Course Readings  

The required and optional course readings for each module are listed below. 

Course readings not from your textbook are available through the library’s online course reserves and can be accessed using the Library Resources widget on the Course Home page.

Module 1

  • Frohlich K.L., & Potvin L. (2008). The inequality paradox: The population approach and vulnerable populations. American Journal of Public Health, 98(2), 216–221.

  • Kindig, D., & Stoddart, D. (2003). What is population health? American Journal of Public Health, 93(3), 380–383.

  • McLaren, L., McIntyre, L., & Kirkpatrick, S. (2009). Rose’s population strategy of prevention need not increase social inequalities in health. International Journal of Epidemiology, 39(2), 372–377.

  • Rose, G. (1992). The population strategy of prevention. In The strategy of preventive medicine (pp. 95–106). New York: Oxford University Press.

Optional:

  • Brownson, R.C., Fielding, J.E., & Maylahn, C.M. (2009). Evidence-based public health: A fundamental concept for public health practice. Annual Review of Public Health, 30, 175–201.

  • Potvin, L., & Jones, C.M. (2011) Twenty-five years after the Ottawa Charter: The critical role of health promotion for public health. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 102(4), 244–248.

Module 2

  • Kim, P., Evans, G.W., Angstadt, M., Ho, S.S., Sripada, C.S., Swain, J.E., ... & Phan, K.L. (2013). Effects of childhood poverty and chronic stress on emotion regulatory brain function in adulthood. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110(46), 18442–18447.

  • Pickett, K.E., & Wilkinson, R.G. (2015). Income inequality and health: A causal review. Social Science & Medicine, 128, 316–326.

  • Raphael, D. (2016). Social structure, living conditions, and health. In D. Raphael (Ed.), Social Determinants of Health: Canadian Perspectives (3rd ed., pp. 32–60). Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.

  • Schrecker, T., and Taler, V. (2017) How to think about social determinants of health: revitalizing the agenda in Canada. In I.L . Bourgeault, R. Labonte, C. Packer, and V. Runnels (Eds). Population Health in Canada: Issues Research and Action.  Toronto: Canadian Scholars Press, 100-111.

Optional:

  • Lucyk, K., & McLaren, L. (2017). Taking stock of the social determinants of health: A scoping review. PLOS ONE, 12(5), e0177306. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177306

  • Marmot, M. (2017). Commentary: Social determinants and the health gap: Creating a social movement. International Journal of Epidemiology, 46(4), 1335–1339.

  • Savage, M. (2017). Commentary: Inequalities and health: An opportunity missed? International Journal of Epidemiology, 46(4), 1323–1324.

Module 3

  • Bartholomew Eldredge, R.K., Markham, C.M., Ruitter, R.A.C., Fernández, M., Kok, G., & Parcel, G. (2016). Behavior-oriented theories used in health promotion. In Planning Health Promotion Programs: An Intervention Mapping Approach (4th ed., pp. 57–145). San Francisco: Jossey-Boss.

  • Kelder, S.H., Hoelscher, D., & Perry, C.L. (2015). How individuals, environments, and health behaviors interact. In K. Glanz, B.K. Rimer, & K. Viswanath (Eds.), Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research and Practice. (5th ed., pp. 159–183). San Francisco: Wiley.

Optional:

  • Hansen, P.G., Skov, L.R., & Skov, K.L. (2016). Making healthy choices easier: regulation versus nudging. Annual Review of Public Health, 37, 237–251.

  • Prestwich, A., Sniehotta, F.F., Whittington, C., Dombrowski, S.U., Rogers, L., & Michie, S. (2014). Does theory influence the effectiveness of health behavior interventions? Meta-analysis. Health Psychology, 33(5), 465–474.

Module 4

  • Bartholomew Eldredge, R.K., Markham, C.M., Ruitter, R.A.C., Fernández, M., Kok, G., & Parcel, G. (2016). Environment-oriented theories. In Planning Health Promotion Programs: An Intervention Mapping Approach (4th ed., pp. 145–209). San Francisco: Jossey-Boss.

  • Peters, D.H.  (2014). The application of systems thinking to health: Why use systems thinking? Health Research Policy and Systems, 12(51), 1–6.

  • Sallis, J.F., & Owen, N. (2015). Ecological models of health behavior. In K. Glanz, B.K. Rimer & K. Viswanath (Eds.), Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research and Practice (5th ed., pp. 43–65). San Francisco: Wiley.

Optional:

  • Frumkin, H., and Haines, A. (2019) Global environmental change and noncommunicable disease risks. Annual Review of Public Health 40, 261-282.

  • Stokols, D., Hall, K.L., & Vogel, A.L. (2013). Transdisciplinary public health: Definitions, core characteristics, and strategies for success. In D. Haire-Joshu & T.D. McBride (Eds.), Transdisciplinary Public Health (pp. 3–30). San Francisco, Wiley.

Module 5

  • Atkin, C.K. & Rice, R.E. (2012). Theory and principles of public communication campaigns. In R.E. Rice & C.K. Atkin (Eds.), Public Communication Campaigns (4th ed., pp. 3–19). Thousand Oaks, California: Sage.

  • Dorfman, L. & Wallack, L. (2012). Putting policy into health communication: The role of media advocacy. In R.E. Rice & C.K. Atkin (Eds.), Public Communication Campaigns (4th ed., pp. 335–348). Thousand Oaks, California: Sage.

  • Fischbacher-Smith, D., Irwin, A., & Fischbacher-Smith, M. (2010). Bringing light to the shadows and shadows to the light: Risk, risk management and risk communication. In Risk Communication and Public Health (2nd ed., pp. 23–38). New York: Oxford University Press.

  • Viswanath, K., Finnegan, J.R., & Gollust, S. (2015). Communication and health behavior in a changing media environment. In K. Glanz, B.K. Rimer, & K. Viswanath (Eds.), Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research andPractice (5th ed., pp. 327–349).

Optional:

  • Gold, J., Pedrana, A.E., Stoove, M.A., Chang, S., Howard, S., Asselin, J., ... & Hellard, M.E. (2012). Developing health promotion interventions on social networking sites: Recommendations from the FaceSpace Project. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 14(1): e30, PMCID: PMC3374544.

  • Niederdeppe, J., Bu, Q., Borah, P., Kindig, D.A., & Robert, S.A. (2008). Message design strategies to raise public awareness of social determinants of health and population health disparities. The Milbank Quarterly, 86(3), 481–513.

  • Yzer, M.C., Southwell, B.G., & Stephenson, M.T. (2013). Chapter 11: Inducing fear as a public communication campaign strategy. In R.E. Rice & C.K. Atkin (Eds.), Public Communication Campaigns (4th ed., pp. 163–176). Thousand Oaks, California: Sage.

Module 6

  • Glenn, L., Fidler, L., O’Connor, M., Haviland, M., Fry, D., Pollak, T., & Frye, V. (2018). Retrospective evaluation of Project Envision: a community mobilization pilot program to prevent sexual violence in New York City. Evaluation and program planning, 66, 165–173.

  • Hancock, T. (2017). Healthy cities and communities: Urban governance for health and wellbeing. In I. Rootman, A. Pederson, K.L. Frohlich, & S. Dupéré (Eds.), Health Promotion in Canada: New Perspectives on Theory, Research and Practice (4th ed., pp. 220–245). Toronto: Canadian Scholars.

  • Rifkin, S.B. (2014). Examining the links between community participation and health outcomes: A review of the literature. Health Policy and Planning, 29(Suppl 2), ii98–ii106.

  • Wallerstein, N., Minkler, M., Carter-Edwards, L., Avila, M., & Sanchez, V. (2015). Improving health through community engagement, community organization, and community building. In K. Glanz, B.K. Rimer, & K. Viswanath (Eds.), Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research and Practice. (5th ed., pp. 277–301). San Francisco: Wiley.

Optional:

  • Guta, A., Flicker, S., & Roche, B. (2013). Governing through community allegiance: A qualitative examination of peer research in community-based participatory research. Critical Public Health, 23(4), 432–451.

Module 7

  • Brownson, R.C., Seiler, R., & Eyler, A.A. (2010). Measuring the impact of public health policy. Preventing Chronic Disease, 7(4), A77.

  • Raphael, D. & Curry-Stevens, A. (2016). Surmounting the barriers: Making action on the social determinants of health a public policy priority. In D. Raphael (Ed.), Social Determinants of Health: Canadian Perspectives (3rd ed., pp. 561–583). Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.

  • Shankardass, K., Hemsing, C., & Greaves, L. (2017). Health in all policies. In I. Rootman, A. Pederson, K.L. Frohlich, & S. Dupéré (Eds.), Health Promotion in Canada: New Perspectives on Theory, Research and Practice (4th ed., pp. 343–356). Toronto: Canadian Scholars.

  • Wright, A., Smith, K.E., & Hellowell, M. (2017). Policy lessons from health taxes: A systematic review of empirical studies. BMC Public Health, 17, 583.

Optional:

  • McKinlay, J.B. & Marceau, L.D. (2000). Upstream healthy public policy: Lessons from the battle of tobacco. International Journal of Health Services, 30(1), 49–69.

  • Morestin, F. (2017). The advisors of policy makers: Who are they, how do they handle scientific knowledge and what can we learn about how to share such knowledge with them? Knowledge Sharing and Public Policy Series. Montréal and Québec, Canada: National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy.

  • Smith, K. E., Fooks, G., Collin, J., Weishaar, H., & Gilmore, A.B. (2010). Is the increasing policy use of Impact Assessment in Europe likely to undermine efforts to achieve healthy public policy?. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 64(6), 478–487.

Module 8

  • Bartholomew Eldredge, R.K., Markham, C.M., Ruitter, R.A.C., Fernández, M., Kok, G., & Parcel, G. (2016). Intervention mapping step 1: Logic model of the problem and Intervention mapping step 2: Program outcomes and objectives — logic model of change. In Planning Health Promotion Programs: An Intervention Mapping Approach (4th ed., pp. 211–332). San Francisco: Jossey-Boss.

Optional:

  • Porter, C. (2016). Revisiting Precede–Proceed: A leading model for ecological and ethical health promotion. Health Education Journal, 75(6), 753–764.

Module 9

  • Bartholomew Eldredge, R.K., Markham, C.M., Ruitter, R.A.C., Fernández, M., Kok, G., & Parcel, G. (2016). Intervention mapping step 3: Program design and Intervention mapping step 4: Program production. In Planning Health Promotion Programs: An Intervention Mapping Approach (4th ed., pp. 345–476). San Francisco: Jossey-Boss.

  • Ciliska, D., Thomas, H., & Buffett, C. (2010). An introduction to evidence-informed public health and a compendium of critical appraisal tools for public health practice. Hamilton, ON: National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools.

  • Fischer, A.J., Threlfal, A., & Meah, R. (2013). The appraisal of public health interventions: An overview. Journal of Public Health, 35(4), 488–494.

Optional:

  • Rosella, L.C., Pach, B., Morgan S., & Bowman, C. (2015). Meta-tool for quality appraisal of public health evidence. Toronto, ON: Public Health Ontario-MetaQAT 1.0. Retrieved from: https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/ServicesAndTools/CriticalAppraisalTool/PHO_MetaQAT_2015.pdf

Module 10

  • Bartholomew Eldredge, R.K., Markham, C.M., Ruitter, R.A.C., Fernández, M., Kok, G., & Parcel, G. (2016). Intervention mapping step 5: Program implementation plan and Intervention mapping step 6: Evaluation plan with Patricia Dolan Mullen. In Planning Health Promotion Programs: An Intervention Mapping Approach (4th ed., pp. 483–496). San Francisco: Jossey-Boss.

  • Craig, P., Cooper, C., Gunnell, D., Haw, S., Lawson, K., Macintyre, S., ... & Thompson, S. (2012). Using natural experiments to evaluate population health interventions: New Medical Research Council guidance. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 66(12), 1182–1186.

  • Gagnon, M.L. (2011). Moving knowledge to action through dissemination and exchange. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 64(1), 25-31.

Optional:

  • Brown, C.H., Curran, G., Palinkas, L.A., Aarons, G.A., Wells, K.B., Jones, L., ... & Tabak, R.G. (2017). An overview of research and evaluation designs for dissemination and implementation. Annual Review of Public Health, 38, 1-22.

Module 11

  • Bartholomew Eldredge, R.K., Markham, C.M., Ruitter, R.A.C., Fernández, M., Kok, G., & Parcel, G. (2016). Using intervention mapping to adapt evidence-based interventions with Linda Highfield, Marieke A. Hartman, Patricia Dolan. In Planning Health Promotion Programs: An Intervention Mapping Approach (4th ed., pp. 597–650). San Francisco: Jossey-Boss.

Module 12

There are no readings for Module 12.