Under the spotlight: understanding the role of the Chief Medical Officer in a pandemic

M MacAulay, AK Macintyre, A Yashadhana… - J Epidemiol …, 2022 - jech.bmj.com
As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in 2020, Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) entered the
public spotlight like never before. Amidst this increased visibility, the role is deeply …

Resources or trust: What matters more in the vaccination strategies of high-income liberal democracies?

M Falkenbach, C Willison - Health policy and technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives This paper presents an overview of the vaccination policy responses to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark, Canada, and the United States until September 1, 2021 …

The federal government and Canada's COVID-19 responses: from 'we're ready, we're prepared'to 'fires are burning'

S Allin, T Fitzpatrick, GP Marchildon… - … Economics, Policy and …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Canada's experience with the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been
characterized by considerable regional variation, as would be expected in a highly …

[HTML][HTML] Tensions and opportunities in the roles of senior public health officials in Canada: A qualitative study

A Cassola, P Fafard, R Nagi, SJ Hoffman - Health policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Although public health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic thrust senior public health
officials into the spotlight, their day-to-day roles remain misunderstood and under-examined …

[HTML][HTML] Vaccine hesitancy and respect for public health measures: Citizens' trust in politicians and public servants across national, subnational and municipal levels of …

CA Cooper - SSM-Population Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Research shows that citizens' trust in government is associated with lower vaccine hesitancy
and an increased willingness to follow public health measures. Thus far, however, the …

Determinants of adherence to COVID-19 preventive behaviours in Canada: Results from the iCARE Study

KL Lavoie, V Gosselin-Boucher, J Stojanovic… - MedRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
Objective Key to slowing the spread of SARS-Cov-2 is adherence to preventive behaviours
promoted through government policies, which may be influenced by policy awareness …

Narrating the crisis: moral regulation, overlapping responsibilities and COVID-19 in Canada

SP Hier - Current Sociology, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This article theorizes some of the ways that the COVID-19 health crisis was publicly narrated
and morally regulated in Canada. Beginning with Valverde's theory of moral capital, public …

Electroconvulsive therapy in Canada during the first wave of COVID-19: results of the “What happened” national survey

I Demchenko, DM Blumberger, AJ Flint… - The Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the provision of essential and potentially
life-saving procedural treatments such as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). We surveyed …

[HTML][HTML] Enacting care by being experts and managing relationships: A discourse analysis of chief medical officer of health media briefings during the COVID-19 …

S Ranade, JB Brown, T Freeman, A Thind - SSM-Qualitative Research in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract In Canada, Chief Medical Officers of Health (CMOHs) are responsible for protecting
and promoting the health of their respective populations, but few studies have examined this …

Denmark, the United States and Canada: Before, during and post vaccination rollout

M Falkenbach, CE Willison, PM Singer - Health Policy and Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives We conduct a rapid review of the post-COVID-19 vaccination efforts undertaken
by Denmark, the United States, and Canada. The main areas of focus are threefold: 1) To …