• Does theory align with practice? An evaluation of the Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society’s Newcomer Wraparound Support Program 

  Kalman, Evelyn (2019-08-13)

  There are a variety of programs throughout Canada aimed to help newcomers successfully settle and integrate into Canadian society. The focus of this study is the Newcomer Wraparound Support Program (NWSP) offered through ...
• Best practices in community planning: is there a better approach to local planning policy? 

  Dutton, Jenna (2019-08-09)

  How can best practices in community planning be used to develop a more adaptive, innovative, and community focused local area planning approach? This research project serves to analyze best practices in community planning ...
• An analysis of health information technology-related adverse events: technology-induced errors and vendor reported solutions 

  Pequegnat, Victoria (2019-08-07)

  Health information technology has been widely accepted as having the potential to decrease the prevalence of adverse events and improve workflows and communication between healthcare workers. However, the emergence of ...
• Strengthening Corporate Registration at the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch 

  Betz, Dennis (2019-08-02)
• Strategies for Reducing Barriers to Innovation at Public Services and Procurement Canada Pacific Region 

  Ma, Baggio (2019-08-02)

  This report looked for ways that the project client, Public Services and Procurement Canada Pacific Region, could reduce barriers to innovation. Reducing these barriers can create an environment where employees feel they ...
• Cosmos and the Curriculum: Observatory Public Programming and the K-12 School System 

  Niebergall, Charmaine (2019-07-31)

  Children can be inspired at a young age when they go on local school field trips, including local national historic sites, science museums, and active scientific research facilities. This project’s client, the Friends ...
• Strengthening Community-University Partnerships: University of British Columbia Okanagan Community Service Learning Program 

  Burgess, Mia (2019-07-26)

  Introduction This project explored the experiences of current nonprofit partners of the University of British Columbia Okanagan’s (UBC-O) Community Service Learning (CSL) Program. The research sought to understand, from ...
• Beyond Science and Technology: Creating Planetary Health Needs Not Just ‘Head Stuff’, but Social Engagement and ‘Heart, Gut and Spirit’ Stuff 

  Hancock, Trevor (Challenges, 2019)

  I have been involved in studying and working within what is now called the Anthropocene for almost 50 years, and in all that time, not only have we failed to make much progress, but the state of the Earth’s ecosystems has ...
• National Evaluation of Canadian Multi-Service FASD Prevention Programs: Interim Findings from the Co-Creating Evidence Study 

  Rutman, Deborah; Hubberstey, Carol (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019)

  Since the 1990s, a number of multi-service prevention programs working with women who have substance use, mental health, or trauma and/or related social determinants of health issues have emerged in Canada. These programs ...
• The Smart Cities Approach: The Opportunity and Possibility of Data Driven Communities 

  Chu, Sarah Lai Yu (2019-07-18)

  The purpose of this research is to identify the implications of data collection and use of data in the smart cities approach to provide recommendations to mitigate the challenges or reduce the risks associated with these ...
• Counselling in an age of Empire 

  Kouri, Scott (2019-07-09)

  In an age of unbridled global capitalism and caustic neocolonial relations to land and life, the question of the aims and approaches of doing counselling with young people, particularly those majoritarian youth who are ...
• Risky play in early childhood education and care in Norway 

  Obee, Patricia (2019-07-09)

  Background: Risky play is defined as thrilling and challenging forms of play that have the potential for physical injury and has been linked to development and health benefits for children in the early years such as ...
• Planning for Meaningful Public Participation in Red Deer 

  McKeown, Erin (2019-07-03)

  This report explores how The City of Red Deer can enhance public participation planning as well as involvement of individuals that are interested and affected by municipal decisions. Planning is a foundational component ...
• Mindful children: exploring the conceptualization of mindfulness practice in public elementary school settings 

  Gaines, Jasmine Christine (2019-06-24)

  In recent decades, the practice of mindfulness has spread from its initial Eastern philosophical and spiritual roots and has been adapted in various Western contexts of service provision in attempts to improve the physical ...
• Y Stories: An analysis of storytelling at the Kamloops Community YMCA-YWCA 

  Norwell, Jenifer (2019-06-20)

  Stories have been used since the start of civilization to communicate information. Humans have long shared stories about who they are and where they come from, but it is only in recent decades that stories have been used ...
• Leveraging the Power of Community to Build the Case for a Better Earth: A Smart Practices Review 

  Shearon, Kimberly (2019-06-13)

  The purpose of this report is to provide information to Ecojustice on smart practices for developing and integrating community partnership initiatives into its existing program complement to enhance the organization’s ...
• Patient-Oriented Research Competencies in Health (PORCH) for Researchers, Patients, Healthcare Providers, and Decision-makers: Results of a scoping review 

  Frisch, Noreen; Mallidou, Anastasia; Atherton, Pat; Doyle-Waters, Mary M.; MacLeod, Martha L.P.; Sheane, Vanessa; Ward, John; Woodley, Jinelle (2019-06-10)

  Background The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) launched an initiative called the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) encouraging patient-oriented research (POR) that engages patients as equal ...
• What systemic factors contribute to collaboration between primary care and public health sectors? An interpretive descriptive study 

  Wong, Sabrina T.; MacDonald, Marjorie; Martin-Misener, Ruth; Meagher-Stewart, Donna; O'Mara, Linda; Valaitis, Ruta K. (BMC Health Services Research, 2017)

  Background Purposefully building stronger collaborations between primary care (PC) and public health (PH) is one approach to strengthening primary health care. The purpose of this paper is to report: 1) what systemic ...
• Educating Co-op Students about Workplace Harassment in the Public Sector: An Evaluation of the University of Victoria’s Current Practices in the Master of Public Administration and Master of Business Administration Co-op Programs 

  Lynch, Laura (2019-06-09)

  This report examines how the University of Victoria (UVic) currently educates its Master of Public Administration (MPA) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) students on workplace harassment before, during, and after ...
• Factors Related to Emergency Surgery Wait Times in British Columbia 

  Sing, Jaclyn E (2019-05-23)

  Objective: The purpose of this project was to assess the relationships between emergency surgery wait times in British Columbia (BC) and characteristics of the patient’s hospital admission. Background: The BC Ministry ...

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