David Zakus
Biographic Data
| ID | 3793132 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Zakus |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Zakus |
| SIGNATURE | ZAKUS D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2992-2127 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Health Promoter's Role in School Settings in African Francophone Countries
The aim of this study is to describe the context, resources and procedures for planning/implementing health promotion initiatives targeting the children and youth population in African Francophone countries. The method of work used multiple case studies with an online survey ( n = 11) and individual interviews ( n = 6) (2017-2018). Strategies to mobilize/use community's available resources and assets were influenced by gender and professional sta…
Community of practice
Clinical evaluation of the use of an mhealth intervention on quality of care provided by Community Health Workers in southwest Niger
Clinical evaluation of the use of an mhealth intervention on quality of care provided by Community Health Workers in southwest Niger Background Under the World Health Organization' s (WHO) integrated community case management (iCCM) Rapid Access Expansion Program (RAcE), World Vision Niger and Canada supported the Niger Ministry of Public Health to implement iCCM in four health districts in Niger in 2013. Community health workers (CHWs), known as…
Paving the way for universal family planning coverage in Ethiopia
Despite efforts to provide contraceptives for free at all public health facilities, wealth based inequalities still prevail in Ethiopia. People at lower socioeconomic strata should be empowered more to avoid the root causes of inequality and to achieve national Health Sector Development Program Goals
Equity Aspects of Canadian Immunization Programs
There is a global recognition that immunization is one of the most cost-effective public health interventions which should be available to everyone. The equity approach to immunization provides a holistic and integrated framework for addressing inequalities and disproportions in the realization of human rights. The aim of this study is to review the performance of the immunization programs in Canada through an equity lens using two analytical fra…
Organizational Commitment in a Health NGO in Pakistan
The non-NGO literature provides evidence that employees’ perceptions about their organization’s support to them influences their commitment to the organization. NGOs, which have an increasing presence in developing countries, have not been a target for this type of organizational research. This cross-sectional study, based in a health NGO in Pakistan, examined relationship between employees’ perceived organizational support (POS) and their organi…
Grand Challenges Canada
Attitudes toward Family Size Preferences in Urban Ethiopia
Making use of data obtained from fieldwork conducted in five major urban centers of Ethiopia in the summer of 2004, this study examines the attitudes of respondents on family size preferences to understand the fertility transition in urban areas. The methodology includes in-depth qualitative interviews and focus group discussions. The findings suggest that children continue to have an immeasurable value for urban residents. However, people differ…
Enhancing global capacity in the surveillance, prevention, and control of chronic diseases
BACKGROUND: Chronic diseases are now a major health problem in developing countries as well as in the developed world. Although chronic diseases cannot be communicated from person to person, their risk factors (for example, smoking, inactivity, dietary habits) are readily transferred around the world. With increasing human progress and technological advance, the pandemic of chronic diseases will become an even bigger threat to global health. METH…
China
Enhancing global capacity in the surveillance, prevention, and control of chronic diseases
BACKGROUND: Chronic diseases are now a major health problem in developing countries as well as in the developed world. Although chronic diseases cannot be communicated from person to person, their risk factors (for example, smoking, inactivity, dietary habits) are readily transferred around the world. With increasing human progress and technological advance, the pandemic of chronic diseases will become an even bigger threat to global health. METH…
Grand Challenges Canada
Organizational Commitment in a Health NGO in Pakistan
The non-NGO literature provides evidence that employees’ perceptions about their organization’s support to them influences their commitment to the organization. NGOs, which have an increasing presence in developing countries, have not been a target for this type of organizational research. This cross-sectional study, based in a health NGO in Pakistan, examined relationship between employees’ perceived organizational support (POS) and their organi…
Community of practice
China
Enhancing global capacity in the surveillance, prevention, and control of chronic diseases
BACKGROUND: Chronic diseases are now a major health problem in developing countries as well as in the developed world. Although chronic diseases cannot be communicated from person to person, their risk factors (for example, smoking, inactivity, dietary habits) are readily transferred around the world. With increasing human progress and technological advance, the pandemic of chronic diseases will become an even bigger threat to global health. METH…
Attitudes toward Family Size Preferences in Urban Ethiopia
Making use of data obtained from fieldwork conducted in five major urban centers of Ethiopia in the summer of 2004, this study examines the attitudes of respondents on family size preferences to understand the fertility transition in urban areas. The methodology includes in-depth qualitative interviews and focus group discussions. The findings suggest that children continue to have an immeasurable value for urban residents. However, people differ…
Equity Aspects of Canadian Immunization Programs
There is a global recognition that immunization is one of the most cost-effective public health interventions which should be available to everyone. The equity approach to immunization provides a holistic and integrated framework for addressing inequalities and disproportions in the realization of human rights. The aim of this study is to review the performance of the immunization programs in Canada through an equity lens using two analytical fra…
Organizational Commitment in a Health NGO in Pakistan
The non-NGO literature provides evidence that employees’ perceptions about their organization’s support to them influences their commitment to the organization. NGOs, which have an increasing presence in developing countries, have not been a target for this type of organizational research. This cross-sectional study, based in a health NGO in Pakistan, examined relationship between employees’ perceived organizational support (POS) and their organi…
Grand Challenges Canada
Paving the way for universal family planning coverage in Ethiopia
Despite efforts to provide contraceptives for free at all public health facilities, wealth based inequalities still prevail in Ethiopia. People at lower socioeconomic strata should be empowered more to avoid the root causes of inequality and to achieve national Health Sector Development Program Goals
Clinical evaluation of the use of an mhealth intervention on quality of care provided by Community Health Workers in southwest Niger
Clinical evaluation of the use of an mhealth intervention on quality of care provided by Community Health Workers in southwest Niger Background Under the World Health Organization' s (WHO) integrated community case management (iCCM) Rapid Access Expansion Program (RAcE), World Vision Niger and Canada supported the Niger Ministry of Public Health to implement iCCM in four health districts in Niger in 2013. Community health workers (CHWs), known as…
Community of practice
Health Promoter's Role in School Settings in African Francophone Countries
The aim of this study is to describe the context, resources and procedures for planning/implementing health promotion initiatives targeting the children and youth population in African Francophone countries. The method of work used multiple case studies with an online survey ( n = 11) and individual interviews ( n = 6) (2017-2018). Strategies to mobilize/use community's available resources and assets were influenced by gender and professional sta…
Medicine (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (4 works) · Nursing (4 works)