Louise Picard Public Health Research Grant
The Louise Picard Public Health Research Grant aims to encourage collaboration between academic and public health researchers to explore research areas of mutual interest. Funded jointly by Laurentian University and Public Health Sudbury & Districts, each grant encourages collaboration on research that is relevant to public health.
Louise Picard, for whom this grant is named, is a champion for innovation and partnerships. Louise started her career as a public health nurse with Public Health Sudbury & Districts and transitioned to coordinator and later director within the agency. In her role, Louise was a leader in forging successful partnerships between the public health and academic sectors to develop innovative and improved public health practices, which led to the creation of the Public Health Research Initiative Grant in 2003. In 2006, after Louise’s retirement, the grant was renamed in her honour.
The purpose of the Louise Picard Public Health Research Grant is to:
- initiate and strengthen new and/or innovative collaborative applied public health research between Public Health Sudbury & Districts and Laurentian University;
- increase applied research relevant to public health issues as it relates to Sudbury and districts and the Ontario Public Health Standards;
- improve program effectiveness by promoting evaluative research and evidence-informed practice; and
- encourage efforts which will lead to other applications for funding.
An annual call for proposals occurs for all Laurentian University faculty members and staff from Public Health Sudbury & Districts. Applications must demonstrate the partnership and how both investigators are going to actively conduct the research. Grants are valued up to $5,000.
Research Collaboration in Action
Here are examples of applied public health research in the region funded through the Louise Picard Public Health Research Grant:
2019
- Suzanne Lemieux (Public Health Sudbury & Districts), Tanya Shute (Laurentian University)-2SLGBTQ Sudbury population’s public health needs
- Dana Wilson (Public Health Sudbury & Districts), Sandra Hoy (Laurentian University)-Exploration of young adults’ perceptions of race relations in Sudbury
- Stacey Gilbeau (Public Health Sudbury & Districts), Anik Proulx (Public Health Sudbury & Districts), Bernadette Walicki (Public Health Sudbury & Districts), Alain Gauthier (Laurentian University)-Vaping: Understanding how public health and school boards can support secondary school staff in communicating evidence to help reduce its use in youth
- Dana Wilson (Public Health Sudbury & Districts), Chantal Barriault (Laurentian University), Janis Goldie (Laurentian University)-Values, opinions, and beliefs about the social determinants of health among young adults in Sudbury
- Bridget King (Public Health Sudbury & Districts), Phyllis Montgomery (Laurentian University)-Working together for food literacy
2018
- Stephanie Vendetti-Hastie (Public Health Sudbury & Districts), Phyllis Montgomery (Laurentian University) – Engaging Local Oral Health Professionals to Identify their Infection Prevention and Control Needs in Practice
- Paula Ross (Public Health Sudbury & Districts), Philippa Spoel (Laurentian University), Janis Goldie (Laurentian University) – Managing food allergies in children: A study on the experiences and approaches by caretakers, decision makers and health practitioners in the Greater Sudbury region
- David Groulx (Public Health Sudbury & Districts), Heather Jessup-Falcioni (Laurentian University) – Use of Technology for Building Public Health Nursing Competencies
- Shannon Dowdall-Smith (Public Health Sudbury & Districts), Karen McCauley (Laurentian University) – The Profile and Story of Fatherhood as a Factor of Evidence-Informed Public Health
- Paul Ross (Public Health Sudbury & Districts), Diana Urajnik (Laurentian University) – Exploring Parents’ Experiences Raising Children on Plant-Based Diets
- Nicole Stewart (Public Health Sudbury & Districts), Shelley Watson (Laurentian University) – Supporting Healthy Pregnancies: Using Media Images to Inform an Effective FASD Campaign in Northern Ontario
2017
- Nastassia McNair, Michel Larivière – Evaluating the effectiveness of the Program for the Evaluation and Enrichment or Relation Skills (PEERS) among non-ASD adolescent participants in the Sudbury & Districts
- Troy Haslehurst, Judith Horrigan – Public Health Sudbury & Districts Employee Psychological Health and Wellness
2016
- Tina Skjonsby-McKinnon, Annie Roy-Charland – Anti-texting and driving strategies: Youth perceptions, attitudes and behaviours
- Joelle Martel, Diana Urajnik – The role of adult influencers in building resilient children and youth
- David Groulx, Heather Jessup-Falcioni – Understanding academic best practices for entry-to-practice competencies in public health nursing
2015
- Suzanne Lemieux, Phyllis Montgomery – Exploring social inequities for vulnerable environmental health service users
