer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Denise |
| FAMILY NAME | Spitzer |
| SIGNATURE | SPITZER D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ottawa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 107 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Navigating vaccine access, trust, coercion and regret: Post-pandemic lessons on Covid-19 vaccination among newcomer communities in Alberta, Canada
Since the COVID-19 pandemic routine vaccination rates have dropped in Canada. Many newcomers and refugees experience significant vaccine inequities despite wide vaccine availability and COVID-19 pandemic vaccination campaigns. We aimed to investigate post-pandemic vaccine hesitancy, acceptance, and vaccine outreach strategies among newcomers’ communities. We conducted a community-based-participatory research (CBPR) qualitative study with self-ide…
Globalization and the health of Canadians: ‘Having a job is the most important thing’
BACKGROUND: Globalization describes processes of greater integration of the world economy through increased flows of goods, services, capital and people. Globalization has undergone significant transformation since the 1970s, entrenching neoliberal economics as the dominant model of global market integration. Although this transformation has generated some health gains, since the 1990s it has also increased health disparities. METHODS: As part of…
Inequities in Diabetes Outcomes among Urban First Nation and Métis Communities: Can Addressing Diversities in Preventive Services Make a Difference
This article primarily aims to demonstrate how diversity is reflected among urban Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Secondly, it uncovers if and how preventive health services in the province of Ontario, Canada are responsive to this diversity. Data for this study were gathered from a review of literature on culturally appropriate health service delivery to Aboriginal peoples in Canada and a qualitative exploratory study conducted with urban First Na…
Facilitators and barriers to accessing reproductive health care for migrant beer promoters in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam: A mixed methods study
BACKGROUND: The purpose of the research was to assess access to sexual and reproductive health services for migrant women who work as beer promoters. This mixed methods research was conducted in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Bangkok, Thailand, Vientiane, Laos, and Hanoi, Vietnam during 2010 to 2011. METHODS: Focus groups were held with beer promoters and separate focus groups or interviews with key informants to explore the factors affecting beer promote…
The global financial crisis: Whither women's health
The global integration of trade and financial markets that has been the hallmark of the past 30 years of neoliberal globalization means that local economies can be shaped by economic events seemingly unrelated to the scale or geography where women's empowerment projects unfold. These global–local interactions raise questions so far largely absent in public discussions of the 2008 crisis precipitated by the US sub-prime loan scandal: what are the …
Impacts of a support intervention for low-income women who smoke
Multicultural Meanings of Social Support among Immigrants and Refugees
Canada continues to be a prominent immigrant and refugee‐receiving country in worldwide migration, resettlement, and search for refuge, yet there is a gap in our understanding of these newcomers’ views of the specific meanings of social support and their support needs and resources. The purpose of this study was to understand the meanings of social support for immigrants and refugees in Canada, and to explore the types and adequacy of formal supp…
Language Proficiency, Gender and Self-reported Health: An Analysis of the First Two Waves of the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada
Caregiving In Transnational Context: My Wings Have Been Cut; Where Can I Fly
Migration often requires the renegotiation of familial and gender roles as immigrants encounter potentially competing values and demands. Employing ethnographic methods and including in-depth interviewing and participant observation, the authors explore the experiences of 29 South Asian and Chinese Canadian female family caregivers. Caregiving was central to their role as women and members of their ethnocultural community. The women were often en…
Immigrant Women: Making Connections to Community Resources for Support in Family Caregiving
Immigrant Women: Making Connections to Community Resources for Support in Family Caregiving
The purpose of this ethnographic study was to understand how immigrant women caregivers accessed support from community resources and identify the barriers to this support. The study included 29 Chinese and South Asian women caring for an ill or disabled child or adult relative. All experienced barriers to accessing community services. Some possessed personal resources and strategies to overcome them; others remained isolated and unconnected. Fam…
Multicultural Meanings of Social Support among Immigrants and Refugees
Canada continues to be a prominent immigrant and refugee‐receiving country in worldwide migration, resettlement, and search for refuge, yet there is a gap in our understanding of these newcomers’ views of the specific meanings of social support and their support needs and resources. The purpose of this study was to understand the meanings of social support for immigrants and refugees in Canada, and to explore the types and adequacy of formal supp…
Caregiving In Transnational Context: My Wings Have Been Cut; Where Can I Fly
Migration often requires the renegotiation of familial and gender roles as immigrants encounter potentially competing values and demands. Employing ethnographic methods and including in-depth interviewing and participant observation, the authors explore the experiences of 29 South Asian and Chinese Canadian female family caregivers. Caregiving was central to their role as women and members of their ethnocultural community. The women were often en…
