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Barbara Sanders
BSc, RD, CDE
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An Integrated Understanding of Indigenous Health in Canada
Image Source: Google Images Introduction Over the past several months, I have had the opportunity to learn more about myself as a...
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Apr 4, 20228 min read
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Reflections on my course learning and e-Portfolio
Image Source: Google Images Creating my e-portfolio was very challenging for me. It took me a long time to figure out how to use the...
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Apr 1, 20222 min read
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Reflection on Forum Discussions
Image Source: Google Images I very much enjoyed the forum discussions. I feel I was able to contribute fully to the discussions by...
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Mar 31, 20222 min read
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Social Ecological Model
The Social Ecological Model (SEM) is a framework used to understand the multifaceted levels within a society and how individuals and the...
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Mar 23, 20227 min read
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Vulnerable Older Adults and Malnutrition
In the long-term care facility where I work, we often see newly admitted residents being diagnosed with malnutrition. Malnutrition...
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Mar 20, 202210 min read
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Chronic Disease Prevention & Management - Ontario & Manitoba Comparisons
The Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System (CCDSS) is a collaborative network of provincial and territorial surveillance systems. ...
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Mar 8, 20226 min read
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Multilevel Model of Health - Provincial Comparisons of Nova Scotia & Manitoba
I have chosen to explore a comparison between Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia and northern communities in Manitoba considering the...
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Feb 27, 20224 min read
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Social Determinants of Health - Manitoba & B.C. Comparisons
In Manitoba, there are two main documents that guide the province in the relation to the social determinants of health (SHoD). The first...
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Feb 14, 20224 min read
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Social Determinants of Health
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines the social determinates of health as the non-medical factors that influence health outcomes...
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Feb 11, 20224 min read
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What is Health?
In 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) defined health as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not...
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Feb 4, 20224 min read
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Connectedness Among Practitioners
Dietitians work with a variety of professionals in the workplace. In a long term care setting, dietitians work with doctors, nurses,...
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Jan 31, 20224 min read
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Who am I as a Registered Dietitian?
Who am I as a registered dietitian? I ask myself this question, especially on those tough days when nothing seems to be going right. ...
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Jan 29, 20223 min read
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