Publications by authors named "L Hallstrom"
Article Synopsis
- Research on beryllium (Be) geochemistry in terrestrial environments is complicated due to its toxicity and low environmental concentrations, but high levels were found in groundwater at a Tailings Storage Facility in Sweden.
- A study from 2016-2024 analyzed groundwater samples and identified that over 90% of dissolved Be was truly dissolved in suboxic conditions, with significant concentrations correlated with sulfate complexes at pH levels of 6.0 to 6.4.
- The research indicated that as pH decreases, Be concentrations are likely to rise due to long-term sulfide oxidation, while secondary minerals on the tailings shore may act as temporary barriers that can limit Be mobility.
Introduction: This article describes the health and lifestyle profile of Hutterite farmers in Alberta who participated in a health literacy education program.
Methods: Longitudinal quantitative and qualitative data from the sustainable farm families (SFF) Alberta program (2014-2017) were used to describe the health and lifestyle profile of Hutterites. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and conventional and summative content analysis.
Legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever are both diseases with important public health implications and require prompt and thorough responses to outbreaks for future prevention. Effective methods for defining, diagnosing, reporting and responding to legionellosis outbreaks ideally should be standardized across countries. Therefore, the European Union surveillance methods for countering Legionnaires' disease is a useful model especially for travel-associated Legionnaires' disease (TALD) cases which are on the rise.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSustainability of a rural volunteer program (Nav-CARE): a case study.
Rural Remote Health
October 2020
Introduction: Nav-CARE (Navigation: Connecting, Accessing, Resourcing and Engaging) is an evidence-based program that was implemented over 1 year in a rural community in western Canada. Nav-CARE uses volunteers who are trained in navigation to facilitate access to resources and provide social support to older persons living in the community with serious illness such as cancer, congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Following implementation in which Nav-CARE was found to be feasible, acceptable and have positive outcomes, Nav-CARE was integrated into the local community-based hospice society program.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Feasibility Study of a Volunteer Navigation Program in the Palliative Context.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care
August 2021
Aims: This mixed methods longitudinal study evaluated Nav-CARE for feasibility, acceptability, ease of use, and satisfaction by older persons and volunteers.
Methods: Nine volunteer navigators visited 23 older persons with serious illness every 3 to 4 weeks for 1 year. Data were collected from volunteer navigators, and older person participants at baseline, during the year- long implementation and post implementation.