Suzanne BettsDec 4, 20187 min readIntegrated Analysis of a Health Issue in CanadaAssignment 3 Introduction Thirteen weeks ago, I started the journey towards a Master of Health Studies. I was not quite sure what to...
Suzanne BettsDec 1, 20182 min readTechnology Innovation for Orthopedics in Nova ScotiaCurrently Nova Scotia’s wait time for joint replacement surgery is 3-4 times longer than the national benchmark of 6 months. Working in...
Suzanne BettsDec 1, 20181 min readResources Regarding Orthopedic Surgery TrendsConceptualiz partners with Nova Scotia Health Authority. https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/ctv-news-at-5/local-3d-printing-software-helping-imp...
Suzanne BettsNov 25, 20182 min readHomelessness in Nova ScotiaIf you drive through the city of Halifax and surrounding areas it is a familiar scene when you see people asking for money at most major...
Suzanne BettsNov 24, 20182 min readComparison of Chronic Disease Management between NL and NSBoth provinces have similar Chronic Disease Management Clinics. NL has a self management program, “Improving Health: My Way”, for those...
Suzanne BettsNov 17, 20181 min readResources for Homelessness in Canada and Nova ScotiaEvans, J., Collins, D., & Anderson, J. (2016). Homelessness, bedspace and the case for Housing First in Canada. Social Science &...
Suzanne BettsNov 16, 20181 min readResources for Indigenous Peoples and Health in CanadaAdelson, N. 2005. The embodiment of inequality: Health disparities in Aboriginal Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health 96:S45–S61....
Suzanne BettsNov 12, 20181 min readReference list for Chronic Disease ManagementColman,R. (October 2002).THE cost of chronic disease in nova scotia. Retrieved from:http://www.gpiatlantic.org/pdf/health/chronic.pdf...
Suzanne BettsNov 6, 20184 min readSocial Benefits of SportThe premise of the Social Quality Theory as a conceptual framework for individuals and neighbourhood-level influences on health is that...
Suzanne BettsOct 30, 20183 min readSocial Quality Theory to Physical ActivityOctober 30, 2018 Social Quality Theory to Physical Activity The premise of the Social Quality Theory as a conceptual...
Suzanne BettsOct 22, 20182 min readSocial Determinants of HealthHealth providers have long recognized that social factors greatly influence the health of their patients. Across societies, socially...
Suzanne BettsOct 19, 20181 min readWhat is Health?WHO defined health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity...