Current Projects

The following projects are currently underway at the UNBC RDC:

Project Title Researchers Dataset
A program of research to assess the relations between cannabis use and key morbidity and mortality outcomes in Canada Russ Callaghan Canadian Community Health Survey linked to Discharge Abstract Database, National Ambulatory Care Reporting System, Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database and Ontario Mental Health Reporting System
Food literacy characteristics of Canadian adolescents: Predictive factors of healthy food behaviours and body mass index (BMI) Sophia Mattioli, Caroline Saunders, Shannon Freeman, Erin Wilson Canadian Community Health Survey - Rapid Response - Food Skills 2 (2013)
Physical activity participation in rural and urban communities in Canada Chelsea Pelletier, Annie Duchesne, Nicole White, Larine Sluggett Canadian Community Health Survey - 2017 Annual and Rapid Response - Barriers to Physical Activity
Out of pocket expenditures on healthcare across Canadian provinces: Implications for access and equity Emmanuel Ogwal, Jalil Safaei Survey of Household Spending
Estimating the impacts of cannabis use on injury-related hospitalizations in Canada, 2001-2013 Russ Callaghan Canadian Community Health Survey Linked to Discharge Abstract Database, Vital Statistics Death Database, National Ambulatory Care Reporting System
Assessing the validity of Canada's low-risk drinking guidelines Russ Callaghan, Mark Asbridge, Claire Benny, Marcos Sanches Canadian Community Health Survey Linked to Discharge Abstract Database, Vital Statistics Death Database, National Ambulatory Care Reporting System
Assessing the impacts of cannabis use on injury-related emergency department visits in Canada 2011-2016 Russ Callaghan Canadian Community Health Survey - Mental Health
Estimating the impact of cannabis use on mortality in Canada using linked records of the CCHS 1.2 and Canadian Vital Statistics Database (2002-2011) Russ Callaghan Canadian Community Health Survey Linked to Canadian Vital Statistics Database
Assessing the market share of cannabis consumption among individuals with mental illness in Canada, using the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey - Mental Health Russ Callaghan Canadian Community Health Survey - Mental Health
Assessment of cannabis consumption patterns in the National Cannabis Survey (NSC Waves 1-4). Russ Callaghan National Cannabis Survey
Associations between bisphenol-A and correlates of psychoneuroendocrinological health Annie Duchesne, Larine Sluggett Canadian Health Measures Survey
Examining the cause of death of the oldest old over the last 40 years in Canada Shannon Freeman, Beibei Xiong Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database
The effect of healthcare accessibility and continuity of care on self-reported less-urgent emergency department use Alex Fraess-Phillips, Shannon Wagner, Russ Callaghan Canadian Survey of Experiences with Primary Health Care