Beyond BMI: a feasibility study implementing NutriSTEP in primary care practices using electronic medical records (EMRs).

Introduction: Primary care providers have a role to play in supporting the development of healthy eating habits, particularly in a child's early years. This study examined the feasibility of implementing the NutriSTEP® screen-a 17-item nutrition risk screening tool validated for use with both toddler and preschooler populations-integrated with an electronic medical record (EMR) in primary care practices in Ontario, Canada, to inform primary care decision-making and public health surveillance.

Methods: Five primary care practices implemented the NutriSTEP screen as a standardized form into their EMRs.

Indicators to guide health equity work in local public health agencies: a locally driven collaborative project in Ontario.

Introduction: Funded by a Public Health Ontario 'Locally Driven Collaborative Project' grant, a team led by public health practitioners set out to develop and test a comprehensive set of indicators to guide health equity work in local public health agencies (LPHAs).

Methods: The project began with a scoping review, consultation with content experts, and development of a face-validated set of indicators aligned with the four public health roles to address health inequities (NCCDH, 2014), plus a fifth set of indicators related to an organizational and system development role. We report here on the field testing of the indicators for feasibility, face validity (clarity, relevance), reliability, and comparability in four Ontario LPHAs.

Organizational level indicators to address health equity work in local public health agencies: A scoping review.

Objective: To determine what organizational level indicators exist that could be used by local Ontario public health agencies to monitor and guide their progress in addressing health equity.

Method: This scoping review employed Arksey and O'Malley's (2005) six-stage framework. Multiple online databases and grey literature sources were searched using a comprehensive strategy.

School-based influenza vaccine delivery, vaccination rates, and healthcare use in the context of a universal influenza immunization program: an ecological study.

Influenza vaccines are universally funded in Ontario, Canada. Some public health units (PHUs) vaccinate children in schools. We examined the impact of school-based delivery on vaccination rates and healthcare use of the entire population over seven influenza seasons (2000-2007) using population-based survey and health administrative data.

Influenza vaccination rates in Ontario children: implications for universal childhood vaccination policy.

The aims of this study were to estimate influenza vaccination coverage for children during the 2006-2007 influenza season in Ontario, Canada, where universal vaccination is available, and to compare the rate among children aged 6-23 months with corresponding rates from other Canadian provinces that specifically target this high-risk group. We conducted a telephone survey of caregivers of children aged 6 months-11 years that included 4854 children from 3029 households. Ontario's vaccination rate (complete and partial coverage combined) for children aged 2-11 years was 28.

Suppression of natural and elicited antibodies in pig-to-baboon heart transplantation using a human anti-human CD154 mAb-based regimen.

Natural and elicited antipig antibodies (Abs) lead to acute humoral xenograft rejection (AHXR). Ten baboons underwent heterotopic heart transplantation (Tx) from human decay-accelerating factor (hDAF) pigs. Depletion of anti-Galalpha1, 3Gal (Gal) Abs was achieved by the infusion of a Gal glycoconjugate from day-1.