Benita Cohen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5410671 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benita Cohen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benita |
| FAMILY NAME | Cohen |
| SIGNATURE | COHEN B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Manitoba |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9514-6920 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Does public health advocacy seek to redress health inequities? A scoping review
The public health (PH) sector is ideally situated to take a lead advocacy role in catalysing and guiding multi-sectoral action to address social determinants of health inequities, but evidence suggests that PH's advocacy role has not been fully realised. The purpose of this review was to determine the extent to which the PH advocacy literature addresses the goal of reducing health and social inequities, and to increase understanding of contextual…
Organizational level indicators to address health equity work in local public health agencies
Poverty Trajectories Experienced by Persons with Mental Illness
The present study aimed to better understand the relationship between mental illness and poverty by comparing three groups of individuals with mental illness in Canada: those who see their financial status as improving, worsening, or staying the same. This study used a focused ethnography approach to collect qualitative data from 34 focus group participants. Participants highlighted several facilitators and barriers to financial improvement and o…
Report of an equity-focused health impact assessment of a proposed universal parenting program in Manitoba
Perspectives of social justice among people living with mental illness and poverty
The experience of people with mental illness – many of whom live in poverty – regarding social justice has not been well studied. The present study sought to explore these experiences. Thirtyfour individuals with mental illness participated in a one-time focus group interview. A focused ethnographic approach to analysis was used. Participants expressed a need for support of selfdetermination as well as a focus on basic needs that they thought sho…
A Conceptual Framework of Organizational Capacity for Public Health Equity Action (OC-PHEA)
Population Health as a Framework for Public Health Practice
I explored the discourse on population health within 3 diverse regional health authorities in Manitoba, Winnipeg, with a focus on the public health sector. At all study sites, population health was viewed primarily as an epidemiological tool for population health assessment and surveillance rather than as an approach to taking action on the broad determinants of health. My findings suggest that concerns about the limitations of population health …
A Conceptual Framework of Organizational Capacity for Public Health Equity Action (OC-PHEA)
Population Health as a Framework for Public Health Practice
I explored the discourse on population health within 3 diverse regional health authorities in Manitoba, Winnipeg, with a focus on the public health sector. At all study sites, population health was viewed primarily as an epidemiological tool for population health assessment and surveillance rather than as an approach to taking action on the broad determinants of health. My findings suggest that concerns about the limitations of population health …
Report of an equity-focused health impact assessment of a proposed universal parenting program in Manitoba
Population Health as a Framework for Public Health Practice
I explored the discourse on population health within 3 diverse regional health authorities in Manitoba, Winnipeg, with a focus on the public health sector. At all study sites, population health was viewed primarily as an epidemiological tool for population health assessment and surveillance rather than as an approach to taking action on the broad determinants of health. My findings suggest that concerns about the limitations of population health …
A Conceptual Framework of Organizational Capacity for Public Health Equity Action (OC-PHEA)
Perspectives of social justice among people living with mental illness and poverty
The experience of people with mental illness – many of whom live in poverty – regarding social justice has not been well studied. The present study sought to explore these experiences. Thirtyfour individuals with mental illness participated in a one-time focus group interview. A focused ethnographic approach to analysis was used. Participants expressed a need for support of selfdetermination as well as a focus on basic needs that they thought sho…
Poverty Trajectories Experienced by Persons with Mental Illness
The present study aimed to better understand the relationship between mental illness and poverty by comparing three groups of individuals with mental illness in Canada: those who see their financial status as improving, worsening, or staying the same. This study used a focused ethnography approach to collect qualitative data from 34 focus group participants. Participants highlighted several facilitators and barriers to financial improvement and o…
Report of an equity-focused health impact assessment of a proposed universal parenting program in Manitoba
Does public health advocacy seek to redress health inequities? A scoping review
The public health (PH) sector is ideally situated to take a lead advocacy role in catalysing and guiding multi-sectoral action to address social determinants of health inequities, but evidence suggests that PH's advocacy role has not been fully realised. The purpose of this review was to determine the extent to which the PH advocacy literature addresses the goal of reducing health and social inequities, and to increase understanding of contextual…
Organizational level indicators to address health equity work in local public health agencies
Political science (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (4 works) · Health equity (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Public Health Policies and Education (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works)