Monthly Archives: March 2011

Public Health Methodology. We take it seriously!

– How many epidemiologists does it take to change a light bulb? – Six. One to change it and five to critique the methods. This made me laugh out loud. Methodology in Public Health is not a straightforward matter. It requires creativity, critical thinking, flexibility; but each method is bound to have limitations as well… Read more »

GPS for health needs, aka patient navigators!

While browsing through my favourite public health blogs, I came across an article on Patient Navigation , by Pamela Fayerman published in the Vancouver Sun. I had never heard of this term before, so naturally I was very curious to see what it was about. In a nutshell, patient navigators are health care providers specially… Read more »