- Bridget King, Phyllis Montgomery – Local food environment: Perspectives and experiences of community members in an urban city of Northern Ontario
- Ghislaine Goudreau, Hoi Cheu – Reproductive life plan awareness and knowledge transfer (KT) study
- Shannon Dowdall-Smith, David C. Marsh – Characterizing factors that contribute to improved opioid agonist therapy in Northern Ontario
2014
- Karen Joblin, Alison Godwin – The impact of the CATCH Early Childhood Program on preschoolers’ physical activity, nutrition and behaviour
- Melanie Hood, Nicole Yantzi – Examining residents’ viewpoints of the impacts of Ridgecrest Playground on their physical, social and psychological health
2013
- Joelle Martel, Alain Gauthier and Diana J. Urajnik – Development of a longitudinal study to assess and monitor alcohol misuse among post-secondary students in the Greater City of Sudbury
- Suzanne Lemieux, Leigh MacEwan – Voices and visions: Perspectives and experiences of teen mothers in Sudbury
- Joelle Martel, Sandra Dorman – The impact of classroom scheduling on student health
- Ido Vettoretti, Nancy Lightfoot – A Pilot study of rural community wildfire preparedness and experiences
2012
- Bridget King, Jorge Virchez – Community food assessment in the City of Greater Sudbury
- Stephanie Hastie, Shannon Dowdall-Smith and Phyllis Montgomery – Northern health care students’ hand hygiene perceptions, attitudes and beliefs
- Shannon Dowdall-Smith, Phyllis Montgomery and Patricia Bailey – Strengthening the network of services for women maintained on methadone: An appreciative inquiry
2011
- Erik Labrosse, Sandra Dorman – The impact of classroom scheduling on academic performance and health
- Claire Warren and Jodi Maki, Roberta Heale – Reducing the prevalence of chlamydia in youth and young adults through the use of social marketing
- Burgess Hawkins, Mazen Saleh – Characterization of environmental factors during the formation of blue-green algae blooms in Sudbury lakes
2010
- Burgess Hawkins, Gerardo Ulibarri – Method development for the detection of toxins in blue-green algae blooms using a Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC)
- Renée St Onge, Lorraine Carter – Social networking and the educational needs of northern high school students about infectious diseases: A mixed methods research project
- Susan Snelling, Alain Gauthier – Reducing harm among Francophone adult smokers: The role of physical activity
2009
- Megan Dumais, Nancy Lightfoot – Preconception health and young adults (20-24 yrs)
2007
- Stephanie Lefebvre, Claire Warren and Derek Wilkinson – Understanding community perceptions of poverty and health inequity in the City of Sudbury
- Renée St Onge, Susan James – Exploring employer attitudes, knowledge and practices related to breastfeeding in the workplace in SDHU area.
- Vera Etches, Carol Kauppi – Neighbourhood parents together
- Ed Garner, Mazen Saleh – Enzyme-based detection of E. coli and total coliforms in drinking and recreational water using fibre optics and fluorescence
2006
- Bridget King, Jorge Virchez – Feasibility study to implement the Good Food Box Program in Sudbury
- Susan J. Snelling, Nancy L. Young – How well do Canadian “indicators of child health” reflect the health of children in rural and northern regions?
- Ed Gardner, Gerardo Ulibarri – Approach to the control of the population of West Nile Vector species type – Culex in Sudbury
- Vera Etches, Carol Kauppi – Homelessness and health: Exploring effective public health interventions
- Annie Berthiaume, Roberta Heale and Irene Koren – Smoking and pregnancy status report 2007
2005
- Susan J. Snelling, Phyllis Montgomery – Mother’s stories of seeking help for postpartum depression
- Susan J. Snelling, Michel Larivière – Community-driven interventions for the prevention of childhood obesity: A critical review of the literature and an assessment of best practices as they apply to northern and rural communities
- Irene Koren, Subadhra Devi Rai – Caring for health providers: Understanding the health of Telehealth nurses in Ontario
- Dar Malaviarachchi, Derek Wilkinson – Relative and sequential influences of precursors to mother-reported children’s health in Northern Ontario: A structural equation modeling approach using the NOPCHS data set
- Ed Gardner, Gerardo Ulibarri – Isolation and characterization of the odour receptors on Culex pipiens
Public Health Research Initiative Grant
2004
- Michele Parent, Duncan Matheson – A critical appraisal of the literature: Examining interventions for improving health, safety and well-being of the working poor population in the City of Greater Sudbury
2003
- Isabelle Michel, Kate Tilleczek – Developmental health needs and optimal schooling practices for early adolescents
- Erik Labrosse, Sylvain Grenier – Is low back pain in kids related to backpack weight?
- Anne Maryse Lavoie, Monique Benoit, Line Tremblay, and Rachid Bagaoui – L’économie de la malbouffe dans le nord de l’Ontario: Une problématique en construction
This item was last modified on January 6, 2020