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Beatrice McDonough
Researcher at United States Public Health Service
Publications - 14
Citations - 420
Beatrice McDonough is an academic researcher from United States Public Health Service. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health promotion & Community health. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 14 publications receiving 392 citations. Previous affiliations of Beatrice McDonough include McMaster University.
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Improving cardiovascular health at population level: 39 community cluster randomised trial of Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program (CHAP)
Janusz Kaczorowski,Larry W. Chambers,Lisa Dolovich,J. Michael Paterson,Tina Karwalajtys,Tracy Gierman,Barbara Farrell,Beatrice McDonough,Lehana Thabane,Karen Tu,Brandon Zagorski,Ron Goeree,Cheryl Levitt,William Hogg,Stephanie Laryea,Megan Ann Carter,Dana Cross,Rolf J Sabaldt +17 more
TL;DR: A collaborative, multi-pronged, community based health promotion and prevention programme targeted at older adults can reduce cardiovascular morbidity at the population level.
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Development of the volunteer peer educator role in a community Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program (CHAP): a process evaluation in two communities.
Tina Karwalajtys,Beatrice McDonough,Heather Hall,Manal Guirguis-Younger,Larry W. Chambers,Janusz Kaczorowski,Lynne Lohfeld,Brian Hutchison +7 more
TL;DR: The development of the peer education component of the Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program (CHAP) and assessment of the volunteer peer educator role in a community-wide demonstration project in two mid-sized Ontario communities are described.
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Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program (CHAP): A community cluster-randomised trial among elderly Canadians
Janusz Kaczorowski,Larry W. Chambers,Tina Karwalajtys,Lisa Dolovich,Lisa Dolovich,Barbara Farrell,Beatrice McDonough,Rolf J. Sebaldt,Rolf J. Sebaldt,Cheryl Levitt,William Hogg,Lehana Thabane,Lehana Thabane,Karen Tu,Ron Goeree,J. Michael Paterson,J. Michael Paterson,Mamdouh Shubair,Mamdouh Shubair,Tracy Gierman,Shannon M Sullivan,Megan Ann Carter +21 more
TL;DR: A community cluster-randomised trial testing the effectiveness of CHAP (Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program) on the cardiovascular health of older adults, highlighting considerations in design, implementation and evaluation of a large-scale, community-wide cardiovascular health promotion initiative.
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Primary health care needs for a priority population: A survey of professional truck drivers
Ricardo Angeles,Beatrice McDonough,Michelle Howard,Lisa Dolovich,Francine Marzanek-Lefebvre,Helen Qian,John J. Riva +6 more
TL;DR: Prevalence of current disease was low; however, prevalence of risk factors for chronic disease was substantial and a national survey of Canadian drivers is suggested to improve generalizability and facilitate analysis for associations to poorer driver health.
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A Community-based Program for Cardiovascular Health Awareness
Larry W. Chambers,Janusz Kaczorowski,Janusz Kaczorowski,Lisa Dolovich,Lisa Dolovich,Tina Karwalajtys,Heather Hall,Beatrice McDonough,William Hogg,Barbara Farrell,Alexandra Hendriks,Cheryl Levitt +11 more
TL;DR: The community-based pharmacy CHAP sessions are a feasible way of improving patient, physician, and pharmacist access to reliable blood pressure measurements and to cardiovascular health information.