An outbreak of COVID-19 associated with a fitness centre in Saskatchewan: Lessons for prevention.

Background: An outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) occurred in Saskatchewan from September 12 to October 20, 2020. The index event, attendance at a local gym, seeded six additional clusters/outbreaks in multiple settings. These included a high school, a hospital, three workplaces (A, B and C) and several households.

Applying quality improvement strategies within Canadian population health promotion.

This article describes how quality improvement (QI) methodology was applied to partnership work in a population health promotion unit within a health care system. Using Kolb's experiential model of learning, we describe and reflect on our experience as a population health promotion unit working on a QI initiative focused on community partnerships for intersectoral collaboration. We identify contextual factors that can guide QI for population health promotion work.

Quality improvement as a population health promotion opportunity to reorient the healthcare system.

Background: A quality improvement (QI) focus in systems strategically investing resources to achieve the Quadruple Aim (i.e., better population health, lower system costs, improved patient care, and an engaged and productive workforce) presents an opportunity to reorient health services towards population health promotion.

Tuberculosis outbreak in a long-term care facility.

Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) was a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Canada early in the 20th century. Elderly populations in Canada remain at high risk for TB disease. Elderly patients may present atypically, with the result that many active cases can remain undiagnosed.

A holistic model for the selection of environmental assessment indicators to assess the impact of industrialization on indigenous health.

Objectives: Mainstream environmental assessment (EA) methodologies often inadequately address health, social and cultural impacts of concern for Canadian indigenous communities affected by industrialization. Our objective is to present a holistic, culturally-appropriate framework for the selection of indigenous health indicators for baseline health assessment, impact prediction, or monitoring of impacts over time.

Methods: We used a critical population health approach to explore the determinants of health and health inequities in indigenous communities and conceptualize the pathways by which industrialization affects these determinants.