Applying Dixon and Dixon's Integrative Model for Environmental Health Research toward a critical analysis of childhood lead poisoning in Canada.
Occurrences of childhood lead poisoning resulting from exposure to residential sources of lead is an underresearched area in Canada. Dixon and Dixon's Integrative Model for Environmental Health Research substantiates this claim by grouping Canadian research on this health topic into the model's 4 domains: physiological, vulnerability, epistemological, and health protection. This process is useful not only for identifying research gaps within the Canadian context but also in setting the groundwork for a future critical analysis to illuminate the sociopolitical and economic influences that shape healthcare knowledge, and ultimately, influence how healthcare providers and policy makers produce and use this information.
Perron
Amélie
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School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. amelie.perron@uottawa.ca
O'Grady
Kelly A
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D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004463:Ecology; D017753:Ecosystem; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004782:Environmental Health / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012107:Research Design; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D035862:Vulnerable Populations