Language Proficiency, Gender and Self-reported Health: An Analysis of the First Two Waves of the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada
Impacts of a support intervention for low-income women who smoke
Inequities in Diabetes Outcomes among Urban First Nation and Métis Communities: Can Addressing Diversities in Preventive Services Make a Difference
This article primarily aims to demonstrate how diversity is reflected among urban Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Secondly, it uncovers if and how preventive health services in the province of Ontario, Canada are responsive to this diversity. Data for this study were gathered from a review of literature on culturally appropriate health service delivery to Aboriginal peoples in Canada and a qualitative exploratory study conducted with urban First Na…
Immigrant Women: Making Connections to Community Resources for Support in Family Caregiving
Immigrant Women: Making Connections to Community Resources for Support in Family Caregiving
The purpose of this ethnographic study was to understand how immigrant women caregivers accessed support from community resources and identify the barriers to this support. The study included 29 Chinese and South Asian women caring for an ill or disabled child or adult relative. All experienced barriers to accessing community services. Some possessed personal resources and strategies to overcome them; others remained isolated and unconnected. Fam…
Caregiving In Transnational Context: My Wings Have Been Cut; Where Can I Fly
Migration often requires the renegotiation of familial and gender roles as immigrants encounter potentially competing values and demands. Employing ethnographic methods and including in-depth interviewing and participant observation, the authors explore the experiences of 29 South Asian and Chinese Canadian female family caregivers. Caregiving was central to their role as women and members of their ethnocultural community. The women were often en…
Multicultural Meanings of Social Support among Immigrants and Refugees
Canada continues to be a prominent immigrant and refugee‐receiving country in worldwide migration, resettlement, and search for refuge, yet there is a gap in our understanding of these newcomers’ views of the specific meanings of social support and their support needs and resources. The purpose of this study was to understand the meanings of social support for immigrants and refugees in Canada, and to explore the types and adequacy of formal supp…
Language Proficiency, Gender and Self-reported Health: An Analysis of the First Two Waves of the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada
Impacts of a support intervention for low-income women who smoke
The global financial crisis: Whither women's health
The global integration of trade and financial markets that has been the hallmark of the past 30 years of neoliberal globalization means that local economies can be shaped by economic events seemingly unrelated to the scale or geography where women's empowerment projects unfold. These global–local interactions raise questions so far largely absent in public discussions of the 2008 crisis precipitated by the US sub-prime loan scandal: what are the …
Facilitators and barriers to accessing reproductive health care for migrant beer promoters in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam: A mixed methods study
BACKGROUND: The purpose of the research was to assess access to sexual and reproductive health services for migrant women who work as beer promoters. This mixed methods research was conducted in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Bangkok, Thailand, Vientiane, Laos, and Hanoi, Vietnam during 2010 to 2011. METHODS: Focus groups were held with beer promoters and separate focus groups or interviews with key informants to explore the factors affecting beer promote…
Inequities in Diabetes Outcomes among Urban First Nation and Métis Communities: Can Addressing Diversities in Preventive Services Make a Difference
This article primarily aims to demonstrate how diversity is reflected among urban Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Secondly, it uncovers if and how preventive health services in the province of Ontario, Canada are responsive to this diversity. Data for this study were gathered from a review of literature on culturally appropriate health service delivery to Aboriginal peoples in Canada and a qualitative exploratory study conducted with urban First Na…
Globalization and the health of Canadians: ‘Having a job is the most important thing’
BACKGROUND: Globalization describes processes of greater integration of the world economy through increased flows of goods, services, capital and people. Globalization has undergone significant transformation since the 1970s, entrenching neoliberal economics as the dominant model of global market integration. Although this transformation has generated some health gains, since the 1990s it has also increased health disparities. METHODS: As part of…
Navigating vaccine access, trust, coercion and regret: Post-pandemic lessons on Covid-19 vaccination among newcomer communities in Alberta, Canada
Since the COVID-19 pandemic routine vaccination rates have dropped in Canada. Many newcomers and refugees experience significant vaccine inequities despite wide vaccine availability and COVID-19 pandemic vaccination campaigns. We aimed to investigate post-pandemic vaccine hesitancy, acceptance, and vaccine outreach strategies among newcomers’ communities. We conducted a community-based-participatory research (CBPR) qualitative study with self-ide…
Sociology (9 works) · Political science (7 works) · Immigration (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social support (4 works) · Business (3 works)