Restaurant inspection frequency: The RestoFreq Study.

Objectives: Foodborne illness is an important contributor to morbidity and health system costs in Canada. Using number of critical hazards as a proxy for food safety, we sought to better understand how to improve food safety in restaurants. We compared the current standard of annual inspections to twice-yearly inspections among restaurants "at risk" for food safety infractions.

Coverage for the entire population: tackling immunization rates and disparities in Saskatoon Health Region.

Objective: Our objective was to determine the effectiveness of an intervention, the Immunization Reminders Project, in terms of a) improving vaccination coverage rates for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) among 2-year-olds and b) ameliorating geographical disparities in early childhood immunization coverage.

Target Population: All 14-month-old and 20-month-old children in Saskatoon Health Region who were overdue for their immunizations.

Setting: Saskatoon Health Region (SHR).