jessiekay21Nov 22, 20203 min readAdolescent Mental Health Intervention to Prevent Substance Abuse and Poverty in Peel RegionIn Mississauga, like many other urban centers, there is a recurrent and intermingled correlation between poverty, mental illness, and...
jessiekay21Nov 15, 20202 min readHealth Disparity Amongst Canada's Indigenous Canada’s aboriginal population faces an unnecessary healthcare inequity compared to the non-aboriginal population considering Canadian’s...
jessiekay21Nov 9, 20203 min readChronic Disease Resources: Type 2 Diabetes MellitusParamedicine is designed to address numerous medical emergencies; with the longest treatment we provide being the time it takes to get to...
jessiekay21Nov 8, 20204 min readEcological Model for Fall Prevention Amongst SeniorsAs a paramedic, I am often the first on the scene when someone gets injured. For the elderly population, falls are particularly...
jessiekay21Oct 25, 20201 min readImplementing Socio-ecological Model for Prevention of Childhood Obesity in Peel Region As mentioned in a previous blog, the socio-ecological model is beneficial at identifying and implementing health behaviour changes at...
jessiekay21Oct 25, 20204 min readSocio-Ecological Models of HealthThe premise behind any socio-ecological model is that there are multiple complex layers that influence our health, and all models follow...
jessiekay21Oct 20, 20202 min readSocial Determinants of HealthSocial determinants of health are demographics we fall into that have direct and indirect affect on our health, and ability to access...
jessiekay21Oct 7, 20201 min readLearning to "read" health You can’t seek to broadly define health until you address the idea of health literacy. Just like with languages, a person who doesn’t...